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Huawei: Turn Off App Lock

If you no longer want a PIN or password prompt every time you open certain apps, the built-in app lock on your Huawei phone can get in the way. Removing it requires confirming your current unlock code first, otherwise the option stays greyed out. Once switched off, all previously locked apps open normally again without any extra prompt.

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VersionAndroid 10 · EMUI

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Disable App Lock auf Huawei

App lock on Huawei phones adds a PIN or password prompt in front of individual apps you choose to protect. This sits on top of your regular screen lock and is managed separately inside Security settings.

If you no longer need that extra layer, EMUI lets you turn the whole feature off in one step. You only need your current app lock password or PIN to confirm the change, since Huawei treats this as a security-relevant action.

Steps to disable app lock

Open Open the SettingsTap on SecurityTap on App LockOpen the SettingsTap on Disable app lockConfirm with Disable.

After confirming, every app that was previously locked opens directly again, without any password or PIN prompt. The list of protected apps you had set up is cleared, so if you re-enable app lock later, you will need to select those apps again.

If you only want to remove the lock from a single app instead of turning off the whole feature, look for that app in the App Lock list and deselect it there rather than disabling the entire function.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Once you confirm with Disable, the list of apps you had protected is cleared. Turning app lock back on later means selecting those apps again from scratch.