How to add and remove widgets on a OnePlus (OxygenOS 16)

Device

Android

Shown on

OnePlus Nord 5 (CPH2709), OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201, Android 16

App

Home screen

Path

Home screen › Touch and hold › Widgets

Real screenshots

5 of 5 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

2 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open the edit view

   Touch and hold an empty spot on the home screen. Four buttons show at the bottom: Widgets, Wallpapers & style, Layout and Home screen settings. Tap Widgets.

   Done

2. 

   Pick an app

   Apps are listed A to Z, each with its number of widgets. Tap Clock.

   Done

3. 

   Tap Add

   Swipe through the app's widgets. We picked City clock and tapped Add.

   Done

4. 

   Find it on the home screen

   Ours went onto the second page, because the first was full. It showed Berlin.

   Done

5. 

   To remove it, touch and hold it

   A menu opens with Rename, Edit widget and Remove widget. Tap Remove widget.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Older OxygenOS? OnePlus's OxygenOS 14 manual says to pinch in with two fingers, then tap Widgets. Touch and hold did it on ours. Source: OxygenOS 14.0 User Manual
• Widget not on the first page? Swipe left. Ours was placed on page 2.

If this does not work

• No room? Move or remove an icon first: move or remove an app.
• Widget moves by accident? Lock the layout: lock the home screen layout on a OnePlus.

About this guide

Widgets show live information, such as a clock or the weather, right on the home screen.

The screenshots are from our OnePlus Nord 5 with OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201 and Android 16, in Dark mode. We added the Clock app's City clock widget, then removed it again.

Good to know

Change the home screen layout on a OnePlus.

In short: Hold the home screen, Widgets, pick one, Add. Hold a widget, Remove widget.