How to change what the Plus Key does on a OnePlus Nord 5

howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-change-what-the-plus-key-does-on-a-oneplus-nord-5/ · Checked October 2026 · OnePlus Nord 5 (CPH2709), OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201(EX01C10P02), Android 16

Device

Android

Shown on

OnePlus Nord 5 (CPH2709), OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201(EX01C10P02), Android 16

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Plus Key

Real screenshots

5 of 5 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Plus Key

   Search Settings for "Plus Key" and tap the Plus Key result. It also has its own row in the main Settings list.

   Done

2. 

   See the current action

   The page opens on the action in use. Ours was Plus to Mind Space: tap to save screen content, touch and hold to save audio, double tap to open Mind Space. Its button reads In use.

   Done

3. 

   Browse the actions

   Tap the icons along the bottom, or swipe. Each shows what a press and hold does. Sound & vibration switches between ring, vibrate and silent.

   Done

4. 

   Tap Set

   On the one you want, tap Set. Torch, for example, turns the torch on or off.

   Done

5. 

   Or turn it off

   No action, the last choice, makes a press and hold do nothing. Tap Set under it to use it.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Looking for the Alert Slider? The Nord 5 has none: OnePlus lists the Plus Key in its place. For ring, vibrate and silent, set the key to Sound & vibration (step 3). Source: OnePlus Nord 5
• No Plus Key in Settings? Only phones with the key have it. Ours is a Nord 5 (CPH2709). Source: OnePlus Nord 5

If this does not work

• Key still does the old thing? You may only have previewed the action. Its button must read In use, as Plus to Mind Space did on ours (step 2); while it reads Set, nothing has changed. Tap Set.
• Pressing it by accident? Set No action (step 5). Ringtones themselves: change the ringtone and vibration on a OnePlus.

About this guide

On the Nord 5 the Plus Key replaces the Alert Slider: one press-and-hold action that you choose.

The screenshots are from our OnePlus Nord 5 with OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201(EX01C10P02) and Android 16, in Dark mode, taken on 18 October 2026. We previewed every action and never tapped Set, so ours stayed on Plus to Mind Space.

Good to know

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In short: Settings, Plus Key, pick an action, Set.