iPhone Home Button: How to Get a Virtual One After iPhone SE Discontinuation

iPhone Home Button: How to Get a Virtual One After iPhone SE Discontinuation

Apple announced the new iPhone 16E last week, replacing the iPhone SE and eliminating the home button once and for all. Don't miss: The New iPhone 16E Is the Final Death of Small Phones. The iPhone SE has been Apple's budget phone for nearly a decade, always featuring a home button, Touch ID and a Lightning port, which I know are relics of the past. But all those features are gone forever, replaced in the more modern iPhone 16E and the rest of the current iPhone lineup. The home button for a long time had been the way to easily go back to your home screen from anywhere on your phone, whether you're sending a text in the Messages app or scrolling through Instagram. I personally don't prefer the home button over the swipe gesture, which is the way to go home on newer iPhone models, but I see the appeal of the old way. There's something to be said about the tactile feedback you get when you hit the home button, as well as its familiarity. It's also much easier to reac…