How to uninstall apps on an OPPO phone (ColorOS 16)

howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-uninstall-apps-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 · 2 official sources 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 › Apps › App management

Real screenshots

3 of 3 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

2 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open App management and find the app

   Settings, Apps, App management. Type the app's name in Search for apps at the top, or scroll the list.

   Done

2. 

   Tap Uninstall

   Facebook on ours had Open, Force stop and Uninstall at the top of App info.

   Done

3. 

   Tap OK

   It asks: Do you want to uninstall this app? We tapped Cancel.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• From the Home screen instead? Touch and hold the icon: App info, Share, Edit, Remove, App Lock, Uninstall. Uninstall removes the app; Remove only takes the icon off the Home screen. To hide an app, see lock and hide apps.

  

• No Disable button? Facebook on ours had no Disable, only Uninstall. Google says some apps that came with the phone can be disabled instead of deleted. Source: Delete, disable and manage unused apps on Android
• Older ColorOS? OPPO's ColorOS 11 guide: press and hold the app until a white box shows up, tap Uninstall, then Uninstall again to confirm. Source: ColorOS 11 User Guide

If this does not work

• Worried about the app's data? OPPO says uninstalling removes the app with all related data cleaned up, so back up anything you need first. Source: ColorOS 11 User Guide
• Can't find the app? Type its name in Search for apps at the top of App management.
• App info says "version stub"? Ours read Facebook version stub (130.0.18), using 696 KB: a small preinstalled placeholder rather than the full app. Uninstall removes it the same way.

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 tapped Cancel at the confirm; nothing was uninstalled.

Good to know

To free more space, see check storage and clean up.

For the ad switches in OPPO's own apps, see turn off ads.

In short: Hold the icon, Uninstall, OK; or Settings, Apps, App management, the app, Uninstall.