MacRumorshas spotted an updated customizable Action button on multipleiPhone 16prototype units mentioned in internal documentation.

This could mean theres a decent chance the action button could return in the next generation of iPhones.

The Action button replaces the mute button on previous models and is customizable.

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The new Action button will have a force sensor with something called tact-switching functionality.

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