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OnePlus 8 Pro

OnePlus · catalog updated 2026-10-21

Brand
OnePlus
Kind
Android phone · released 2020-04 · last update Android 13
Model codes
IN2020, IN2021, IN2023, IN2025

Ships with OxygenOS 10 (Android 10) and updates to OxygenOS 13 (Android 13). IN2020 is the China unit (HydrogenOS). On OxygenOS 10 and 11 use Settings > Buttons & gestures > Quick gestures > Draw S/M/W. The capability link comes from OxygenOS-wide sources, not a source about this model.

Gestures on the OnePlus 8 Pro

Draw one of the customizable letters (M, W or an inverted V) on the screen while it is off

DocumentedInput: Screen-off gesture

Requires: OxygenOS 12 or later for this layout. OxygenOS 11 and earlier use Draw S / M / W under Settings > Buttons & gestures > Quick gestures

Set it up

  1. Settings
  2. Accessibility & convenience
  3. Gestures & motions
  4. Screen-off gestures
  5. Turn on Screen-off gestures
  6. Tap the M, W or inverted-V gesture
  7. Choose the app to open
  8. Quick signal: gesture

Path above is OxygenOS 15–16. On OxygenOS 13–14 it is Settings > Additional settings > Gestures & motions > Screen-off gestures. On OxygenOS 12, if the menu is somewhere else, search Settings for 'Screen-off gestures'. From OxygenOS 12 on, O always opens the camera and V always toggles the flashlight. The three custom gestures can each open an app, call a contact or unlock the phone. Their defaults are Calculator, Gemini and Recorder. On OxygenOS 11 and earlier, Draw O / V / S / M / W could each open a chosen app. The labels for the last two steps come from press descriptions, not a OnePlus page. BGR reports that some apps need the phone unlocked before they open. Whether our entry opens over a secure lock screen is not confirmed. Pocket mistouch prevention guards against accidental draws. The gesture also works with Always-On Display on. It only works with the screen off, so a second gesture needs a power-key lock first. Not listed because they cannot open a chosen app: the power-key double press (camera only), the Alert Slider (sound profile), the Plus Key (preset actions only as of OxygenOS 16, per press) and fingerprint Quick Launch (only apps on OnePlus's supported list).

Plus what the app offers on every Android phone: In-app button, Widget, Quick Settings tile, Shake, Volume keys, Voice phrase. How to set those up

Recommended presets

  • Shake ×3Sends a signal

    Three sharp shakes within 2.5 s: hard to do by accident, easy to do without looking.

    Shake ×3, 0.15–1 s apart · whole gesture within 2.5 s

  • Widget ×2Sends a signal

    Two taps on the home-screen widget within 3 s; a single accidental tap does nothing.

    Widget ×2, 0.1–3 s apart · whole gesture within 3 s

  • Gesture + shake ×2Sends a signal

    A deliberate drawn letter (behind pocket mistouch prevention) must be followed by two sharp shakes, so neither a stray draw nor a bump fires alone.

    Screen-off gesture ×1 → then within 8 s: Shake ×2, 0.3–2 s apart · whole gesture within 12 s

  • Gesture ×2Sends a signal

    Draw the letter, lock with the power key, draw it again within 15 s. Two separate screen-off draws almost never happen by accident.

    Screen-off gesture ×2, 1.5–15 s apart · whole gesture within 20 s

  • Gesture + volume keysSends a signal

    A drawn letter followed by the volume-key pattern needs two unrelated deliberate inputs (full build only, because volume keys need the accessibility service).

    Screen-off gesture ×1 → then within 8 s: Volume keys ×1 · whole gesture within 12 s

Gestures are set up in the phone settings as shown, then combined into a trigger recipe in the app, where practice mode shows step by step whether a gesture would trigger.