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Oppo: Customize Smart Sidebar Quick Access

If your Oppo's Smart Sidebar is packed with tools you never open, or missing the one app shortcut you actually need, the Quick access list needs an edit. The sidebar mixes three shortcut types: Quick Tools like screenshot or screen recording, Quick Apps that open in a floating window, and plain App shortcuts. Left unedited, you keep swiping past icons that only get in the way.

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Android 11 · Coloros 11
Customize Smart Sidebar Quick Access – Coloros 11: step 1 – Open Smart Sidebar
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Customize Smart Sidebar Quick Access auf Oppo

The Smart Sidebar on Oppo phones running ColorOS pulls together three different shortcut types into one panel: Quick Tools for actions like screenshots or screen recording, Quick Apps that launch in a floating window so you can chat or watch video on the side, and simple App shortcuts that just open an app. All three sit in the same Quick access list, which is why the panel gets crowded fast if you never trim it.

The list is controlled from an editable screen inside the sidebar itself, not from the main system settings. To change it:

Open Smart SidebarTap on EditAdd, move or remove Quick accessesTap on Save

While editing, you can drag entries to reorder them, tap to remove ones you never use, and add tools, floating apps or app shortcuts back in. Nothing changes until you tap Save, so you can back out safely if you change your mind midway.

If an app you want is missing from the picker, it usually means that app has no floating-window or quick-tool integration and only supports a plain shortcut. In that case, adding a regular App shortcut is the only option, and a full uninstall/reinstall will not add missing floating-window support.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. All three shortcut types share one list, so you can combine a screenshot tool, a floating chat app and a plain app shortcut side by side. Add or remove any of them from Open Smart SidebarTap on EditAdd, move or remove Quick accesses.