Apple introduced the Action button with the iPhone 15 Pro, and the iPhone 18 Pro still retains it. Now, a tipster on Weibo claims Apple plans to merge the Action button and Camera Control into a single button on next year's iPhones. The dedicated Action button would allegedly disappear from new iPhones in the second half of 2027, with its functions moving to the Camera Control — a single press opens the Camera app, a long press triggers the Action button shortcut.
The tipster emphasizes it's the Action button going away, not the camera key. No specific models are named, so it's unclear whether the change applies to the entire fall lineup or only some models. Either way, Apple would remove a physical button without dropping its customizable functions.
Previous rumors suggest next year's Pro models could feature a substantial redesign with quad-curved screens being tested in prototypes; whether the button consolidation is part of that redesign remains to be seen.
Source: GSMArena · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing