How to reset or delete your advertising ID on a OnePlus (OxygenOS 16)

Device

Android

Shown on

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

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Security and privacy › Privacy controls › Ads

Real screenshots

5 of 5 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Privacy controls

   Open Settings, Security and privacy, Privacy controls.

   Done

2. 

   Tap Ads

   It says Manage device data used to show you ads.

   Done

3. 

   See both options

   The Ads page has Reset advertising ID, Delete advertising ID and Enable debug logging for ads (off on ours). Our ID, at the bottom, is blurred.

   Done

4. 

   Reset it

   Tap Reset advertising ID. A box says it replaces the ID with a new random number; tap Confirm. We tapped Cancel.

   Done

5. 

   Or delete it

   Tap Delete advertising ID. A page explains that apps can still show ads, and that you can always get a new advertising ID later. The button is at the bottom; we did not tap it.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Older Android? Ads was under Settings, Google, Ads on many phones. Source: Advertising ID
• Debug logging? Enable debug logging for ads, on the same page, was off on ours. It is for app makers.

If this does not work

• Ads still personal? The delete page notes that apps may have their own settings that affect the ads you see. Source: Advertising ID
• Deleted by mistake? The delete page says you can always get a new advertising ID later. Source: Advertising ID

About this guide

Apps use the advertising ID to show ads based on what you do.

The screenshots are from our OnePlus Nord 5 with OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201 and Android 16, in Dark mode. We only looked; nothing was reset or deleted. We blurred our ID. Some screenshots were retaken after the 18 October 2026 patch (version CPH2709_16.0.5.1201(EX01C10P02)).

Good to know

Use the privacy dashboard on a OnePlus.

In short: Settings, Security and privacy, Privacy controls, Ads, Reset or Delete.