Apple wants to patent its once discarded haptic button design, known as 'Project Bongo'

AppleInsider
Apr 18, 2025, 6:08 pm630 ptsTop
We could see haptic buttons on a future iPhone after all, as Apple's previously abandoned Bongo project has surfaced in a recent patent application. Apple's long-rumored haptic button design surfaced in a patent application. Image Credit: Apple / USPTO In 2022, Apple came up with the idea of adding haptic…

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