How to move or remove an app from the home screen on a OnePlus

Device

Android

Shown on

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

App

Home screen

Path

Home screen › Touch and hold an app

Real screenshots

5 of 5 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

2 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Touch and hold the icon

   A menu opens: App info, Edit, Remove and App Lock.

   Done

2. 

   Remove

   Tap Remove to take the icon off the home screen. We did not.

   Done

3. 

   Or drag to move it

   Keep holding and drag. Drag to the right edge to reach the next page.

   Done

4. 

   Drop it

   The Notes icon landed on a new, empty page.

   Done

5. 

   Move it back

   Tap Edit in the touch-and-hold menu for the edit view. A bar shows 1 selected, with Create folder and Remove at the bottom. Drag the icon back and tap Done.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Uninstall? Not in this menu on ours. OnePlus's OxygenOS 14 manual uses Settings, Apps, App management, the app, Uninstall. Source: OxygenOS 14.0 User Manual
• App Lock? It locks the app behind your screen lock. We did not set it up.

If this does not work

• Icon came back? With the drawer on, apps stay in the drawer. Remove only takes the shortcut away.
• Moved by mistake? Lock layout in Home screen settings stops icons moving: home screen layout.

About this guide

On our OnePlus, the icon menu has no Uninstall: Remove only takes the icon off the home screen.

The screenshots are from our OnePlus Nord 5 with OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201 and Android 16, in Dark mode. We moved Notes to a new page and back. Our phone uses the app drawer, so removed icons stay in the drawer.

Good to know

Make an app folder on a OnePlus.

In short: Touch and hold an icon: Remove, or drag to move.