Add Date & Time to Watermark
If your photos only carry the phone model watermark without any timestamp, the 'Date & time' option inside the watermark settings is still switched off. Realme UI treats the model tag and the time stamp as separate toggles, so enabling one does not automatically activate the other. Once switched on, every new photo or video shows the exact capture date and time underneath the device watermark.
Show/Hide Language Switch Key
Switching between two keyboard languages on Realme usually means opening the keyboard settings every time, which slows down typing. Gboard has a dedicated language switch key for this, but it sits hidden until you turn it on, and it cannot appear together with the emoji key. If you type in more than one language daily, this toggle decides how fast switching actually feels.
Check for Google Play System Update Manually
On many Realme phones, Google Play system updates install quietly in the background without any real notification. If an update failed to apply, or you had to reset the Google Play services app, the version shown on your device might be out of date. Checking manually tells you whether your phone actually has the latest patch installed.
Smart Lock: Trusted Places, Devices and On-Body Detection
Smart Lock keeps your Realme phone unlocked automatically once it recognizes a trusted place, a paired device, or that you are carrying it. It removes the repeated PIN or pattern entry when you are already in a familiar, low-risk situation. The feature sits on top of your regular screen lock and only relaxes it under conditions you choose yourself.
Limit Personal Hotspot Connections
When several devices join your Realme personal hotspot at the same time, mobile data disappears fast and the connection gets noticeably slower for everyone. Realme UI lets you cap the number of devices allowed to connect, so guests or family devices cannot eat into your data plan unnoticed. Without a limit, any nearby device with the password can join until you run out of data.
Delete Face Data
If Face Unlock keeps popping up even though you no longer want facial recognition active on your Realme phone, the scanned face model is still stored in the security settings. Removing it turns off Face Unlock completely and clears the saved biometric data, but the deletion has to be confirmed with your Pattern, PIN or Password. Without one of those backup unlock methods set up, the face data cannot be deleted at all.
Local Backups Explained (Storage & Backup)
Local backups save your apps, messages, and settings directly on your phone or an SD card, without touching the cloud. This matters when you want a fast safety net before a system update, a factory reset, or a device swap. Realme UI bundles this function inside Storage & Backup so you always know where your data actually lives.
Add New User
Letting a family member or your kids use your Realme phone means their apps, photos and settings mix with yours on one shared account. Realme UI lets you create a separate profile so each person gets their own home screen, their own installed apps and their own personal data, kept apart from the main administrator account.
Turn On/Off USB Debugging
When your PC does not recognize your Realme phone in ADB or Android Studio, USB debugging is usually still switched off. This option lives inside the hidden Developer options menu, which most Realme phones do not show by default. Without it enabled, tools like ADB, Scrcpy or Android Studio cannot talk to your device over USB.
Restart the Smartphone (System & Settings)
If your realme phone reacts slower than usual, opens apps with a delay, or the touchscreen feels laggy, a restart often solves it before you dig into settings. Background processes, cached data and pending updates pile up over time and slow down Realme UI. A restart clears all of that without touching your photos or installed apps.
Customize Smart Sidebar Shortcuts
If the Smart Sidebar on your Realme phone only shows a handful of default apps, or the icons feel randomly ordered, the shortcut list simply has not been adjusted yet. Realme UI lets you add, reorder or remove Quick accesses individually, and the sidebar scrolls, so there is no fixed limit on how many shortcuts you keep. Getting the layout right just means finding the edit mode most people never open.
Show or Hide Emojis in the Symbols Keyboard
If recent and favorite emojis stop showing up on the symbols keyboard after you switch away from letters, quick access to your most-used emojis breaks down mid-conversation. This behavior is controlled by a Gboard preference that only works when the suggestion strip above the keyboard is already turned on. Skip that requirement and the toggle stays inactive no matter how many times you flip it.
Add a Printer Manually by IP Address
When a printer does not show up automatically in the default print service on your Realme phone, the auto-discovery over Wi-Fi has failed to find it. This can happen with printers on a different network segment or with 'Default Print Service' still loading its device list. Adding the printer manually by IP address gets around that without waiting for auto-detection to finish.
Erase All Downloaded Apps and Their Data
When a Realme phone gets sluggish or storage fills up with apps you barely use, a full factory reset feels like overkill because it wipes your Wi-Fi passwords, accounts and display preferences too. Realme UI offers a middle ground that removes only the apps you installed and their data, without touching the system configuration you already set up. This makes sense if the problem sits with individual apps, not with the phone's core settings.
Block Unknown Callers Automatically
When a call comes in without a visible number or caller ID, your Realme phone files it under 'Unknown' rather than treating it as spam or a saved contact. These calls often slip past normal call-blocking rules because there is no number to blacklist. Realme UI includes a separate switch just for this category, so you can silence them without touching your regular contact list.
Slow-Motion Video Resolution
Slow-motion clips on your Realme phone can look noticeably softer than your regular videos, even though the rest of your footage looks fine. That happens because slow-motion mode runs its own separate resolution setting, independent from the main video resolution. If that value is stuck on a lower default, every slow-mo or super slow-mo clip loses detail before you even press record.
Set Up Parental Controls
If your kid spends too much time on the Realme phone or opens apps and content that are not age-appropriate, the missing restriction is usually parental controls, not a broken app. Realme UI bundles screen time limits, content restrictions, and Google Play filtering into one setup flow that many users never open.
Turn On/Off Power Saving Mode
If your Realme phone drains faster than expected or apps stop syncing in the background, Power saving mode might be limiting system processes without you noticing. This feature throttles background activity, restricts data sync, and can dim performance to stretch battery life. Knowing where to toggle it, and when it is worth using, helps you avoid missed notifications or delayed app updates.
Turn Wi-Fi On or Off
If your Realme phone will not join a nearby Wi-Fi network, the Wi-Fi radio itself might be switched off rather than the connection settings being wrong. You can flip Wi-Fi on or off either from the quick settings panel in the status bar or from the dedicated Wi-Fi menu. Leaving Wi-Fi enabled without an active connection also drains the battery faster than it should.
Display Brightness & Auto-Brightness Settings
Brightness settings control how much light your screen emits, which affects readability outdoors, eye comfort at night, and battery life. Realme UI offers both a manual slider and an auto-brightness mode that adjusts the screen based on the light sensor. Knowing how these settings interact helps you get a screen that is neither too dim indoors nor washed out in sunlight.
Add Access Point Names (APNs) Manually
If mobile data stops working or MMS messages won't send on your Realme phone, the access point name from your carrier is often missing or incorrect. Realme UI normally pulls these APN settings automatically from your SIM, but a carrier switch, a factory reset, or a corrupted profile can leave the field empty. Without a valid APN entry, your phone cannot establish a data connection at all.
Turn On/Off Emergency Location Service
Realme phones can send your exact location the moment you dial an emergency number, even if you never touched a location setting yourself. Emergency Location Service (ELS) runs independently from Google location controls, so switching those off does not stop it. If you want to decide for yourself whether your position goes out during an emergency call, ELS itself needs to be adjusted.
Auto-restore App Data After Reinstall
When you reinstall an app on your Realme phone, saved settings, game progress, or login details sometimes fail to come back automatically. This depends on the Automatic restore option linked to your Google backup, not on the app itself. If restores feel inconsistent or you want a clean install instead, this setting is the reason.
Connect to Wi-Fi via WPS
Typing a long Wi-Fi password on a small keyboard gets annoying fast, especially with mixed-case characters and symbols. If your router has a physical WPS button within reach, Realme phones can skip the password screen entirely and pair directly with Wi-Fi Protected Setup. No password entry, no QR code needed.