The upcoming iPhone 20 Pro might lose the dedicated Action Button, a change that could affect how you mute your phone and launch the camera. Reading on will show what the redesign means for everyday iPhone use.

The current iPhone 18 Pro models keep both the Action Button and Camera Control. The Action Button toggles ring‑and‑silent mode when you press and hold it. Camera Control launches the camera with a quick press and opens Visual Intelligence—now called Siri Mode—in a long press.

According to a claim by the tipster Instant Digital on China’s Weibo platform, Apple may remove the Action Button from iPhone models released in the second half of next year, starting with the iPhone 20 Pro. The company is reportedly planning to embed the button’s default silent‑mode toggle into Camera Control, so a long press on Camera Control would perform the same action.

The reported rationale is to simplify the hardware by cutting one physical button while keeping a familiar interaction pattern. By letting Camera Control handle both the camera launch and the silent‑mode toggle, Apple could make more efficient use of existing hardware.

User reactions are mixed. Some owners say they rarely use the Action Button, so its removal would hardly change their routine. Others argue that Camera Control has not proved especially useful, making the new long‑press function less appealing.

If the rumor proves true, iPhone users will need to hold Camera Control to mute or unmute their phones instead of using a separate button. The shift highlights Apple’s move toward fewer, multi‑purpose controls, even though opinions on the change differ.