Apple isn’t the only one eliminating the physical mute switch, as it did on the iPhone 15 Pro. Today, OnePlus, a prominent Android brand, announced that it is moving away from the alert slider in its future flagship offerings. Like the iPhone, it will instead adopt a button you can program to your heart’s desire.

OnePlus has finally said that it wants to move beyond the popular and iconic alert slider button for a new addition on its phones. This update from the company validates the rumors that Oppo (and OnePlus) are considering a customizable hardware button akin to the iPhone,

Future OnePlus phones will use a multi-function Action button instead of an Alert Slider. This marks a major change in OnePlus' brand identity, as the Alert Slider is fairly unique in the world of Android.

Kew Takeaways Citi analysts lowered their expectations for iPhone sales this year after Apple pushed back the launch of AI-driven Siri features to 2026.Some new features were expected to be released as soon as April.

A delay in the rollout of an update to Apple’s Siri assistant has prompted Citi analysts to forecast a more modest growth in iPhone sales. Atif Malik and his team at Citi now expect Apple to sell 232 million iPhones in the calendar year 2025,