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Huawei: Enable SMS Delivery Reports

If a text message you sent never shows a delivered confirmation, your Huawei phone likely has SMS delivery reports turned off. This function is meant to send back a status update once the message reaches the recipient's device. On some Huawei phones it stays disabled by default, so you never see that confirmation appear.

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Enable or Disable SMS Delivery Reports auf Huawei

SMS delivery reports are a network-based confirmation feature built into the Messages app on Huawei phones running EMUI. When enabled, your carrier sends a short status update back to your device once a text has actually reached the recipient's phone. Without this setting active, sent messages will show as sent but never confirm delivery, even if the text arrived normally.

This setting is separate from read receipts or group chat confirmations. It only reports network-level delivery, not whether the recipient opened the message. If your carrier does not support delivery reports for SMS, turning the option on will have no visible effect, since the report depends on network support.

Where to find the setting

The option sits inside the Messages app settings, not in the general phone settings menu:

Open MessagesOpen the menuOpen the settingsTap on AdvancedActivate or deactivate SMS delivery reports

Toggle the switch on to start receiving delivery confirmations for every SMS you send. Switch it off again if you prefer not to see these status notifications, for example to reduce notification clutter on a shared or work device.

If messages still show no delivery status after enabling this, the issue may sit with your carrier rather than your phone, since not every network relays delivery reports.

Frequently asked questions

Some carriers do not send back delivery confirmations for SMS at all. If the setting is on but no status ever appears, contact your carrier to check whether delivery reports are supported on your plan.