It was one of the most iconic elements of Apple's smartphones for more than a decade. Removing it meant fundamentally ...

Buttons are one of the most ephemeral parts of modern technology. A text file from a decade ago will still load the same, a dead console’s games can live on in emulators, and as the adage goes, ...

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Apple made one big change to the iPhone X. In an effort to make the phone's screen span edge-to-edge, Apple has eliminated the home button that has graced every other iPhone since it was invented.

What’s cooler than a movie star at a film premiere? A celebrity that values products designed to last. Clearly a celebrity of his stature could afford the latest and greatest when it comes to phones.

Is the lack of a Home button on the iPhone X driving you crazy? Can you simply not get on board with the "swipe from the bottom" crowd? Well I've got good news and bad news for you. The good news is ...

Physical home buttons are all but extinct on modern smartphones, and the Palm Pre ended them. It’s not hard to notice that smartphones have steadily shed their buttons throughout the years: keyboards, ...

The iPhone X is almost all screen. It’s beautiful, but it comes with a big change: There’s no home button anymore. And that changes a lot of things about everyday use. Many of the familiar screen ...

In this guide we’ll show you how to hide the home button on your Galaxy S9 or Galaxy S9+, and why you might want to. These instructions will help you hide both the on-screen keys and get rid of the ...

(1) A button on a smartphone, tablet or other electronic device that takes the user to the start screen (home screen). The button may be physical hardware or displayed on the touchscreen ("virtual" ...