The Action button is a novel new hardware inclusion that appeared on the latest iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, but its addition means Apple has had to nix the iconic mute switch, synonymous with the iPhone since its debut. The way things are headed, soon you'll only have one brand to turn to if you want a physical alert slider – OnePlus.
Around eight and a half years ago, OnePlus launched the OnePlus 2, the first in the series to offer a physical alert slider as part of its design: a three-stage affair letting you switch between ring, vibrate, and silent profiles with ease. This quickly became one of the defining characteristics of OnePlus phones. Although it was arguably cribbed from Apple, when it debuted, it delivered added value that has remained an exclusive trait of the company's phones.
