The OnePlus 10T is recent out of the oven and has many elements that make it an honest worth flagship. Nonetheless, it’s lacking the alert slider, a trademark OnePlus function all the firm’s flagships and even some mid-rangers have had until now. Does this imply it’s the tip of the {hardware} button on all OnePlus flagships? Apparently not.

For these of you who don’t know, the alert slider on OnePlus phones helps customers shortly toggle between silent, vibrate, and ringing modes with out having to navigate to the telephone’s setting.s

In a world OnePlus 10T media briefing attended by Android Authority, firm executives mentioned they hope to deliver again the alert slider on future units.

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OnePlus execs have been additionally questioned about including an alternate software program key to make up for the lacking alert slider on the OnePlus 10T. They mentioned they admire the thought, however nothing of that kind is within the works proper now.

OnePlus defined that whereas the alert slider seems small from the surface, it occupies ample area contained in the telephone. For that reason, the corporate determined to let go of the {hardware} component in favor of a bigger vapor chamber and extra antennas.

A tipster beforehand instructed that OnePlus plans to restrict the alert slider to its Professional fashions. The corporate’s mothership Oppo and sister-brand Realme are additionally reportedly planning to embody it on their phones.

OnePlus didn’t acknowledge the rumors on the media briefing. However for all we all know, they is perhaps true. All this discuss of bringing again the alert slider might simply be the corporate’s approach of confirming that we’ll see the button on future OnePlus Professional phones.