I changed 10 OnePlus phone settings to significantly improve the user experience

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 9 Pro XL and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. And we have OnePlus' clean yet highly customizable software experience to thank for that.

Also: Why I recommend this OnePlus phone over the S25 Ultra - especially at this price

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 ...