The new iPhone is expected to offer a large screen that takes up almost the entire front of the phone, without the large blank spots (bezels) surrounding the screen. That matches what other companies like Essential, Samsungand LG are doing, and it will allow users to carry a big screen without requiring a massive pocket-hogging phablet to go with it.

But that move will have an interesting side-effect: Apple will completely ditch the home button on the iPhone 8, according to a Bloomberg report which lines up with dummy units that leaked out of Apple’s supply chain and a variety of analysts, including JPMorgan’s Rod Hall.

Instead, users will rely on certain gestures, or swipes across the screen, to return home or switch between applications, according to Bloomberg.

The home button is where Apple typically stores Touch ID, its fingerprint scanning solution, so either Apple is moving Touch ID to the back, or relying entirely on new facial recognition technology to identify you.

All of this will require you to relearn how to use your iPhone. Currently, you only need to tap the home button to return to the main screen with all of your apps on it. How will that work with the new iPhone? Apple still needs to tell us.

Source: Tech CNBC
Apple is planning big changes to how you use your iPhone