Oppo ColorOS 7.1 User Manual
ColorOS 7.1 User Guide
Here is everything you need to know about ColorOS 7.1
The demonstrated contents (including but not limited to
UI, wallpapers) are only references. The features may
vary by different models and regions. Please refer to the
actual product.
Contents
Communication and Network ........................................................................................ 19
SIM Card Settings ................................................................................................................. 19
Wi-Fi ............................................................................................................................................. 19
Wi-Fi Connection .................................................................................................. 20
Enhance Internet Experience ......................................................................... 21
Dual-Wi-Fi Speed-Up .......................................................................................... 21
Apps Using Wi-Fi and Mobile Data ............................................................. 22
Other Wireless Connections ........................................................................................... 23
VPN .............................................................................................................................. 23
Tethering .................................................................................................................. 23
NFC .............................................................................................................................. 25
Wireless Transport .............................................................................................. 25
Wake the Phone .................................................................................................................... 26
Press Power Button............................................................................................. 26
Use Raise to Wake .............................................................................................. 26
Unlock the Phone .................................................................................................................. 27
Passcode .................................................................................................................. 27
Fingerprint ............................................................................................................... 28
Enroll Face ............................................................................................................... 29
Navigation Keys .................................................................................................................... 30
Swipe Gestures from Both Sides ................................................................. 30
Virtual Keys ............................................................................................................. 32
Swipe-Up Gestures ............................................................................................. 33
Adjust and Control the Volume ..................................................................................... 35
Volume Control Buttons ................................................................................... 35
Customize the Ringtones ................................................................................. 37
Silent Mode ............................................................................................................. 37
More Options for Ringtone Customization ............................................. 38
Dolby Atmos ........................................................................................................... 39
Adjust Screen Brightness ................................................................................................. 40
Screen Color Temperature Adjustment ..................................................................... 40
Switch on Eye-Protection Mode .................................................................................... 41
Eye Care .................................................................................................................................... 41
Low-Brightness Flicker-Free Eye Care ....................................................................... 41
Dark Mode, Delivering a Comfortable Experience All Day Long .................. 42
Enabling Dark Mode ........................................................................................... 42
Setting Dark Mode to Start at a Specific Time ...................................... 43
Changing the Wallpaper as Desired ........................................................................... 43
Changing the Wallpaper .................................................................................. 44
Choosing a Photo from Photos as the Wallpaper ............................... 45
Auto-lock Clock ...................................................................................................................... 46
Auto Screen Off .................................................................................................... 46
Auto Rotate ............................................................................................................. 47
Full-Screen Display .............................................................................................. 47
Airplane Mode ........................................................................................................................ 48
Data Manager ........................................................................................................................ 48
Mobile Data Usage.............................................................................................. 48
Data Saving ............................................................................................................ 49
Contacts .................................................................................................................................... 50
Create New Contacts Manually ................................................................... 50
Import Contacts .................................................................................................... 51
Name Cards Scan ................................................................................................ 51
Manage Contacts ................................................................................................ 52
All Call Logs ............................................................................................................. 53
My Groups ............................................................................................................... 53
Do Not Disturb ........................................................................................................................ 54
Turn on "Do Not Disturb" ................................................................................. 55
Customize "Do Not Disturb" ........................................................................... 56
Allowed Content ................................................................................................... 56
Convenient Features .......................................................................................................... 57
Search Settings ..................................................................................................................... 57
Font ............................................................................................................................. 58
Convenience Aid ................................................................................................................... 58
Awake Google Assistant .................................................................................. 59
Assistive Ball .......................................................................................................... 59
Screen-off Gestures ............................................................................................ 61
Smart Sidebar ......................................................................................................................... 62
Quick tools ............................................................................................................... 63
Quick Apps .............................................................................................................. 63
Screenshot ............................................................................................................................... 64
Button Screenshot ............................................................................................... 64
3-Finger Screenshot ........................................................................................... 65
Assistive Ball Screenshot ................................................................................. 65
Smart Sidebar Screenshot .............................................................................. 65
Long Screenshot................................................................................................... 65
Sharing a Screenshot ......................................................................................... 66
Split-Screen .............................................................................................................................. 66
Split-Screen Adjustment ................................................................................... 67
Adjust Split-Screen Location .......................................................................... 68
Exit Split-Screen .................................................................................................... 68
App Cloner ................................................................................................................................ 69
Power Saver ............................................................................................................................ 70
Save Power ............................................................................................................. 71
Smart Power Saver ............................................................................................. 71
Power Usage .......................................................................................................... 71
Power Saver Options.......................................................................................... 72
High Performance Mode .................................................................................. 72
Control Center ........................................................................................................................ 73
Change or Rearrange Icons ............................................................................ 73
Quick Actions ......................................................................................................... 74
Notification Bar ...................................................................................................................... 76
See Recent and Earlier Notifications .......................................................... 77
Remind Me Later .................................................................................................. 77
Set Notification Preference ............................................................................. 77
Status Bar ................................................................................................................................. 79
App Shortcuts ......................................................................................................................... 80
Create App Shortcuts ........................................................................................ 80
Keyboards and Input Methods ...................................................................................... 81
Customize Keyboard Settings ....................................................................... 82
Type Emojis and Stickers ................................................................................. 82
Voice Typing ........................................................................................................... 83
Autofill Service ....................................................................................................... 83
OPPO Share ............................................................................................................................. 84
Find inner peace with OPPO Relax .............................................................................. 85
Breathing .................................................................................................................. 86
Music .......................................................................................................................... 86
Ambient Sounds ................................................................................................... 87
Search Settings, Data, and Files ................................................................................... 87
Multiple users, one phone ................................................................................................ 88
Accessibility ............................................................................................................................. 89
TalkBack ................................................................................................................... 90
Accessibility Menu ............................................................................................... 91
Select to Speak ..................................................................................................... 92
Switch Access ........................................................................................................ 93
Text-to-Speech (TTS) Output ......................................................................... 94
Accessibility Shortcuts ...................................................................................... 95
Subtitles .................................................................................................................... 95
Clean Storage ......................................................................................................................... 95
Back Up Your Phone............................................................................................................ 98
Use HeyTap Cloud ............................................................................................... 98
Manual Syncing ................................................................................................. 100
Charge the Battery ........................................................................................................... 102
Restart or Turn Off Your Phone .................................................................................. 103
Print right from your smartphone ............................................................................. 104
Print documents ................................................................................................ 104
Print photos .......................................................................................................... 106
Manage all your emails in one place ....................................................................... 107
Sign in to your email account ..................................................................... 108
Manage accounts and emails .................................................................... 108
Take photos ......................................................................................................... 110
Enhance photos ................................................................................................. 111
Privacy and Security ........................................................................................................ 112
Manage the Information and Permission.............................................................. 112
Personal Information Protection ............................................................... 112
Manage App Permissions ............................................................................. 113
Emergency SOS .................................................................................................................. 114
Turn On Emergency SOS: .............................................................................. 114
Emergency Numbers:...................................................................................... 114
Initiate an SOS Emergency Call ................................................................. 115
Send SOS Message .......................................................................................... 115
Privacy Password .............................................................................................................. 116
Set Privacy Passcode ...................................................................................... 116
Modify Privacy Password .............................................................................. 117
Reset Privacy Passcode ................................................................................. 117
Turn off Privacy Passcode ............................................................................ 117
App Lock ................................................................................................................................. 118
Turn on App Lock .............................................................................................. 118
Access Encrypted Apps ................................................................................. 119
Turn off App Lock .............................................................................................. 120
Hide Home Screen Icons ............................................................................... 120
Access-Hidden Apps........................................................................................ 121
Payment Protection .......................................................................................................... 121
Harassment and Fraud Prevention .......................................................................... 122
Block Calls ............................................................................................................. 122
Block Messages ................................................................................................. 123
Blacklist .................................................................................................................. 124
Whitelist ................................................................................................................. 124
Kid Space ............................................................................................................................... 125
Private Safe .......................................................................................................................... 126
Add Files ................................................................................................................ 126
Access to Private Files .................................................................................... 127
Add Private Safe to Desktop ....................................................................... 127
Tools & Applications ......................................................................................................... 128
Application Basis ............................................................................................................... 128
Download and Install Apps .......................................................................... 128
Move and Organize Apps ............................................................................. 130
Delete Apps .......................................................................................................... 131
Clock ......................................................................................................................................... 132
Alarm Clock .......................................................................................................... 132
Set Vibration of a Specific Alarm .............................................................. 133
Weather-Adaptive Alarm .............................................................................. 134
World Clock .......................................................................................................... 135
Stopwatch ............................................................................................................ 138
Timer ........................................................................................................................ 139
Weather .................................................................................................................................. 141
Authorization to Acquire Location Information ................................. 141
View Current Weather and Weather Forecast .................................. 141
View Weather in Multi-Cities ...................................................................... 142
Calculator .............................................................................................................................. 143
Numeric Calculation ........................................................................................ 143
Online Exchange Rate Conversion ........................................................... 144
More Unit Conversion ..................................................................................... 144
Compass ................................................................................................................................ 145
Calibrate Compass ........................................................................................... 145
View the Direction of Where Your Phone is Pointing at ................ 146
Phone Calls ........................................................................................................................... 147
Make a Call ........................................................................................................... 147
Manage Incoming Calls ................................................................................. 148
Multi-Operations During a Call ................................................................... 150
Call Recording ..................................................................................................... 151
Identification of Unknown Numbers ....................................................... 153
Messages ............................................................................................................................... 153
Send and Receive SMS................................................................................... 153
Send Pictures, Videos, and Audios ........................................................... 155
Delete and Block Messages ........................................................................ 157
Browser ................................................................................................................................... 157
Browse the Web ................................................................................................ 157
Browse Tabs ........................................................................................................ 159
Search ..................................................................................................................... 160
AD Blocking .......................................................................................................... 161
Private Browsing ............................................................................................... 161
File Manager ........................................................................................................................ 162
Quick File Sorting .............................................................................................. 162
Folder Manager .................................................................................................. 163
Set as Private ...................................................................................................... 164
Phone Manager .................................................................................................................. 165
Examine and Optimize ................................................................................... 165
Clear Up Storage ............................................................................................... 166
Privacy Permissions ......................................................................................... 167
Virus Scan ............................................................................................................. 168
Payment Protection ......................................................................................... 168
Theme Store ......................................................................................................................... 171
Purchase / Download Resources .............................................................. 171
Set the Theme .................................................................................................... 172
Set Wallpaper ..................................................................................................... 173
App Market ........................................................................................................................... 174
Banner .................................................................................................................... 174
Games ..................................................................................................................... 175
Apps ......................................................................................................................... 175
Top ............................................................................................................................ 175
My Information ................................................................................................... 176
Music Party ........................................................................................................................... 176
Create a Party ..................................................................................................... 176
Join a Party .......................................................................................................... 177
Recorder ................................................................................................................................. 178
Standard Recording ......................................................................................... 178
Meeting/Interview Recording ...................................................................... 179
Audio Manager................................................................................................... 179
Mark Recording .................................................................................................. 180
Screen Recording ............................................................................................................... 180
Start Screen Recording .................................................................................. 180
Screen Recording Settings ........................................................................... 181
One-Handed Mode............................................................................................................ 182
Focus Mode .......................................................................................................................... 183
Entering Focus Mode ...................................................................................... 183
Setting the Focus Period ............................................................................... 183
Selecting the Focus Atmosphere .............................................................. 183
Customizing Focus Schemes ...................................................................... 184
Viewing Focus Statistics ............................................................................... 184
Incoming Call Alerts ......................................................................................... 185
Screen-Off Timer ............................................................................................... 186
Smart Driving ....................................................................................................................... 186
Driving Mode ....................................................................................................... 186
Riding Mode ......................................................................................................... 188
Clone Phone ......................................................................................................................... 190
ORoaming .............................................................................................................................. 192
Smart Assistant .................................................................................................................. 194
Smart Convenience Services ....................................................................................... 194
Search ..................................................................................................................... 194
Permanent Services ......................................................................................... 195
Quick Functions ................................................................................................. 195
Smart Scenario Services ............................................................................... 196
Manage Smart Assistant Cards ................................................................ 196
Make your Shots Outstanding .................................................................................... 197
Learn How to Capture the Best Shots .................................................................... 197
Take Photos .......................................................................................................................... 197
Adjust Brightness .............................................................................................. 198
Zoom in or out .................................................................................................... 198
Turn the Flash on/off ....................................................................................... 198
Portrait mode ....................................................................................................................... 199
AI Beautification ................................................................................................................. 199
Night Mode ........................................................................................................................... 200
Dazzle Color Mode ............................................................................................................ 202
Expert Mode ......................................................................................................................... 203
Take Photos with Filters ................................................................................................. 204
Take a Panorama Photo ................................................................................................. 205
HDR ........................................................................................................................................... 206
Watermark ............................................................................................................................ 207
Gesture to Take Photo .................................................................................................... 208
Shoot Video .......................................................................................................................... 208
Video Bokeh.......................................................................................................................... 209
SLO-MO Video ..................................................................................................................... 210
TIME-LAPSE Video ............................................................................................................. 210
Editing a Video .................................................................................................................... 211
Trim a Video ......................................................................................................... 211
Speed Changing ................................................................................................ 211
Camera Settings ................................................................................................................ 213
Photos ...................................................................................................................................... 214
Photos ..................................................................................................................... 214
Optimize Storage .............................................................................................. 218
Search Photos ..................................................................................................... 219
Using Soloop to Create Vlogs ...................................................................................... 220
Game Experience ............................................................................................................... 230
Hyper Boost .......................................................................................................................... 230
Game Space ......................................................................................................................... 230
Hide Games Icons on Home Screen ................................................................. 231
Game Mode Settings ............................................................................................... 231
Smart Dual-Channel Network Optimization ................................................ 232
Locking Brightness During Gaming .................................................................. 233
Game Assistant .......................................................................................................... 233
Flip the Switch .................................................................................................... 233
Blocking Calls and Notifications ................................................................ 234
Answer Calls in Banner Notice ................................................................... 234
Decline Incoming Calls ................................................................................... 234
Screen Capture .................................................................................................. 234
Floating Window Chat .................................................................................... 235
Capturing Game Moments ........................................................................... 235
Restart, Update, Back Up, Restore & HeyTap Cloud ....................................... 235
Restart ..................................................................................................................................... 236
Power on/off ........................................................................................................ 236
Restart the Phone ............................................................................................. 236
Software Updates ............................................................................................................. 236
OTA Online Update .......................................................................................... 237
Local Update ....................................................................................................... 237
Back up ................................................................................................................................... 237
Back Up to Phone Storage ........................................................................... 238
Back Up to HeyTap Cloud ............................................................................. 238
Restore .................................................................................................................................... 239
Restore Phone .................................................................................................... 239
Restore Data ....................................................................................................... 240
App Optimization ............................................................................................................... 240
App Cleaner ......................................................................................................... 240
Smart System Management ....................................................................... 241
Smart Memory Compression ...................................................................... 241
HeyTap Cloud ...................................................................................................................... 241
Activate HeyTap Cloud .................................................................................. 242
Manage Cloud Storage .................................................................................. 243
Purchase More Cloud Storage .................................................................... 243
Contacts Time Machine ................................................................................. 244
Support & Service .............................................................................................................. 244
Contact OPPO Support ................................................................................................... 244
Self Service ........................................................................................................................... 245
Get Help and Explore ....................................................................................................... 245
Get More Information ...................................................................................................... 245
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Communication and
Network
SIM Card Settings
If your OPPO smartphone supports Dual SIM, the card tray one is for
Nano-SIM. The card tray two supports both Nano-SIM and MicroSD Card.
In Dual SIM mode, you can set a default SIM card for dialing, or manually
select one when dialing. You can also set a SIM card for cellular
networks.
You can rename two SIM cards and modify the network settings
Wi-Fi
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Wi-Fi Connection
Wi-Fi Without Password
Tap the network directly
Password-Required Wi-Fi
Tap the network and enter the password if
required.
Manually Add a Network
If you cannot find the network you want
connect, enter both the network name and
password after you tap the option
"Manually Add a Network".
Go to [Settings] > [Wi-Fi], enable Wi-Fi.
Detected Wi-Fi networks will be displayed.
Once the device is successfully connected to a network, whenever
the network is available, the device will connect to the network
without having to re-enter the password.
If you do not want to connect to a network automatically, tap to
remove the connected network.
You can view the "Saved Networks" in "Advanced Settings".
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Enhance Internet Experience
Wi-Fi Assistant
Enable "Automatically Select the Best
Wi-Fi", so the phone will connect to the
best Wi-Fi network.
You can also activate "Auto-switch to
Cellular Network" when all Wi-Fi
networks are of poor quality while the
cellular data is on, the phone will switch
to the cellular network automatically
Dual Channel
Network
Acceleration
When "Dual Channel Network
Acceleration" is turned on, network
speed will be intelligently accelerated
when cellular data and Wi-Fi are used
concurrently.
What if the Wi-Fi signal is unstable?
App/s for network acceleration are displayed below.
Dual-Wi-Fi Speed-Up
After enabling Dual-Wi-Fi mode, two Wi-Fi networks will be connected at
the same time, and network connection acceleration and seamless
switching will be a breeze.
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Turn on Dual-Wi-Fi Mode
Go to [Settings] > [Wi-Fi] > [Smart Speed-Up] > Enable [Dual-Wi-Fi
Speed-Up].
2 Wi-Fi hot spots: One is 2.4 Ghz, the other is 5 Ghz. No
mutual disturbance lies between them and each hot spot can
receive and send data independently.
2 hot spots can be named either the same or differently.
2 hot spots can share the same router or be supported by
different routers.
（Only some phones support this feature）
Apps Using Wi-Fi and Mobile Data
You can customize network permission settings for each app in
"Wi-Fi and Mobile Data", "Wi-Fi" or "Close". You can also view the
total traffic used by each app.
Go to [Settings] > [SIM Card & Cellular Data] > [Data Usage] > [Network
Permissions].
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Other Wireless Connections
VPN
VPN or Virtual Private Network, allows you to create a secure connection
to another network over the Internet which extends a private network
across a public network.
Add VPN
Go to [Settings] > [Other Wireless Connections] > [VPN] > . Enter the
name, VPN type, server address and more information to add a VPN.
Tethering
You can share your network in the following four ways.
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Personal Hotspot
When enabled, your Internet connection
can be detected and shared by surrounding
devices.
Go to [Settings] > [Other Wireless
Connections] > [Personal Hotspot].
Enter "Personal Hotspot Settings" to set the
name and password for your personal
hotspot.
You can also set blacklist, maximum
connected devices, and data restriction in
"Connection Management".
Wi-Fi Tethering
When Wi-Fi Tethering is on, your Wi-Fi
network will be shared.
Go to [Settings] > [Other Wireless
Connections] > [Wi-Fi Tethering].
Enter "Wi-Fi Tethering Settings" to set the
name and password for your hotspot.
When "Visible to Other Devices" is turned
off, you can manually add networks to
connect to the hotspot
Up to 10 devices can connect to your
hotspot at the same time. Wi-Fi Tethering
cannot be used simultaneously with OPPO
Share, Wi-Fi Direct, Multi-screen Interaction,
and other functions.
USB Tethering
Connect your phone to the computer with a
data cable. Go to [Settings] > [Other
Wireless Connections] > [USB Tethering],
the computer will automatically recognize
and share your Internet connection.
When the pairing is done. Go to [Settings] >
[Other Wireless Connections] > [Bluetooth
Tethering].
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To turn off Bluetooth Tethering. Go to
[Settings] > [Other Wireless Connections] >
[Bluetooth Tethering]. Or, you can tap
"Unpair" to disconnect Bluetooth and stop
sharing your Internet connection.
NFC
Go to [Settings] > [Other Wireless
Connections] > [NFC] to enable.
When "NFC" is on, the phone is allowed to
exchange data with any device in close
proximity.
You can also use "Touch & Pay" and
"Android Beam". Your phone is allowed to
make a payment or transfer data via NFC.
Wi-Fi Direct
Through "Wi-Fi Direct", you can transfer data
swiftly to peer devices when connecting to the
same wireless network.
Screencast
Go to [Settings] > [Other Wireless
Connections] > [Screencast] to enable.
Your phone's display can be paired in real
time with a display device after enabling
wireless display on the display device.
DLNA
When "DLNA" is enabled, the phone will
automatically search for the DLNA device in the
same Wi-Fi wireless network, and then project
the phone screen to the target device.
Wireless Transport
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Wake the Phone
There are multiple ways to wake your phone.
Press Power Button
Press the Power Button on the right side to wake the phone.
Use Raise to Wake
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Enable "Raise to Turn On Screen". When you raise your phone to look at
it, it will automatically wake the locked screen.
Go to [Settings] > [Convenience Aid] > [Gesture & Motions], enable
[Raise to Wake].
Unlock the Phone
For safety & privacy, you can set many ways to unlock your phone,
including passcode, fingerprint, and facial recognition. You can use
more than one method to unlock your phone.
Passcode
You can set a 6-digit numeric code to unlock your phone. After waking
the phone, slide the phone and enter the passcode.
Go to [Settings] > [Fingerprint, Face & Password] > [Lock Screen
Password].
Your lock screen password is used to unlock your phone. If you forget it,
you must reset it by restoring your phone to factory defaults, which will
erase all data on your phone.
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Fingerprint
Follow the onscreen instructions the first time you set up your
fingerprint passcode. You can add up to five different fingerprints.
Go to [Settings] > [Fingerprint, Face & Password] > [Fingerprint] > [Add a
Fingerprint].
Tap "Animation Style", you can choose the animation style of fingerprint
you like.
If you want to show Fingerprint Icon when screen-off, tap "Screen-Off
Unlock" to set it.
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Enroll Face
You can also unlock your phone within only 0.08 seconds with a simple
glance at the phone.
To use Face enrollment, you should set up the facial-recognizing
passcode on your phone.
Go to [Settings] > [Fingerprint, Face & Password] > [Add Face] > [Enroll
Face].
Note:
Remember to follow the onscreen instructions by enrolling your face
to acquire the best results.
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Look straight to the screen.
Keep the phone 20-50 cm away from your face and position your
entire face in the circle until the enrollment is finished.
Avoid exposing your face to the bright or dim environment.
You are advised to turn on Raise to Turn on Screen, to better identify
your face.
There are two ways to unlock while using face enrollment:
1. Swipe up to unlock
2. Wait for the automatic unlock if the screen light is on.
Tip: You can further protect personal security if you set your phone as
inaccessible to be unlocked when your eyes are closed.
Navigation Keys
Tap [Settings] > [Convenience Aid] > [Navigation Keys], there are three
types of navigational gestures, including Swipe Gestures from Both
Sides, Virtual Keys, and Swipe-Up gestures.
Swipe Gestures from Both Sides
Back
Swipe inward from the bottom left or the bottom right of the screen.
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Back to Home screen
Swipe upward from the bottom of the screen.
View Recent Tasks
Swipe upward from the bottom of the screen and then hold.
Switch to Previous App
Swipe inward from the bottom left or the bottom right of the screen and
then hold.
You can also enable "Mistouch Prevention for Swipe Gestures from Both
Sides". When using the full screen in landscape mode, gestures need 2
swipes to take effect.
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