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OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has confirmed that the iconic Alert Slider will be removed from future phones. It will be replaced by a customizable button. Users would still be able to switch sound profiles ...

OnePlus has a long history of bold design experiments. On the functional side of things, the multi-stage alert slider switch has been a hot favorite in the community. Unfortunately, it’s going away ...

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The Alert Slider on OnePlus hardware is like sesame seeds on a hamburger bun. Or maybe like chocolate syrup on a sundae? It’s a great hardware feature that is essentially part of OnePlus’ history.

Just to give you a bit of a back story. The alert slider has been a part of OnePlus’ high-end smartphones since 2015, with the exception of the OnePlus 10T. In other words, it has been a part of ...

Apple isn’t the only one eliminating the physical mute switch, as it did on the iPhone 15 Pro. Today, OnePlus, a prominent Android brand, announced that it is moving away from the alert slider in its ...

Taking a look back at this week’s news and headlines across the Android world, including Galaxy S25 Edge secrets, Samsung confirms new folding phones, the Pixel 10 Pro’s hidden strength, Google Photos ...

OnePlus is one of the companies that typically adds an alert slider to its phones. It’s a super convenient way to silence your phone without waking it. However, as useful as the alert slider is, ...

Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...