Unlock Safe with Fingerprint
Every time you open the Safe on your Huawei phone, you have to type the full password before you can see anything inside. That gets tedious if you store documents or photos there and check them several times a day. Fingerprint ID can replace the password step, but the option is not turned on by default.
Turn Off Notifications for Specific Apps
If your Huawei phone keeps buzzing with alerts from apps you barely open, the notification switch for that app is probably still turned on. EMUI shows notifications for every installed app by default, so noisy apps stay active until you switch them off one by one. This gets annoying fast if messaging or game apps flood your lock screen while important alerts get lost in the mix.
Sort Contacts by First or Last Name
Searching for a colleague under their last name but finding your contact list sorted by first name instead makes lookups slower than they should be. Huawei's Contacts app defaults to first name sorting, which feels backwards if you are used to last name first address books. The sort order sits in a setting most people never open, so the list looks fixed until you know where to look.
Delete a Folder from the Home Screen
A folder full of apps still sits on your Huawei home screen and there is no obvious delete option in the long-press menu. EMUI treats folders as containers, not standalone objects, so the delete function only kicks in once the folder is almost empty. If you just want the group gone without losing any apps, the trick is moving apps out one by one.
Set the Screen Sleep Timer
If your Huawei screen turns off too fast or stays on way longer than you want, the sleep timer is set to the wrong value. This setting controls how long the display stays lit before it locks itself, and a mismatch here drains battery or forces you to keep waking the phone. It gets more annoying if fingerprint or password unlock is active, since every accidental lock means unlocking again.
Enable or Disable URL Specific Keys
When typing a web address on your Huawei phone, the keyboard sometimes swaps in extra shortcut keys like .com or / above the letters. This behavior comes from a dedicated typing option inside the SwiftKey keyboard that reacts to the input field type. If the shortcuts are missing or showing up where you do not want them, this setting is the cause.
Delete a Single SMS or Message
Deleting an entire conversation wipes out every message at once, even the ones you wanted to keep. On a Huawei phone, you can also pull just one SMS or chat message out of a thread without touching the rest. That matters when a typo, an old address, or a message sent to the wrong person is sitting in an otherwise useful conversation.
Record a Video with the Camera App
If you open the Camera app and only see photo controls, video recording is not obvious at first glance. Many Huawei users miss the shutter button change and end up taking a photo instead of starting a video. Switching modes correctly also affects whether you can pause and resume the clip mid-recording.
Disable Lock Screen Password
If you want to stop entering a PIN or pattern every time you unlock your Huawei phone, you can remove the lock screen password completely. Once it is gone, fingerprint unlock and any app lock protection tied to it stop working too. Anyone who picks up the device gets instant access to messages, photos and apps.
Set Up Quick Response Text for Calls
Can't pick up a call on your Huawei phone right now? Instead of letting it ring out, you can send the caller a short text explaining that you're busy or will call back soon. The wording of these quick responses can be personalized to fit different situations.
Enable or Disable 'Ask for Location' in Browser
If websites on your Huawei phone keep asking for your location every time you open them, or never ask at all, the browser's own permission setting is behind that behavior. This option sits inside the browser's site settings and works separately from the phone's general location toggle. Turning it off stops every website from requesting your position, while turning it on lets sites ask individually.
Delete a Fingerprint
If a fingerprint no longer unlocks your Huawei phone reliably, or someone else registered a print for temporary access, you can remove individual entries from Fingerprint management. Once the last saved print is gone, fingerprint unlock switches off on its own until you register a new one.
Send a Group Text Message (SMS/MMS)
When you text several people at once on a Huawei phone, EMUI can either fire off individual messages to everyone or bundle everyone into one shared conversation. If your friends keep replying only to you instead of the whole group, your device is likely stuck in mass text mode instead of true group MMS. This setting decides whether replies land in one thread or scatter into separate chats.
Adjust Display Size
If icons, menus, and text look too small or too large on your Huawei phone, the display size setting is probably not matched to your eyes or your screen. Resizing screen elements can shift app shortcuts to a different spot on the home screen, which makes apps seem to have vanished. This is a scaling setting, not a broken app or missing icon.
Turn App Notifications On or Off
If an app on your Huawei phone keeps buzzing with alerts you never asked for, the notification permissions for that specific app are still switched on by default. Which notification types show up varies a lot between apps, and messengers like WhatsApp often split things further into chat, group, and status alerts. Turning off the wrong toggle can mean missing messages you actually want to see.
Reset Accessibility Settings
When Huawei's accessibility features cause more problems than they solve - a screen reader that will not stop, magnification stuck at the wrong zoom, or color inversion you can not switch off - manual adjustments often do not fix it. This tends to happen after testing several accessibility options together, since settings can overlap and conflict with each other. Resetting the accessibility menu clears every custom option back to default, without touching your other phone data.
Delete a User Account
If several people share the same Huawei phone, each extra user gets a separate profile with its own apps, photos, and settings. Only the device owner or an administrator can remove one of these profiles, and doing so wipes every file and setting tied to that account for good. Before you remove a profile, it helps to know exactly where the delete option sits and what data disappears with it.
Limit Maximum Hotspot Connections
If your Huawei phone's mobile hotspot allows up to eight devices to connect at once, uninvited users or unnoticed background traffic can quietly eat into your mobile data plan. Lowering the connection cap gives you a clearer picture of who is actually using your hotspot and how much data each session pulls.
Enable or Disable Quick Calling
On some Huawei phones, holding the volume down key and saying a contact name starts a call even while the screen is off. If that happens by accident in your pocket, or if you want that shortcut but cannot find it, the Quick calling function is the setting responsible.
Back Up to Google Drive
If you are not sure whether your Huawei phone is actually saving contacts, photos, and app data anywhere, the Back up to Google option in system settings might be switched off. Without an active backup account selected, restoring your data after a factory reset or device swap becomes much harder.
Restrict App Downloads to WiFi Only
If apps keep downloading or updating over your mobile connection and eating into your data plan, the Play Store app download preference is likely set to allow any network. This setting exists separately from your phone's general mobile data controls, so switching off mobile data elsewhere will not stop it. Adjusting the download preference inside the Play Store settings gives you direct control over when new apps and updates are pulled onto your Huawei phone.
Set Default SIM for Mobile Data
On a Dual SIM Huawei phone, mobile data can silently switch to the wrong SIM card, leading to unexpected charges or slower speeds. This happens when EMUI has never been told which SIM should handle mobile data by default. Without a fixed assignment, the phone may keep using whichever SIM was configured last.
Enable Smart Data Saver for Individual Apps
If messaging apps stop pushing notifications or emails only load after you open them manually on your Huawei phone, Smart Data Saver is probably throttling their background data. Once the feature is turned on, every app loses background access to mobile data unless you add it to the exception list. Apps you rely on for real-time updates need to be excluded manually, otherwise they only refresh when active in the foreground.
One-Handed Mode Setup
Reaching the top corners of a large Huawei display with one thumb is often impossible, and the built-in One-Handed mode shrinks the interface so every icon stays within reach. If the shrink gesture stops working or the mini window lands on the wrong side, the Accessibility feature usually just needs a quick toggle.