OnePlus Nord 2 5G User guide

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OnePlus Nord 2 5G User Manual

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Table of contents

GETTING STARTED ................................................................ 8

SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE ......................................................................... 10

INSERT SIM CARD ................................................................................................................. 10

BOOTING UP YOUR ONEPLUS NORD 2 5G ............................................................................. 10

SETUP WIZARD ..................................................................................................................... 10

BATTERY AND CHARGING ...................................................................................................... 11

PHYSICAL BUTTONS ............................................................................................................... 12

TRANSFER DATA TO ONEPLUS NORD 2 5G ........................................................................... 15

THE BASICS .......................................................................... 17

BASIC GESTURES ..................................................................................... 18

INSTALL AND UNINSTALL APPS ............................................................................................... 19

HOME SCREEN ....................................................................................................................... 21

NOTIFICATION ....................................................................................................................... 25

GOOGLE ASSISTANT ............................................................................................................... 29

SETTINGS ............................................................................. 31

SIM CARD & MOBILE DATA ...................................................................... 32

GENERAL SETTINGS ................................................................................................................ 32

DATA USAGE .......................................................................................................................... 32

ADVANCED SETTINGS ............................................................................................................. 33

WI-FI ................................................................................................... 33

CONNECT TO WI-FI ............................................................................................................... 33

ADVANCED SETTINGS ............................................................................................................. 33

BLUETOOTH ........................................................................................... 34

CONNECTION & SHARING ........................................................................ 35

AIRPLANE MODE ................................................................................................................... 35

PERSONAL HOTSPOT ............................................................................................................. 35

USB TETHERING .................................................................................................................... 36

BLUETOOTH TETHERING ......................................................................................................... 37

NFC ..................................................................................................................................... 37

TAP & PAY ............................................................................................................................ 37

SCREENCAST ......................................................................................................................... 38

PRINT ................................................................................................................................... 38

VPN ..................................................................................................................................... 38

PRIVATE DNS ....................................................................................................................... 38

ANDROID AUTO ..................................................................................................................... 39

PERSONALIZATIONS ................................................................................ 39

AMBIENT DISPLAY ................................................................................... 40

DISPLAY & BRIGHTNESS .......................................................................... 41

SOUND & VIBRATION .............................................................................. 43

VOLUME ................................................................................................................................ 43

RINGTONE ............................................................................................................................. 44

NOTIFICATION SOUND ........................................................................................................... 45

NOTIFICATIONS & STATUS BAR ................................................................. 45

MANAGE NOTIFICATIONS ....................................................................................................... 45

STATUS BAR ......................................................................................................................... 46

PASSWORD & BIOMETRICS ....................................................................... 47

PRIVACY ................................................................................................ 49

PERMISSION MANAGER ......................................................................................................... 49

PRIVACY PROTECTION ........................................................................................................... 49

DEVICE ID & ADS.................................................................................................................. 50

SHOW PASSWORDS ............................................................................................................... 50

SECURITY ............................................................................................... 50

LOCATION .............................................................................................. 52

CONVENIENCE TOOLS .............................................................................. 53

NAVIGATION ......................................................................................................................... 53

GESTURES & MOTIONS .......................................................................................................... 53

POWER BUTTON .................................................................................................................... 54

DOUBLE CLICK THE POWER BUTTON ....................................................................................... 54

PRESS AND HOLD THE POWER BUTTON ................................................................................... 54

BATTERY ................................................................................................ 55

DIGITAL WELLBEING & PARENTAL CONTROLS .............................................. 56

APP MANAGEMENT ................................................................................. 58

DISPLAY OVER OTHER APPS .................................................................................................... 58

STORAGE ............................................................................................... 59

ADDITIONAL SETTINGS............................................................................. 59

LANGUAGE & REGION ............................................................................................................ 59

DATE & TIME ......................................................................................................................... 60

KEYBOARD & INPUT METHOD ................................................................................................ 60

ACCESSIBILITY ........................................................................................................................ 61

SIM CARD APPS ..................................................................................................................... 64

OTG CONNECTION ............................................................................................................... 64

BACK UP AND RESET .............................................................................................................. 65

USERS & ACCOUNTS ............................................................................... 65

MULTI-USER ......................................................................................................................... 65

ABOUT PHONE ........................................................................................ 65

TIPS & SUPPORT ..................................................................................... 66

APPS ..................................................................................... 68

PHONE ................................................................................................................................. 69

CONTACTS ............................................................................................................................ 71

FILE MANAGER ...................................................................................................................... 71

MESSAGES ............................................................................................................................ 72

WEATHER ............................................................................................................................. 73

CALCULATOR ......................................................................................................................... 75

RECORDER ............................................................................................................................. 75

NOTES APP ............................................................................................................................ 76

CAMERA ................................................................................................................................ 77

PHOTO .................................................................................................................................. 77

VIDEO ................................................................................................................................... 78

GALLERY ................................................................................................................................ 78

ZEN MODE ............................................................................................................................. 81

CLONE PHONE ....................................................................................................................... 82

GOOGLE APPS ........................................................................................................................ 82

ADVANCED ......................................................................... 85

GENERAL ............................................................................................................................... 86

DO NOT DISTURB .................................................................................................................. 86

PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT ............................................................................................. 86

OTHER .................................................................................................................................. 87

DO NOT DISTURB .................................................................................................................. 88

SCREENCAST ......................................................................................................................... 88

SCHEDULED POWER ON/OFF .................................................................................................. 88

APP CLONER ......................................................................................................................... 89

DISPLAY OVER OTHER APPS ................................................................................................... 89

HIDDEN SPACE ...................................................................................................................... 90

REBOOT, UPDATE, BACKUP, RECOVER ............................. 91

REBOOT OR FORCE REBOOT ...................................................................... 92

SYSTEM UPDATES .................................................................................... 92

BACKUP AND RESTORE ............................................................................. 92

BACKUP AND RESTORE BY CLONE PHONE ................................................................................ 92

USE GOOGLE DRIVE FOR BACKUP AND RECOVERY .................................................................... 93

FACTORY RESET ...................................................................................................................... 93

ACCESSIBILITY ..................................................................... 95

MAGNIFICATION .................................................................................................................... 96

PRESS POWER BUTTON TO END CALLS ..................................................................................... 96

COLOR INVERSION ................................................................................................................. 96

COLOR CORRECTION .............................................................................................................. 96

HIGH CONTRAST TEXT ............................................................................................................ 97

SAFETY INFORMATION ...................................................... 98

LEGAL NOTICE ........................................................................................ 99

DECLARATION ....................................................................................................................... 99

TRADEMARKS AND PERMISSIONS ......................................................................................... 100

PRIVACY POLICY .................................................................................................................. 100

REGULATORY INFORMATION ................................................................................................ 101

PRECAUTIONS FOR USING THE DEVICE ...................................................... 101

GENERAL SAFETY INFORMATION .......................................................................................... 101

BATTERY SAFETY .................................................................................................................. 105

CHARGING SAFETY .............................................................................................................. 106

DRIVING SAFETY .................................................................................................................. 108

HEALTH INFORMATION........................................................................................................ 109

LASER SAFETY STATEMENT ................................................................................................... 110

REGULATORY LABEL INFORMATION (IF SUPPORTED) ............................................................. 110

EU/UK REGULATORY CONFORMANCE ..................................................... 110

CE STATEMENT ....................................................................................................................110

UK STATEMENT ...................................................................................................................111

RF EXPOSURE INFORMATION (SAR) .....................................................................................111

RESTRICTIONS IN THE 2.4 GHZ BAND ..................................................................................112

RESTRICTIONS IN 5GHZ BAND .............................................................................................112

FREQUENCY BANDS AND POWER ..........................................................................................113

CORRECT DISPOSAL OF THIS PRODUCT ..................................................................................114

ROHS COMPLIANCE .............................................................................................................114

ERP COMPLIANCE ................................................................................................................115

INDIA REGULATORY CONFORMANCE ........................................................ 116

RECYCLING INITIATIVE (INDIA)............................................................................................116

RF EXPOSURE INFORMATION (SAR) .................................................................................... 117

LANGUAGES & INPUT .......................................................................................................... 117

CARE AND MAINTENANCE ...................................................................... 118

ONEPLUS DEVICE WARRANTY INFORMATION ............................................ 120

THE LIMITED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER ............................................... 121

RETURN POLICY (LIMITED TO NORTH AMERICA & EUROPE) ........................ 123

SERVICE AND SUPPORT .......................................................................... 125

Getting started

Learn more about your device and

start using.

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 Nord 2 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 Nord 2 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 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 Nord 2 5G

Clone phone can quickly transfer all your data,

including contacts, messages and photos, from

your old device to your new OnePlus device.

If your old device is OnePlus Switch, you will

need scan the new QR code to download the

Clone Phone.

If the old device is OnePlus or other Android

devices:

1. Open the Clone phone. Select I'm an old

phone, then select your old phone's type.

Follow the prompts on the new phone screen.

Download and install Clone phone on your old

phone.

2. Tap Continue on your new phone.

3. Open Clone phone in your old phone, select

I'm an old phone, and scan the QR code on

your new phone to connect the two phones.

4. 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 Clone phone 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 Clone phone 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 web page 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 > App management > App

list 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 Notifications & 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.

Quick search gestures: Choose how to access

quick search, you can choose between swipe

up and hold or swipe up to search apps.

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

Location service enabled

Wi-Fi

Alarm enabled

No SIM card

Silent mode enabled

Roaming

Vibration mode enabled

Connected to GPRS network

Airplane mode enabled

Connected to UMTS network

Normal charging

Connected to HSDPA network

Battery capacity

H+

Connected to HSPA+ network

NFC enabled

Connected to LTE network

Games app enabled

Connected to 5G network

Do not disturb mode enabled

Bluetooth enabled

Wi-Fi hotspot 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.

SIM card & mobile data

Enable or disable mobile data

Go to Settings > SIM card & mobile data，

enable/disable Mobile data.

General settings

When you insert the second SIM card, you can

still use the internet when making calls.

Data usage

You can check statistics on the mobile data and

Wi-Fi traffic usage.

Network settings

Go to Settings > SIM card & mobile data >

Data usage, turn on or off the network.

 Network permissions: You can set up

different ways of using the network including

Wi-Fi & mobile data, Only Wi-Fi, Only

Mobile Data and Disable network, when you

use different apps.

 Data saving: When the option is turned on,

apps in the background will not be able to

use mobile data, whereas apps in the

foreground will decide which data-saving

measures to take. In addition, network

tethering will be unavailable and the status

bar will display the data-saving icon.

 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.

Advanced settings

 Smart 5G: Based on usage scenarios,

automatically switch between 5G and 4G to

extend battery life.

Wi-Fi

Connect to the internet through Wi-Fi.

Connect to Wi-Fi

1. Enter Settings > Wi-Fi, 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.

Advanced settings

 Wi-Fi Assistant: When the option is turned

on, the system will:

1.Auto connect to the best Wi-Fi.

2.Auto switch to mobile network when the

quality of Wi-Fi networks is poor.

 Dual channel acceleration: When the

option is turned on, you can use Wi-Fi and

mobile data at the same time for a faster

internet experience.

Wi-Fi settings

 Scanning always available: Allow location

services or other apps to scan for networks,

even when Wi-Fi is off.

 Wi-Fi data usage: You can view your Wi-Fi

data usage here, including the total data

usage and the data usage of different apps.

 Saved networks: Networks that have been

successfully linked.

 Wi-Fi status display: Turn on or off the

Bandwidth label, the number will be

presented. Adjusting Wi-Fi status display will

not affect Wi-Fi functionality.

Bluetooth

Bluetooth lets you connect to

Bluetooth-enabled devices such as headsets

and keyboards.

 Go to Settings > Bluetooth, 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.

Advanced settings:

You must make sure that the option Visible

to other devices is turned on so that others

can find and pair with your devices.

Media volume sync: When the option is

turned on, volume on Bluetooth devices and

your phone will be synced.

Connection & sharing

Share personal hotspot and screencasts.

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.

Personal hotspot

Use a personal hotspot to share your Wi-Fi or

mobile network connection. This may consume

more mobile data and power.

* Two ways of linking personal hotspot will be

provided:

1.QR code: Scan the QR code and connect to

this Wi-Fi network.

2.Personal hotspot password: Go to

Personal hotspot settings > change the

Name and Password.

 Personal hotspot settings ： Set personal

hotspot name and password.

* You must make sure that the option Visible to

other devices is turned on so that this hotspot

can be connected manually.

 Connection management：The maximum

allowed connections and the data restriction

can be set.

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 Settings > Connection & sharing >

enable Bluetooth tethering.

2. Pair and connect your phone in the

Bluetooth settings interface of other devices.

NFC

When NFC is enabled, you can exchange data

with another device when the two devices are

touching.

Tap & pay

Go to Settings > Connection & sharing >

Switch on NFC > Tap & pay

After the default payment app is set, you can

make payment by tapping the back of your

phone on a device with a payment logo, for

example, a POS machine, subway gate,

transportation payment terminal.

*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.

Screencast

Make sure your phone and the display device

are connected to the same network or that the

display device has the wireless display function

turned on. Pair your phone with the display

device to stream your phone screen to it.

When Default print service and Quick device

connect are on, the device will search for

nearby printers quickly, you can choose and

connect to the printer for print services.

VPN

Go to Settings > Connection and sharing >

VPN. Then, click "+", adding VPN after

completing the VPN name, type, server address

and other information.

Private DNS

Private DNS is a mechanism to achieve

encrypted transfer. Once connected it helps to

enhance network security. However, it may also

lead to network latency and connection failure.

Please pay attention to your network

connection after selecting “Designated Private

DNS”

Android auto

Allow you to use apps on your car screen.

Personalizations

Go to Settings > Personalizations to

customize your phone.

You can change the Wallpapers, Clock styles,

Fingerprint animation, Icon styles, Colors, Font,

Notification drawer and Horizon light here.

 Wallpapers: You can use the wallpaper

provided by OnePlus, or you can use a

personal photo as your wallpaper.

 Clock on ambient display: Customize your

own ambient display.

*Daydream AOD: The interface has two dials.

One is responsible for displaying the time, the

color with the day and night for light and dark

progressive switching.

The other one is a temperature thermometer,

with the difference between day and night to

make a progressive switch between warm and

cold.

 Fingerprint animation: There are six

different fingerprint animation effects that

you can select.

 Icon styles: Customize the status icon shape,

there are two shapes available: Oxygen and

Hydrogen.

 Colors: Click the color you want and save to

change the accent color.

 Font & display size: There are 3 kinds of

font available, Roboto, OnePlus Sans™, Sans.

*When you use Sans, after the Auto adapt is

used, the system automatically provides the

best font display effects based on the

scenario.

 Notification drawer: Customize the status

notification shape, there are four shapes

available, Round, Square, Round rectangle,

and Squircle.

 Horizon light: There are 3 kinds of colors

available, including Blue, Red, Gold.

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.

This feature may cause additional battery

drain, but only a minimal percentage. This

feature will be disabled in battery saving

mode or when the battery level is lower than

5%.

You can set What to show:

 Contextual info.  Fingerprint icon.  Display message.

 New notifications.

Display & brightness

There are two modes here, including Light and

Dark mode.

You can choose the Auto switch, and the Dark

mode will replace Light mode at sunset.

 Dark mode settings：

Go to Settings > Display & brightness >

Dark > Dark mode settings.

There are three different styles, including

enhanced, medium, and gentle.

You can make custom adjustments here,

for example, adjusting wallpapers or icons

to Dark mode or not.

 Smart ambient 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.

 Eye comfort: You can set the Color effect

and Black and white effect to fit more

reading scenario. Black and white effect is

for purely words and Color is for

comfortable color reading.

 Schedule time：You can also set the start

and end time of Eye comfort according to

your own habits.

 Auto-rotate screen: If enabled, the phone

display will automatically rotate as the

phone rotates.

 Auto screen off: You can choose the

length of time the screen will automatically

go off here.

 Adaptive sleep: Adaptive Sleep requires

the camera permission for normal use.

Your personal information will not be

collected when you use this permission.

 Screen color temperature: There are

three different temperature modes,

including cool, default and warm.

 Screen color mode: There are two

different modes here.

1. Vivid mode: P3 mode for better color

display.

2. Gentle mode: sRGB mode for natural

colors.

 AI color boost: All scene-recognition

technology provides optimal color

enhancement effects for your videos. This

will increase battery usage.

Sound & vibration

Go to Settings > Sound & vibration to change

the sound settings on your device.

 Live caption： Live Caption detects speech

in media and automatically generates

captions.

Volume

 Media: Adjust the slider to set the volume

for playing music, video and more.

 Ringtone: Adjust the slider to set the

ringtone volume for phone calls and other

notifications.

 Notifications: Adjust the slider to set the

notification volume for phone calls and other

media notifications.

 Alarm: Adjust the slider to set the ringtone

volume for alarms.

Media volume muted： The media volume

and device are silenced simultaneously; you

may make any adjustments manually.

Volume button function: When you press the

volume adjustment button, the selected option

will change accordingly. You can choose Media

volume or Ringtone volume based on your

preference.

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, notifications and other sounds.

Ringtone

Set the ringtone and vibration for incoming

phone calls.

Notification sound

 Notification sound: Set the Tone tunes and

alert tunes for other notifications.

 More sounds & haptics：If you need to turn

off the system sound, you can do so here.

 Dial pad tone  Lock screen sound  Screenshot sound  Deletion sound  Fingerprint animation sound  Touch sounds

 Vibrate on touch

Dirac audio tuner：There are four different

Dirac sound modes that you can adjust

according to your preference.

Notifications & status bar

If you want to receive relevant system

notifications, you can open “Display data usage

in notification drawer” and “Pull down on Lock

screen to access notification drawer”.

Manage notifications

Notifications on lockscreen：

1. Show conversations, default, and silent.

2. Don’t show any notifications.

Notification dot on app icon: You can turn on

or off the notification dots on the app icons.

Bubbles：

Anti-peeping: Hide notifications when the

front camera detects the face of someone who

is not the device owner.

app notifications: You can turn notifications

from receiving apps on or off.

Status BAR

You can set the style of the battery and time,

enable/disable showing battery percentage,

display network speed, time and manage icons

in the status bar.

 Notification icons: You can change the

number of notification icons to be displayed

here.

 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.

 VoLTE  NFC  Wi-Fi  Mobile network

 Battery  Alarm  Airplane mode  Screencast  VoWiFi  Earbuds  Do not disturb  VPN  Personal hotspot  Bluetooth & Bluetooth earphones  Vibrate / Silent

 Ethernet  Data saving  Portrait Orientation Lock  Work profile

Password & biometrics

Go to Settings > Password & biometrics to

set up fingerprints, faces and passwords for

your phone.

Set lock screen password

Your Lock screen password cannot be retrieved

if you forget it and you will no longer be able to

unlock your phone or view phone data.

 Use a different password type: You can

choose different ways to set your lock screen

password, including pattern, 4-digit

password, 4-16 digit password and

Password with 4-16 alphanumeric

characters.

Set privacy password

The privacy password will be used for

verification in features such as app lock.

Fingerprint:

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 eight forms.

*In addition to unlocking your phone, you

can use your fingerprint to authorize

purchases and access apps.

Add face

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.

Privacy

Permission manager

Set app permissions to use microphone,

contacts, calendar and more.

Privacy protection

 App lock: You can add the apps that you

want to lock with a password.

Device ID & ads

Limit ad tracking: Limit targeted ads based on

your device ID. Once turned on, the number of

ads you receive will not change, but the ads will

be less relevant to you.

Notifications on lock screen: If you want to

turn off or on the notifications on the lock

screen, you can set it here.

Show passwords

Enable this to display characters as you type

and briefly convert them to an encrypted

asterisk "*".

Security

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 and keeps 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".

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.

Emergency SOS

 Edit emergency information and contacts:

Add your medical information and

emergency contacts to help responders in an

emergency.

 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.

Unknown source installations

For app installation, you can enable/disable

specific app for unknown source installations.

Screen pinning

Screen Pinning allows you to lock the screen to

a single app.

To use Screen Pinning, perform the following

steps:

1. Turn on Screen Pinning.

2. Open the app you want to see, and then tap

the Recent button at the bottom of the

screen to enter the Recent screen.

3. Tap the Menu button in the upper right

corner of the app screen, and then tap Pin.

*Screen Pinning will affect functions such as

incoming calls and alarms.

*Screen Pinning is unavailable if “Navigation

gestures” is turned on.

Location

Enable this to allow apps to use location

information.

 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.

Convenience tools

Navigation

The device supports two types of navigation

Go to Settings > Convenience tools >

Navigation, choose Navigation gestures or

Virtual buttons.

Gestures & motions

Screen off gestures

Use specified gestures on the screen for quick

access when the screen is off.

 Double-tap screen to turn it on/off

 Draw an O to open camera  Draw a V to turn on/off flashlight  Music control: Use two fingers to draw II on

the screen to stop or resume music play and

“<” or “ > ” to play previous or next song

when even when the screen is off.

 Add gesture

Three-finger screenshot:

1. Enable this to take a screenshot by

swiping down with three fingers.

2. Enable this to take a partial or scrolling

screenshot by touch and hold with three

fingers.

Power button

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”.

Screenshot

You can turn off or on delete the original image

after editing; you can turn off the screenshot

sound and change the position of the preview

window here.

There are three methods to get a screenshot.

 3-finger swipe down  3-finger touch and hold: Touch and hold

with 3 fingers and then drag on the screen to

select the region you want to capture.

 Buttons: press the Power button and the

Volume Down button at the same time.

Quick launch

 Touch and hold the fingerprint sensor until

icons appear. Without lifting your finger,

slide it to an icon and then release to launch

the corresponding for function or app.

 Immediately after unlocking the screen using

your fingerprint and before icons appear,

quickly slide your finger to the area where

the target icon usually appears and release

to launch the function or app.

Battery

Go to Settings > Battery to view battery details

and set battery preferences.

Save power: Optimize battery life by turning

off some apps.

Power saving mode: 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.

App battery management:

1. Allow foreground activity: tap app to turn this

function off to save battery power. However,

this app may not run properly and app

notifications may be delayed.

2. Allow all background activity: tap app to turn

on the function, no background activity for

this app will be restricted. This may consume

more battery power.

Phone battery usage: View battery usage

details since full charge and the list of which

processes use the most battery.

More battery settings：

1. High performance mode: The system always

operates in a high performance mode, but it

will increase extra power consumption.

2. Optimize battery use: Automatically optimize

apps that are draining battery in the

background.

3. Sleep standby optimization: Your phone

consumes less power and reduces

notifications when you are asleep.

4. Optimized night charging: To reduce battery

aging, your phone learns from your daily

charging routine so it can control the

charging speed at night and avoid

overcharging.

5. Show battery percentage on status bar.

Digital wellbeing & parental

controls

You digital wellbeing tools

Today: 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.

App management

Go to Settings > Apps management to

manage your device's apps, change their

settings, view app info, set notifications and

permissions, and more.

App list: You can check out the apps already installed on your phone here.

Default apps

Set the default apps for Browser app，Caller ID

& spam app，Digital assistant app，Home app，

Phone app，SMS app.

Permissions manager

Set app permissions to use location,

microphone, contacts, storage, call logs, and

more.

Auto-launch apps

When this button is off, the settings below will

save power.

Display over other apps

You can go to Settings > Apps management >

Display over other apps to view and configure

supported apps. When you open the specified

application in Display over other apps, 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.

Special app access

You can set special app access such as Battery

optimization, and Display over other apps.

App cloner

Create a new copy for the application to login

to different accounts.

Go to Setting > App management > App

cloner. The list will show you the applications

that supports app cloner. Tap the application to

open app cloner.

Storage

Go to Settings > Storage to view storage

details. You can view the amount of storage

space occupied by various types of files.

Additional settings

Language & region

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.

Date & time

Set system date and time.

 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.

Keyboard & input method

You can set your preferred keyboard here.

 Google voice typing: Enable this feature to

enable you to enter text by voice. You can

set the language using the following path：

Go to Settings > Keyboard & input method >

Google voice typing > languages.

 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.

Accessibility

The accessibility is optimized for the operation

experience of visually impaired users, so that

visually impaired users can use the phone

smoothly.

Go to Settings > Additional settings >

Accessibility.

 TalkBack

When TalkBack  is turned on, it will provide you

with voice feedback so that you don't need to

look at the screen while using the device. This

feature is very useful for the blind and those

with low vision.

 Select to speak

When Select to speak is enabled, you can click

on certain items on the screen and the system

will read them aloud.

 Text to speech（TTS）settings

You can customize the text-to-speech output.

You can also choose the language (temporarily

support Chinese and English), speed and pitch

according to your usage habits.

 Magnification

When Magnification is enabled, you can

quickly zoom in on the screen to display

content more clearly.

 Color correction

When Color correction is enabled, you can

choice correction mode from Deuteranomaly

(red-green), Protanomaly (red-green),

Tritanomaly (blue-yellow).

 High contrast text

When High contrast text is enabled, it aims to

improve the readability of screen texts by

displaying all texts in either black or white. The

specific text color displayed depends on the

original text color.

 Remove animations

When Remove animations is enabled, there

will have no over-animation and remove all

mobile animation.

 Color inversion

When Color inversion is enabled, color

inversion turns black text on a white screen into

white text on a black screen. Colors will change

in media and images. Dark mode is used to

display a dark background, while Color

inversion simply inverts color.

 Sound amplifier

Sound Amplifier supports quick enablement in

the following two ways:

1. To enable the sound enhancer, swipe up with

2 fingers and swipe up from the bottom of the

screen.

2. Hold down the volume button and hold

down both volume keys simultaneously to

activate the sound enhancer.

 Live caption

Live Caption detects speech on your device and

automatically generates captions.

 Caption preferences

When caption preferences are enabled, you

can set standard options for Language, Text

sizes, Caption style.

 Switch access

Switch Access lets people with motor

impairments control phones and tablets using

one or more switches. Use switches to select

items, scroll, enter text, and more.

 Accessibility menu

This is large onscreen menu used to control

your phone. From the menu, you can lock your

screen, adjust the volume and brightness, take

screenshots, and more.

 Press power button to end calls  Touch & hold delay

Set a time before a tap becomes a touch &

hold

 Time to take action

Chose how long to show messages that ask you

to take action, but are visible only temporarily.

Not all apps support this setting.

 Vibration & haptic strength

To set Vibration & haptic strength

 Large mouse pointer

When enabled, the phone connects to the

mouse and a larger mouse arrow appears on

the screen.

 Click when pointer stops

When a mouse is connected, you can set the

mouse cursor to click automatically when it

stops moving for a certain amount of time.

 Shortcut from Lock screen

Use a shortcut on the Lock screen to turn on

accessibility functions.

SIM card apps

Insert the SIM card, you can view the SIM card

related applications.

OTG connection

Transfer data via OTG. Automatically turns off

after 10 minutes of inactivity.

Back up and reset

 Back up & restore: Buck up data to or restore

data from a local storage device.

 Google Backup: Using google to backup

data.

 Erase all data (factory reset): Erase all data on

phone.

Users & accounts

Multi-user

 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.

About phone

View basic phone information, system version,

and more in the About phone option.

 Processor: This shows the phone processor.

 Storage：This shows total device storage.  Android version: This shows the Android

version.

 OxygenOS Version: This shows the

OxygenOS version.

 Model: This shows the phone model.  Device name: Tap to edit the device name.  Status: Tap to view the phone IMEI, IP

address, Wi-Fi MAC address, Bluetooth

address, Serial Number, Battery status,

Battery level, Up time, etc.

 Version: This shows the baseband, kernel

version, Build number, Hardware version.

 SIM card status: Insert SIM and then will

show your SIM card signal, phone number,

etc.

 Legal information: Tap to view the privacy

policy, agreements, etc.

 Regulatory labels: Tap to view Maximum SAR

Level.

 Android version: This shows the Android

version.

 Award: Tap to view OxygenOS Contributors.

Tips & support

Tips and Support provides tips and FAQ on

device usage, will be updated from time to time.

Apps

Learn about the apps on your

OnePlus device.

Phone

Dialing

 Method 1: Tap the keypad (dialpad) 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 down

to reject a call or swipe up to accept 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.

Settings

Tap the Menu button in the upper right corner

to start settings.

Display options: Change the sort order rule,

name format and turn on and off dark theme of

contacts background. Sounds and vibration: Set the sound and

vibration.

Quick responses: Respond to an incoming call

with a text message.

Calling accounts:

 SIM card features about call forwarding and

more features.

 Receive incoming calls: Switch on to receive

incoming calls which uses more battery life.

Blocked numbers: When switched on, you

won’t receive calls or texts from blocked

numbers from unidentified callers.

Voicemails: Set voicemail notification as

Important or Other.

Accessibility: Set TTY mode and hearing aids

compatibility.

Assisted dialing: To enable or disable

“Assisted dialing” while roaming, and “Default

home country/region code”.

Caller ID & spam: Switch on to identify

business and spam numbers based on data

provided by Google.

Nearby places:

 Personalized search results: Enable to

improve your search results by including

items from search history.

 Location settings: Switch on to permit app

collect and use your location data.

Advanced:

 Flip to silence: Enable to silence an

incoming call by placing your phone face

down on a flat surface.

Contacts

Contacts has following functions: Edit, delete,

search, import/export, set labels manage

blocked numbers and more.

Add a contact

1. Enter Contacts.

2. Tap Create new contact to create new

contact.

3. Enter contact information.

4. Tap Save in the upper right corner to save it.

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.

More operations:

Search file: Tap and then enter key words

to find your files.

Messages

Send, receive, and view Messages through the

Messages app.

Send message

1. Open the Messages application.

2. Tap the button in the lower right corner.

3. Select recipient.

4. Enter SMS content.

5. 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 Chat features,

Notifications, Bubbles, Hear outgoing message

sounds, Choose your current country,

Automatic link previews, Spam protection. For

Group messaging, Auto-download MMS when

roaming, Use simple characters, Get SMS

delivery reports, Wireless emergency alerts and

more, tap the Menu button in the upper right

corner and select Settings – Advanced.

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 to aac format.

 Recording playback and management:

 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

This camera offers powerful photo and video

capabilities, including portrait mode, Night

mode, Dual-view video, SLO-MO, and more.

Photo

•  You can set the photo ratios to 4:3, 1:1, 16:9

or full screen, switching with each click.

• After starting the countdown to take photos,

pressing the shutter button will not take photos

immediately. You can set the time to 3 seconds

or 10 seconds later.

•  Volume button: You can define the volume

button for different functions, such as shutter or

zoom.

•  Grid Lines: When enabled, a guide line will

appear on the screen to help you better

compose the picture.

•  Shutter sound: After opening, the shutter

sound will be emitted when the photo button is

pressed.

•  Location: When enabled, photo messages will

record location.

•  Watermark: You can add a watermark to your

photos. You could also add the author of

photos.

Video

Go to the camera app and tap Video.

In video mode, click the Record button to start

shooting the short film, and click the button

again to stop shooting. Tap Photo to switch

back to photo-taking mode.

 Video recording rate defaults to 30 FPS

(frames per second). Depending on your

model, you can select other frame rate and

video resolution. The faster the frame rate

and the higher the resolution, the larger the

resulting video file will be.

 Video quality Settings can be switched

between 4K / 1080p / 720p.

 Capture photo while shooting video: During

recording video, press the photo button to

save the current picture as a photo without

interrupting the video shooting.

AI Resolution Boost

 Enhance the resolution of videos.

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.

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

There are two ways to turn on Zen Mode.

1. Pull the notification panel down > tap Zen

mode.

2. Zen Mode can be dragged to the desktop

and turned into an icon.

* Zen mode can be uninstalled now.

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.

Clone phone

"Clone phone" 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.

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.

General

 Gaming tools: A collection of convenient

gaming tools.

 Touch settings: Allows players to adjust

touch sensitivity & touch handedness.

 Monitor Data: Real-time FPS/GPU/CPU data

can be displayed in-game.

 Add WhatsApp, discord and messenger:

Provide a more convenient social channel for players.

 Show game icons in Game only: The game

icons on the desktop and drawer will be

hidden.

Do not disturb

 Answer calls via speaker: Route

incoming calls to speaker when Games

app is turned on.

 How to show notifications: Select the

notification display mode when game

mode is on. There are four modes: Heads

up, Text only, Bullet screen and Block.

 Disable automatic brightness:

Temporarily turn off smart ambient

brightness function in game mode.

Performance enhancement

1. Haptic feedback enhancement: Provide

scenario-based vibration effects during

gaming for a truly immersive audio-visual

experience.

2. Intelligent network management: In case

of network delay, it automatically switches to

a better network, which may consume

mobile data.

Other

 Lightning start: Quick access to frequently

played games without loading the game

again.

 Pro games app: An advanced games app for

professional game players. This mode will

block all notifications and calls, and you can

see the missed calls in the call history to

catch up later.

This mode will eliminate all gaming

mistouches and interruptions by disabling

Quick settings, navigation gestures, and

Gaming Tools.

 Game filters:

1.Game filters only supports PUBG Mobile.

2.Game filters supports some of the filters,

including HDR, Night vision, Dark correction,

Retro film.

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.

Screencast

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 > Connection & sharing >

Screencast

2. Tap the menu button Screencast.

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 > Additional settings > Scheduled

power on/off. to set this function.

Screen pinning

Screen 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:

4. Turn on screen pinning.

5. Open overview.

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

then tap Pin.

App cloner

Create a new copy for the application to login

to different accounts.

Go to Setting > App management > App

cloner. The list will show you the applications

that supports app cloner. Tap the application to

open app cloner.

Display over other apps

You can go to Settings > Apps management >

Display over other apps to view and configure

supported apps. When you open the specified

application in Display over other apps, 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.

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, recover

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 > Software update 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 clone phone

Refer to Clone phone 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 > Additional settings > Back up

and reset > 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 > Additional settings >

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.

Press power button to end calls

Go to Settings > Additional settings >

Accessibility and then enable "Press power

button to end calls". This allows you to end a

call by simply pressing the power button.

Color inversion

Go to Settings > Additional settings >

Accessibility and enable "Color inversion" to

invert the display colors.

Color correction

 Deuteranomaly: red-green.  Protanomaly: red-green.  Tritanomaly: blue-yellow.

High contrast text

Go to Settings > Additional settings >

Accessibility > High contrast text. Enable this

function to increase the contrast with

background.

Safety information

View Safety information for your

device.

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