OnePlus Nord N30 5G User manual

OnePlus Nord N30 5G User
Manual
Due to software updates, your experience of the software interface (including but not limited
to software features, user interfaces, and interaction experiences) may differ from the
interface presented in this manual. The software interface is subject to change.
......................................................................................................................................................1
GETTING STARTED.............................................................................................................................3
SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE..................................................................................................................... 3
BATTERY AND CHARGING......................................................................................................................3
PHYSICAL BUTTONS............................................................................................................................... 4
TRANSFER DATA TO ONEPLUS DEVICE..................................................................................................5
THE BASICS........................................................................................................................................... 6
BASIC GESTURES....................................................................................................................................6
INSTALL AND UNINSTALL APPS..............................................................................................................6
USE APPS...............................................................................................................................................7
HOME SCREEN........................................................................................................................................8
NOTIFICATION........................................................................................................................................9
GOOGLE ASSISTANT............................................................................................................................ 10
SETTINGS.............................................................................................................................................11
WI-FI................................................................................................................................................... 11
MOBILE NETWORK...............................................................................................................................11
BLUETOOTH......................................................................................................................................... 12
CONNECTION &SHARING.................................................................................................................... 12
HOME SCREEN & LOCK SCREEN........................................................................................................155
DISPLAY &BRIGHTNESS....................................................................................................................166
SOUND &VIBRATION........................................................................................................................ 177
NOTIFICATIONS &STATUS BAR........................................................................................................... 18
APPS.................................................................................................................................................. 200
PASSWORD &SECURITY....................................................................................................................200
PRIVACY............................................................................................................................................ 232
LOCATION..........................................................................................................................................233

SAFETY &EMERGENCY..................................................................................................................... 244
BATTERY........................................................................................................................................... 244
SPECIAL FEATURES............................................................................................................................ 255
DIGITAL WELLBEING &PARENTAL CONTROLS.................................................................................266
ADDITIONAL SETTINGS...................................................................................................................... 266
ABOUT DEVICE................................................................................................................................3030
USERS &ACCOUNTS..........................................................................................................................311
GOOGLE.............................................................................................................................................311
HELP &FEEDBACK............................................................................................................................ 312
APPS.................................................................................................................................................. 3232
PHONE............................................................................................................................................... 322
CONTACTS......................................................................................................................................... 333
MYFILES...........................................................................................................................................333
MESSAGES......................................................................................................................................... 344
WEATHER.......................................................................................................................................... 344
CALCULATOR.....................................................................................................................................355
RECORDER......................................................................................................................................... 355
NOTES................................................................................................................................................365
PHOTOS................................................................................................................................................36
CLOCK................................................................................................................................................. 37
CLONE PHONE..................................................................................................................................... 38
GOOGLE APPS......................................................................................................................................38
PLAY STORE........................................................................................................................................ 39
ADVANCED.......................................................................................................................................... 39
GAMES.................................................................................................................................................39
APP CLONER........................................................................................................................................41
REBOOT, UPDATE, BACKUP, RECOVERY..................................................................................41
REBOOT OR FORCE REBOOT.................................................................................................................41
SYSTEM UPDATES................................................................................................................................ 42
BACKUP AND RESTORE........................................................................................................................42
FACTORY RESET...................................................................................................................................42
ACCESSIBILITY..................................................................................................................................43
PRESS POWER BUTTON TO END CALLS.................................................................................................43
MAGNIFICATION.................................................................................................................................. 43
COLOR CORRECTION............................................................................................................................ 43
COLOR VISION ENHANCEMENT............................................................................................................ 43
COLOR INVERSION............................................................................................................................... 44
HIGH CONTRAST TEXT......................................................................................................................... 44

Getting started
Learn more about your device and start using it.
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 device
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 device 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.
Charging
When you use the OnePlus charger and USB cable for charging, you can charge your phone
safely 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 Voice Assistant.
Press the power button and volume up button simultaneously for Emergency/Power off/
Restart when the device is on.
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.
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 device
Clone Phone can quickly transfer all your data, including contacts, messages and photos,
from your old device to your new OnePlus device.
If only OnePlus Switch is installed on your old phone, you will need to scan the new QR code
to download the Clone Phone.
If the old device is OnePlus or other Android device:
1. Open the Clone Phone. Select This is the new 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 the Clone Phone in your old phone, select This is the 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 and download Clone Phone app on your old
phone.
2. Open Clone phone app on new device and choose This is the new phone and then tap on
iPhone.
3. Sign in to your iCloud account and connect two phones on Clone Phone.
4. 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 formats of data can be
transferred due to compatibility issues.

The Basics
Learn to use your OnePlus device.
Basic gestures
Learn to use basic gestures, such as tap, drag, swipe, and zoom, to control your phone and
apps.
1. Tap to enter the app or select it.
2. When viewing a webpage or list, swipe up or down to scroll.
3. Swipe left or right with your finger to switch tabs, change pages or slide content in the
weather / calendar / photos / app list.
4. Two-finger zoom for images and web pages.
5. Press and hold the screen to open the pop-up window for advanced settings or enter edit
status.
Install and uninstall apps
Install apps from Play Store
It is advisable to download and install apps from Play Store available on your device.
Open Play Store to search for apps using keywords 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.
* New upgradation of apps that you download would be reminded. (Choose yes/no)
Uninstall apps
Uninstall apps as follows:
On the home screen, press and hold the app icon, and go to App info > Uninstall.
On the app drawer, press and hold the app icon and select Uninstall.
Go to Settings > Apps > 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.
After you set Navigation buttons Back, Home and 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 hold, then
close apps by swiping up on the app card.
Tap the Recents 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 hold, 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, click ︙in the top right corner of the app card to access menu options.
Select Lock to stop the app from being closed or cleared.
Home screen
Learn to set wallpapers,icons,widgets, layout, transitions 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.
Icons
Long press a blank space on the home screen and select Icons to set icons on the home screen.
Widgets
Long press on a blank space from the home screen and select Widgets, then press a widget
and drag it to the home screen.
Layout

Long press on a blank space from the home screen and select Layout. Adjust the number of
desktop grids.
Transitions
Long press on a blank space from the home screen and select Transitions. Choose the style
of page transition in the Home screen.
More
More specific home settings can be set in Settings > Home screen & Lock 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 notifications 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 three choices: Turn off notification / set as silent / more settings.
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.
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
G
Connected to GPRS network
Airplane mode enabled
3G
Connected to UMTS network
Normal charging
H
Connected to HSDPA network
Battery capacity
H+
Connected to HSPA+ network
NFC enabled
4G
Connected to LTE network
Gaming mode enabled
5G
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?")