Once upon a time all it took to reset a Nintendo console was a push of the dedicated Reset button, but that was decades ago and Nintendo's electronics have gotten a fair bit more complex in the ...

That tiny side switch on the iPhone that toggles silent alert mode? In the iPhone 15 Pro, it’s gone. A customizable action button takes its place. You can set it to kickstart a variety of tasks: ...

When Apple announced the Apple Watch Ultra, I was especially interested in its introduction of an Action button, an additional bit of hardware that could be set to trigger just about anything on ...

Many were bummed when Apple decided to nuke the Ring/Silent switch in the iPhone 15 Pro series. After all, it was part of the iPhone for years and was the easiest way for users to mute their devices ...

I’ve been using an iPhone since 2010 when Apple first launched the iPhone 4. I remember happily laying my BlackBerry to rest, even though I was practically married to BBM at the time. Over the years, ...

Since the original iPhone in 2007, Apple has used a dedicated Mute Switch that users could easily slide back and forth to go on Silent Mode without having to go to Settings. However, the ...

Apple's new entry-level iPhone 16e has inherited the Action button first seen on the iPhone 15 Pro and now found on all iPhone 16 models. The Action button replaces the traditional Ring/Silent switch ...

The Action button, introduced with the iPhone 15 Pro models and now featured on all iPhone 16 models, offers users a customizable hardware button for quick access to various functions. With iOS 18, ...

Apple is replacing the mute switch on its iPhones with a button that lets users do more things with their phones. A closer look at what Apple calls the "action button." If you're looking to buy ...