OnePlus on Monday is announcing 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 iPhone 15 Pro.
OnePlus CEO Pete Lau discussed the change in a community blog post, mentioning that the change is coming after three years of discussion towards finding a way to get the alert slider to do more. Lau also referenced that the company heard community backlash when the OnePlus 10T omitted the feature back in 2022, and that the new button will still allow for silencing a phone without waking it up.
“I know this is a big change. And I know it’s not easy to accept. The Alert Slider holds a special place in the hearts of our Community, and we don’t take that…