How to use One-handed mode on an OPPO phone (ColorOS 16)

howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-use-one-handed-mode-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

4 of 4 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 › Accessibility & convenience

Real screenshots

4 of 4 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

2 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Accessibility & convenience

   Open Settings and scroll down.

   Done

2. 

   Tap One-handed mode

   Below Content Portal.

   Done

3. 

   Turn on One-handed mode

   The switch is under the animation.

   Done

4. 

   Swipe down at the bottom edge

   The whole screen drops to the bottom half, so the top is within reach of your thumb. Swipe up or tap the empty area above to exit.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Swipe does nothing? The page says it only works when navigation gestures are enabled. Switch to gestures first.

  

• Older OPPO phone? OPPO's ColorOS 11 user guide starts One-Handed Mode from a tile in the pull-down Notification Center instead; buttons on both sides move the small screen left or right, and a button at the top exits. Source: ColorOS 11 User Guide

If this does not work

• Keeps turning on by accident? Turn the One-handed mode switch off; a short swipe down at the bottom edge is enough to start it.
• Stuck in the small view? Tap anywhere outside the panel or swipe up, as the page describes.

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 turned it on for the screenshots and off again afterwards.

Good to know

To change how you go back and home, switch between gestures and buttons.

For bigger text instead, change font size.

In short: Settings, Accessibility & convenience, One-handed mode on; swipe down at the bottom edge.