Apple's upcoming iPhones continue to be in news; and speculation surrounding the iPhone tends to swing from one end of the gossip spectrum to another.
While Apple won't unveil anything before September, information about next year's iPhone flagship has already started surfacing. Next year's iPhone might sport a digital crown similar to one on Apple's Watch. This seems to be a conscious decision made on the part of Apple.
Based on a patent diagram spotted by Patently Apple, the US Patent and Trademark office published an application from Apple that reveals the team considering expanding the Apple Watch's Digital Crown to other iOS devices, which includes the iPhone and the iPad.
The patent in the published diagram suggests that the button would be used to adjust the volume and resizing the text, with the push-button function locking/unlocking the screen and taking photos. Moreover, there are rumours that Apple may completely revamp the home button in the much awaited iPhone 7.
Sony Ericssion had also implemented a similar hardware feature, which was known as the Jog Dial.
The Jog Dial also called jog wheel, shuttle dial, and shuttle wheel, is a type of knob, ring, wheel, or dial which allows the user to shuttle or jog through audio or video media.
Suspense is building and we are yet to see what Apple has in its store for fans. It seems Apple has many ongoing projects in the pipeline.
Apple's iPhone is scheduled for unveiling in September, when the Cupertino company will show off a lot more products than just the flagship phone.
