How to use one-handed mode on a OnePlus (OxygenOS 16)

Device

Android

Shown on

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

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Accessibility & convenience › One-handed mode

Real screenshots

4 of 4 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

2 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Search or open it

   Searching one-handed finds One-handed mode under Accessibility & convenience.

   Done

2. 

   Switch on One-handed mode

   The page says it only works when navigation gestures are on.

   Done

3. 

   Swipe down at the bottom

   Swipe down on the bottom edge. Ours dropped the screen to the lower half.

   Done

4. 

   Leave it

   Swipe up, or tap anywhere outside the panel.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Using buttons? It needs gesture navigation. Source: OxygenOS 14.0 User Manual
• Older OxygenOS? OnePlus's OxygenOS 14 manual has it under Additional settings, One-handed mode. Source: OxygenOS 14.0 User Manual

If this does not work

• Swipe does nothing? Check the switch is on and swipe down right at the bottom edge, on the gesture bar. Source: Use one-handed mode
• Opens by accident? Switch One-handed mode off.

About this guide

One-handed mode pulls the top of the screen down so your thumb can reach it.

The screenshots are from our OnePlus Nord 5 with OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201 and Android 16, in Dark mode. We switched it on, used it once and switched it off.

Good to know

Switch between gestures and buttons on a OnePlus.

In short: Accessibility & convenience, One-handed mode, then swipe down at the bottom.