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Not the buttons!

More details have emerged about the iPhone 15’s non-mechanical volume, power, and “action” buttons.

According to the same MacRumors poster who leaked the Dynamic Island last year, the capacity buttons will be powered by a fancy low-power microprocessor so they work when the phone’s battery is low or empty. There’s apparently also a sensitivity toggle in case you’re using the phone with a case or gloves.

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