The iOS 11 system was designed for a virtual Home button or integrated with the screen, this is the feeling that I had from the first look, I don’t know whether because of the strong rumors that the home button will become integrated with the iPhone 8 or indeed there is a hint that I noticed when I tried the iOS system 11.

Let me mention to you the evidence that I saw in iOS 11 and it made me think that Apple's plan for the next iPhone is to make the home button built-in and make the iPhone into a screen that fills its entire structure. Let's see if you agree with me, or am I just excited and delusional.
Siri button format
It is known that pressing the Home key or the main button on the iPhone for a long time opens Siri, and when looking at iOS 11, you find that Apple has changed the shape of the Siri button to become circular and almost the same size as the Home button, which makes us ask whether Apple did this on purpose, So that the shape of the Siri button is logical if it is really a default home button and is integrated into the screen.

Drag and drop feature
We mentioned on Previous article The drag-and-drop feature is already present on the iPhone, but Apple, for one reason or another, closed it in the beta version of iOS 11.

The drag-and-drop feature for a small screen such as the iPhone needs a virtual Home button so that the task is easy and you can place the files on it and choose another application to transfer this content to.
As an example: you go to the photos application, then you drag a picture and put it on the default home button, then the pictures application is closed and you go to the home screen to find another application in which you edit this image and then drop it on it.
This is very logical, because in the current situation you must use both hands, one hand pulls the content and another hand presses the Home button, and this is not what we are used to from Apple, especially in the issue of ease of use, and this may be the main reason to disable drag and drop, so Apple wants to be Experience is complete and will make this feature only for devices coming with a button which is default.
The home button is already default now

Do you think that the home button on the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus is a real button? No, it is actually a virtual button, but it is not on the screen, so pressing it does not represent any real pressure, but rather the feeling of a vibrator that makes you think that it is a real button, so I think that Apple has been preparing for this for a long time and it is time to transfer it on the screen.
What will the default Home button look like?
The iOS system is known for consistency, everything is consistent and balanced with each other, every element is in its place and has a purpose, and I have no doubt that Apple has a good user experience with regard to the default home button.
But there are those who have worked hard and conceptualized iOS 11 with the default home button, and you can watch this the video.



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