How to set a charging limit on a OnePlus (OxygenOS 16)

Device

Android

Shown on

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

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Battery › Battery health

Real screenshots

8 of 8 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Battery health

   Open Settings, tap Battery and scroll to Battery health, under Battery settings.

   Done

2. 

   Check Maximum capacity

   Ours said 100 %. The page explains it is an estimate of current capacity compared with new; lower means less usage time between charges.

   Done

3. 

   Smart charging

   It learns your charging habits. When the battery reaches 80%, it may defer charging to 100% until shortly before you need it.

   Done

4. 

   Custom charging limit

   Turn it on and set your own limit. The page recommends 80%–90%.

   Done

5. 

   Pick the limit

   A Battery slider appears with five notches: 80, 85, 90, 95 and 100%. Ours started at 90%; we dragged it to 80%.

   Done

6. 

   If it is already above the limit

   Ours was at 100% when we switched the limit on. A notification said charging was complete at the set limit, with a Charge to full button for one full charge.

   Done

7. 

   Resume charging at 95%

   Charging stops when full and resumes when the battery drops below 95%. It was on on ours.

   Done

8. 

   Charging settings

   Back on Battery, Charging settings has only Smart rapid charging on our Nord 5: it charges faster with a genuine adapter and cable, and the device may get warmer.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Bypass charging? Our Nord 5 had none: Battery, Charging settings showed only Smart rapid charging.
• Older OxygenOS? OnePlus's OxygenOS 14 manual lists Smart charging under Settings, Battery, Battery health, the same place as ours, but no Custom charging limit. Source: OxygenOS 14.0 User Manual

If this does not work

• Stops at 80% overnight? That is Smart charging. It finishes later. Source: OxygenOS 14.0 User Manual
• Need 100% for a trip? Tap Charge to full in the charging notification, or turn Custom charging limit off.

About this guide

Keeping a battery from sitting at 100% slows its ageing. OnePlus has three settings for it on the Battery health page.

The screenshots are from our OnePlus Nord 5 with OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201 and Android 16, in Dark mode. Maximum capacity was 100 %, Smart charging and Custom charging limit were off, and Resume charging at 95% was on. We turned the limit on, set 80%, then turned it off again.

Good to know

Keep apps open: stop a OnePlus closing apps in the background.

On a Pixel: limit charging to 80%.

In short: Settings, Battery, Battery health: Custom charging limit or Smart charging.