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Here’s how to get Zen Mode for older OnePlus phones
August 25, 2025
Why wait for OnePlus to bringZen Mode to older phoneswhen you cangrab the APK right now?
Available courtesy ofAndroid Police, the APK weighs 10.74MB and should work on theOnePlus 5,5T,6, and6T. Somenotedthat they even got Zen Mode working on theOnePlus 3Trunning the beta build ofAndroid 9 Pie.
If you own an older OnePlus phone running Pie,go hereon your phone to download the Zen Mode APK. Once you download the APK, make sureChromeallows you to install unknown apps. If you didn’t allow that, you’ll see a prompt that lets you change that.
Open Zen Mode and make sure to read the instructions and detailed explanation of Zen Mode. The mode is serious when it says you can’t use your phone for 20 whole minutes, so make sure you’re ready before you tap theLet’s Gobutton at the bottom.
While in Zen Mode, you’re able to only answer calls, make emergency calls, and open the camera. According toAndroid Police, the camera button didn’t work on the OnePlus 6T. You might or might not encounter a similar issue on your device.
Also while in Zen Mode, the phone mutes incoming notifications and prevents you from using it for anything other than the aforementioned functions. Once the 20 minutes are done, Zen Mode shows you how many times you’ve used it, how many notifications it muted, and the total amount of time you’ve placed the phone in Zen Mode.
Unfortunately, those without a OnePlus device are out of luck. I tried to grab the APK for myGoogle Pixel 3 XL, only for the phone to refuse to install it.
NEXT:Will anyone actually use Zen Mode on OnePlus devices?
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