How to change app icon badges on a OnePlus (OxygenOS 16)

Device

Android

Shown on

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

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Notifications & Quick Settings › App icon badges

Real screenshots

4 of 4 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Tap App icon badges

   It is the third tile under By location: Number on ours.

   Done

2. 

   Turn badges on or off

   Show app icon badges was on. Badges, just below, said Number.

   Done

3. 

   Pick a badge style

   Tap Badges. Number shows the number of unread messages; Dot shows a dot for uncleared notifications.

   Done

4. 

   Switch off one app

   Set by app lists apps with their own switch.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• App missing from the list? Apps with notifications blocked are under Notifications blocked.

If this does not work

• Badge won't clear? Open the app or clear its notification. Source: OxygenOS 14.0 User Manual
• No badge at all? The app's notifications may be off: notifications for one app.

About this guide

Badges are the numbers or dots on app icons for unread notifications.

The screenshots are from our OnePlus Nord 5 with OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201 and Android 16, in Dark mode. Badges were on, set to Number. We changed nothing.

Good to know

Turn on notification snoozing on a OnePlus.

In short: Settings, Notifications & Quick Settings, App icon badges.