OnePlus 9 5G User Manual

OnePlus 9 5G User Manual

Due to software updates, your experience of the software interface (including but not limited to

software features, user interfaces, and interaction experiences) may differ from the

interface presented in this manual. The software interface is subject to change.

Table of contents

GETTING STARTED 10

Front View 11

Back View 12

Setting up your device 13

Battery and charging 14

Physical buttons 15

Transfer data to OnePlus OnePlus 9 5G 17

THE BASICS 20

Basic gestures 21

Install and uninstall apps 22

Use Apps 22

Home screen 24

Notification 27

Google assistant 30

SETTINGS 32

Wi-Fi & network 33

Wi-Fi 33

SIM & network 34

Dual-channel network acceleration 35

Data usage 35

Mobile Hotspot & Tethering 36

Airplane mode 38

Bluetooth & Device Connection 38

Bluetooth 38

NFC 39

Tap & pay 39

Printing 40

Chromebook 40

Android Auto 40

Display 40

Customization 43

Sound & vibration 44

Volume 44

Dolby Atmos 44

Do Not Disturb 45

Earphone mode 46

Live Caption 46

Ringtone & vibration 46

System 46

Buttons & gestures 46

Alert slider 47

Navigation bar & gestures 47

Quick gestures 48

Double click the power button 49

Press and hold the power button 49

Apps & notifications 50

Security & lock screen 52

Device security 52

Personal security 55

Privacy 56

Permission manager 56

Show passwords 56

Notifications on lock screen 56

Location 56

Battery 57

Storage 58

Accounts 58

Digital Wellbeing & parental controls 58

Utilities 60

System 60

Accessibility 60

Language & input 61

Date & time 61

Backup 62

Reset options 62

OTG storage 63

Experience improvement programs 63

Multiple users 63

RAM Boost 64

System updates 64

About phone 64

APPS 66

Phone 67

Contacts 68

File Manager 70

Messages 71

Weather 72

Calculator 74

Recorder 74

Notes App 75

Camera 77

Gallery 81

Clock 82

Zen Mode 84

OnePlus Switch 85

Google Apps 86

ADVANCED 89

Gaming mode 90

Do Not Disturb 91

Cast screen 91

Scheduled power on/off 92

Parallel Apps 92

Picture-in-picture 93

FileDash 93

Hidden Space 94

REBOOT, UPDATE, BACKUP, RECOVERY 95

Reboot or force reboot 96

System updates 96

Backup and Restore 96

Backup and restore by OnePlus Switch 96

Use Google drive for backup and recovery 97

Factory reset 97

ACCESSIBILITY 99

Magnification 100

Power button ends call 100

Color inversion 100

Color correction 100

High contrast text 101

SAFETY INFORMATION 102

Declaration 103

Trademarks and Permissions 103

Privacy Policy 104

Regulation Information 105

Precautions for using the device 105

General Safety Information 105

Battery Safety 108

Charging Safety 109

Driving Safety 111

Health Information 111

Laser Safety Statement 112

Regulatory Label Information (If supported): 112

FCC Regulatory Conformance 114

FCC Statement 114

FCC Caution 115

RF Exposure Information (SAR) 116

Hearing Aid Compatibility (HAC) regulations for Mobile

phones 117

Care and Maintenance 119

Getting started

Learn more about your device and

start using.

Front View

Back View

Setting up your device

Insert SIM card

1. Insert the SIM Tray Ejector into the small hole

on the SIM card holder. Press the ejector

firmly into the hole to push the SIM card tray

out.

2. Slowly pull the SIM card tray out of the tray

slot.

3. Place the SIM card into the SIM card tray.

4. Plug the SIM card tray back into your device.

* Use the original Nano-SIM card. Non-original

cards may cause damage.

Booting up your OnePlus 9 5G

Press and hold the power button for a few

seconds to boot up the phone. If your phone

does not power on, you may need to charge it.

Setup Wizard

When you first boot up the phone (or after a

factory reset), the Setup Wizard lets you

customize all features, including language,

software buttons, gestures, fingerprint unlock,

and other features. If you want to change these

later, you can do so after setting up the phone

in the Settings app.

Battery and charging

You will need to charge the phone when you

first get it or if you have not used it for a long

time.

Safety Information:

1. To ensure your safety and avoid damaging

the device, only use the official charger and

USB cable.

2. OnePlus 9 5G supports the USB Type-C

cable.

3. Unplug the charger after you finish charging

to avoid wasting electricity.

4. Do not place anything on your phone while it

is charging.

Charge the battery

1. Connect the USB cable to the adapter;

2. Plug the USB cable into the phone's USB port.

3. Plug the adapter into a power socket.

4. After charging, unplug the USB cable from the

phone and unplug the adapter from the

socket.

Save power and extend battery life

Reduce power consumption by doing the

following:

1. Turn off the screen when the device is not in

use.

2. Turn on Battery Saver mode when the

battery is low.

3. Disable Bluetooth and Wi-Fi when you are not

using them.

4. Dim screen brightness and shorten sleep time

in Settings.

5. Delete apps that you do not use.

Warp Charge 65

When you use the OnePlus charger and USB

cable for charging, you can charge your phone

safely（10V/6.5A）and quickly.

It is recommended to use between 15°C and

35°C degrees.

Physical buttons

Power button

The power button is located on the right side of

the phone.

 Press and hold the power button to turn on

the device when the device is off.

 Press and hold the power button for

Emergency/Power off/Restart when the

device is on.

 Press the power button and volume up

button simultaneously until screen off to

power off.

 Click the power button to turn on/off the

screen.

Volume button

The volume button is located on the left side of

the phone.

 When playing music or video, press the

volume button to adjust the media volume.

 Press the volume button during a call to

adjust the call volume.

 Press the volume button to silence the

ringtone when you get an incoming call.

Alert Slider

Alert Slider is on the right side of the phone.

You can adjust the system ringtone status (silent,

vibrate, ring) by toggling the alert slider.

 Silent: Calls and notifications will be silenced

with no vibration, except for alarms.

 Vibrate: Calls and notifications will be

silenced, except for alarms.

 Ring: Calls, alarms and notifications will

function normally.

NOTE: If the phone is in Do Not Disturb

mode, the ringtone and vibration will be

turned off.

Shortcut keys

You can perform quick actions using the

shortcut keys.

 Press and hold the power button and

volume up button simultaneously to turn off

the device.

 Press and hold the power button and

volume down button simultaneously to take

a screenshot.

 Press and hold the power button and

volume down button simultaneously to

access recovery mode when the device is

powered off.

 Long press the power button and volume

up for 10 seconds to force a power off.

Transfer data to OnePlus OnePlus 9

5G

OnePlus Switch can quickly transfer all your data,

including contacts, messages and photos, from

your old device to your new OnePlus device.

If the old device is OnePlus or other Android
devices:

1. Open the OnePlus Switch app. Select I'm a

new phone, then select your old phone's

type.

2. Follow the prompts on the new phone screen.

Download and install OnePlus Switch on your

old phone.

3. Tap Continue on your new phone.

4. Open OnePlus Switch in your old phone,

select I'm an old phone, and scan the QR

code on your new phone to connect the two

phones.

5. After connecting the two phones, select the

data you want to migrate from your old

phone. Tap to start. Then wait until the

transfer is completed.

If the old device is iPhone:

1. Sync the data of your iOS device to iCloud.

2. Open OnePlus Switch app.

3. Choose I'm a new phone and then tap on

"iPhone".

4. Sign in to your iCloud account and start

importing data.

5. It's recommended to complete the whole

data transfer process while connected to a

Wi-Fi network, and OnePlus Switch should

always stay on the screen. If you ever get

disconnected from the iCloud server, please

try logging into iCloud again and pick up with

the data transmission. Please note that only

certain format of data can be transferred due

to compatibility issues.

.

The Basics

Learn to use your OnePlus device.

Basic gestures

Learn to use basic gestures, such as tap, drag,

swipe, and zoom, to control your phone and

apps.

1. Tap to enter the app or select it

2. When viewing a webpage or list, swipe up or

down to scroll.

3. Swipe left or right with your finger to switch

tabs, change pages or slide content in the

weather/calendar/gallery/app list.

4. Two-finger zoom for images and web pages.

5. Press and hold the screen to bring up the

pop-up window for advanced settings or to

enter edit status.

Install and uninstall apps

Install apps from Play Store

It is advisable to download and install apps from

Play Store, which is available on your device.

Open Play Store to search for apps using key

words or on screen.

 Tap the app icon to view application details.
 Tap Install to download and install apps.

* It is advisable to download apps on a Wi-Fi

network.

Uninstall apps

Uninstall apps as follows:

 On the home screen or app drawer, press and

hold the app icon and select uninstall.

 Go to Play Store > My apps & games >

INSTALLED, click to enter the app details,

select uninstall.

 Go to Settings > Apps & notifications and

select the app. Then go to App info and

select uninstall.

* Some pre-installed apps cannot be

uninstalled

Use Apps

Learn how to open apps, switch between apps,

close apps and view app information.

App drawer

Swipe up on the home screen to view all your

apps in the app drawer

Open apps

Open the app by the app icon on the desktop

or in the app drawer.

View app info

Long press an app's icon and select app info in

the pop-up box to view app info and setting

options.

Switch apps

 In Navigation gestures, swipe left or right

along the bottom bar to switch between apps.

 In Back, Home, Recents, tap Recents button

in the navigation bar to switch between apps.

Close apps

 In Navigation gestures, swipe up from the

bottom edge of the screen and pause, then

close apps by swiping up on the app card.

 Tap Recent button and close apps by swiping

up on the app card.

Clear background tasks

 In Navigation gestures, swipe up from the

bottom edge of the screen and pause, then

tap “Clear All” to clear background tasks.

 Tap Recents button to enter the recent apps

list, then tap “Clear All” to clear background

tasks.

*Pinned apps will not be closed.

Lock background apps

In the recent apps list, long press the app card

to access menu options. Select Lock to stop the

app from being closed or cleared.

Home screen

Learn to set wallpapers, widgets and home

settings to personalize your phone.

App icons and folders

 Open the app drawer by swiping up from the

home screen.

 In the drawer, press and drag an app icon to

add it to the home screen.

 Drag an app icon onto another app on the

home screen to create a folder.

Wallpapers

Long press a blank space on the home screen

and select WALLPAPERS to set your home

screen wallpaper and lock screen wallpaper.

Widgets

 Add widgets: Long press on a blank space

from the home screen and select Widgets. Or

press and hold the app icon and select

widgets. Then press a widget and drag it to

the home screen.

Home Settings

Long press the blank space on the home screen

and select HOME SETTINGS.

Add icon to Home screen: When enabled, it will

display an icon on the home screen after

installing a new app.

Swipe down to access: Swipe down from home

screen to access quick settings or shelf.

Google: Swipe right from the home screen to

show the Google search bar and Discover.

Double tap to lock: Double tap on the blank

area of the Home screen to turn the screen off

and lock the device.

Launcher layout: Choose between Home
screen only and Home screen and Drawer.

Drawer: Display all the apps while entering the

Drawer.

Notification dots: Set the notification settings.

Icon pack: Set up icon styles for preset apps and

some third-party apps

Home screen layout: Adjust the number of

desktop grids and icon sizes. You can also set

whether to hide the app names.

Hidden Space: To access, swipe right in the app

drawer or swipe outwards with two fingers on

the home screen.

Notification

When a new system notification or app

notification is received, the status bar will display

the corresponding icon. Pull down the

notification panel by swiping down from the top

of the application page or anywhere on the

home screen.

 You can clear a notification by swiping it right

(Some notifications need to be cleared by

closing the related app).

 Long press a notification to enter the

notification settings for that app.

 There are two categories: “Important” and

“Other”, you can choose to move less important

notification to the “Other notifications”

category, by pressing the notification and

choose “Other”.

Quick Settings

 Tap the quick settings icon to turn on/off

specific functions quickly.

 Press and hold an icon in the quick settings

menu to open the corresponding settings

interface.

 Swipe down again to view more buttons and

brightness settings.

Status icons

Status icons are displayed on the status bar at the top of the screen. The icons listed in the table

below are the most common ones.

Signal strength

Speaker in call

Wi-Fi

Missed call

No SIM card

No service

Connected to 2G network

Location service enabled

Connected to LTE network

Alarm enabled

Connected to 5G network

Silent mode enabled

Data off

Airplane mode enabled

Bluetooth enabled

Do Not Disturb enabled

In calling

Battery Saver

Wi-Fi in calling

Wi-Fi hotspot enabled

Hold call

Gaming mode enabled

Video call

NFC enabled

Google assistant

* When using Google assistant for the first time,

follow the prompts to log in to your Google

account.

You can quickly access Google Assistant, by

either pressing and holding down your home

button, swiping up from the corner of the phone

screen (if you have enabled “Navigation

gestures”), or by press the power button, or by

simply saying, "Hey Google."

With Google Assistant, you can:

• Make quick phone calls on the go (e.g.,

"Call Mom")

• Send text messages (e.g., "Text Sara I am

running late")

• Set reminders (e.g., "Remind me to buy a

birthday gift for John")

• Take a selfie (e.g., "Take a selfie")

• Set calendar events (e.g., "Set a calendar

event for dinner with Charlie tomorrow

from 7-9")

• Play music (e.g., "Play jazz music on

YouTube")

• Navigate to places (e.g., "Give me Home

directions ")

• Weather information (e.g., "Do I need an

umbrella today?")

Settings

Configure your phone's network

and account or set up your phone

Wi-Fi & network

Wi-Fi

Connect to the internet through Wi-Fi.

Connect to Wi-Fi

1. Enter Settings > Wi-Fi & network, tap Wi-

Fi.

2. Select a Wi-Fi network from the list.

3. You will automatically connect to an

unencrypted Wi-Fi network that you have

selected. To connect to an encrypted network,

enter the password and tap CONNECT.

* You can also manually add a Wi-Fi network

by selecting Add networks.

Wi-Fi preferences

 Turn on Wi-Fi automatically: Enable this to

turn Wi-Fi back on near high-quality saved

network, like your home network.

 Intelligently select the best Wi-Fi: Enable

this for your phone to select and connect to

the best Wi-Fi by analyzing connectivity and

signal strength.

 Notify for public networks: Enable this for

your phone to notify you when a high-quality

public network is available.

 Scanning always available: Enable this for

your phone to allow location services or other

apps to scan for networks when Wi-Fi is off.

 Passpoint: Seamlessly connect to Passpoint

enabled Wi-Fi access points without needing

a password.

SIM & network

Enable or disable mobile data

Go to Settings > Wi-Fi & network > SIM &

network, enable/disable Mobile data.

Roaming settings

Go to Settings > Wi-Fi & network > SIM &

network, enable/disable Roaming.

Enable this for your phone connect to data

services when roaming.

NOTE: Roaming charges may apply. Check with your network provider

for more details.

Preferred network type settings

Go to Settings > Wi-Fi & network > SIM &

network, select Preferred network type

 5G on (Automatic 5G/LTE/3G/2G)
 5G/LTE

 LTE/3G/2G
 LTE/3G
 2G only

Dual-channel network acceleration

Go to Settings > Wi-Fi & network, tap Dual-

channel network acceleration. With dual-

channel technology, the mobile data and Wi-Fi

will be used at the same time to provide a

smoother Internet experience.

 Intelligent network connection: Automatically

switch between Wi-Fi and mobile data when

network connectivity is poor.

 Dual-channel download acceleration:

Simultaneously use mobile data and Wi-Fi,

dynamically allocate network resources to

speed up the download.

*Turning on related functions will consume

your data, and the actual consumption is

subject to the carrier.

Data usage

You can check statistics on the mobile data and

Wi-Fi traffic usage.

Mobile data

View mobile data usage and the specific settings
of the data package.

 Data used:

The total amount of flow used by the device
within this month can be calibrated.

 Cellular data usage

This month’s mobile data usage curve and
application data consumption ranking.

 Billing cycle:

Including data plan settings, data usage
notification and data usage calibration.

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi data usage:
This month's Wi-Fi data traffic usage curve and
application data consumption ranking.

Mobile Hotspot & Tethering

Share the internet connection of your phone

through Mobile Hotspot, USB, Bluetooth, and so

on with other devices.

Mobile Hotspot

When Mobile Hotspot is turned on, your mobile

data will be shared and other devices can

connect on Wi-Fi. You can set the following

options to manage your Mobile Hotspots:

 Mobile Hotspot name: The generated Wi-Fi

network signal name.

 Security: There are 3 options: No password,

WPA2-Personal encryption and WPA3-

Personal encryption.

 Mobile Hotspot password ： Set the

password for your Wi-Fi Hotspots.

 Turn off hotspot automatically: The hotspot

will automatically turn off after 5/10/15

minutes if no devices are connected.

 AP Band: Select 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz.
 Wi-Fi 6 standard hotspot: Enable to use Wi-

Fi 6 standard hotspot.

USB tethering

To share your device's mobile data or Wi-Fi

network with your computer via USB, follow the

steps below:

1. Connect your phone to your computer with a

USB cable

2. Select the USB connection method as USB

tethering in the control center.

* Some computers may need Android RNDIS

driver to be installed separately.

Bluetooth tethering

To share your device's mobile data or Wi-Fi

network with other devices by BLUETOOTH

tethering, follow the steps below.

1. Go to Mobile Hotspot & Tethering and

enable Bluetooth tethering.

2. Pair and connect your phone in the Bluetooth

settings interface of other devices.

Airplane mode

After switching your device to airplane mode,

you will not be able to dial, but you can read,

play games, watch videos, or use other

applications that don’t require network or

phone connections.

Bluetooth & Device Connection

Bluetooth

Bluetooth lets you connect to Bluetooth-

enabled devices such as headsets and

keyboards.

 Pair new device: Go to Settings > Bluetooth

& Device Connection > Bluetooth, choose

Pair new device, select the device you want

to connect from the list of available devices,

and enter the pairing code to complete

pairing.

* When your Bluetooth device is turned on

but cannot be found, check the device's

manual and follow the instructions to switch

the device to pairing mode to connect.

 Previously connected devices: View

previously paired devices and tap to re-

connect.

 Discoverable: Enable this for your phone to

be visible to all nearby Bluetooth devices.

 Files received via Bluetooth: You can check

Bluetooth transfer history here.

NFC

When NFC is enabled, you can exchange data

with another device when the two devices are

touching.

Tap & pay

Go to Settings > Bluetooth & Device

Connection > Tap & pay

Before using the tap and pay, you need to set

up the default payment app, open the payment

service in the app, and set the tap and pay

feature with the following settings options:

 Payment default: Choose an app, such as

Google pay, to use when making a payment

by tapping the payment terminal.

 Use default: You can set as Always and

Except when another payment app is open.

Printing

When Default Print service is on, the device will

search for nearby printers, you can choose and

connect to the printer for print services.

Chromebook

When your OnePlus is linked to a Chromebook,

you can text from your computer, share your

phone’s internet connection, and simplify

unlocking. Set up by your Chromebook.

Android Auto

Allow you to use apps on your car screen.

Display

Go to Settings > Display to customize the

screen display settings.

 Adaptive brightness: When enabled, the

phone will optimize the screen brightness

setting according to ambient light conditions.

You can also manually adjust the slider bar

below to set your preferences.

 Comfort tone: Automatically adapt screen

color based on ambient light to ensure
comfortable display effect in different
environments.

 Sleep: After the time is set, the screen will

turn off automatically when the device is not

in use.

 Advanced: Advanced settings are available,

such as screen calibration, refresh rate, notch

display, apps to display in full screen.

 Screen calibration: Selecting a different

color mode will give different display

results.

 Refresh rate: Set the screen refresh rate.

The higher refresh rate offers a smoother

experience.

 Front camera display area: Select

whether to hide the front camera cutout.

 Apps to display in fullscreen: Set how

Apps are displayed. Include Fullscreen

mode and default. If Apps’ content is

covered by the notch area, please switch

to the default mode.

 Reading mode: You can set the mono effect

and chromatic effect to fit more reading

scenario. Mono is for purely words and

chromatic is for comfortable color reading.

 Dark mode: By enabling Dark mode, the

system will use black as the main background

color.

 Vibrant color effect: Enhance the color and

contrast for a more vivid effect while playing

videos.

 Ultra-high video resolution: Improved

video clarity by enhancing algorithm with AI

and the power consumption will be slightly

increased when turned on.

 Ambient display: You can set SOMATIC

GESTURE and there are 2 options:

 Pick up your phone to show: Enable this

to show the fingerprint icon in ambient

display when you pick up your phone.

 Tap the screen to show: Enable this to

show the fingerprint icon in ambient

display when you tap your phone screen

once.

You can set WHEN TO SHOW:

 Always-on ambient display

You can set WHAT TO SHOW:

 Contextual info.
 Fingerprint icon
 Display message.
 New notifications.
 Horizon Light.

 Font size: Set the size of the font.

 Display scaling: Set the display size of

content (e.g., icons and fonts). Note that this

may affect how some third-party apps are

displayed.

 Status bar: You can set the style of the

battery and time, enable/disable showing

battery percentage, display network speed,

and manage icons in the status bar.

 Auto-rotate screen: If enabled, the phone

display will automatically rotate as the phone

rotates.

 Screen saver: Set the screen saver style (clock,

colors and photos) and when the screen saver

turns on (while charging, while docked, while

charging or docked, or never).

Customization

Go to Settings > Customization to customize

your phone.

You can change the Wallpapers, Clock style,

Fingerprint animation here.

 Accent color: Click the color you want and

save to change the accent color, also you can

customize the accent color by click the

“Customization” button.

 System icons: Customize the status icon

shape, there are four shapes available, Round,

Square, Teardrop, Round rectangle.

 Icon pack: Two sets of App icons are

available: Oxygen and Hydrogen. And more

options to download from Google Play by

tapping the shopping bag icon.

 Font: There are 2 kinds of font available, Noto

Sans, OnePlus Sans™.

Sound & vibration

Go to Settings > Sound & Vibration to change

the sound settings on your device.

Volume

 Ring & notification volume: Adjust the

slider to set the ringtone volume for phone

calls and notifications.

 Media volume: Adjust the slider to set the

volume for playing music, video and more.

 Alarm volume: Adjust the slider to set the

ringtone volume for alarms.

Dolby Atmos

Dynamic

Optimize the sound automatically based on
your content for the best possible experience.

Movie

Enjoy the cinematic experience with realistic
surround-sound and clear dialogue.

Music

Fuller and more nuanced sound effects make
the music more powerful.

Style preferences

Could only be enabled while you’re using an

earphone. You could adjust the sound effect by
enabling it.

Do Not Disturb

When Do Not Disturb mode is turned on, your

phone will not show new or existing notifications

or make a sound or vibrate. Notifications will not

appear when you swipe down from the top of

your screen.

Note that critical notifications for phone activity

and status will still appear.

 Schedule: Set Do not disturb duration or set

the time to automatically turn on and off.

 Exceptions: Choose special settings for calls,

messages, events & reminders and other

sounds. You can also enable which is allowed

when do not disturb is on in See all

exceptions.

 Behavior:

 Restrict notifications: Set the behaviors of

notifications.

 Duration: You can customize the duration

of "Do Not Disturb" each time you

manually turn it on.

Earphone mode

You can set preferences for connecting wired

headsets and Bluetooth headsets such as

automatic resume music playback, and

automatic call answering.

Live Caption

Live Caption detects speech in media and
automatically generates captions.

Ringtone & vibration

 Phone ringtone: Set the ringtone and

vibration for incoming phone calls.

 SMS ringtone & vibration: Set the ringtone

and vibration for SMS.

 Default notification sound: Set the vibration

intensity and ringtone for other notifications.

System

Enable or disable sound or vibration for touch

tone, dial pad, screen lock and screenshot.

Buttons & gestures

Alert slider

The alert slider is located on the right side of

the OnePlus 9 5G. You can switch between 3

different modes: Silent, Vibration and Ring.

Go to Settings > Buttons & gesture > Alert

slider for custom settings.

 Silent: Calls and notifications will be silenced,

except for alarms.

 Vibration: Calls and notifications will be

silenced and set to vibrate only, except for

alarms.

 Ring: Calls and notifications will ring.

Navigation bar & gestures

OnePlus 9 5G supports two types of navigation

bar & gestures. Go to Settings > Buttons &

gestures > Navigation bar & gestures,

choose Navigation gestures or Back, Home,

Recents.

Back, Home, Recents

If enabled, the virtual " Recent, Home, Back"

buttons are displayed at the bottom of the

phone. Tap Navigation bar customization for

custom settings.

Navigation gestures

Use gestures to navigate your phone. You can

check Recent apps by swiping up from the

bottom edge of the screen and pause. Go back

by swiping inward from left or right edge of the

screen. Return to home screen by swiping up

from the bottom edge of the screen.

Custom Settings

 Hide the bottom bar: If you have chosen

“Navigation gestures”, you can toggle this to

hide the bottom bar.

 Navigation bar customization: If the

option is “Back, Home，Recents”, you can

click here to customize:

1.Swap buttons: Enable this to swap the

position of the Recents and back buttons.

2.Double tap action & Long press action:

Set Double tap action or Long press action

on Home, Recents, and Back buttons.

Options include No action, Open/close menu,

Turn off screen, Open Shelf, and more.

Quick gestures

You can do the following actions quickly: Flip to

mute, Three-finger screenshot and more, by

using Quick gestures. Go to Settings > Buttons

& gestures > Quick gestures to set your

preferences.

System gestures

 Three-finger screenshot: Enable this to take

a screenshot by swiping down with three

fingers.

Screen off gestures

Double tap to wake: Enable this to tap the

screen twice to wake up the device.

Music control: Enable this to draw II with two

fingers to play or pause music, draw < or > for

previous or next track.

Draw O / Draw V / Draw S / Draw M / Draw

W /: These can be set as None, open camera,

open front camera, record a video, turn on/off

flashlight, open shelf and open apps that you

select.

Double click the power button

Set whether pressing the power button twice will

turn on the camera.

Press and hold the power button

 Press and hold the power button to turn on

the device when the device is off.

 Press and hold the power button for Voice

Assistant when the device is on, and it can

also be changed to “power menu”.

Apps & notifications

Go to Settings > Apps & notifications to

manage your device's apps, change their

settings, view app info, set notifications and

permissions, and more.

Recently opened apps

Show the apps that recently opened.

Conversations

Once you mark a conversation as priority, or

make any other changes to conversations, they

will appear here.

Screen time

Show the screen used time today.

Notifications

Customize the notification settings here.

 Notification history: enable to show recent

and snoozed notifications.

 Bubbles: enable to allow some conversations

appearing as floating icons on top of other
apps.

 Recently sent: show the applications that

recently sent the notifications.

 Notifications on lock screen: set what

notifications to show on lock screen.

You also can enable/disable Snooze

notifications from the notification shade,

suggested actions and replies, allow

notification dots, set Default notification

sounds and enable/disable Do Not Disturb

mode.

Default apps

Set the default apps for home, browser, phone,

SMS, gallery, mail, and more.

App permissions

Set app permissions to use location,

microphone, contacts, storage, call logs, and

more.

Data usage control

Set apps' access to mobile data and Wi-Fi

networks.

Wireless emergency alerts

You can enable/disable alerts here.

If enabled, you can choose to receive AMBER

alerts, extreme threats, severe threats and more.

You can set alert preferences.

Special app access

You can set special app access such as Battery

optimization, and Display over other apps.

Security & lock screen

Google play protect

Google play protect regularly checks your apps

and device for harmful behavior. You’ll be

notified of any security risks found.

Find My Device

Find My Device helps you locate your device

remotely. It also helps you keep your data safe

if the device is lost.

Ways to locate your Android device

 Find My Device: Get it on Google Play.
 Web: Visit android.com/find.
 Google: Search "find my device".

Device security

Lockscreen Passcode:

 None: Turn on the screen and enter the

home screen.

 Swipe: Swipe up on screen to unlock.

 Pattern: Set a sliding pattern of more than

four points to unlock.

 PIN: Set a 4-16 digits PIN to unlock.
 Password: Set a password of more than 4

characters to unlock.

Fingerprint Unlock

You can add/delete fingerprints and set

fingerprint preferences through Fingerprint.

 Add fingerprint: Follow the on-screen

prompts to add your fingerprint.

 Add your fingerprint again after replacing

the protective film.

 Add only one fingerprint information at a

time.

 Press firmly on the phone screen to ensure

your fingerprint data is fully added.

 Fingerprint animation effect: Set animation

effect. You can select one of the five forms

below:

 Energy
 Cosmos
 Ripple
 Stripe

 None

*In addition to unlocking your phone, you

can use your fingerprint to authorize

purchases and access apps.

Face Unlock

You can add/delete face data and set face

unlock preferences through Face unlock.

 Add face data: Follow the on-screen

prompts to add your face data.

*Do so in a bright environment and ensure

that you are facing your phone for the best

results.

 Face Unlock: Enable this to use face unlock

to unlock your phone from the lock screen.

 Auto unlock once the screen is on: Enable

this to unlock your phone with your face as

soon as the screen turns on without swiping

first.

 Face unlock assistive lighting: In situation

where the camera cannot recognize your face,

the screen will light up to help the camera

recognize you.

Smart Lock

Keep your phone unlocked when it is in a safe

place like your pocket or trusted places. You can

customize your preferences with Smart Lock.

Personal security

Emergency rescue

 Edit emergency information and contacts:

Add your medical information and

emergency contacts to help responders in an

emergency.

 Share location automatically: enable to

automatically share your location with all

emergency contacts after an emergency call.

 Power button for quick SOS: Set the

preferences of activating quick SOS with the

power button.

 Preferred SOS action: Set the preferences of

SOS action, which can be Call local

emergency number or Share location with

emergency contacts.

Device admin apps

 Find My Device: Enable to find your device or

to lock or erase data from a lost device.

App pinning

App pinning allows you to keep the current app

in view until you unpin it. When an app is pinned,

the pinned app may open other APPs and

personal data may be accessible.

To use this function:

1. Turn on app pinning

2. Open overview

3. Tap the app icon at the top of the screen, then

tap pin.

Privacy

Permission manager

Set app permissions to use microphone,

contacts, calendar and more.

Show passwords

Enable this to display characters as you type and

briefly convert them to an encrypted asterisk "*".

Notifications on lock screen

To set what to shown while the screen is locked

when receive notifications.

Location

 Use location: Enable this to allow apps to use

location information.

 Recent location requests: This shows

recently requested location information.

 App access to location: Set permissions for

apps to use location service.

 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth scanning: Allow apps

and services to scan for Wi-Fi and nearby

devices at any time.

*Location may use sources like GPS, Wi-Fi,

mobile networks, and sensors to help

estimate your device's location. Google may

collect anonymized location data to improve

location accuracy and location-based

services.

Battery

Go to Settings > Battery to view battery details

and set battery preferences.

VIEW DETAILED USAGE: View battery usage

details since full charge and the list of which

processes use the most battery.

Battery Saver: Enable this to extend battery life.

Battery saver will turn off some device features

and restrict apps.

You can choose to manually turn it on or select

Turn off when fully charged.

Battery optimization: Optimize battery life by

controlling the background behavior of apps,

Tap Battery optimization, choose the apps to

optimize, and select Optimize or Intelligent

Control, or don’t optimize.

Optimized charging: Optimize the charging

pattern according to your usage habits.

Storage

Go to Settings > Storage to view storage

details. You can free up storage space and view

the amount of storage space occupied by

various types of files.

 Free up space: Your phone will scan

Downloads & infrequently used apps.

Select the content you want to delete and tap

FREE UP to release the phone space.

 Storage manager: To help free up storage

space, Storage manager removes backed up

photos and videos from your device.

Accounts

 OnePlus Account: Log in to your OnePlus

Account, manage account information, and

log out of your account.

 Add account: You can add email accounts,

Google accounts, and more.

 Automatically sync app data: Enable this for

apps to refresh data automatically. Turning

off this option saves power, but you need to

manually sync each account to get the latest

updates and you will not receive notification

of updates.

Digital Wellbeing & parental

controls

Screen time: Show today’s screen wake up
times.

Unlocks: Show today’s device unlock times.
Notifications: Show today’s notifications

received times.

Ways to disconnect:

 Dashboard: Manage the dashboard by

screen time, Notifications received and Apps

times opened. Click the icons on the right of

the Apps name to set app timer, once ran out,

the app will be paused for the rest of the day,

it will pop-up a window shows” App paused,

your App timer ran out. It’ll start again

tomorrow.”. You can click “SETTINGS” on the

pop-up window to delete the timer.

 Bedtime mode: Use Bedtime mode to

disconnect from your phone and avoid

interruptions while you sleep. When it starts,

Grayscale removes the screen’s color, do not

disturb will mute sounds so you aren’t woken

up by calls or notifications. When it ends, your

phone changes back to its usual settings.

 Focus mode: Set to pause distracting apps

when you need time to focus.

Reduce interruptions:

 Manage notifications: Disable or enable

app’s notifications.

 Do Not Disturb: Please refer Do Not Disturb

for settings.

 Parental controls: Add content restrictions

and set other limits to help children balance

their screen time.

Utilities

 Parallel Apps: Create a new copy for the

application to login to different accounts.

Refer to "Parallel Apps" for more information.

 App locker: You can add the apps that you

want to lock with a password.

 Scheduled power on/off: Set the time for

power on/off.

 Pocket mode: Prevent accidental touches or

fingerprint operations when the phone is in

your pocket.

 OnePlus Switch: Quickly migrate data with

OnePlus Switch.

 OnePlus Laboratory:

A hub for experimental features like DC

dimming.

 Quick reply in landscape

In landscape mode, you can quickly reply

when you receive a message from apps like

WhatsApp.

System

Accessibility

Refer to "Accessibility" for more information.

Language & input

Set your system language and input method.

 Languages: Set your system language.

 Tap Add a language to add language.
 Press and drag the selected language to

the top of the list to set the language to

the system language.

 Virtual keyboard: Select the default input

method and set the preferences for the input

method.

 Physical keyboard: After connecting to the

physical keyboard, select whether to display

the virtual keyboard and set keyboard

shortcuts.

 Spell checker: Enable this to automatically

check spellings when you type.

 Autofill service: Enable this to automatically

fill in saved data when you browse the web or

enter your account password or in other

scenarios. This function will require additional

apps to be installed.

Date & time

Set system date and time.

 Use network-provided time: Enable this to

use the network provider's set time as the

system time.

 Date: Set the system date manually.
 Time: Set the system time manually.
 Use network-provided time zone: Enable

this to use the network providers time zone.

 Time zone: Set the system time zone

manually.

 Use 24-hour format: Enable this for the

system time to be in the 24-hour format or

disable it to use the 12-hour format.

Backup

Enable to back up to Google Drive.

Reset options

In Reset options, you can reset settings, reset

app preferences, and erase all data (factory

reset).

 Reset Wi-Fi, mobile & Bluetooth: You can

reset all network settings, including Wi-Fi,

mobile data and Bluetooth.

 Reset app preferences:

This will reset all preferences for:

 Disabled apps.
 Disabled app notifications.

 Default applications for actions.
 Background date restrictions for apps.
 Any permission restrictions.

You will not lose any app data.

 Erase all data (factory reset): Refer to

"Factory reset" for more information.

OTG storage

Transfer data via OTG. Automatically turns off

after 10 minutes of inactivity.

Experience improvement programs

OnePlus Notifications: Enable to receive

OnePlus official news, product information,

questionnaires, and purchase

recommendation/coupon information.

User Experience Program: Enable to allow
OnePlus to anonymously analyze general
statistical data about how use your phone, in
order to help us improve product design and
user experience.
System Stability Program: Enable to allow
OnePlus to access system logs anonymously. In
the event of an error, allow a bug report with
logs to be submitted. Logs will be only used in
system error analysis and stability improvements.
Built-in App Updates: Enable to allow OnePlus
to check for and push built-in app updates to
you which aims to improve app stability.

Multiple users

 You (Owner): Display the currently logged in

user. Tap to change username (username

defaults to the phone owner).

 Guest: Tap to switch to guest mode, and limit

calls and some features. You can

enable/disable the Turn on phone calls by

tapping the settings icon to the right of the

Guest.

 Add user: Share the device with other people

by creating additional users.

RAM Boost

Optimize RAM utilization based on your usage

System updates

Update the system through GOTA.

Power off

Tap to shut down the device.

About phone

View basic phone information, system version,

and more in the About phone option.

 Device name: Tap to edit the device name.
 Android version: This shows the Android

version.

 Model: This shows the phone model.

 Legal information: Tap to view the privacy

policy, agreements, etc.

 Status: Tap to view the phone number, signal,

etc.

 Award: Tap to view OxygenOS Contributors.
 Software version
 Hardware version

Apps

Learn about the apps on your

OnePlus device.

Phone

Dialing

 Method 1: Tap the keypad (dial pad) button,

enter the contact number, and press the call

button to dial the number.

 Method 2: Browse your contacts or call logs,

and tap the number to dial it.

 Answer or refuse incoming calls: Swipe up to

accept a call or swipe down to reject it.

 Incoming call during normal use: The green

button is to accept the call and red is to reject

it.

Call screen

After accepting a call, the interface functions are

as follows:

 Speaker: Enables loud speaker mode during

call.

 Keypad: Opens the dial pad.
 Mute: Mutes the microphone.
 Add call: Adds multiple calls.
 Hold: Allows you to answer a new call by

putting the current call on hold and then

resume the current call when the new call

ends.

Contacts

Contacts has following functions: Edit, delete,

search, input/output, manage and backup

contacts and blacklist.

Add a contact

1. Enter Contacts

2. Tap

3. Enter contact information

4. Tap to save it

Search contacts

 Method 1: Enter contact number/name on

the dial pad.

 Method 2: Tap and then search for a

Contact by name

 Method 3: Switch to the contacts list and tap

or scroll through the letters on the right side

for quick search.

Contacts Manager

Enter Contacts, tap the menu button in the

upper right corner, and then click “Contacts

Manager”.

 Contacts display: To set “Contacts to display”,

“Name sorting rules” and “Hide contacts

without numbers”.

 Contacts organizing: To set “Favorite

contacts”, “Contacts groups”, “Account

contacts” and “Service Dialing Numbers”.

 Contacts operations

Import/export: You can import a VCF file

exported from another device into this device,
or export your device’s contact into a VCF
format.

Merge contacts: Merge contacts that have the
same name or number.

Spam

Browse the messages/calls that were blocked.

Settings

Quick responses: Respond to an incoming call

with a text message.

“Add to Contacts” reminder: If enabled, a

reminder for adding the unsaved

incoming/outgoing call number to Contacts

after ending the call.

Merge call history: If enabled, call history from

the same number will be merged and displayed

as a single card.

Call settings: Set voicemail, call waiting and

others.

Assisted dialing: To enable or disable “Add

country/region code automatically” and

“Default country/region code”.

Swipe up to answer: Enable or disable reverse

the swipe direction for answering an incoming

call.

Sounds and vibration: Set the sound and

vibration.

Call blocking settings:

 Blocking notifications: You will be notified

notification panel after blocking calls or

messages if enabled.

 Blocked numbers: You will not receive calls

and messages from blocked numbers. Tap “+”

and then enter the number to add to the

blacklist. Tap “X” to remove the number from

the block list.

File Manager

In File Manager you can quickly access and

manage a variety of files.

Enter the application drawer and open the File

Manager application.

Categories: Check files by file category,

including Documents, Downloads, Recent,

Images, Videos, Audio and so on.

Storage: View and manage folders and

documents stored on your phone.

FileDash: Fast and free to share files with nearby

devices.

More operations:

Search file: Tap and then enter key words to

find your files.

Lockbox: Long press the file, tap the menu

button in the upper right corner, then choose

Move to Lockbox. You can assign a password

to files in Lockbox.

Messages

Send, receive, and view Messages through the

Messages app.

Send message

1. Open the Messages application.

2. Tap the floating button in the lower right

corner.

3. Select recipient.

4. Enter SMS content.

Tap the send icon in the lower right corner to

send a message.

View and reply message

Messages are sorted by time.

1. Open the Messages app.

2. Select the message you want to view from the

list.

3. If you want to reply to a message, enter the

message in the text box at the bottom of the

screen, and then tap the send icon on the

right to send it.

Message settings

Message settings include Default SMS app

settings, Blocking settings, Automatically

retrieve MMS when roaming and more. To set

SMS preferences, tap the menu button in the

upper right corner and select Settings.

Blacklist/interception

 View the interception record: Tap the menu

button in the upper right corner of the main

message interface and select Spam to view

blocked records.

 Add blacklist: Tap the menu button in the

upper right corner of the message

conversation screen and select Block

number.

Weather

Provides the weather forecast and early warning

function.

 Check the weather: Open the app drawer

and open the Weather app

Provides information on weather,

temperature, the following six days of

weather, the following 24 hours of weather,

wind direction, body temperature, humidity,

visibility, pressure and more.

 Add city: Tap“ ” , tap the "+" button, enter

the city name to search, and select the city to

add.

 Switch city: Swipe left and right to switch

between cities.

 Settings

Tap the menu button in the upper right

corner and select Settings.

 Weather alert: Enable this to receive

weather notifications.

 Temperature: Select the temperature unit

– Celsius or Fahrenheit.

 Wind: Select the wind unit, like Meters per

second – m/s, Kilometers per hour – km/h,

Feet per second ft/s，Miles per hour- mph，

Nautical miles per hour – kts.

 Precipitation: Select units of precipitation,

Millimeters – mm，Inches – in.

 Visibility: Select units of visibility,

Kilometers – km/ Miles – mi.

 Pressure: Choose the unit of pressure,

Hectopascals – hPa, Millimeters of mercury

-mmHg Inches of mercury – inHg.

Calculator

Calculator provides common calculator

functions.

Enter the application drawer and open the

Calculator app.

 Basic Calculator: The calculator provides a

basic calculation mode by default, which can

perform simple addition, subtraction,

multiplication and division calculations.

 Scientific Calculator: Tap the spread icon on

the left bottom corner to enter scientific

mode.

 View history: Swipe down to view history,

and tap the CLEAR button in the upper right

corner to clear it.

Recorder

Recorder provides recording and playback

functions.

Enter the application drawer and open the

Recorder app.

 Record:

 Start recording: Tap to start recording.
 Pause the recording: Tap to pause a

recording.

 Insert tags: Tap to insert tags.

Set the recording format: You can set the

recording format (aac / wav) by selecting the

settings in the upper right corner of the main

interface.

 Recording playback and management:

Swipe left to enter the recording file list.

 Play recording: Tap the recording to play.
 Delete recording: Long press the

recording that needs to be deleted and tap

the delete button.

Notes App

Sticky notes let you to take quick notes and edit

text and pictures.

 Add note: Tap to add a note. Supports

text, album pictures, photos, lists, to-do items.

Allows to delete notes, set reminders, etc.

 Search notes: Tap and enter the

keywords to search.

 Delete a note: Long press the note that you

want to delete and tap the "delete" button.

 Share a note: Open the note you want to

share, tap the share button in the upper right

corner, select the sharing method, and then

press the page prompt to complete the

sharing.

 Add reminders to your notes: Open the

note and tap the menu icon in the top bar,

then select reminder to set the date and time

for the reminder.

Camera

OnePlus 9 5G camera offers powerful photo and

video capabilities, including portrait mode, pro

mode, slow-motion video, panorama mode,

and more.

PHOTO

According to the number shown in the figure,

the main interface functions of the camera are

as follows:

1. Timer: Set timer

2. Flash: Tap on/off/auto flash.

3. Super macro: Get closer to the object to take

macro photos.

4. Aspect ratio: Tap to change the aspect ratio

to 4:3/1:1/ full screen.

5. More: Tap to set more.

6. Zoom: Tap or drag the icon to zoom.

7. Filter: Tap to set the filter.

8. Switch camera: Tap to switch the front/rear

camera.

9. Google lens: Tap to turn on Google lens.

10. Photo button: Single tap to take a photo

and long press to record video or take multiple

photos (burst mode).

11. Gallery: Tap to view the latest photos in

Gallery. Long press to enter quick share.

VIDEO

Go to the camera app and tap VIDEO. The video
interface features are as follows:

1. Flash: Tap the flash on/off.

2. Super Stable: With OnePlus 9 5G’s advanced

image stabilization system, you can record

clearer, smoother handheld videos without

having to lug around extra equipment.

3. Video nightscape: Tap to turn on/off video

nightscape.

4. Video portrait: Tap to turn on/off video

portrait.

5. More: Tap to set more.

6. Zoom: Tap or drag the icon to zoom.

7. Filter: Tap to set the filter.

8. Switch camera: Tap to switch the front/rear

camera.

9. Video: Tap to start/end video.

10.Gallery: Tap to view the latest photo in

Gallery. Long press to enter quick share.

Model selection

Slide up to enter the camera mode selection

interface, or swipe left and right to switch

between different modes.

 Video: Video shooting function.
 Photo: Simple photo taking function.
 Portrait: Portrait (depth effect) photo

function. The professional portrait lighting

effect makes portrait photos easy.

 Nightscape: Suitable for shooting city night

scenes.

 Pro: Photo mode with more professional

settings.

 Time-lapse: Records videos at a high frame

rate. When played, the video appears to be

moving faster.

 Panorama: Allows you to take images with a

wide aspect ratio.

 Slow motion: Records videos at a high frame

rate. When played in normal frame rate,

movements are slower.

 Tilt-shift: Allows you to transfer the world

into a miniature version.

Gallery

All images and videos are saved by default in the

Gallery app, which includes albums, recently

deleted photos, and photo editing functions.

 Photos: Photos and videos are displayed in a

timeline list view.

 Collections: This includes commonly used

albums, recently deleted albums and other

albums. Tap albums to view specific lists and

photos.

 Explore: This includes Smart category feature

and Story function. Smart category will

categorize photos by “people”, “places” and

“things” and other standards. Story feature

will create personal videos automatically

based on specific photos.

Clock

Includes alarm clock, world clock, timer, and

stopwatch.

Alarm

 Add alarm clock: Tap the "+" button below

to add and set a new alarm.

 Alarm clock time: Drag the dot in the dial to

set the hours. Drag it again to set the minutes.

Tap AM/PM to select the time period.

 Tap the keyboard icon on the middle right to

switch to the numeric keyboard to input the

time.

 Repeat: You can choose Monday to Sunday.

Tap the downward arrow on the right to enter

the calendar for custom selection.

 Alarm Ringtone: Select the alarm clock

ringtone from system ringtones or local

storage, or disable the ringtone.

 Vibrate: When the alarm clock rings, the

phone will vibrate at the same time.

 Label: An alarm note will be displayed on the

screen when it rings.

 Delete alarm: Long press the alarm you want

to delete and tap “Delete”.

World clock

 Add region: Tap the globe icon at the

bottom of the screen to check and select the

cities from the list.

 Comparison time: Drag the dot on the dial

to see the time of the city you added.

 Weather: The weather will be showed when

you tap on the city name.

Timer

 Add countdown: After entering the minutes

and seconds, press the start button to start

the countdown.

After starting a countdown, you can select the

button in the lower right corner to add

another countdown.

 Delete countdown: Tap to delete a specific

countdown time.

 Pause: Tap to pause a countdown.
 Label: Tap “Add Label” to input whatever you

want to rename it.

Stopwatch

Start: Tap to start the timer.

Pause: Tap to pause the timer.

Mark: Tap to mark.

Share: Tap to share the timer.

Zen Mode

Zen Mode allows you to put the phone down

and enjoy your life just yourself or with others

you like. Once started, it can’t be canceled, and

incoming notifications will be temporarily muted.

Applications except camera will be locked, but

you can still receive phone calls and use the

emergency call.

 Turn on Zen Mode

1. Pull the notification panel down > tap Zen

Mode

2. In Zen Mode >tap the time> set the

duration >Swipe left or right to switch

between different themes > tap the button

below to start.

 Set Zen Mode: Enter Zen Mode > tap profile

icon in the top right corner and then tap

settings icon. Set the default duration, daily

reminder, notification and more.

 Group-Zen: You can create a room, and

share to friends by SNS. It is not limited to

OnePlus.

OnePlus Switch

"OnePlus Switch" allows you to quickly migrate

contacts, call logs, text messages, pictures, audio,

video, notes, apps, downloads, documents, and

other data from your previous phone to your

new phone. OnePlus Switch also provides local

backup and recovery.

Use OnePlus Switch to migrate your

data

Use OnePlus Switch to quickly migrate data

from an older phone to your new OnePlus

phone.

Refer to "Transfer data to OnePlus 9 5G " for

more details.

Use OnePlus Switch for local data

backup and recovery

Use the "backup and restore" function to create

a backup for subsequent recovery. You can also

copy the backup to the computer and transfer it

to another phone for recovery.

 Back up data

1. Open the OnePlus Switch app

2. Select Backup and Restore > New Backup

3. Select the data that you want to back up

4. Tap BACKUP NOW to start backup

 Recovery data

1. Open the OnePlus Switch app.

2. Select Backup and Restore > Restore

Backup.

3. Select the data to be restored.

4. Tap RESTORE NOW and wait until the

recovery process completes.

Google Apps

Enjoy applications powered by Google. Visit

Google.com to learn more.

Google

Find online content with tools that learn what

you are interested in. Turn on your personalized

feed to receive customized content.

Chrome

Browse the Internet with Chrome and bring your

open tabs, bookmarks, and address bar data

from your computer to your mobile device.

Gmail

Send and receive email with Google's web-

based email service.

Maps

Get directions and other location-based

information. You must enable location services

to use Google Maps.

YouTube

Watch and upload videos from your device.

Drive

Open, view, and share files saved to your Google

Drive cloud account.

Duo

A video calling app that allows you to connect

with the people who matters most.

Photos

Store and back up your photos and videos

automatically to your Google Account with

Google Photos.

Youtube Music

A new music app by Google that allows you to

easily find the songs and videos you’re looking

for and to discover new music.

Files

Files is a file management app for file browsing

and transfer.

Calendar

Google Calendar is an app for time

management and schedule.

Assistant

Google assistant is an artificial intelligent

assistant. Refer to "Google Assistant" for more

details.

Play Store

Play store is an online application store, you can

install applications you need here.

Advanced

Learn about advanced tips for your

phone

Gaming mode

OxygenOS provides "Gaming mode" to stop you

from being disturbed when you are gaming. You

can configure this in Game Space App.

1. Hide Game Space: When enabled, Game

Space will not appear on the home screen
and drawer but can still be accessed in
Setting > Utilities.

2. Show game icons in Game Space only:

Enable to hide the game icons on the
desktop and drawer.

3. Show Instant Games in Game Space:

Instant Games without downloads will be
displayed in Game Space when enabled.

4. How to show notifications: Select the

notification display mode when game mode

is on. There are three modes: Heads up, Text

only and Block.

5. Notifications for 3

rd

party calls: The voice or

video calls from social media apps will show

as notifications.

6. Disable automatic brightness: Temporarily

turn off auto brightness function off in game

mode.

7. Graphics optimization: Improve the shadow

detail and enhance overall gaming graphics

8. Haptic feedback enhancement: Provide

better haptic feedback for supported games.

9. Intelligent network management: In case

of network delay, it automatically switches to

a better network, which may consume

mobile data.

10. Fnatic Mode: An advanced gaming mode

for professional game players. This mode will

block all notifications and calls, and restrict

background processes strictly to optimize

game performance and let players focus on

games.

Do Not Disturb

When you do not want to be disturbed by a

message, enable Do Not Disturb mode. The

phone will not ring or vibrate when it receives a

notification, except for alarms and settings.

Scroll to the notification bar and tap to enable

the "Do not disturb" function.

See Do Not Disturb for settings.

Cast screen

Before using the Miracast function, ensure that

your TV, projector, screen and other display

devices are compatible with the Miracast

function, and the function of the device is turned

on.

Instructions:

1. Go to Settings > Bluetooth & device

connection > Cast

2. Tap the menu button in the upper right

corner and select Enable wireless display

3. Select the device that needs to be projected

and wait for the phone screen to be projected

onto the display device

Scheduled power on/off

For the convenience of users, the time switch

on/off function is built in. You can go to

Settings > Utilities > Scheduled power on/off.

to set this function

App pinning

App pinning allows you to keep the current app

in view until you unpin it. When an app is pinned,

the pinned app may open other APPs and

personal data may be accessible.

To use this function:

1. Turn on app pinning

2. Open overview

3. Tap the app icon at the top of the screen,

then tap pin.

Parallel Apps

Create a new copy for the application to login to

different accounts.

Go to Setting > Utilities > Parallel Apps. The

list will show you the applications that supports

the Parallel apps. Tap the application to open

Parallel apps.

Picture-in-picture

You can go to Settings > Apps & notifications >

Special app access > Picture-in-picture to

view and configure supported apps. When you

open the specified application in picture-in-

picture mode, the app will create a picture-in-

picture window when you open or leave the

application (such as continue to watch video),

which displays on top of the other apps you are

currently using.

* This function needs to be supported by the

application itself.

FileDash

This feature supports file transfers between

phones without a network, which you can use to

transfer files to another OnePlus phone or non-

OnePlus phone. Tap the bottom tab "FileDash"

in the File Manager, select the file to send, and

then wait for another mobile phone to connect.

1. If the receiving side is also an OnePlus phone,

let the receiver select RECEIVE from FileDash,

and then follow the instructions.

2. If the receiver is not an OnePlus phone, you

can find the Wi-Fi hotspot that has been

created automatically by your phone. Then

enter the URL provided by the OnePlus

device in the browser to display the file in the

browser. You only need to save or download

it. You can also scan the QR code in the

OnePlus phone to connect and begin the file

transfer.

Hidden Space

1. Slide outwards with two fingers on the home

screen to enter Hidden Space

2. Slide to the right in the drawer to enter

Hidden Space

Reboot, Update, Backup,

Recovery

Learn to upgrade and reset your

OnePlus device

Reboot or force reboot

Most issues can be resolved by rebooting your

device in the following two ways:

1. When powered on, press power button and

volume up button simultaneously, and then

tap "Restart" to reboot the device.

2. When powered on, long press the power

button and volume up button for 10 seconds,

the phone will shut down, and then press the

power button to turn on the device again.

System updates

1. Enter Settings > System > System updates.

Then the system starts to check for updates.

2. Follow the instructions to download and

update.

* If your device is up to date, you will not see the

instructions.

Backup and Restore

Create a backup or recovery when needed.

Backup and restore by OnePlus

Switch

Refer to "OnePlus Switch" for more information.

Use Google drive for backup and

recovery

Create backup

1. Access Settings > Accounts, login Google

account and enable Account sync.

2. Wait for the system to complete

synchronization automatically.

3. Use the Wi-Fi network to back up your device

as the data size may be too large to back up

using mobile data.

Restore Backup

After a factory reset or when you switch to a new

device, log in to your Google account on the

device and enable Account sync to restore the

data on the phone.

Factory reset

Note:

1. Restoring factory settings will wipe all app

data, contacts, text messages, and so on.

Backup important data before a factory reset.

2. If "Erase internal storage" is enabled, ensure

that all important files, such as photos and

documents in the phone and local backup,

have first been copied to another device.

Operating guidelines:

1. Settings > System > Reset options > Erase

all data (factory reset)

2. Tap ERASE ALL DATA

3. Enter passcode. (If passcode is enabled)

4. Wait till the factory reset is complete.

Accessibility

Learn about Special features that

make using the device easier for

people with physical disabilities.

Magnification

Go to Settings > System > Accessibility >

Magnification >Magnification shortcut. Once

enabled, use shortcut to start magnification.

 Drag two fingers to move around screen.
 Pinch with two fingers to adjust zoom.

To zoom in temporarily, touch and hold

anywhere on the screen, then drag finger to

move around screen. Lift finger to stop

magnification.

Note:

You can't use zoom function on the keyboard or

navigation bar.

Power button ends call

Go to Settings > System > Accessibility and

then enable "Power button ends call". This

allows you to end a call by simply pressing the

power button.

Color inversion

Go to Settings > System > Accessibility and

enable "Color inversion" to invert the display

colors.

Color correction