OnePlus 5 Home button tips
Open app shortcuts: Some apps have a list of shortcuts that pop up on the home screen. Press and hold an app icon, and you’ll get those pop-up options above the icon. These only appear on compatible apps. Some won’t respond this way.
Pin app shortcuts to home screen: When you have the app shortcuts showing, press and hold one that you want to pin to your screen, and drag it where you want it. Now you’ll be able to perform that action just by tapping the shortcut that’s permanently on your home screen.
Disable app shortcuts: Press and hold the home screen wallpaper, hit “Settings” then toggle “App Shortcuts” to the off position.
Add widgets to Shelf: Shelf is a custom screen that sits to the left of your main home screen. By default it has your weather, most-used apps and contacts, but you can add practically any other widget you want to it by tapping the floating action button in the bottom right corner, then choosing your desired widget Samsung replacement Parts .
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Customise Shelf widgets: In the shelf, you can press and hold the top widget to change the text displayed, or choose to disable the weather information. Press and hold any of the other widgets, then drag them to reorganize, or press the red “X” to delete that particular card.
Disable Shelf: For whatever reason, you might just decide you don’t want the Shelf. To disable it, head to your regular home screen, then tap and hold the wallpaper. Choose “settings” then switch the “Shelf” toggle to the off position.
Swipe down for notifications: You can access your drop down notifications by swiping downwards anywhere on the home screen. This gesture is enabled by default. To disable, press and hold the home screen wallpaper, choose “Settings” and toggle the “Swipe Down” off.
Change app icon shape: Press and hold the home screen wallpaper and tap “Settings” then “Icon pack”. This lets you choose between three default options: OnePlus, Round and Square.
Change icon/content size: Head to Settings > Display > Display size, then move the slider along the bottom of the screen until the icons and text are the size that you want them to be.
Change battery icon: With OxygenOS you can choose what battery information you want to see in the status bar. Go to Settings > Status bar, then tap “Battery style” and choose which style battery icon you would like.
Show battery percentage: Below this option in same screen you can also choose to toggle the battery percentage on or off samsung parts .
