#taptic engine

Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro models will not have physical buttons

According to uber-analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Ultra will graduate from physical to solid-state buttons with Taptic Engine feedback. Ming-Chi Kuo via Twitter: Cirrus Logic is the primary winner for canceling physical buttons and the change to adopt solid-state buttons on the 2H23 high-end iPhone 15 models. My latest survey indicates that high-end iPhone 15 models…

Apple supplier hints iPhone 15 Pro models may get haptic buttons

According to research firm Barclays, Apple supplier Cirrus Logic may have hinted that iPhone 15 Pro and the flagship iPhone 15 Pro Max are in line to get haptic buttons in 2023. The pro camera system on iPhone 14 Pro Max MacBooks with Apple’s Force Touch trackpad have long used haptics to act and feel like a mechanical trackpad, but with no moving parts in the trackpad itself. Apple’s Taptic…

Apple using recycled rare earth elements in iPhone 11 Taptic Engine

Apple using recycled rare earth elements in iPhone 11 Taptic Engine

Apple is using recycled rare earth elements in the Taptic Engine Magnets of the new iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, according to Apple’s Vice President of environment, policy, and social initiatives Lisa Jackson.

The term “rare earth” refers to a set of 17 chemical elements that are often used in the production of high-performance…

Magnets for Taptic Engine on iPhone and Other Devices

Magnets for Taptic Engine on iPhone and Other Devices

Apple is using recycled rare earth elements in the Taptic Engine of the new iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro, according to Apple’s Vice President of environment, policy, and social initiatives Lisa Jackson.

The Taptic Engine is Apple’s implementation of haptic user interface feedback. Using a linear actuator, devices like the iPhone 7 can reproduce…

Leaks reveal a trio of new ‘iPhone 11’ models coming from Apple within months

Apple looks to be preparing a trio of new iPhones for release this fall.

Anna Washenko for Ars Technica:

The new models will be powered by Apple’s A13 chip and will still be equipped with Lightning ports rather than USB-C.

One of the more notable changes being reported for these phones is a new type of Taptic Engine. We’ve heard that the engine’s code name is leap haptics, but that’s about all…