The camera button also does picture intelligence with a long tap . It seems to just take a picture and put you in a prompt for Chat GPT.
Some phone cases, use a sapphire passthrough to work with the camera button. It has some kind of touch interaction that lets one adjust camera properties. I haven’t played with that at all. > On May 13, 2025, at 8:02 AM, 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Margaret, no. The 16 phones have a new thing that is specifically for the > camera, which also works if you open Be My Eyes. It is located on the right > side of the phone, below the power button. Cases for the 16 phones have a > rectangle cutout that is at least an inch long to allow access to the button. > It is a long button that is supposed to allow for doing various adjustments > with the camera that I personally cannot get to work with VoiceOver, but it > does work well as a button to take a picture with either the camera app, or > Be My Eyes. > That way you can press it in and take the picture. > I hope I explained that well enough. > I leave the action button which is above the volume buttons to be the control > for silent mode and ring mode. > HTH, > > > Richard, USA > "While striving for perfection, let us do what is possible." -- John Wesley > > My web site: https://www.turner42.com > > (sent from my iPhone 16 pro) c > > >> On May 13, 2025, at 4:29 AM, Margaret Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Richard: >> >> I'm still with an iPhone SE 2 and am thinking about a 16E. When you said >> "Though, I do like the camera switch on the side for use with Be My Eyes…", >> were you referring to what I think is now called the action button on your >> 16 Pro where the mute switch used to be on the left side above the volume up >> and down buttons? >> >> Sorry, this old dog's brain doesn't have enough storage space left to try to >> keep up with the newer models. >> >> Margaret >> >> >> On 5/9/2025 1:44 PM, 'Richard Turner' via VIPhone wrote: >>> I cannot really disagree with you. >>> However, the rumors of the 17 so far are not exciting to me. >> Richard: >> >> >>> I hope it stays that way since we both bought the 16 pro. >>> Though, I do like the camera switch on the side for use with Be My Eyes… >>> But, is it that much better than my 13 pro; probably not. But in my case, >>> even though it was a major headache, I got it for next to nothing since >>> Xfinity gave me $1000 for the 13 pro as a trade-in. So I'm only out about >>> $100. >>> Richard, USA >>> "A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and >>> not building bridges, is not Christian." -- Pope Francis >>> My web site: https://www.turner42.com <https://www.turner42.com> >>> *From:*[email protected] <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of >>> *Sieghard Weitzel >>> *Sent:* Friday, May 9, 2025 10:34 AM >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Subject:* RE: Apple iOS 18.5: Full Breakdown of Features and Enhancements >>> - Geeky Gadgets >>> Yeah, can’t wait for the new wallpaper and screentime feature… oh, right, I >>> can’t see the wallpaper and don’t use screentime 🤣 >>> I must say that my purchase of the 16 Pro last October was a bad decision >>> which I have regretted many times and I often wish I had kept my 13 Pro for >>> another year. >>> But as many I was lured by the promise of Apple Intelligence which except >>> for the Chat GPT integration with Siri and which is nice, has yet to m >>> materialize in a major way. >>> *From:*'Richard Turner' via VIPhone <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> *Sent:* Friday, May 9, 2025 6:27 AM >>> *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> *Subject:* Apple iOS 18.5: Full Breakdown of Features and Enhancements - >>> Geeky Gadgets >>> Below the link is the complete artical which may be worth reading >>> completely. >>> https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/ios-18-5-rc-beta-is-here/ >>> <https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/ios-18-5-rc-beta-is-here/> >>> iOS 18.5 RC Beta is Here, and It Changes Everything! >>> >>> >>> 8:00 am May 8, 2025 By Roland Hutchinson >>> <https://www.geeky-gadgets.com/author/fatgadget/> >>> Apple iOS 18.5 satellite connectivity expansion for global accessibility >>> Apple has officially unveiled the iOS 18.5 Release Candidate (RC), marking >>> the final phase before the update becomes publicly available. 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