Lock Screen Magazine

OPPO's Lock Screen Magazine, which changes the lock screen wallpaper each time you wake the phone and adds stories. It is safe to disable: you lose nothing most people will miss.

What it does

Lock Screen Magazine rotates a new wallpaper onto the lock screen every time you wake an OPPO phone, often with a short caption or link to more content. HeyTap's privacy notice names it among the content it pushes to phones. It downloads new pictures in the background.

If you disable it

The lock screen keeps one fixed wallpaper instead of rotating pictures. Nothing else depends on it.

How to disable it

On most phones Settings greys out Disable for this package, so ADB is the way to turn it off. The commands below work without root and can be undone.

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.heytap.pictorial

adb shell pm enable com.heytap.pictorial

The stronger option removes it for your user only; the original copy stays on the phone and a factory reset brings it back. Prefer disabling: it is easier to undo.

adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.heytap.pictorial

adb shell cmd package install-existing com.heytap.pictorial

New to ADB? Set it up in about ten minutes.

Data and battery

Downloads pictures from HeyTap and, per HeyTap's privacy notice, can be used to push content and promotions.

Downloads new wallpapers in the background, which costs some data; turning the feature off in lock screen settings stops it.

Where it appears

• Made by OPPO (HeyTap).
• Android versions: 11 to 15.
• Listed on Google Play: Lock Screen Magazine on Google Play.