It’s been 18 years since the first Home button arrived with the first iPhone, but the time has come to say goodbye. Apple’s been working on the transition for nearly half of that time, since 2017’s ...

Apple began phasing out the Home button when Face ID debuted on the iPhone X in 2017, and now that the previous iPhone SE with a Home button is discontinued, that process is now complete.

But Home was the original iPhone’s sole front-facing button. It stuck around for years, as a comforting circle beneath your thumb. Wherever you were within any iPhone (or, later, iPad) app, one click ...

On Wednesday, Apple officially revealed the iPhone 16e, the spiritual successor to the iPhone SE. While the second and third-generation SEs borrowed from the design language of the iPhone 8, this ...

With the introduction of the iPhone 16e, Apple has officially ended the nearly two-decade run of the Home Button. On Wednesday, Apple announced the iPhone 16e. Designed to replace the budget ...

The most important element of all was the Home button, perfectly sized and shaped ... for nearly half of that time, since 2017’s iPhone X heralded a future based around Face ID and full-body ...