曝iPhone8取消Home键

据英国《独立报》报道，一些开发者们根据苹果公司意外曝光的代码推测出新款iPhone将取消Home键设计。Home键可能将彻底变为虚拟按钮，像安卓系统那样，出现在屏幕上。

Apple's home button is dead, according to hidden code.

根据隐藏代码，苹果的Home键要消失了。

The little circle at the bottom of the phone has been the main way of identifying Apple's handsets, at least when they're turned off. But it's about to disappear in the iPhone 8.

这个位于手机底部的小圆圈一直是识别苹果手机的主要方式，至少在手机关闭时是这样的。但是Home键即将在iPhone8上消失。

That's according to code that was accidentally released by Apple. Part of that includes a check on whether a device has a home button – something that was previously unrequired, since every iPhone had one.

这种说法的依据来源于苹果公司无意间发布的代码。代码内容包括确认设备是否拥有Home键，这些代码曾是多余的，因为iPhone手机都有Home键。

“@stroughtonsmith 已经确定Home键死亡。安息吧。”

It's possible that the reference is to other devices that run some form of iOS and don't have a home button, like the Apple TV. But the removal of the home button in the iPhone squares with other code found in the release, pictures that are also included within it, and years of rumours.

这条代码可能指的是没有Home键的其他IOS设备，比如苹果电视机顶盒。但是公开的其他代码、代码内的图片以及多年来的谣言都能与这种说法对上号。

Pictures found in the code that appear to depict the new phone, for instance, show the design including some of the "forehead" that sits at the top, but none of the "chin" at the bottom that houses the button. As such, there appears to be no space for a physical home button and it will presumably be depicted on screen instead, as it is on Android.

比如，图片代码中的一些描述似乎显示了iPhone8的设计，手机的顶部还留有“前额”，但是底部Home键所在的“下巴”却没有了。因此，似乎已经没有容纳Home键的物理空间，它可能像安卓系统那样，出现在屏幕上。

Some had hoped that the long-rumoured removal of the home button would actually mean that it was hidden under the bottom of the screen, and that the fingerprint sensor would shine through the display. But there appears to be no such reference to a TouchID fingerprint sensor, and so it's likely that the button will be entirely virtual.

一些人曾期望这则流传已久的谣言实际上意味着将Home键隐藏在屏幕底下，而指纹传感器会透过显示屏工作。但是TouchID指纹传感器似乎并未被提及，因此Home键可能将彻底变为虚拟的。

That will also mean that the button can move out of the way when it is not required, such as when people are watching videos.

这也意味着可以在不需要的时候将Home键移开，比如观看视频时。

Code found by developers including Steve Troughton-Smith and Guilherme Rambo suggest a major re-design to the phone. They and others have been picking through firmware that was apparently accidentally made available online, and includes references to many unreleased features.

史蒂夫•特劳顿•史密斯和吉列尔梅•兰博等开发者发现的代码表明iPhone的设计发生重大改变。他们和其他人已经从网络上意外公开的固件中寻找蛛丝马迹，其中涉及许多没有公开的功能。

They have also found suggestions that the phone will be able to track people's faces. That will apparently be used to unlock the phone, as well as to see whether people are paying attention to the screen and so change things on the display accordingly.

他们还发现了新款iPhone将能进行人脸识别的迹象。这种功能显然会用来解锁手机、检测人们是否在关注屏幕，然后相应地改变显示器上的内容。

The firmware was actually made for Apple's upcoming HomePod smart speaker, but it included numerous references to the new phone and other hardware as well.

网上公布的固件实际上属于苹果即将推出的HomePod智能音响，但它的很多设计参考了新款iPhone和其他硬件。