{"id":239864,"date":"2026-05-05T19:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T23:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/apples-iphone-20-may-finally-ditch-the-design-weve-known-for-years\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T19:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T23:05:07","slug":"apples-iphone-20-may-finally-ditch-the-design-weve-known-for-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/05\/apples-iphone-20-may-finally-ditch-the-design-weve-known-for-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple\u2019s iPhone 20 may finally ditch the design we\u2019ve known for years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple\u2019s iPhone 20 may finally ditch the design we\u2019ve known for years<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/phones\/apples-iphone-20-may-finally-ditch-the-design-weve-known-for-years\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-05 19:02:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.digitaltrends.com<\/a><\/p>\n

The iPhone\u2019s journey began in 2007 by changing the smartphone market forever, replacing physical keyboards with a 3.5-inch multi-touch display. Now, as the device moves toward its 20th anniversary, Apple may be preparing for another major design shift, a seamless, completely buttonless iPhone.<\/p>\n

Is Apple planning its biggest iPhone redesign in years?<\/h2>\n

Bloomberg\u2019s Mark Gurman has added fresh weight to the iPhone 20 redesign rumors. In the Q&A section of his Power On newsletter, Gurman said Apple\u2019s 20th-anniversary iPhone overhaul is internally referred to by some as \u201cGlasswing,\u201d a name inspired by the glasswing butterfly and its transparent wings.<\/p>\n

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According to Gurman, the design includes glass edges that curve smoothly into the display on all four sides. Gurman also said Apple\u2019s Liquid Glass interface is being shaped around this hardware direction, with the software designed to visually blend into the iPhone\u2019s glass-heavy body. The idea appears to be a tighter connection between the device and the operating system.<\/p>\n

Previous reporting has also pointed to Apple exploring a return to curved-screen styling. The design may aim for a seamless visual effect rather than bringing back the sharply sloped waterfall displays seen on some older Android phones.<\/p>\n

Could the iPhone 18 start the shift earlier?<\/h2>\n

The buttonless part of the story comes from an earlier Weibo leak by Chinese tipster Instant Digital from October 2025. The tipster claimed Apple\u2019s solid-state button plan had completed functional verification and was being prepared for mass production on the 2027 iPhone 20.<\/p>\n

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\t\tShikhar Mehrotra \/ Digital Trends<\/span><\/p>\n

According to that leak, the power button, volume buttons, Action button, and Camera Control button could all move to solid-state controls with localized vibration feedback. That would allow the iPhone to simulate a physical click without using traditional moving…<\/p>\n

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