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Are you missing a mechanical home button on the iPhone 7?

By Daniel Petrov

Updated: Oct 24, 2016, 6:13 AM

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With the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, Apple ditched the clickable physical home key for a pressure-sensitive one that has an adjustable haptic feedback when pressed. That haptic key on the iPhone 7 takes some getting used to, both if you are coming from Android, and if you are upgrading from an older iPhone, but overall the uptake period is pretty short, while the advantages of this design are numerous.

First off, there are no wearing parts as there were with the clickable home key, plus the home key gives you varying degrees and patterns of feedback for different events, thanks to the excellent Taptic Engine underneath. Moreover, this lack of a mechanical home button made the iPhone 7 easier to waterproof, and so on.

The haptic feedback, however, which sort of just kicks the bottom part of the phone around, is not entirely similar to the satisfying clicky feeling when you pressed the button on previous iPhones, which may bug some people. That is why we wanted to ask you if you miss the old mechanical home key on your iPhone 7 or 7 Plus, or if you have gotten quickly used to the new one.

Are you missing the mechanical home button on the iPhone 7?

Yes, the clicky feeling is not the same

46.61%

No, I've gotten used to the new key

53.39%

1107 Votes

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Daniel, a devoted tech writer at PhoneArena from 2010 to 2025, has been engrossed in mobile technology since the Windows Mobile era. His expertise spans mobile hardware, software, and carrier networks, and he's keenly interested in the future of digital health, car connectivity, and 5G. Beyond his professional pursuits, Daniel finds balance in travel, reading, and exploring new tech innovations, while contemplating the ethical and privacy implications of our digital future.