The joysticks on the Nintendo Switch’s Joy-Cons were surprisingly low-profile when they came out. But years later, they’ve become a symbol for the problems that can plague traditional designs.

It is believed the button would retain the current Touch ID fingerprint sensor, and that a single click would cause it to pop up and transform into a slightly elevated thumb joystick. A simple ...

As per the patent application, Apple’s next-generation Home button will be multi-mode with the first mode retaining the standard functionality and the second one converting it to a gaming joystick.

Apple has submitted a patent application for a multi-functional Home Button that can transform into a joystick, possibly hinting that the iPhone 7 will be designed with gamers in mind.

As for why anyone would want a six-axis, 17-slider, 128-button joystick, think about this: with this much control, it would be relatively simple to build the MIDI controller to end all MIDI ...

Apple receives another patent, this time, for turning the iPhone button into a joystick. There’s no knowing if it will ever become a reality, though.