Friday, January 14, 2011

Apple will Remove Home Button on iPhone 5 and iPad 2 [Report]

 

According to BGR, Apple will remove the home button on iPhone 5 and 2nd generation iPad. As we know in iOS 4.3 beta multitouch gestures feature is added for iPad 2 and iPhone 5, so you can control your 2nd generation iPad and iPhone 5 using multi-touch gestures. Using this multitouch gestures feature you can launch the app switcher or you can navigate to the home screen.

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According to BGR:

We have exclusively been told that the reason Apple just added multitouch gestures for the iPad in the latest iOS 4.3 beta is because the iPad will be losing the home button. Yes, we are told that Apple, at some point in time, will remove the home button from the iPad’s design. Instead of button taps, you will use new multitouch gestures to navigate to the home screen and also to launch the app switcher.

That’s not all, however. In addition to the home button disappearing from the iPad, we’re told that this change will make its way over to the iPhone as well. Our source said Apple employees are already testing iPads and iPhones with no home buttons on the Apple campus, and it’s possible we will see this new change materialize with the next-generation iPad and iPhone devices set to launch this year.

It has been said that Steve Jobs didn’t want any physical buttons on the original iPhone at first, and it looks like he may soon get his wish.

Also Apple will bring popular iLife apps to iOS and the popular photo-taking application, Photo Booth to iPad 2 in the same time when the 2nd generation iPad will release.

Additionally, we’re told Apple’s popular photo-taking application, Photo Booth, will be appearing on the next iPad. It’s also very possible that we’ll see iLife apps for iOS unveiled around the iPad 2 release as well.

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