{"id":1432,"date":"2025-05-28T01:26:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T01:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/?p=1432"},"modified":"2025-05-28T01:27:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T01:27:16","slug":"oneplus-new-plus-key-gives-users-a-hardware-link-to-ai-replacing-the-fan-favorite-alert-slider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/2025\/05\/28\/oneplus-new-plus-key-gives-users-a-hardware-link-to-ai-replacing-the-fan-favorite-alert-slider\/","title":{"rendered":"OnePlus&#8217; new Plus Key gives users a hardware link to AI, replacing the fan-favorite Alert Slider"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s not often we see a new hardware button<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LU8MJsa3YWZhPnus7EMxk8.jpg\" alt=\"The OnePlus 13s, showcasing the Plus Key\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(Image credit: OnePlus)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>OnePlus has revealed the Plus Key, a new button positioned as a way to access the new OnePlus AI suite<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Plus Key replaces the Alert Slider found on OnePlus phones since the OnePlus 2<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Plus Key will come to all OnePlus phones launching this year<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>OnePlus has announced OnePlus AI, and while the Chinese company\u2019s vision for mobile artificial intelligence comes mainly via new software, the list of changes includes an update to one of the brand\u2019s most iconic hardware features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new Plus Key is a physical button that replaces the three-stage Alert Slider. The button can be customized in settings to activate one of several features, like opening the camera or starting a live translation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new hardware feature will make its debut with the OnePlus 13s, a China-only model previously known as theOnePlus 13 Miniin online rumor circles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OnePlus has confirmed the Plus Key will come to all OnePlus smartphones rolling out this year \u2013 at a minimum we\u2019d expect this to include the rumored OnePlus 14 and OnePlus 14R, which based on prior releases we&#8217;d expect to launch in China at the end of 2025 for global launch in 2026. Though note that OnePlus might skip the number 14 and call this the OnePlus 15 series instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By default, the Plus Key activates the newAI Plus Mind capture system, which saves a screenshot, plus an AI summary of the on-screen information, in the new AI Plus Mind app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s this, alongside the timing of this hardware announcement, that illustrates OnePlus\u2019 vision of the Plus Key as a part of the company\u2019s AI strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"it-s-time-for-us-to-evolve-3\">&#8220;It&#8217;s time for us to evolve&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TVdEzP7CRHdp9YiGVDULQd.jpg\" alt=\"OnePlus AI\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>OnePlus revealed its new AI suite on May 27(Image credit: OnePlus)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the official OnePlus AI reveal event, I spoke with Arthur Lam, director of OxygenOS and AI strategy at OnePlus, about how the Plus Key and AI Plus Mind work together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe thought process behind it was we wanted to bring AI that can empower you to do different things. And I think one of the biggest things was we live in this digital age where we have a lot of fragmented memories across multiple places\u201d said Lam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe believe that this is not a software-only solution,\u201d Lam continued, \u201cit&#8217;s a hardware-software solution; that makes it uniquely OnePlus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When OnePlus announced the end of the Alert Slider,I wrote that I\u2019d always found it to be a useful and charismatic addition to the brand\u2019s handsets. However, even with the Alert Slider\u2019s fan-favorite status, Lam tells me the company is confident that it\u2019s time for an update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople ask us, \u2018after using the Alert Slider for a decade, why are you changing it?\u2019 Because now is the time, because it&#8217;s connected with your AI Plus Mind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt makes sense for us to make changes. Even though we&#8217;ve been there for the last decade, and many of the users love it, we think it&#8217;s time for us to evolve it to the next generation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/detail-Auuc-1746572-XE202\">XE202 Battery for Auuc Oneplus IEC 62133-2 BA-E202-03<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"more-than-just-a-button-3\">More than just a button<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/e2D7NePZeyvcCKRUE3DGcb.jpg\" alt=\"OnePlus Plus key promotional materials showing the phone at a side angle, plus the screen open to the settings menu\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>OnePlus is keen to market the Plus Key as a versatile, AI-forward feature(Image credit: OnePlus)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s more to OnePlus AI than just the Plus Key and AI Plus Mind \u2013 upcoming features include AI Translation, an AI Reframe tool for cropping photos, and AI VoiceScribe, which automatically transcribes phone calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With that said, the Plus Key is the most fully-fledged AI hardware feature we\u2019ve seen on a smartphone so far \u2013 this AI-first approach could help OnePlus to differentiate the Plus Key from the iPhone&#8217;s Action Button, which clearly served as inspiration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s also telling that OnePlus is willing to cut a well-loved feature like the Alert Slider for the AI-focused Plus Key. This suggests that OnePlus AI could be a major priority for the brand going forwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/detail-OnePlus-1746095-BLPA25\">BLPA25 Battery for OnePlus 12 5G<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personally, I&#8217;m a fan of the Alert Slider, but I think AI Plus Mind is a great idea, and a good enough feature to make the Plus Key seem novel and genuinely useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be sure to keep up with our phones coverage for the latest updates as the Plus Key comes to more of thebest OnePlus phones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What do you think of the Plus Key? Will you miss the Alert Slider? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s not often we see a new hardware button (Image credit: OnePlus) OnePlus has announced OnePlus AI, and while the Chinese company\u2019s vision for mobile artificial intelligence comes mainly via new software, the list of changes includes an update to one of the brand\u2019s most iconic hardware features. The new Plus Key is a physical &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/2025\/05\/28\/oneplus-new-plus-key-gives-users-a-hardware-link-to-ai-replacing-the-fan-favorite-alert-slider\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">OnePlus&#8217; new Plus Key gives users a hardware link to AI, replacing the fan-favorite Alert Slider<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[214],"class_list":["post-1432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-oneplus","tag-oneplus-plus-key"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1432"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1433,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1432\/revisions\/1433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}