In a letter to the company’s shareholders, Apple supplier Cirrus Logic has ostensibly confirmed that the iPhone 15 will not feature the much-rumored solid-state buttons.
Since October, Apple analysts have suggested that the mute switch, volume, and power buttons would be replaced by solid-state components in iPhone 15 Pro models. The change, though controversial, would improve the device’s watertight integrity and add new gestures.
However, a letter sent from Cirrus Logic’s management to its shareholders provides a strong argument that the change won’t occur this year.
Per the letter:
“That said, among the HPMS opportunities we have discussed, a new product that we mentioned in previous shareholder letters as being scheduled for introduction this fall is no longer expected to come to market as planned. As we have limited visibility into our customer’s future plans for this product at this time, we are removing the revenue associated with this component from our internal model.”
Cirrus Logic’s high-performance, mixed-signal (HPMS) would have been necessary to provide the haptic drivers required for the solid-state buttons.
The letter goes on to suggest that Apple may bring the new component to market in 2024.
The letter goes on to say that the supplier expects to bring the new component to market in 2024.
Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 15 Pro during an event in September 2023. It could feature a rounded titanium frame with a new periscope telephoto lens.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via AppleInsider and MacRumors