How to change the wallpaper 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 › Wallpapers

Real screenshots

4 of 4 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Wallpapers

   Open Settings, Home screen, Lock screen & style and scroll down. Tap the first tile below All Flux themes; its Wallpapers label sits just below our screenshot.

   Done

2. 

   Pick a wallpaper

   Choose from album uses your photos. Carousel wallpapers change by themselves. Below are sets: Classic, OxygenOS and more.

   Done

3. 

   Tap Apply to

   The wallpaper opens full screen. Tap Apply to.

   Done

4. 

   Choose where

   Lock screen, Home screen, or Lock screen and Home screen.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Older OxygenOS? OnePlus's OxygenOS 14 manual uses Settings, Wallpapers & style, Wallpapers, or pinch in on the home screen. On our OxygenOS 16 phone it is Home screen, Lock screen & style. Source: OxygenOS 14.0 User Manual
• From the home screen? Touch and hold an empty spot and tap Wallpapers & style.

If this does not work

• Moves when you tilt? The preview notes that the motion effect can be turned on or off while editing.
• Theme changed it back? Applying a Flux theme, also on Home screen, Lock screen & style, can change the wallpaper too.

About this guide

OxygenOS 16 has built-in wallpaper sets and lets you use your own photos.

The screenshots are from our OnePlus Nord 5 with OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201 and Android 16, in Dark mode. We opened a wallpaper and backed out without setting it.

Good to know

Change the home screen layout on a OnePlus.

In short: Settings, Home screen, Lock screen & style, Wallpapers, pick one, Apply to.