Find a Keyword on a Website in the Browser
Scanning a long article on your OnePlus phone for one specific word can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack. The browser's built-in find function highlights every match in yellow, so you do not have to scroll through walls of text. Knowing where this tool hides in the menu saves real time.
Stopwatch: Start, Pause and Lap Timer
Trying to time a workout or a recipe on your OnePlus phone but the stopwatch buttons seem to do nothing when you tap them? The Clock app bundles a stopwatch with lap timing, but Start, Lap, Pause and Reset only respond in a fixed order. Tap them out of sequence and the stopwatch either freezes on the current time or the lap list stays empty.
Add a Contact Shortcut to the Home Screen
Digging through the Contacts app every time you want to reach the same person wastes time, especially if that contact is not one of your recent calls. On OnePlus phones, a home screen shortcut places that contact right next to your apps, one tap away. Here is what the Add to Home screen option actually does and when it is worth setting up.
Enable or Disable the Emoji Switch Key
Typing emojis on your OnePlus normally means holding down the language key or hunting through a separate emoji panel, which slows you down in chats and emails. A dedicated emoji key on Gboard puts the smiley picker one tap away, but it swaps places with the globe icon used to switch languages. If you type in more than one language, that trade-off matters before you turn the option on.
Stop Battery Saver Turning Off After Charging
If Battery Saver on your OnePlus phone switches off by itself once charging passes roughly 90%, the „Turn off when fully charged“ option is behind it. That's inconvenient if you want power saving to stay active no matter how full the battery is.
Enable or Disable UltraShot HDR
Photos taken on your OnePlus phone sometimes come out with blown-out skies or crushed shadows, and UltraShot HDR is the setting responsible for balancing those extremes. When it is switched on, the camera captures several exposures and blends them into one shot, which can make some scenes look overprocessed or slow down capture speed. Turning it off gives you a single, faster exposure at the cost of that extra brightness detail.
Delete an Album in Gallery
Old collections pile up in the Gallery app and take up space you want back. Before you tap Delete on an album, it helps to know that removing it wipes every photo and video stored inside, not just the album itself. Mixing up 'delete album' with 'remove from collection' can cost you files you actually wanted to keep.
Add App to Data Saver Exception List
When Data Saver is active on your OnePlus phone, background data gets blocked for most apps. WhatsApp and other messengers can then miss incoming messages until you open them manually. Adding an app to the unrestricted data list keeps it connected even while data saving stays on.
Enable or Disable Spell Check
On a OnePlus phone, Gboard runs two separate features: auto-correction and spell check. If spell check is active, typos get underlined instead of fixed automatically, which can be confusing when you expect immediate corrections. Turning it off stops the underlining without touching auto-correction.
Enable or Disable Wi-Fi
If Wi-Fi on your OnePlus phone keeps dropping, reconnecting slowly, or refuses to join a network at all, switching the radio off and back on often clears the stuck state. This matters most before downloading larger files, apps, or updates, since a shaky Wi-Fi connection can stall or fail those transfers. Knowing exactly where the toggle sits also helps when you want to force the phone onto mobile data instead.
Delete a Contact
Old numbers, duplicate entries, or contacts you no longer need can pile up in the Contacts app on your OnePlus phone. Deleting a contact removes every stored detail at once, including phone numbers, addresses, website entries, and birthdays. If that contact is linked to your Google Account, the deletion carries over there as well.
Enable or Disable Location Data in Photos and Videos
If your photos and videos do not show where they were taken in the gallery app, the camera is not tagging them with location data. This can happen after a system update or a fresh camera app install, when location tagging quietly resets to off. Turning geotagging back on lets you see the exact spot of every shot later, which is useful for travel photos or documenting a job site.
Enable Parallel Apps for Dual Messenger Accounts
Running two WhatsApp, Messenger, Facebook or Instagram accounts on one OnePlus phone usually fails because the app only supports a single login at a time. OxygenOS solves this with a built-in cloning feature that creates a separate, independent copy of the app. Without it, you are stuck switching accounts manually every time you need the other profile.
Audio Balance: Left/Right Adjustment
If one ear picks up sound noticeably louder than the other on your OnePlus phone, calls and media can feel unbalanced or tiring to listen to. This often happens with slight hearing differences between ears or with headphones that sit unevenly. OxygenOS lets you shift the output continuously toward one side instead of living with the imbalance.
Change Long-Press Shutter Action
Holding down the shutter button in the OnePlus Camera app instantly starts a video recording instead of taking a photo. If you actually want a quick burst of shots when you press and hold, the camera is simply set to the wrong long-press action.
Import Contacts from SIM or VCF File
Contacts stored only on a SIM card or in a .vcf backup file stay invisible to your OnePlus phone until you actively pull them into the Contacts app. That gap shows up right after switching SIM cards or setting up a new phone, when calls and messages suddenly miss names you know exist. Where you save the imported data - device storage or your Google account - also decides whether those contacts survive a factory reset or a phone swap.
Set Up Daily Wallpaper for Home and Lock Screen
If your home screen and lock screen show the same picture every day, the Shot on OnePlus wallpaper collection is probably still set to a fixed image instead of updating on its own. OnePlus ships a built-in daily wallpaper option that swaps the background automatically, but it only works once it is switched on for the screen you want. Without checking the update source, it can also pull new images over mobile data without you noticing.
Export Contacts to VCF
OnePlus only lets you export contacts straight to a VCF file in internal storage, not directly to another app or cloud service. If you need those numbers on a new phone or backed up somewhere safe, you first have to pick the right account before the file gets created. Choosing the wrong account at that step often means the wrong contacts get exported, or none at all show up in the saved file.
Enable or Disable Google Location Accuracy
If your OnePlus phone's GPS position drifts, jumps around, or takes ages to lock on, Google's location accuracy setting is usually involved. This feature blends Wi-Fi, cellular network and sensor data with raw GPS to sharpen your position on maps and in apps. Turning it off trades some precision for less data sharing, which is worth knowing before you flip the switch.
Change Default Apps
If tapping a link or asking for voice assistance keeps opening the wrong app on your OnePlus phone, a default app assignment is pinned to a tool you no longer want. This happens after installing a new browser, messaging app or voice assistant that never took over the role automatically. The system keeps using the old default until you switch it manually.
Show Device Certification Labels
Looking for the FCC ID or HAC rating on your OnePlus phone but cannot find a physical sticker anywhere on the device? OnePlus stores these regulatory certifications digitally instead of printing them on the back cover. Which labels appear depends on your exact device model and sales region.
Edit Quick Responses in the Phone App
Rejecting a call with a text reply on your OnePlus phone often sends a generic message like 'I will call you back later' that does not fit the situation. The Phone app stores a fixed set of quick responses that rarely match how you actually communicate. Until you edit them, every caller you decline gets the same default text.
Rename SIM Card
When both SIM slots run cards from the same mobile carrier, the phone shows an identical label for each and calls or data usage become hard to tell apart. OxygenOS displays this carrier name by default instead of a custom label. Renaming each SIM card fixes the mix-up without needing to swap slots or restart the phone.
Delete Access Point Name (APN)
A wrong or outdated APN entry on your OnePlus phone can block mobile data or MMS even though your SIM card works fine elsewhere. This often happens after switching providers, since the old carrier's APN stays saved and OxygenOS keeps using it by default. Removing the leftover entry clears the conflict without touching your other network settings.