Action button shown in new iPhone 15 Pro case leak

A new video purporting to show cases for the iPhone 15 Pro also clearly shows how the old mute switch is replaced by an Action button.

This is not the first time that a leak concerning cases has shown an Action button, and rumors of the new control have been increasing since the Apple Watch Ultra introduced such a feature.

Following on from his own leak about colors for the regular iPhone 15 range, generally reliable leaker Sonny Dickson has shown off the iPhone 15 Pro in a new video.

Leaker Sonny Dickson's tweet on X/Twitter

The video is wordless and there is no description at all. So it's not clear whether the phone in the case is claimed to be an actual iPhone 15 Pro, or a mockup.

However, the casing is unmistakably clear about the Action button, which lies above the volume controls and in place of the old mute switch.

Back in October 2022, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claimed that all controls — volume and mute — on the iPhone 15 Pro would switch from mechanical to solid state buttons. Later, Kuo reported that technical problems meant Apple had abandoned this idea.

However it's implemented, though, it's still expected that an Action button will appear on the forthcoming iPhone 15 Pro, including the ability to control the camera.

Apple will unveil its iPhone 15 range on September 12, 2023.

8 Comments

king editor the grate 15 Years · 662 comments

About 1 year ago

Looking forward to getting some action.

9secondkox2 8 Years · 3148 comments

An action button is cool.

But not at the expense of the mute switch.

A mute feature should never be a button that you can accidentally press.

It should be a switch that requires purpose to activate.

The only way to make the action button into an effective mute switch would be to follow a button press with an on screen prompt. The problem with that would be timing. There are situations in life when you need to be able to inconspicuously mute the phone without lighting up the screen or taking another two seconds to mute. In church, a memorial, a movie theater, hiding from criminals (wish that one was a joke), etc.

so an action button isn’t bad. Could be nice. But don’t get rid of the mute switch.

coolfactor 20 Years · 2341 comments

jasonfj 22 Years · 421 comments

I expect it will be programmable in ways such as double click and long press etc.

Although I will miss the mute switch. (And I can already use the volume buttons for the camera, so no gain there.)