How to change the notification shade and Quick Settings 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 › Quick Settings

Real screenshots

8 of 8 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Swipe down from the top left

   With the Split layout, a swipe down from the upper left opens only the notification drawer.

   Done

2. 

   Swipe down from the top right

   A swipe down from the upper right opens Quick Settings: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, media, brightness, volume and the tiles.

   Done

3. 

   Open the Quick Settings options

   Go to Settings, Notifications & Quick Settings, and tap Quick Settings.

   Done

4. 

   See what Split does

   Split was selected on ours. The page says: swipe down from the upper-right of the screen to bring up Quick Settings, and from the upper-left to bring up the notification drawer.

   Done

5. 

   Choose Classic for one pull-down

   Tap Classic. The page now says: swipe down from any area at the top of the screen to bring up Quick Settings and the notification drawer together.

   Done

6. 

   Check the Classic pull-down

   With Classic, one swipe shows the tiles at the top and your notifications underneath.

   Done

7. 

   Edit the tiles

   Open Quick Settings and tap the pencil at the top. The first time, a card says Enhanced editing capabilities: you can now reposition, replace or delete large tiles in Quick Settings. Tap GOT IT.

   Done

8. 

   Remove, add or move tiles

   Tap the minus on a tile to remove it, the plus at the top left to add one, or drag a tile to move it. Tap Done.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Show My Devices? This switch on the Quick Settings page only appears with Classic. It was off on ours. The page says it shows My Devices at the bottom in Classic mode.
• Tiles on the Lock screen? Allow Quick Settings on Lock screen was on on ours. Turn it off so nobody can use the tiles while the phone is locked.
• More tiles on a second page? Our Quick Settings had two pages, shown by two dots under the tiles. Swipe left to see the second page.

If this does not work

• Pull-down opens the wrong panel? With Split, the side you start from matters. Choose Classic if you want one pull-down for both.
• Tiles look wrong after editing? Reset layout, at the bottom of the Quick Settings page, restores the layout of Quick Settings to the default settings.
• Swiping down on the home screen opens something else? See what swiping down on the home screen does.

About this guide

Many people moving to a OnePlus pull down from the top and only see notifications, or only see the tiles. That is the Split layout, which is the default on our phone.

The screenshots are from our OnePlus Nord 5 with OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201 and Android 16, in Dark mode. We tried Classic for two pictures and set it back to Split.

Good to know

Choose which icons the status bar shows: network speed and battery percentage.

In short: Settings, Notifications & Quick Settings, Quick Settings, Split or Classic. Pencil in Quick Settings to edit tiles.