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Video posted by a YouTube user reveals iPhone 8 without a home button and how it would work.
Apple’s most anticipated arrival – iPhone 8 is expected to come without a home button as a part of the company’s effort of a design overhaul. Since iOS users are conditioned to pressing the physical home button to control the device, it is rather difficult to imagine an iPhone without it. A new video posted by YouTube user Macitynet, shows the iPhone 8 concept device – what it would look like without the home button and how would the device essentially function.
The video goes on to suggest that gestures could be used, or a digital home button in place of the physical home button positioned towards the bottom of the display may also be used.
The concept device showcased in the video flaunts an edge-to-edge display.
The YouTube user explains two scenarios under which the virtual home button could be used. First, the home button will disappear once the device is unlocked and hand gesture could be used to activate it again. Users could press firmly on the left side of the screen to bring the feature back.
Second, a digital home button would sit towards the bottom of the display with a row of apps placed above it.