Huawei Browser Settings
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Swipe to go forwards/backwards
The browser app on the Huawei smartphone comes with a useful function for quick navigation while browsing the web, which allows us to scroll backwards and forwards between sites by swiping away from the edges of the Huawei smartphone.





- Open the Browser app
- Open the menu
- Open the Settings
- Tap on Browsing settings
- Enable or disable Swipe to go forwards/backwards
Location
We can set in the browser app of the Huawei smartphone that web sites in general need to ask before getting allowed to access our location..






- Open the Browser app
- Open the menu
- Open the Settings
- Tap on Site settings
- Tap on Location
- Enable or disable Location
JavaScript
JavaScript was developed for web pages that serve as an extension to HTML and CSS, allowing web pages to change dynamically. Today, a web page won´t work without JavaScript, as many functions require the script language to provide the best possible user experience. JavaScript can be enabled or disabled in the settings of the
browser app on the Huawei smartphone at any time.






- Open the Browser app
- Open the menu
- Open the Settings
- Tap on Site settings
- Tap on JavaScript
- Enable or disable JavaScript
Desktop site
The visited websites are scaled down on the Huawei smartphone and displayed for mobile devices. However, in some situations, we need the desktop version of a website, for example, because not all functions are visible. In this case, we can request the desktop site, which is automatically loaded from the Huawei device.



- Open the Browser app
- Open the menu
- Enable or disable Desktop site
Security and privacy (Browser)
The browser app on the Huawei smartphone brings some features to make surfing the Internet even safer, for which we have the following options:
- Safe browsing: Automatically check the security of visited websites.
- Do Not Track: Do not track visited websites or record data.
- Block tracking cookies: Automatically block third-party cookies that track user activity.





- Open the Browser app
- Open the menu
- Open the Settings
- Tap on Security and privacy
- Enable or disable Safe browsing, Do not track or Block tracking cookies
Night mode
The browser on the Huawei smartphone comes with a dark design or night mode, which blacks out the layout and darkens web pages to make surfing the Internet easier on the eyes. This
mode is especially recommended in low light conditions or before bedtime, as it reduces all bright or blue light tones.



- Open the Browser app
- Open the menu
- Enable or disable Night mode
Homepage
The home page of the browser on the Huawei smartphone can be customized at any time, and we have the following options:
- Standard
- Blank page
- Custom Page
The default option contains links to websites, such as Google, YouTube or N-TV, which can be adjusted afterwards.







- Open the Browser app
- Open the menu
- Open the Settings
- Tap on Home page settings
- Tap on Customize home page
- Choose Custom page
- Enter the URL and tap OK
Change search engine
By default, Google is set as the search engine on the Huawei smartphone, for which we have the choice of the following providers:
- Bing
- Qwant





- Open the Browser app
- Open the menu
- Open the Settings
- Tap on Search engine
- Choose the search engine
Block pop-ups
The browser app on the Huawei smartphone can automatically block pop-ups, preventing websites from opening new tabs. This feature can be enabled or disabled at any time in the browser settings.
Note: Some web pages require the opening of additional tabs, for example to be able to perform a login.





- Open the Browser app
- Open the menu
- Open the Settings
- Tap on Browsing settings
- Enable or disable Block pop-ups
Ad filter
The browser app on the Huawei smartphone includes a function to automatically block or filter displayed advertisements. The ad filter can be enabled or disabled at any time.





- Open the Browser app
- Open the menu
- Open the Settings
- Tap on Browsing settings
- Enable or disable Ad filter
Content feed
When starting the browser of the Huawei smartphone, we will see links to websites such as Google, YouTube or N-TV by default, but if we want to have an
additional content or news feed on the start page that informs us about current news topics, we will find the News service option in the browser settings.
Note: If the news service is activated, we can determine whether an autoplay of videos should take place, whereby we can specify whether these should be loaded only via WiFi or also the mobile data.






- Open the Browser app
- Open the menu
- Open the Settings
- Tap on Home page settings
- Enable or disable News service
- Confirm with Agree