How to change the home screen layout on a OnePlus (OxygenOS 16)

Device

Android

Shown on

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

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Home screen, Lock screen & style › Home screen settings

Real screenshots

6 of 6 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Home screen settings

   Home screen and Home screen layout are at the top. Ours said With drawer and 4×6.

   Done

2. 

   Standard or With drawer

   Tap Home screen. Standard puts every app on the home screen; With drawer keeps them in a drawer you swipe up to.

   Done

3. 

   Pick a grid

   Tap Home screen layout. Choose 4×6, 5×6 or 5×7.

   Done

4. 

   Tap Apply

   The preview changes first; Apply, at the top right, keeps it.

   Done

5. 

   Check the home screen

   With 5×6, our icons got smaller and five fit in a row. Going back to 4×6 moved some icons, so we dragged them back.

   Done

6. 

   What swipe down opens

   Swipe down on Home screen: Shelf (ours), Global Search, or Notifications & Quick Settings.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Stop icons moving? Lock layout, on the same page, prevents items being moved or deleted.
• Older OxygenOS? OnePlus's OxygenOS 14 manual has the same items under Settings, Home screen & Lock screen. Source: OxygenOS 14.0 User Manual

If this does not work

• Icons moved after changing the grid? Touch and hold an icon and drag it back.
• Swipe down opens Shelf? Pick Notifications & Quick Settings. More: Shelf on a OnePlus.

About this guide

These settings decide where your apps live, how many fit, and what a swipe down on the home screen opens.

The screenshots are from our OnePlus Nord 5 with OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201 and Android 16, in Dark mode. Ours used With drawer and 4×6. We tried 5×6, then set 4×6 back and moved the icons back.

Good to know

Icon shapes and colours: icon shape and system colours.

On a Pixel: home screen grid.

In short: Home screen settings: Home screen mode, Home screen layout + Apply, Swipe down on Home screen.