
iPhone 7 Capacitive Touch Home Button Requires Direct Skin Contact to Operate [u]
With the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, Apple updated the home bottom from a mechanical push-button to a capacitive solid-state sensor. This means, in order for the button to operate, it requires direct contact with skin or a capacitive surface, like a capacitive glove. First noted by Myke Hurley on Twitter, the new home button...