iPhone 16’s Capture button may work even when covered with a case

One of the biggest upgrades we’re expecting to see on the iPhone 16 line is a Capture button, which can be used for taking photos and recording video. But this is reportedly a smarter button than most, with a capacitive design that also lets you swipe across it to zoom the camera in and out.

It’s a design that could pose a problem for case makers, since you’d expect it to not register swipes if it’s covered. An obvious, but inelegant, solution would be to cut out a recess for this key so that it’s not covered (and thus unprotected) by the case, but Apple may have a better solution.