OnePlus is preparing to remove the alert slider, except on its Pro models

This is information from leaker Yogesh Brar on Twitter. Quite prolific when it comes to indiscretions on the Android universe, he unveiled the technical sheet of the future (and supposed) flagship of OnePlus with a particular detail: the disappearance of thealert slider.

If you’re not familiar with the OnePlus catalog, this won’t tell you anything. This disappearance, however, comes as a blow to those who have adopted Chinese smartphones. OnePlus is indeed the only manufacturer to offer this type of switch that allows you to switch between vibrate, mute and call sound, with the exception of Apple iPhones.

According to Yogesh, abandoning this alert slider will not apply to all models of the brand. Indeed, only smartphones stamped Pro will keep it. The OnePlus 10T, which is expected to be the company’s flagship in 2022, would therefore not include it. the leaker thus explains that the last non-Pro smartphone to sport this switch is none other than the OnePlus Nord 2T and that we will have to wait for the OnePlus 11 Pro next year to benefit from thealert slider. Other brands could adopt this iconic touch, removing its exclusivity from OnePlus. Oppo could thus integrate it into its next spearheads, further reducing the border separating its models from those of OnePlus, whose OS it already shares in Asia.

A rather sensitive subject that neither of the two firms has yet confirmed. To be taken with a grain of salt, therefore.