iPhone 8 the company will work based on gestures and not a physical or virtual Home button Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), completely rethinking the way we control his new mobile phone. Although until now it has been said that Apple will implement a virtual Home button in the iPhone 8, it seems that in the end it will only be a function bar visible at the bottom of the screen, which works in tandem with some gestures made on the screen.
iPhone 8 will have a very thin bar visible at the bottom of the screen, which can be expanded by pulling into a menu with several functions. This function bar will be accessed in a similar way to the Control Center, including from applications, the exit from the applications also being done with a swipe gesture made towards the upper part of the screen instead of the classic pressing of the Home button.
The iPhone 8 also has a redesigned task switcher, the applications are now displayed separately in multiple previews instead of placing one on top of the other, as happens in iOS 10. The multitasking system of the iPhone 8 resembles that of the iPad, with users being able to swipe between books of applications to reach the desired one, the idea from Apple being to provide easier access to the content when the device is used.
"Across the bottom of the screen there's a thin, software bar instead of the home button. A user can drag it up to the middle of the screen to open the phone. When inside an app, a similar gesture starts multitasking. From here, users can continue to flick upwards to close the app and go back to the home screen. An animation in testing sucks the app back into its icon. The multitasking interface has been redesigned to appear like a series of standalone cards that can be swiped through, versus the stack of cards on current iPhones, the images show."
iPhone 8 – the gestures that replace the physical Home button
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The iPhone 8 also has rounder corners than the current iPhone models, and this is to make it easier to hold. The Power button is also longer, and this is because Apple wants to make it easier to press since the iPhone 8 has a screen that covers more of the front panel, so it will be a bit more difficult to reach the edges without pressing on display.
The iPhone 8 also has that cut-out in the upper part so that the applications with a white background look better, although overall the world is dissatisfied with its existence. iPhone 8 will have the status bar divided into two areas that are called "ears" by Apple employees, they will display information about GSM and Wi-Fi connectivity, battery level and other important information there.
iPhone 8 has the notch completely hidden when the screen is off, and a stainless steel structure surrounds the screen and the glass case, just like in the old phone models. Unfortunately, we are not getting rid of the antennas that will continue to cut this metal structure of the iPhone 8 to improve connectivity, so it will be extremely interesting to see what the phone that will be presented on September 12 will look like.
"The cutout is noticeable during app usage in the middle of the very top of the screen, where the status bar (the area that shows cellular reception, the time, and battery life) would normally be placed, according to the images. Instead, the status bar will be split into left and right sides, which some Apple employees call "ears" internally. In images of recent test devices, the left side shows the time while the area on the right side of the notch displays cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity and remaining battery life. Because of limited space, the status bar could change based on the task at hand, according to a person familiar with the testing."
