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How to change what the power button does on a OnePlus (OxygenOS 16)
In short
On our Nord 5, pressing and holding the Power button opened the digital assistant (Google). To get the power menu instead, go to Settings, search Power button, tap Press and hold the Power button and choose Power menu.
3 of 3 steps show a real screenshot from our Nord 5. Each step was checked against the maker's own instructions, linked at the end.
Steps
- 1
Open Power button
Search Settings for Power button. System & update also suggests it at the bottom, under You might be looking for.
- 2
Check the settings
Ours had Double click the Power button: None, and Press and hold the Power button: Digital assistant. Tap Press and hold the Power button.
- 3
Choose Power menu
Choose Power menu instead of Digital assistant (Google). OnePlus's manual says that holding the Power button then opens the Power menu, with Power off and Restart.
If you do not see this option
- Older OxygenOS? OnePlus's OxygenOS 14 manual has this under Settings, Additional settings, Power Button, Press and hold the power button, with Power Menu or Voice Assistant. Source: OxygenOS 14.0 User Manual
- Double click? Double click the Power button was set to None on ours. Tap it to see its options.
If this does not work
- Phone frozen? OnePlus's manual says to force restart by holding the Power and Volume Up buttons for more than 10 seconds.
- Asked for a password to power off? The manual describes Require password to power off, under Security & privacy.
- Pressing Power during a call hangs up? OnePlus's manual describes Press Power button to end calls in Accessibility. Turn it off if you keep ending calls by accident.
- Unexpected emergency call? OnePlus's manual says pressing the Power button 5 times quickly brings up emergency numbers, and with Emergency SOS on it can call automatically after 3 seconds. Check Safety & emergency in Settings if pocket presses set it off.
Good to know
Take a screenshot with the buttons: screenshots and screen recording.
With Power menu chosen, holding the button shows Power off and Restart. OnePlus's manual adds that in an emergency the same power off page lets you pick Emergency SOS. Nothing else changes, and choosing Digital assistant again puts it back the way ours came.
If you would rather leave the assistant on the button, see turn off or restart a OnePlus. It shows how pressing Power and Volume Up together briefly opens the power menu on the Nord 5 without changing this setting.
On 1 November 2026 our Power button page still showed Double click the Power button set to None and Press and hold the Power button set to Digital assistant, the same as when we took the screenshots.
About this guide
- Device
- Android
- Shown on
- OnePlus Nord 5 (CPH2709), OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201, Android 16
- App
- Settings
- Path
- Settings › Power button
- Real screenshots
- 3 of 3 steps
- What we did
- Observed: looked at each screen, changed nothing
- Checked
- October 2026
- Sources
- 1 official, linked below
Sources
Links checked October 2026. Menus and features can change with updates.Spotted a mistake? Menus change with updates, and we want every step to match your screen. Email us about this page or use the contact form. We read every report, and fixes are listed on What changed.
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