In this guide

Find System boost
Add it
Tap the tile
Find Virus scan
Add it
Tap the tile
Check the update notes
If you do not see this option
If this does not work
Good to know
Sources

Short answer

Swipe down twice, tap the pencil and add System boost or Virus scan from Tap a tile to add. System boost opens Phone Manager's memory page with Boost now. Virus scan starts a scan at once and shows the result.

Device: Android
Shown on: OnePlus Nord 5 (CPH2709), OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201, Android 16
App: Quick Settings
Path: Quick Settings › Edit › System boost / Virus scan
Real screenshots: 7 of 7 steps
Checked: October 2026
Sources: 2 official, linked below

Step by step

Find System boost
Swipe down twice, tap the pencil. System boost is in the Tap a tile to add list.
Done
Add it
Tap it. It goes to the end of your tiles.
Done
Tap the tile
It opens System boost: 396 MB memory can be freed up on ours, with the running apps ticked and Boost now at the bottom.
Done
Find Virus scan
In the same list.
Done
Add it
Tap it.
Done
Tap the tile
It opens Viruses & risks and scans straight away. Ours said Scanned 18 items. No risky apps found.
Done
Check the update notes
Settings, System & update, Software update, update notes. Under Phone Manager they list category cleanup for large, old, duplicate and document files, and the System boost and Virus scan icons.
Done

If you do not see this option

Not in the list? They came with the EX01C10P02 patch; the update notes (last step) list them under Phone Manager. Check Software update.
From Phone Manager instead? Viruses & risks also lists System boost and Storage cleanup under Recommended optimisations, each with Go.

If this does not work

Remove a tile? Open the edit view again; we removed both tiles there. More: Quick Settings tiles. Source: Change settings quickly on your Android phone
Apps closed after Boost now? Boost closes background apps. Keep apps open with background app settings.
Want Google's scan too? Scan with Play Protect. Source: Use Google Play Protect to help keep your apps safe & your data private

About this guide

The 18 October 2026 patch added two Quick Settings tiles from Phone Manager.

The screenshots are from our OnePlus Nord 5 with OxygenOS 16.0.5.1201 and Android 16, in Dark mode. Some screenshots were retaken after the 18 October 2026 patch (version CPH2709_16.0.5.1201(EX01C10P02)). We added each tile, tapped it, then removed it. We did not tap Boost now.