OnePlus 7 Pro Tips and Tricks
To use your phone as a WiFi hotspot, tether it via USB or via Bluetooth, then go to Settings – Wireless and Network – Mobile hotspot and tethering.
You can then choose from three options:
1) USB – connect your phone via a USB cable. The phone should automatically configure the correct settings.
2) Mobile/WiFi Hotspot – To turn your phone into a WiFi hotspot, press Configure WiFi hotspot. You will then be asked to enter a Network SSID (this is your own name for the WiFi hotspot). Then choose Security and lastly, choose a password (this is password for your WiFi hotspot which you will enter on your computer).
3) Bluetooth – With this option, you will need to pair a Bluetooth device with your phone. On the other device, ensure you search for Bluetooth devices and your phone should show up.
Sometimes while typing long text or SMS messages you will get a message saying Converting to multimedia message. This won’t normally cause a problem, however some users do not want to send a MMS message.
There are a number of different settings to deal with this, however there isn’t really a way to prevent the phone from converting to an MMS. The reason for this is that any message over 480 characters cannot be sent as an SMS message. They must be sent as an MMS. The is a restriction of SMS messages in general, similar to the original limit of 160 characters. ?
What you can do however is ensure you get alerted when you have reached 480 characters. Then you can decide to send the message as an SMS and continue your conversation on a second message.
To check this setting is on, open your Message App and press More – Settings and More Settings – Multimedia messages. Then select Set restrictions and choose Warning. You will now be told when your message is being converted to MMS.
You can also change the settings for Creation mode which lets you restrict messages that go over a certain size. If you select Warning or Restricted, you should get further warnings when your message is really large and may not be handled by the network.
Note: This availability of this feature depends on your device.
When using your Calendar App, you will normally be in Month view. To quickly switch to Year view, you can pinch the screen to zoom out.
This is useful if you want to quickly jump backwards or forwards through a few months at a time.
To go from Year to Month, you can do a reverse pinch.
Sometimes you may need your screen to stay on when plugged in via USB.
To do this, Drag down your notifications screen and press Settings. Then under System, select Developer Options. Then check Stay Awake.
If you can’t see Developer options then you need to enable this. Go to Settings – System – About device and press on Build number 7 times. Developer options will now appear in the System section of your settings.
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If you find yourself being stalked or receiving unwanted calls nuisance calls from people or companies then you should use the Call rejection mode.
Open your Dialler App and press More. Then Settings and Then find Blocked numbers. From here you can add & manage your rejection list of numbers.
Checking Available RAM and CPU utilization on your Oneplus 7 Pro is very helpful if you are thinking about removing more Apps.
Looking at which Apps drain your RAM, CPU time, and battery will help you decide which of them should be removed from your phone.
To do this, just follow the simple steps below:
- Go to your phone settings. You can do this by swiping down the home screen to reveal the notification bar. From there, tap on the gear icon to open Settings.
- Look for Device Maintenance → Memory
- Alternately, you can also tap on “Data Usage,” then scroll down to see which apps are taking up CPU power.
- You may also look for “Smart Manager.” You will see the status of your RAM and Storage in this area. If you tap RAM, you will see a list of apps that are taking up much of your RAM.
- For Huawei users, you can look for “Storage” under Settings.
All methods from 2 to 4 can be accessed on the Phone Settings alone. There are certain variations, depending on your phone or unit.
This section should also show what is taking up valuable CPU time. Useful if you think some Apps are draining your battery.
To adjust your screen brightness, there are two options:
1) Simply drag your finger from the top of the phone down to pull down your quick settings screen. Then at the top there will be a brightness bar. Drag this left or right or press Auto.
2) Drag your notifications screen down and select Settings. Then under Device, select Display – Brightness. Then choose the desired brightness setting.
You can also select Automatic brightness to let the phone decide for you.
To speed up your phone, you can turn off screen animations. Go to Settings – Developer options.
Then scroll down to Window animation scale and select that. From here you can choose to turn Animations Off. This will make screen transitions faster.
Note: Developer Options is not enabled by default. To enable, go to Settings – About Device. Then tap on Build number 7 times.
When taking photos or videos, tap the screen where you want to focus on. The phone will automatically adjust the settings to improve the image or video
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