This onePlus phone is over to the alert slider, no one should mourn its death.
It cannot slide any more, but it can click with too many users.
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On 31 December 2024, an X (East Twitter) user asked Karl Pei, former OnePlus co-founder and now CEO of nothing, adding an alert slider to his phone. On which, PEI -in its generally clear manner – “Why? Most people never use it”, rejecting all the hopes and any possible rumors, the Internet may soon throw their way. “Most people never use it.
An alert slider’s official goose song
This majority – whether they use it or not – fully combines with a smartphone brand. OnePlus. All his phones have “alert slider” from the early days (with some exceptions). For those unknown people, it is a physical switch that allows users to place their OnePlus phone silent, vibration or on the ring. The switch is so distinguished – read, fan phavurite – Ekplus had to do an interpreter, which was removed on it, once removed it at OnePlus 10T and then tolerated the wrath of many fans, once the phone came out. Such has been such a popularity, even the Oppo phone has started carrying it, after the OnePlus-Opo merger.
I would not say that Pei had a time-time, but three months after its ex-exchange, OnePlus co-founder and CEO, Pete Lau, will pen a post informing fans and enthusiasts that the alert slider was moving away. Lau called it a “big change”, something that could not be “easy to accept”, but it was “right steps ahead”.
Enter the future
The OnePlus is not killing the switch. This is just turning it into something else, something that its CEO claim is better. The first phone to come with new and possibly better setup – OnePlus 13T -China is being launched soon in China. There is speculation that only one phone may be launched elsewhere, included in India, in the name of OnePlus 13. As it turns out, with Lau -with your post – it had to be set for stage and everything else that will follow. In the same post, he clarified that the original sound profiles of the slider will remain intact, because, of course, it was non-paralyzed.
The only big difference is that it will be a button that you will press now. Because it is a button, OnePlus can give it even more functionality, making it more useful. It is widely known that the slider took a precious location – which was quoted when the OnePlus was removed from 10T – and the current structure meant that you can only do a lot with it when both OnePlus and the user – both wanted to do it more. Lau has left this part unanswered, “only” teasing new possibilities which were not possible before. ” It is safe to assume that OnePlus must be looking to offer something on Apple’s action button lines.
“Imagine a button that optimizes you. Whether you are a power user or prefers simplicity, this button works for you, not in another way,” he said, “he said,” This change allows us to better use the device location, detect new layouts and perform structural reforms while topping the performance. “
“This button is ready and incredibly intuitive for the future,” we have all the information at the time of writing. But with the launch around the OnePlus 13T corner, we may not have to wait long to see what is in the store. Whatever it is, it is good to see the physical button returning.
OnePlus nostalgia is betting on versatility and modern utility, and if correct, the new button may be a qualified heir. It cannot slide any more, but it can click with too many users. We will see
