The app’s data, settings, and other related features would be in complete isolation from one another. Whatever changes you make to one app wouldn’t be reflected in the other one. So you could create two instances of WhatsApp, and log in to each of them via different phone numbers. Well, I don’t need to document the benefits that you could accrue from it. So with such a plethora of perks attached, many OEMs have baked their feature onto their OS. And OnePlus has done the same with their OxygenOS. However, there’s a caveat attached- the apps that you could add to parallel space are limited in numbers. But there exists a tweak through which you could bypass this limitation. And this guide shall make you aware of just that. So without further ado, let’s check out the steps to add any app to the parallel app space in OnePlus OxygenOS.
How to Add any App to Parallel Apps in OnePlus
The below instructions are listed under separate sections for ease of understanding. Make sure to follow in the exact same sequence as mentioned.
STEP 1: Install Android SDK
First and foremost, you will have to install the Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC. This is the official ADB and Fastboot binary provided by Google and is the only recommended one. So download it and then extract it to any convenient location on your PC. Doing so will give you the platform-tools folder, which will be used throughout this guide.
STEP 2: Enable USB Debugging
Next up, you will also have to enable USB Debugging on your device. This will make your device recognizable by the PC in ADB mode. So head over to Settings > About Phone > Tap on Build Number 7 times > Go back to Settings > System > Advanced > Developer Options > Enable USB Debugging.
STEP 3: Disable Verify Apps over USB
You will also have to disable the app installation’s verification over USB. This method is used to check all the apps that are being installed via ADB whether they are safe or not. As of now, since we will be dealing with the apps that are already installed on your device, so you may (or rather should) consider disabling them.
Another important reason to disable it is that if you don’t do so, then the Command Prompt will be stuck at the Performing Streamed Install message and you wouldn’t be able to proceed ahead. To do so, head over to Developer Options, scroll to the Debugging section, and disable the toggle next to Verify Apps over USB. Once done, you may move over to the next step to add the app to the parallel app space on your OnePlus device.
STEP 4: Verify ADB Connection
STEP 5: Get a List of Installed Apps
Let’s now bring up a list of all the installed app’s package names. For that, type in the below command and hit Enter.
Now copy the package name of the app that you wish to extract. Don’t include the package keyword, but copy everything after that. For example, in the case of WhatsApp, the package name will be com.whatsapp.
STEP 6: Find App’s Installation Location
STEP 7: Extract APK of Installed App
STEP 8: Add App to Parallel Apps Space in OnePlus
So this was all from this guide on how you could add any app to parallel apps in OnePlus. If you have any queries concerning the aforementioned steps, do let us know in the comments. We will get back to you with a solution at the earliest.
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