How to turn on the torch with the volume button on an OPPO phone

howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-turn-on-the-torch-with-the-volume-button-on-an-oppo-phone/ · Checked October 2026 · CPH2689, EEA), ColorOS 16.0.5, Android 16 (build CPH2689_16.0.5.1001(EX01) · OPPO Reno13 5G

3 of 3 steps with real screenshots · 1 official source below

Device

Android

Shown on

OPPO Reno13 5G (CPH2689, EEA), ColorOS 16.0.5, Android 16 (build CPH2689_16.0.5.1001(EX01))

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Accessibility & convenience › Gestures & motions

Real screenshots

3 of 3 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Accessibility & convenience

   Open Settings and scroll down.

   Done

2. 

   Tap Gestures & motions

   Below Screenshot and Screen recording.

   Done

3. 

   Turn on Turn on/off torch with volume button

   When the screen is off, press and hold Volume Down to turn the torch on or off.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• No torch switch on Gestures & motions? We saw it on our Reno13 on ColorOS 16.0.5 only. Without it, use the torch in Control Center, which is where OPPO's own flash troubleshooting starts. Source: Why Is My OPPO Camera Flash Not Working
• Looking for the screenshot gestures? The same page has Swipe down with 3 fingers and Touch and hold with 3 fingers (both on, on ours).

  

If this does not work

• Doesn't work while music or video plays? The switch's own description on our phone says it is not available during media playback. Pause the media first.
• Torch won't come on at all? OPPO says the flash cannot be turned on when the battery is below 15 %. Charge the phone and try again. Source: Why Is My OPPO Camera Flash Not Working
• Still nothing? OPPO says only one app can use the camera at a time, so close any app using it from recent tasks, then restart the phone. Source: Why Is My OPPO Camera Flash Not Working
• Torch won't turn off? OPPO says to open Control Center and turn the flashlight off there. Source: Why Is My OPPO Camera Flash Not Working

About this guide

The screenshots are from our OPPO Reno13 5G, the European model CPH2689, with ColorOS 16.0.5 and Android 16 (build CPH2689_16.0.5.1001(EX01)), in Dark mode. We did not switch it on.

Good to know

To capture the screen with gestures, take a screenshot on an OPPO phone.

To change what the side key does, change what the Power button does.

In short: Settings, Accessibility & convenience, Gestures & motions, torch with volume button.