How to turn auto-rotate on or off on a OnePlus (OxygenOS 16)

Device

Android

Shown on

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

App

Quick Settings

Path

Quick Settings › Auto-rotate

Real screenshots

4 of 4 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

2 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Find the tile

   Swipe down from the top right. Auto-rotate is on the second row of round tiles on ours.

   Done

2. 

   Tap Auto-rotate to turn it off

   The tile goes grey. The screen stays upright.

   Done

3. 

   Tap Auto-rotate to turn it on

   The tile lights up again.

   Done

4. 

   Or use Settings

   Touch and hold the tile, or open Settings, Display & brightness. The Auto-rotate switch is below Display size.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• No tile? Use the switch in Settings, Display & brightness, or add the tile: Quick Settings.
• Search finds it? Searching Settings for rotate found only Auto-rotate under Display & brightness on ours.

If this does not work

• Games still rotate? The OnePlus manual says some apps can still rotate with Auto rotate off. Lock the orientation in Game Assistant. Source: OxygenOS 14.0 User Manual
• Won't turn sideways? Some apps and the home screen stay upright. Source: How to make your screen rotate all by itself

About this guide

Auto-rotate turns the screen sideways when you turn the phone.

The screenshots are from our OnePlus Nord 5 with OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201 and Android 16, in Dark mode. The tile was on. We turned it off, then on again. We blurred our Wi-Fi name. Some screenshots were retaken after the 18 October 2026 patch (version CPH2709_16.0.5.1201(EX01C10P02)).

Good to know

Change the brightness on a OnePlus.

In short: Swipe down, tap Auto-rotate.