A new leak suggests that another Android OEM could copy Apple and offer a customizable button on an upcoming device.

The alert slider and its simplistic function is what makes it so great. I swear, if this slider changes to an “AI-powered” button, I might lose it. // OnePlus. Share. Facebook Twitter Reddit ...

OnePlus said Monday that its signature Alert Slider feature is being transitioned into a button, much like Apple did when it replaced a similar feature with the Action button starting with the ...

OnePlus will replace the iconic alert slider with a button. It’s a fantastic choice not just because a button is programmable, but also for a few other reasons.

OnePlus confirms that it is replacing its iconic Alert Slider with an all-new, customizable button, reveals co-founder Pete Lau. The aim is to evolve user interaction with the future OnePlus phones.

If audio is playing, an animated waveform now appears at the bottom of the slider. Otherwise, it’s a three-dot icon. The full volume panel in Android 16 QPR1 features the updated sliders, which ...

If all of this sounds familiar to what Apple is doing with the Action button on newer iPhones, you wouldn’t be wrong. After all, the iconic Alert Slider was also inspired by the original iPhone ...

The Alert Slider is a three-stage switch that jumps between ringer modes, including vibrate and silent, and has been in place on virtually every OnePlus device since the OnePlus 2 in 2015.

Following Apple's lead. OnePlus is reportedly considering replacing its iconic alert slider with a customizable Action Button-like physical button, similar to those found on recent iPhones.