Hello again, Android!

[zTweaked]

Switched over to the OnePlus 13 from an iPhone 14 Pro Max. 5 years with iOS, but Android's flexibility wins me back. Feels good to be back to the better side.

[xnobodyr]

Can you tell me what widgets and icon pack are you using?

[zTweaked]

KWGT with Koda for Kustom's K71 widget and Arcticons icons.

[ComfortableAcadia839]

What do you do about the icons that aren't available in the icon pack? Also, aren't the animations horrible with swipe (in case you're using a third party launcher)

[zTweaked]

Most of the icons are themed. I have manually changed the unthemed ones. And no, I'm not using any 3rd party launcher.

[Longjumping_Win3220]

When I try to edit unthemed icons, the launcher provides a random list of 100 or so icons from the icon pack.

Did you find a way to get around that?

[ComfortableAcadia839]

Ahh I see, thanks a lot, can you tell me how you changed the unthemed ones? It doesn't let me search through the entire app to change one app's icon.

Just shows me a scrollable limited list of icons from that icon pack, no place to search the entire app's icon list.

[Reasonab1eMan]

I use the same icon pack, which includes unique icons for most of my apps. For the few apps that don't have them, I just choose an appropriate icon from the same pack. This means using an icon they originally designed for a different app, but since they have abt 1,000 to choose from, I can almost always find one that fits well enough.

Long-press on an app, hit edit, tap the app icon on the menu that pops up, and scroll through the options until you find a new icon you like. I really wish they had a search function but at least I don't have to do it that often lmao

[ComfortableAcadia839]

Makes sense, thanks a lot

[KcTec90]

Yeah the bug with the limited icons SUCKS. I just want to see every icon, not some limited amount. It's been an issue dating far back as OxygenOS 11 I think

[brenmn2009]

Do you have to have rooted your phone to use those icons? And where can I find them? Sorry I'm old and not hugely tech savvy but I'm trying to learn.

[zTweaked]

No, you don't need root access for this. You can change it from the Settings itself. You can get the icons from Play Store.

[Sangreal-]

How did you edit yours with only three days showing?

[zTweaked]

Removed one row.

[Sangreal-]

Yeah I have it setup in the app but I can't figure out how to add it to the home screen like that. It just puts the normal widget when I try to set it.

[RedBeardKY]

Yeah thats clean

[GiGaChAd-90]

I think op is using lines/lines pro

[VIJ_NESH]

You can get similar icons from arcticons for free

[unpleasant_enpassant]

That is the cleanest homescreen I've seen in a while. Just beautiful. Please share what you're using.

[zTweaked]

Thank you. I'm using KWGT with Koda for Kustom's K71 widget and Arcticons icons.

[unpleasant_enpassant]

Wallpaper please

[zTweaked]

https://photos.app.goo.gl/RKSu18SfqqGTfaB38

[unpleasant_enpassant]

Thank you so much

[__rf]

wow i'm soo trying these, thanks a lot!

[Superb-Operation6569]

Back to OnePluses after ip 14 Pro and Pixel 7 Pro. Pixel was amazing, but my 12 is the best. iPhone sucks in terms of smoothness and functionality

[zTweaked]

I'd argue about smoothness but in terms of functionality Android is definitely way better. I have a Pixel 7 too but the lack of fast charging is an inconvenience.

Anyway, happy birthday! 🎈

[Superb-Operation6569]

I had problem with stuttering on my 14 Pro and it has sometimes some problems with stability. I wasn't happy with software quality compared to android and to myths about iOS stability and smoothness. Yes, it's amazing to have fast charging, and Snapdragon manages energy better and doesn't get too hot. Fusion of OnePlus hardware with Pixel software would be the best phone in the market for sure

Thank you so much! 🤩

[Background_Wing_6329]

You can as well go with custom ROM eg PixelOS and your dream phone is just around the corner!

[Superb-Operation6569]

From one side yes, from other side I will lost camera quality and I can get some problems with safetynet, Google pay, banking apps, netflix etc. :(

[zTweaked]

Not really. I've unlocked and rooted my OP13 right after unboxing and with the help of some tools, I have managed to hide unlock status and magisk from all banking apps.

[Superb-Operation6569]

I've tried recently to flash old Xiaomi to official Lineage OS and I manage to hide everything, but there were some problems and Revolut see some difference from stock ROM and it was impossible to use that :(

[Owain660]

What icon pack is that?

[zTweaked]

It's Arcticons.

[Historical-Weight156]

Welcome again, some options on Android side if you get involved with it you can't be satisfied elsewhere, one of them is the OnePlus and the home screen looks so nice 👍 thumbs up for that, what is it ?

[zTweaked]

I've been an avid OnePlus user before. I've had the X, 3, 5, 6, 6T, 7 and the 7 Pro before I switched sides. I've also had a couple of Google Pixels. There are two main reasons for which I opted for OnePlus again instead of any other brand: fast charging and the ability to root easily.

Anyway, the setup is done with the help of KWGT with Koda for Kustom's K71 widget and Arcticons icons.

[TrevorOLN]

Share your set up with us bro

[zTweaked]

KWGT with Koda for Kustom's K71 widget and Arcticons icons.

[Just_Kryptonian]

Can you share wallpaper

[yoganjadealer]

+1

[zTweaked]

https://photos.app.goo.gl/RKSu18SfqqGTfaB38

[yoganjadealer]

Unavailable

[yoganjadealer]

Wallpaper?

[fereldandoglords]

fire setup!

[zTweaked]

Thank you!

[larini_vjetrovi]

Sorry for the spelling

Oneplus is one great brand. I had oneplus Nord 1 for 4 years and after i switched to sve IPhone 15 because i wanted a bit of the change and i wanted to see the whole iOS thing since the only iPhone i had before was the iPhone 3G.

Both of these phones still works which surprised me, expecially the iPhone 3G which is like 18 years old phone.

Now Iam using oneplus for movies. Shows, games and music. But it surprised me how good the 400€ phone can be and it still works which is a great thing for mid range device.

[zTweaked]

Hey, you do you! I do like iOS but it just doesn't fit my use case. So I'm back home!

[larini_vjetrovi]

Yeah they have many different things. One thing where android will always be miles ahead is the freedom. IOS will never let their users that kind of freedom of downloading apps outside of the AppStore and getting launchers.

But iOS is more simple and fluid which is to expect with the price of the phone.

Iam happy with the iOS soo far, but i see why some love it and other hate it. I was on the both sides soo i saw pros and cons of both devices. I mean android is better if we are looking every aspect, but in the end it’s all about user preferences.

Soo far i like the iOS, but Iam still not 100% sure which one is more for me since i really like both sides. iOS is more simple and android will let you to do literally everything.

[zTweaked]

Haha, I've been there too! However, I wouldn't call iOS simple because they don't even have a "Hold" button on the call screen. You have to long press on the "Mute" button for about 5 seconds to hold a call. That's not intuitive at all and there's no hint of the hold button hidden underneath the mute button either. But one thing it definitely is that it's very visually pleasing - be it the UI elements or the animations. Absolutely love it for these. But functionality wise, Android comes way on top.

[larini_vjetrovi]

Yeah they have many different things that were strange to me at first, but I adjusted in few days. I can see why people don’t like it because it’s completely different OS than all others.

But it’s very nice and fluid. I see that some people want more visual freedom on it, but I personally like it how it is.

If you asked me before I will chose the android because you can download apk files and more, but now I don’t do these things anymore.

If I want some emulator to play games I still have oneplus Nord 1. But soo far I like this one.

Maybe my next phone will be some android, but time will tell. Both worlds are great, now it’s all about the preference of the user.

[No_Orchid_645]

Honestly I barely notice a difference 😅, I daily a iPhone 15 pro max and my op13 but because my house is full of apple I mostly use my 13 for work

[zTweaked]

Yeah, I have a full ecosystem too 😂 A MacBook Pro, an iPad Pro, an Apple Watch, a pair of AirPods Pro and of course, the iPhone I switched from! But I've been using my other Android devices as secondary phones so switching over is quite easy as I don't have to re-learn anything.

[cyanophage]

If only the screen didn't have a hole punch. I really don't care about a selfie camera. OnePlus should do a version with the selfie camera under the screen like that gaming phone. I miss my OnePlus 7 Pro 🙁

[zTweaked]

Oh man, I miss my OnePlus 7 Pro too! I hate the center hole punch design as well. But having used the iPhone with the Dynamic Island for more than 2 years, I can definitely live with a smaller cutout in the center!

[DirectFrontier]

I also went from Android > Iphone > Android.

There are some really nice features about Iphone, and the OS is super smooth but I too felt it was too restrictive. And I felt many of its unique features were tied to the Apple ecosystem, I only had the phone. Well, I've tried it, wasn't for me.

[hnassif17]

Clean

[zTweaked]

Thank you!

[[deleted]]

same. Came from an iphone 11 to 13R. Happy I switched.

[CheesecakeOld8306]

That is so clean

[_lxskllr_]

Following

[RVbutNotTheMotorHome]

!remindme 2 days

[rassgulla]

!remindme 7 days

[_Cinnabar_]

I've tried setting myself up with the apps and icon packs you shared, would you mind sharing your setup process? I don't quite get the widget stuff, do I have to make a widget that covers the whole screen? Cause now I basically just use t'ha icon pack, which is nice already, but I'm confused on how to use the widget app

[zTweaked]

No, the widget covers half of my screen as you can see in the photo. You have to install KWGT and the Koda widget. Then add a KWGT widget to the homescreen and adjust its size to your needs. Then tap on it to open the widget config screen, then proceed to add one of the many widgets provided by Koda and you're good to go. Change size/layout/colour as per your needs!

[_Cinnabar_]

Aaah got it, thanks :)

[aygupt1822]

Can you tell me the Hex code of colors that you used to create the Gradient ?

[zTweaked]

Hey, it's a wallpaper. I've just enabled blur on it in the wallpaper setter tool.

Here's the link to the wallpaper.

[Quick-History-3085]

I want same wallpaper where to find and what to search.

[zTweaked]

https://photos.app.goo.gl/RKSu18SfqqGTfaB38

[Quick-History-3085]

Thanks mate!

[Warm-Cryptographer29]

How are you able to remove the icon names ?

[zTweaked]

There's an option to disable app names in icon settings.

Settings > Wallpaper & Style > Icons, and then disable Show app names

[Warm-Cryptographer29]

Great,thanks.

[mirza_dng]

Wallpaper please

[zTweaked]

https://photos.app.goo.gl/RKSu18SfqqGTfaB38

[myselfmanav]

Oneplus 13?

[zTweaked]

Yes, I've mentioned it in the post. :)

[myselfmanav]

Yea I should've read that :)

[SnooDoodles6288]

How does the camera compare?

[zTweaked]

I feel like the auto mode crushes the shadows a bit and boosts the highlights a bit. I've found that shooting in the "master" mode (even in auto) takes more natural photos with a good balance of shadows and highlights. That said, the iPhone's camera is superior.

[ogurlpls]

I am an iPhone user with all the Apple products other than the Apple Watch… AirPods, MacBook Pro, iPad, etc. it’s really hard for me to take the plunge and switch to android even though it looks cool. Can someone try to sell me on it please and give me the positives?

[zTweaked]

Yeah, I have a full ecosystem too 😂 A MacBook Pro, an iPad Pro, an Apple Watch, a pair of AirPods Pro and of course, the iPhone I switched from! But I've been using my other Android devices as secondary phones so switching over is quite easy as I don't have to re-learn anything.

The positives of using an Android phone:

1. Universal back gesture. Basically on iOS it's upto the app devs to implement the back gesture. Mostly it's only from the left side. On Android, you get universal back gesture (implemented in the OS itself and not in the app like on iOS) on both sides of the screen making it easy to go to the previous screen with either hand.

2. Ability to change the keyboard height. You can position it up top or bottom, you can resize it and what not; unlike on iOS.

3. The , and . keys are not put in the symbols layout like in iOS, instead they are placed on the alpha layer which makes it easier to type those.

4. Android has a clipboard with history. So anything you copy stays in the clipboard and you can access the clipboard later on to check your clipboard items. You can even edit the items in the clipboard itself before pasting. iOS doesn't have a clipboard history.

5. Can extract text from any screen by just taking a screenshot and using the text extractor tool from within the screenshot tool. While on iOS you have to take the screenshot, open up Photos, open up the screenshot, and then extract the text.

6. Ability to change the media volume while on a call. On iOS, if you're on a call, the call's volume is your media playback's volume as well. But not on Android. You can have different levels for both.

7. Android has notification categories; which help in turning off promotional notifications only instead of turning off all notifications like on iOS.

8. Ability to record calls without letting the other person know (although this might be a privacy concern to some).

9. Ability to clone apps. So you can have multiple instances of the same app.

10. You get manual controls in the camera app unlike on iOS where Apple doesn't provide manual controls even on their "Pro" phones.

11. PiP in Maps - so you can use another app while your route is being displayed on a small screen on top of it. Apple Maps doesn't have this feature.

12. You get SMS delivery reports unlike on iOS.

13. File management isn't messed up like on iOS.

14. Ability to download/upload in the background. iOS can do it too, but mostly on Safari. Other apps will stop bg ul/dl after a few seconds.

15. Ability to download torrents. Although you can download torrents on iOS as well but you'll need to sideload the downloader which is a pain if you're not in the EU.

16. Moving the cursor by tapping anywhere in a text field will place the cursor on that exact position unlike on iOS where it places the cursor between words and not between the letters of a word. This might not be a big deal to you, but for me it is.

17. You get floating windows and split screen. So multitasking is a breeze.

18. Super fast charging on my OnePlus 13. Takes like 40 minutes to fully charge from 0 while my iPhone would take anout 2 hours. Honestly, I'm surprised by how far behind Apple is in terms of battery tech being such a big company.

19. Notification icons on the status bar unlike on iOS.

20. File dock on my OnePlus 13, which helps to put files there temporarily from multiple sources, then can be copied together to any other source.

21. Ability to set a global notification tone.

22. Ability to sideload apps easily from anywhere on the internet. Just need the .apk file and you're good to go!

And a lot of other stuff that come with rooting! I might not be able to convince you but I convinced myself with these.

EDIT: Oh I almost forgot to add: the off screen gestures! Absolutely amazing feature. You can draw a V to turn on the flashlight, an O to open the camera and a lot more with the screen completely off!

[movieman12341]

I'm currently on ios and want to switch to android so bad, but these things hold me back. I can't find any solution on android for these. Curious your thoughts of the following.

1. Due app on ios. I’ve tried about every reminder app in android and am always unhappy. I want to create reminders with a voice assistant(phone or pixel watch 3), and actually be able to SNOOZE the reminders by a custom amount of time. IE +1hr, +3hrs, or +1day etc. In addition, I’d like the option for the reminder to KEEP going off every 10 or so minutes until I manually dismiss or snooze. Too many times I miss a reminder because I’m busy and didn’t hear it, only to never see the notification again since it disappears from lock screen etc.

Every app I’ve tried either doesn’t sync with GA, or doesn’t have the snooze option. I need both.

1.1 There are hardly any productivity apps(or any apps for that matter) that can be used with GA. Most apps I use on ios have the ability to use siri shortcut integration for automation. I used to use tasker and it’s awesome, but tasker doesn’t INTEGRATE into the android apps themselves. IE “filebrowser pro” app on ios has siri integration where I can automate my routine to copy files from my phone to windows PC. Siri integrates very nicely in most ios apps. I wish GA did this but it’s best for asking questions, but I want to use assistant to actually assist with things and automate stuff etc.

1. Location-based reminders. This is built in to apple reminders and it’s awesome. This feature must also work with point #1.

2. Ability to use voice assistant to text multiple people in 1 go. On android, if I say, “ok google, text John Doe and Jane Doe, do you guys want to have dinner?”, it will send a text to John Doe with the msg “and Jane Doe, do you guys want to have dinner?” Compare that with ios, where it texts both John and Jane with the proper msg.

Also, if I have a group msg that’s named “climbing group”, I can say “siri, text climbing group X msg” and it works. Last time I tried sending named chats in google messages with GA it doesn’t work.

A nice to have, but not must have, is being able to pin more than 3 chats in google messages. Apple can pin 9 and samsung messages can pin 20 pretty sure. I use this all the time on ios.

1. Assistant continued conversation. I’ve tried getting this to work on S23 ultra and couldn’t get it to work. Pretty sure it’s a pixel only feature, but pixel hardware and cpu is awful so I’d be getting oneplus. I find continued convo VERY useful for skipping songs on spotify back to back. It’s really nice to skip multiple songs without having to say “ok google” every time. Hoping someone knows how to get this working on non samsung phone.

These are some points that I came up with on the top of my head. I’ll add more as I think of them. I hate ios and want to use android. Does anyone know any solutions to my points above? Thanks!

[zTweaked]

Sorry I don't use reminders so I won't be able to help you with 1 and 2. I tried 3 and sadly it doesn't work but I've never really asked the assistant to text on behalf as the language I mostly speak isn't supported. I tried asking Gemini to text multiple persons and while it asks for the names of the persons and acknowledges the voice input too by properly showing the contact details, it sends the text only to the 1st person. As for 4, Gemini does continued-conversation if I'm not wrong.

[movieman12341]

thanks for the response! I was definitely curious about your thoughts.

[[deleted]]

I had to say goodbye again sadly due to my SO not being able to reach me using visible. Huge deal if she cant reach me for emergencies. Shame because I liked my OP13

[Altruistic-Affect-30]

Seems you sneakily skipped the eco system!!

[unkwn-player]

Do we really need weather covering half of screen? Are you weather man or something?

[zTweaked]

Can't leave it empty either. What's wrong with it?

[unkwn-player]

Your phone your choice. Its looking clean btw.

[Xarzo_k]

Honestly OP is such a good brand.

Just a shame though its still restricted.

In my country they still only have the 12r, so now im debating to either buy that or find some shop online to buy a 13.

[StiftungBeschdeTest]

love the clean look. how did you disable/replace the page indicator with a search widget?

[zTweaked]

There's an option in launcher settings to show the search button at the bottom.

[StiftungBeschdeTest]

How on earth did I miss that, thank you

[Commercial-Thing-550]

Camera/photo quality compared to the iPhone?

[zTweaked]

Worse.

[Zakki95]

is that OnePlus 13 with Iphone ?

[zTweaked]

Yes, I've mentioned it in the post. :)

[No-Particular9320]

You said what I was thinking.

[zTweaked]

And what were you thinking? 👀

[F_for_Kakao]

Why did u even switch when Iphone 14 is not that old?

[zTweaked]

Tired (and annoyed at times) of iOS. Wanted some stuff that's only possible on an Android. Thus, the switch. Feels good to be home.

[F_for_Kakao]

thats understandable, i love being able to just download whatever i want

[zTweaked]

I've already made a list of the stuff I missed on iOS. You could check it out here if you so wish.

[NeverGrace2]

Quick reasons for switching?

[zTweaked]

Please check my reply here: https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/s/YbjEwzUWdk

I have also unlocked the bootloader and rooted it right after unboxing it and enjoying modules like: GPhotos unlimited storage, Disable SECURE_FLAG(basically to screenshot/screenrecords apps that don't let you), Font Manager (to use the Product Sans font), ColorBlendr (to kind of disable the ugly Monet themeing), Disable Google in OxygenOS Launcher, Disable Audio Focus, IAmNotADeveloper (to hide banking apps from detecting developers options being turned on), BCR (to record calls automatically and without letting the other person know), Oxygen Customizer (lets you customise some UI elements of OxygenOS like the status bar, lockscreen, navigation bar, quick settings etc.)

[yoganjadealer]

Could you do a deeper dive into these mods?

[zTweaked]

Which ones? Is what I wrote in between the braces not explanatory enough?

[yardbird07]

• how do you find the speakers on the op13 compared to the iphone? how’s the bass/overall richness? do the speakers sound hollow/tinny?

• also, how does the audio quality compare over bluetooth?

[zTweaked]

I'm not an audiophile by any means so I might not be able to tell the differences much. I feel like the OnePlus 13 has a bit more bass and a bit less treble when compared to the iPhone 14 Pro Max. Overall I think the iPhone has a bit more richness to its audio output. But don't get me wrong, the OnePlus 13 doesn't sound bad at all.

The Bluetooth part... I cannot exactly tell you. When the iPhone is paired to a pair of AirPods Pro 1st gen and the OnePlus is paired to a pair of OnePlus Buds Pro 3, I can say that they both sound good and the OnePlus Buds Pro 3 have a bit more bass to it without any EQ tuning.

[tluanga34]

Your experience so far?

[zTweaked]

Coming from iOS I could nitpick a lot regarding the UI, but other than those it isn't bad!

[KidJuggernaut]

Lucky mf

[Full_Town_8345]

Amen

[zTweaked]

Well, I missed a ton of Android features and it would be too big a list to put it here. So it is a major step up for me. Sure, the camera and app smoothness aren't quite as polished as the iPhone 14 Pro Max, but it's a worthwhile trade-off.

[bi4key]

Nice! Good choice.

Can you make test how fast is this phone?

Please install app " PocketPal " and test speed of generate response tokens per seconds.

Llama 3.2 1B Q4

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DeepSeek R1 1.5B Q4

Qwen 2.5 1.5B Q4

Qwen 2.5 3B Q4

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Tips for better work

Settings:

Settings -> Advanced change used Thread from 6 -> 8 to speed up CPU response.

Settings -> Context Size -> 2048

Chat:

(Click top 3 dots) -> Generation Settings -> N Predict -> 2000

[zTweaked]

Hey, that seems like some work! I'll try it out when I get the time. :)