Depending on the amount of pressure applied to the force-sensitive Action button, you’ll invoke different features of the stock Camera app on the iPhone 15 Pros.
- The rumored Action button on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max could serve different purposes in apps like Camera.
- Also expected: new button combinations for shutting down and force restarting.
- The Action button should be customizable for specific apps on the device.
iPhone 15 Pro: The Action button in the Camera app
According to a tipster behind the Twitter account @analyst941, you will be able to assign different functions to the rumored multi-purpose Action button in supported apps on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max.
In the Camera app, for example, the Action button will let you focus the camera, take a picture or record video. That’s because the button is expected to feature force sensors allowing it to determine how hard the user is pressing it.
Furthermore, within the camera app, the action button (formally; mute switch) will replace the volume up button for taking a photo.
Action button use in Camera:
– Light press: auto-focuses the camera
– Hard press: captures photo
– Hard, Long-hold press: captures/records video
— 941 (@analyst941) April 16, 2023
This tipster has recently leaked a bunch of iOS 17 details and tidbits, including things like active iPhone widgets with buttons, slides and other interactive elements.
They also correctly predicted the Dynamic Island feature before the iPhone 14 unveiling. On the other hand, @analyst941 lacks an established track record, so its claimed info about the Action button shouldn’t be taken for granted.
If you missed it, or don’t understand how the capacitive button can be “light” or “hard” pressed: again, the capacitive buttons (incl. action) will be Force-sensitive.
It’s like 3D-touch was, so it will recognize whether you’re just tapping it, lightly pressing it, or hard press
— 941 (@analyst941) April 16, 2023
How the Camera buttons currently work
Currently, you can press the Volume Up button to take a picture in the Camera app.
Holding the Volume Up button will take burst images if Use Volume Up for Burst is switched on in Settings > Camera. If you hold the Volume Down button, you’ll capture a QuickVideo without switching out of the Photo mode.