India, Feb. 11 -- OnePlus is likely to replace its iconic alert slider, a staple on its phones for years, with a new button. The alert slider, an iconic OnePlus phone feature, was recently combined with an IR blaster on the OnePlus 12 and 13 series.

OnePlus and Oppo, both part of the Ouga Group, will replace the alert slider in upcoming phones with a custom action button, leakster Digital Chat Station (via Weibo) claims. Apple introduced a similar action button on the iPhone 15 and 16 series.

Traditionally, the alert slider allows users to toggle between ring, vibrate, and silent modes with a physical switch on the left side of the phone. The action button, however, is more versatile, as users can assign different actions such as openin...