8 Best OnePlus Open Tips and Tricks You Should Know

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OnePlus’ first foldable features a comfortable design along with flagship performance. However, to truly deliver on the foldable experience, OnePlus has incorporated numerous software features into the OnePlus Open. This article will discuss some of the best tips and tricks for OnePlus Open users to enhance their experience, so let’s get to it.

Use Open Canvas

Open Canvas is a split-screen multitasking feature that allows you to view and interact with up to three apps simultaneously on the OnePlus Open’s internal display. However, unlike traditional split-screen multitasking, Open Canvas renders the other two apps on virtual screens to the left, right, or above the real display. This allows you to switch between apps quickly and easily without closing or minimizing any of them.

To use Open Canvas, simply open the first app you want to use. Then, swipe two fingers down the middle of the screen to split it in half. Tap the second app you want to use, and it will open on the other half of the screen. Finally, to open a third app, drag and drop it from the taskbar at the bottom of the screen.

Access Apps on the Home Screen Easily

To access the apps on your cover screen seamlessly, simply swipe upwards on the right edge of the screen. This will pull down all the apps on your home screen. Now, without lifting your finger, you can easily swipe and select the app you wish to launch.

You can enable this feature by going to Settings > Home screen & Lock screen > Icon pull-down gesture and enabling the toggle there.

Customize the Taskbar

The Taskbar is a new feature that allows you to quickly switch between apps. The OnePlus Open allows you to choose which apps appear on the Taskbar and how they are arranged. Additionally, OnePlus takes a page from macOS and allows users to access recent files from the taskbar, too.

To customize the Taskbar, head over to Settings > Main screen > Taskbar.

You can now customize the Taskbar to show your App library and recent files, as well as suggest recent apps. Additionally, if you’re using Navigation Gestures, you can choose to hide the Task Bar when not required. To do that, enable the toggle next to ‘Touch and hold to hide or show taskbar’.

Set up Screen Switching

One of the coolest features of the OnePlus Open is how seamless it is to switch from the Main Screen to the Cover Screen and vice versa. You could be using an app in a bigger window and then fold the device and use it on the Cover Screen with a single hand. However, did you know that you can customize this experience as well?

On the OnePlus Open, simply navigate to Settings > Main screen, and then tap on Screen switching.

Here, you can choose if you wish to directly continue using the app on the cover screen or swipe up first to continue using it. Alternatively, you can choose to keep the screen off as well.

Take Selfies with the Rear Camera

The OnePlus Open boasts a powerful 20MP selfie camera on the cover screen. However, it can’t quite compete with the smartphone’s impressive 48MP primary rear camera. Thankfully, there’s a clever way to utilize this primary sensor for selfies.

To use it, simply unfold the OnePlus Open and tap the preview button in the upper right corner.

You’ll receive a notification stating, ‘Cover screen is On’.

That’s all there is to it! Flip the phone around, and you can use the Cover Screen as a viewfinder for your selfies, all while taking advantage of the high-quality rear camera. It’s pretty cool, isn’t it?

Use Capture View

Another camera setting of the OnePlus Open that you can experiment with is the Capture View. With the OnePlus Open, you have the ability to view captured photos side-by-side directly within the camera app. The viewfinder shrinks to fit the preview, allowing you to examine the photo without leaving the camera app.

To access this feature, open the camera app and tap on the Capture View icon located in the top-left corner.

Now, you can enjoy an enlarged preview of the captured image and take new shots simultaneously.

One thing to note here is that the app only shows the last shot you clicked for comparison. This differs from the Capture View on the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5, which shows you more than two images in the left sidebar.

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Last updated on 31 July, 2024

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