OnePlus OxygenOS12 User manual

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OxygenOS 12 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.
Table of contents
GETTING STARTED...........................................................................................................................................................................4
FRONT & BACK VIEW...................................................................................................................................................................... 4
SETTING UP YOUR DEVICE................................................................................................................................................................. 4
BATTERY AND CHARGING..............................................................................................................................................................5
PHYSICAL BUTTONS...................................................................................................................................................................... 7
TRANSFER DATA TO ONEPLUS DEVICE.......................................................................................................................................... 9
THE BASICS.................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
BASIC GESTURES......................................................................................................................................................................... 11
INSTALL AND UNINSTALL APPS....................................................................................................................................................12
USE APPS................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
HOME SCREEN............................................................................................................................................................................ 14
HOME SETTINGS.........................................................................................................................................................................15

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NOTIFICATION............................................................................................................................................................................ 16
GOOGLE ASSISTANT.................................................................................................................................................................... 20
SETTINGS......................................................................................................................................................................................20
MOBILE NETWORK...................................................................................................................................................................... 21
WI-FI.........................................................................................................................................................................................22
BLUETOOTH................................................................................................................................................................................ 23
CONNECTION &SHARING.......................................................................................................................................................... 24
USB TETHERING......................................................................................................................................................................... 25
BLUETOOTH TETHERING.............................................................................................................................................................. 26
NFC........................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
SCREENCAST............................................................................................................................................................................... 27
PRINT......................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
VPN...........................................................................................................................................................................................28
PRIVATE DNS.............................................................................................................................................................................28
ANDROID AUTO......................................................................................................................................................................... 28
PERSONALIZATIONS.................................................................................................................................................................... 29
DISPLAY SETTINGS...................................................................................................................................................................... 29
HOME SCREEN & LOCK SCREEN..................................................................................................................................................30
DISPLAY &BRIGHTNESS............................................................................................................................................................. 31
SOUND &VIBRATION.................................................................................................................................................................33
NOTIFICATIONS &STATUS BAR.................................................................................................................................................. 36
MANAGE NOTIFICATIONS............................................................................................................................................................36
PASSWORD &SECURITY............................................................................................................................................................. 38
PRIVACY..................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
SAFETY &EMERGENCY............................................................................................................................................................... 42
BATTERY..................................................................................................................................................................................... 44
APPS.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 44
LOCATION...................................................................................................................................................................................46
DIGITAL WELLBEING &PARENTAL CONTROLS.............................................................................................................................46
SYSTEM SETTINGS....................................................................................................................................................................... 48
USERS &ACCOUNTS.................................................................................................................................................................. 55
ABOUT DEVICE........................................................................................................................................................................... 56
GOOGLE......................................................................................................................................................................................56
MANAGE YOUR GOOGLE ACCOUNT.............................................................................................................................................. 56
TIPS & SUPPORT........................................................................................................................................................................ 56

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APPS..............................................................................................................................................................................................58
PHONE....................................................................................................................................................................................... 58
CONTACTS.................................................................................................................................................................................. 60
MYFILES.................................................................................................................................................................................... 61
MESSAGES.................................................................................................................................................................................. 61
WEATHER................................................................................................................................................................................... 62
CALCULATOR.............................................................................................................................................................................. 64
RECORDER.................................................................................................................................................................................. 64
NOTES........................................................................................................................................................................................ 65
PHOTOS......................................................................................................................................................................................66
CLOCK........................................................................................................................................................................................ 66
ZEN MODE................................................................................................................................................................................. 68
CLONE PHONE............................................................................................................................................................................69
GOOGLE APPS............................................................................................................................................................................ 69
PLAY STORE................................................................................................................................................................................72
ADVANCED.................................................................................................................................................................................. 72
GAMING MODE...........................................................................................................................................................................72
REBOOT, UPDATE, BACKUP, RECOVERY................................................................................................................................ 75
REBOOT OR FORCE REBOOT........................................................................................................................................................ 75
SYSTEM UPDATES........................................................................................................................................................................75
BACK UP AND RESET.................................................................................................................................................................. 75
FACTORY RESET...........................................................................................................................................................................76
ACCESSIBILITY............................................................................................................................................................................. 78
PRESS POWER BUTTON TO END CALLS........................................................................................................................................ 78
MAGNIFICATION.........................................................................................................................................................................78
COLOR INVERSION...................................................................................................................................................................... 79
HIGH CONTRAST TEXT.................................................................................................................................................................79
SAFETY INFORMATION............................................................................................................................................................. 80
PRECAUTIONS FOR USING THE DEVICE........................................................................................................................................... 82
FCC NOTICE............................................................................................................................................................................... 92
CARE AND MAINTENANCE..........................................................................................................................................................100
ONEPLUS DEVICE WARRANTY INFORMATION..............................................................................................................................102
THE LIMITED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER................................................................................................................................. 102

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RETURN POLICY (LIMITED TO EUROPE)........................................................................................................................................104

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Getting started
Learn more about your device and start using.
Front & Back View
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.

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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:

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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.

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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 Google assist when the
device is on.
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 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.

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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.

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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 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 a 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 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.

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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.

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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/gallery/app list.
4. Two-finger zoom for images.
5. Press and hold the screen to bring up the pop-up window for
advanced settings or to enter edit status.

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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.
* New upgradation of apps that you download would be
reminded. (Choose yes/no)
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 >Manage app & advice >Manage>uninstalled,
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.

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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.

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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, press the Settings button on top right
corner to access menu options. Select Lock to stop the app from
being closed or cleared.
Home screen

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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 then press the “+” button on top left corner to
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 MORE
to HOME SETTINGS.

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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.
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.
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.
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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 except for the right top
corner which will enter into shelf page.
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
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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.

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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
G
Connected to GPRS network
Vibration mode enabled
3G
Connected to UMTS network
Airplane mode enabled
H
Connected to HSDPA network
Normal charging
H+
Connected to HSPA+ network
Battery capacity
4G
Connected to LTE network
NFC enabled
5G
Connected to 5G network
Gaming mode enabled
Bluetooth enabled
Do not disturb mode enabled
Wi-Fi hotspot enabled