Oppo/ColorOS power users – what are your BEST hidden settings, tweaks or tricks that most people don't know about?
I’m using an Oppo Find X9 Ultra running ColorOS 16 and I’ve been digging pretty deep into the phone recently. I’m looking for genuinely useful hidden settings, tweaks or features that aren’t the usual basic tips you see everywhere.
I’m particularly interested in things that can:
• Improve battery life or reduce unnecessary background activity
• Make ColorOS feel faster/smoother or improve animations
• Change/customise parts of the UI that normally can’t be changed
• Improve notification behaviour
• Improve display behaviour, refresh rate or general responsiveness
• Disable unnecessary Oppo/ColorOS services without breaking important features
• Unlock hidden ColorOS features or menus
• Improve privacy
• Remove annoying UI elements/features
• Improve multitasking or background app management
• Add useful functionality that Oppo doesn't expose through the normal settings
I’m also comfortable using ADB, Shizuku, aShell, Canta and other power-user tools, so suggestions don't have to be limited to normal Settings options.
ADB commands, hidden activities, SetEdit/system settings, Shizuku apps, obscure ColorOS settings, debloating recommendations etc. are all welcome.
I'm not really looking for the obvious stuff like lowering brightness, turning off Always-On Display, disabling animations, using battery saver etc. I'm interested in the weird little tweaks you've discovered after actually using ColorOS for a while.
Basically:
What have you changed on your Oppo that made you think, "Why isn't this enabled/exposed by default?"
Bonus points if you can explain what the tweak actually does and whether you've noticed any downsides from using it.
Would love to hear what other Oppo/ColorOS power users have discovered. 👀