If you're not familiar with these features, Game Launcher is a service that automatically groups all your installed games into one folder, provides a Do Not
Disturb gaming mode and features several power saving settings.
Not exact matches
Samsung's own
gaming features provide Do Not
Disturb modes and button locks while playing.
The OnePlus 5T's quick settings tiles are worth expanding on, so here's a quick rundown: You'll find (OnePlus / non-standard tiles in bold) tiles for Wi - Fi; Cellular Data; Battery; Bluetooth; Rotation; Flashlight; Airplane
Mode; Night
Mode; Location; Hotspot; NFC; Reading
Mode;
Gaming Do Not
Disturb; OTG; Cast; Data Saver; VPN; Invert Colors; and a multi-user shorcut to guest
mode, which lets you add guest profiles for whenever you lend your phone to someone else.
Sensors on board include a Light sensor, Distance, Gravity and Digital Compass.There is also dual SIM support, Split Screen
mode, Do not
disturb mode (
gaming), eye filter and face unlocking security options.
For instance, the update adds the OnePlus 5's «
Gaming Do Not
Disturb» setting, as well as the option to schedule the operating system's night
mode.
There are a few neat touches like a translucent slide up app drawer (from anywhere on the home screen), the option to take scrolling screenshots and also a do not
disturb mode for
gaming where you can lock capacitive buttons and block notifications for those intense
gaming sessions.
Gaming Do Not
Disturb Mode: This is a special mode that will still vibrate with new alerts, but no on - screen notifications will be displayed so as not to disturb ga
Disturb Mode: This is a special
mode that will still vibrate with new alerts, but no on - screen notifications will be displayed so as not to
disturb ga
disturb gameplay.
A few of the new features include reading
mode, expanded screenshots, translucent app drawer, auto night
mode, three new off - screen gestures, customisable vibration, Secure Box and a
Gaming Do Not
Disturb Mode.
There are also new off - screen gestures for launching functions and apps, a customisable vibration motor, Secure Box for hiding private files behind a PIN or fingerprint and a Do Not
Disturb mode specifically designed for when you're
gaming.
Then there's Auto Night
Mode,
Gaming Do Not
Disturb mode, Expanded Screenshots, and the option of waking up the device by double - tapping the display.
A Do Not
Disturb mode just for
gaming will block notifications and disable the soft buttons for an uninterrupted experience.
Along with that, OxygenOS on the OnePlus 5 includes scrolling screenshots, a new Pixel - like app drawer, new screen - off gestures, customizable notification vibrations,
gaming do not
disturb mode, and «Secure Box» which mimics Samsung's «Secure Folder.»
With useful tools such as a power saving option and Do Not
Disturb mode, Samsung's Game Launcher provides plenty of incentive to mobile gamers who want extended, uninterrupted
gaming sessions.
The OnePlus 5 / 5T don't have a Do Not
Disturb mode for notifications (you'll have to manually toggle the Alert Slider every night), but it does have one for when you're
gaming.
The «do not
disturb»
mode on the Oxygen OS interface removes the risk of accidental taps on the navigation keys and also prevents notifications from spoiling your
gaming experience.
OnePlus has also hidden a «
Gaming Do Not
Disturb»
mode in here, for some odd reason, which allows users to specify apps that automatically toggle this
mode, disabling notifications and the capacitive buttons on the face of the phone so as to not be interrupted by anyone, or by accidental presses to these buttons.