The new phones in Apple's upcoming iPhone 16 lineup are getting another physical button along the edge.

Camera Control If you are rocking one of the latest iPhone 16 models, you also get a special Camera Control button just below the side button.

Seven years after controversially ditching the home button, Apple is adding buttons back to its newest iPhone models.

The Camera Control key is a combination button/slider thats hardware is reminiscent of the side-mounted fingerprint reader/power buttons on Android phones like the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Moto G Power 5G.

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Apple's latest iPhone 16 models include a new Camera Control button (located on the lower right-hand side when holding the phone in portrait mode).

Apple's latest iPhone 16 models include a new Camera Control button (located on the lower right-hand side when holding the phone in portrait mode).

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The second button, called the Camera Control button, is brand new. It’s on the other side of the phone from the Action button, a little longer, and more sensitive.

Each side of the new iPhone 16, 16 Plus and 16 Pro will have an added button, as seen in the photo above. (Courtesy: Apple) A few iPhone users have already had access to this feature.