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It's been agreed upon by the ZDNET team that the OnePlus 13 is this year's sleeper hit. At a starting price of $899, the flagship phone can compete against more expensive phones like the Pixel 10 Pro XL and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. And we have OnePlus' clean yet highly customizable software experience to thank for that.
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If you switched to a OnePlus phone recently or have been using one since its startup days, there's a good chance you aren't using the phone to its full potential. In fact, over the years, OxygenOS, which has since been converted to ColorOS, has received numerous updates that make the phones more productive and easy to use.
Here are 10 of them that I recommend enabling or changing to achieve the most intuitive user experience.
1. Enable Fingerprint Quick Launch
Fingerprint Quick Launch on OnePlus 13 Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET
OnePlus phones have a feature that lets you launch apps from the lock screen with just a press-and-swipe. With Fingerprint Quick Launch, you can add up to five apps or actions to launch without needing to lift your finger after unlocking the phone.
For instance, I've added Gmail, Chrome, Video, and Portrait on my OnePlus 13. I can place my finger and swipe it toward the app/action that I want to launch. It comes in handy when I need to record a quick video or hear my Gmail ping for an important email. You can enable it by going to Settings > Security and Privacy > Finger and Face Unlock > Fingerprint > Quick Launch.
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