Обзор OnePlus’ iconic alert slider may give way to a more versatile button, and this is what it could do

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• OnePlus and OPPO are reportedly dropping the alert slider from future flagships in favor of a customizable action button.
• A new leak has revealed that it may be called the “Magic Cube Key.”
• In addition to putting your phone in silent mode, this button will let you trigger the flashlight, take a screenshot, capture a photo, etc.

Future flagships from OnePlus and OPPO could feature a programmable action button like the one found on recent iPhone models. A recent rumor suggested that the Chinese companies were planning to do away with the much-loved alert slider in favor of a customizable button on upcoming flagship models. Now, a new leak highlights a few features this new button might support.

In a recent post on Weibo, leaker Digital Chat Station claims that OnePlus and OPPO could refer to this new action button as the “Magic Cube Key.” As with the action button on iPhones, users will be able to program the Magic Cube Key to trigger the flashlight, take a screenshot, capture a photo, help with a translation, or quickly launch an app.