What was the first iPhone without a home button?

While Apple revolutionized the concept of the home button before it became a common fixture among Android phones too. However, the trend has died down over the past few years, with Apple ditching the home button with the iconic iPhone X.
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When did iPhones stop having home buttons?

Back in 2017 the iPhone X ruffled feathers by discarding the Home button in favour of the largest phone screen Apple had ever provided. The company has continued the trend with the iPhones 12 series, the iPhone 11 series, the iPhone XR, and the iPhone XS.
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Does the iPhone 9 have a home button?

Apple has officially killed its iPhone Home button and TouchID on the iPhone. Just like 4in iPhone displays, physical Home buttons on iPhones are now a thing of the past. The future is all-screen handsets like the iPhone XR and the incoming iPhone 11 range. And that means one thing: no more home button on iPhones.
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Which phone got rid of the home button first?

Samsung removes the physical home button: The Galaxy S8 is better as a result. The first Galaxy S launched in 2010 and for six years we have seen the physical home button as a defining feature of the Samsung flagship. The home button is now gone, but don't lament its loss.
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Did the iPhone 8 have a home button?

Unlike the iPhone X, the iPhone 8 continued to include Touch ID Home button and thick bezels at the top and bottom of the display.
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The first iPhone with no home button



Does the iPhone 7 have a home button?

As well as killing off the headphone jack, Apple has dropped the mechanical home button from the new iPhone 7, replacing it with a static version that's force sensitive. Instead of a button that physically moves, the new home button will use Apple's "taptic engine" to click back at users.
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Was there an iPhone 9?

Here are the most likely reasons Apple skipped the iPhone 9 and jumped straight from iPhone 8 to iPhone X. Apple fan or not, you probably noticed there's been a number missing from the iPhone lineup over the years. Why is there no iPhone 9? Apple didn't give a statement as to why it skipped the iPhone 9.
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Does iPhone se have a home button?

iPhone SE features the familiar Home button with Touch ID — an easy, private, and secure alternative for logging in to apps, authorizing App Store purchases, making Apple Pay transactions, and more.
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Does iPhone XR have a home button?

First of all there is no Physical Home Button in iPhone XR may be you are trying to ask about Assistive touch(Virtual Home button) option. You can turn it off by following this steps: Settings>Accessibility>Touch>AssistiveTouch>Turn it off. That's all.
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What was the last iPhone with Touch ID?

Which iPhone Models Support Touch ID? Apple introduced Touch ID on the iPhone 5s in 2013. Since then, it has appeared on 12 major models of iPhone (and some iPad models as well). As of May 2022, Apple currently only makes one iPhone model that supports Touch ID, the iPhone SE.
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Does iPhone SE 2016 have Touch ID?

No, the iPhone SE features first-generation Touch ID components. Only the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are currently offered with second-generation Touch ID technology. Apple describes the newer version as up to two times faster than the original Touch ID at fingerprint recognition.
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What was the first iPhone with Face ID?

History. Apple announced Face ID during the unveiling of the iPhone X on September 12, 2017. The system was presented as the successor to Touch ID, Apple's previous fingerprint-based authentication technology embedded in the home button of the iPhone 8 and earlier devices in addition to the second-generation iPhone SE.
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Is Apple bringing back Touch ID?

Apple won't release an under-display Touch ID iPhone anytime soon, even though your sibling can unlock your Face ID iPhone. Apple's iPhones are great smartphones, and they have been so for a fair few years now.
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How can I use my iPhone 7 without the home button?

Step 1: Open your Settings app. Step 2: Tap Accessibility > Touch > AssistiveTouch. Step 3: Tap the switch for AssistiveTouch so it shows green. Step 4: Once checked, a floating Grayscale button will pop up on your screen.
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Does iPhone 12 have a home button?

As you may have noticed, your iPhone 12 has no home button.
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Does iPhone XS have home button?

Apple's new iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max don't have a home button. That means you need to learn some gestures and other tricks to move around the iPhone. You'll feel right at home in no time.
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Which is better iPhone SE or iPhone 11?

The ‌iPhone SE‌ has a 7MP ‌FaceTime‌ HD front-facing camera that can record 1080p video with Auto HDR, but the ‌iPhone 11‌ has a much better 12MP TrueDepth front-facing camera that can record 4K video with Smart HDR and slo-mo.
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What does the SE mean on the iPhone?

But the mystery was finally ended when Phil Schiller, then Apple's Senior President of Worldwide Product Market (and Head of Ass-related Hubristic Quotes) confirmed that the suffix stood for Special Edition.
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Was there an iPhone 1?

The iPhone (also known as the iPhone 2G, iPhone 1 or original iPhone) is the first iPhone model and the first smartphone designed and marketed by Apple Inc. After years of rumors and speculation, it was officially announced on January 9, 2007, and it was released in the United States on June 29, 2007.
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Can I still use an iPhone 1?

And yes, the original iPhone still works as a phone.
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Was there an iPhone 3?

The iPhone 3GS (originally styled iPhone 3G S, also known as iPhone 3) is a smartphone that was designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is the third generation iPhone and the successor to the iPhone 3G. It was unveiled on June 8, 2009 at the WWDC 2009 which took place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
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