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- OnePlus has quietly updated the Zen Mode app with a new name, a new icon, and several new features.
- Zen Space, as it is now called, includes two Zen modes: Deep Zen and the new Light Zen.
- There are also new themes, progress status on the Always On Display, weekly dashboards, and more.
One of the talking points of the erstwhile Oxygen OS skin on older OnePlus smartphones was the presence of a Zen Mode app. This app essentially locks you out of your phone with your consent, forcing you to take stock of the real world around you. It was a nice way to disengage from your phone and all the attached always-online personas. With the launch of the Nord CE 3 Lite, OnePlus quietly updated the Zen Mode app with a redesign and some new features.
OnePlus forum member Some_Random_Username brought to light the newly updated Zen Mode app and its redesign in a forum thread. The app is now called Zen Space, and it has a new icon in its v13.1.9 update to celebrate this slight rebranding.