Block Mobile Data or Wi-Fi for a Single App
If YouTube, Netflix or a background app keeps eating through your mobile data plan even when you only meant to use it on Wi-Fi, the app's individual network permission is likely still set to allow both connection types. The same issue shows up in reverse when an app refuses to load unless mobile data is switched on, even though you are connected to Wi-Fi. Realme UI lets you control each app's network access separately from the general Wi-Fi and mobile data toggles.
Show or Hide Emoji Suggestions in Gboard
When Gboard keeps adding emoji next to your typed words in the suggestion bar, a careless tap can insert an emoji instead of finishing your sentence. This behavior comes from the 'Show emoji suggestions' option in Text correction and applies across every app you type in. If you prefer plain word predictions only, you can turn the feature off just as easily as you turned it on.
Auto Brighten Screen for Face Recognition
If face unlock keeps failing in dim rooms or at night, your Realme phone might not be brightening the display enough to scan your face properly. The Auto brighten screen for face recognition feature controls this automatic boost, and when it is off or set the wrong way, unlocking in low light becomes unreliable.
Turn Off Notifications for Individual Apps
If every app buzzes your phone the same way, important messages get buried under game alerts or promo banners. On Realme phones you can silence or allow notifications per app instead of switching alerts off system-wide. This also covers deeper notification types like sound, badges, or lock screen previews for a single app.
Turn Android Beam On or Off
If file transfers to nearby Android phones fail or the Android Beam option is missing entirely on your Realme phone, NFC is usually switched off or Android Beam has been disabled on its own. Both settings depend on each other, so one without the other leaves beam-to-share unusable. This mostly shows up when you try to send photos, contacts or app links directly between two phones.
Unlock Hidden Apps with Fingerprint
Hidden apps on your Realme phone usually ask for a PIN or password before they open, even if you already unlocked the phone with your fingerprint. That extra step gets annoying if you check a hidden app several times a day. The fix is a setting most people overlook inside the fingerprint options, not inside App Lock itself.
Screen-off Unlock: Light or Firm Touch
If your Realme phone unlocks the moment you rest a finger on the power button, or refuses to unlock until you press it firmly, the screen-off unlock sensitivity is set the wrong way for how you hold your phone. This setting controls whether a light touch or a firm press on the fingerprint sensor in the power button wakes and unlocks the device.
Change Privacy Password Security Question
If you set up the privacy password on your Realme phone but can no longer remember the security question tied to it, you could get locked out of hidden apps and files. The security question acts as the backup recovery method for that password, so an outdated or forgotten answer becomes a real problem the moment you need it. Realme lets you update this question directly from the security settings without wiping your hidden data.
Rename a Fingerprint
On a Realme phone every fingerprint you enroll gets a generic label like Finger 1 or Finger 2 by default. Once you have three or four prints stored, that numbering makes it hard to remember which entry belongs to which finger or family member. Giving each print a proper name keeps your fingerprint list readable at a glance.
Smart Sidebar on Realme Phones
Smart Sidebar is a floating panel that gives you one-tap access to your favorite apps and tools without leaving what you are doing. It sits at the edge of the screen and pulls out over almost any app, including games. Understanding how it works helps you multitask faster and skip unnecessary app switching.
Show or Hide Status Bar Icons
A status bar packed with icons for Bluetooth, alarm, NFC, and mobile data can bury the one piece of information you actually need. On many Realme phones several of these icons stay switched on by default even if you barely use the connection behind them. The status icons menu lets you turn each icon on or off on its own instead of living with a crowded display.
Turn Auto-correction On or Off
When Gboard autocorrects words that were already correct, the Text correction feature is usually tuned too aggressively for how you actually type. Names, slang, abbreviations and technical terms get swapped for the wrong suggestion more often than they get fixed. Switching the setting off gives you back full control over what lands on the screen.
Switch the Google Backup Account
After turning on automatic Google backup, Realme UI still needs one specific account selected before it knows where to store your data. If several Google accounts are signed in on your phone, the wrong one might be picked by default. You can switch to a different backup account at any time without losing backups you already made.
Install Apps from the Google Play Store
If your Realme phone only lets you add apps through APK files or unknown sources, you are missing the direct route through the Google Play Store. That store only shows an active Install button once a Google account is signed in on the device. Without a signed-in account, search results appear normally, but the app card asks you to sign in instead of downloading.
Turn On/Off Caller ID Announcement
If your Realme phone keeps reading out caller names or numbers even when you are not using a headset, or stays silent when you actually want that announcement while driving, the Caller ID announcement setting is likely set to the wrong option. This feature can read the saved contact name or the raw phone number aloud for every incoming call. Getting the option wrong means either constant interruptions or missing an announcement you actually need.
Turn Bluetooth On or Off
When your realme phone will not connect to headphones, earbuds or a speaker, Bluetooth is often still switched off in the background. The toggle can hide either in the quick settings panel or deep inside the connection settings, and a disabled radio module also blocks any pairing attempt.
Turn On/Off Screen Magnification
Small text, tiny icons, or fine print in photos can be hard to read on a Realme phone screen. Realme UI has a built-in magnifier for exactly this, but it stays switched off until you enable it in the accessibility settings, and the gesture that triggers it isn't obvious at first.
Share Internet via Bluetooth from a Paired Device
If a laptop, tablet or older gadget paired with your Realme phone has no Wi-Fi option nearby, it can still get online through the Bluetooth link itself. Realme UI keeps this data-sharing permission switched off by default for every paired device, even after pairing succeeds. Without turning it on, the other device stays connected for file transfer or calls only, never for actual internet traffic.
Factory Reset via Settings
If your Realme phone runs slow, freezes constantly, or you are getting it ready to sell, a factory reset wipes every trace of data and puts the software back to its delivery state. This deletes linked Google accounts, installed apps, system data and all photos, videos and documents for good. Once the process starts it cannot be reversed, so back up anything you need before you begin.
Stay on Lock Screen After Face Unlock
On Realme phones, pressing the power button often unlocks the device straight to the home screen as soon as your face is recognized, so the lock screen never actually shows up. That skips past notifications, widgets, and other lock screen info you might still want to glance at. Realme UI has a separate screen unlock setting that decides whether recognition unlocks the phone immediately or just wakes the display for a swipe.
Lift to Ear to Answer Calls: Enable or Disable
If your Realme phone picks up calls the moment you grab it out of your pocket, or lifting it to your ear never answers the call at all, the Lift to ear to answer calls gesture is probably misconfigured. This motion relies on the proximity and motion sensors, and thick cases or a bag can throw off the detection.
Turn Screen Wake-Up for Notifications On or Off
If your Realme phone stays dark when a message or call comes in, you have to unlock it manually just to see what happened. The screen wake-up for notifications, part of the Notification & status bar settings, decides whether the display lights up automatically for incoming alerts. Some people run into the opposite problem: the screen keeps waking up at night and draining battery.
Add a Wi-Fi Network Manually
If your Realme phone cannot find a Wi-Fi network in the scan list, the router is often set to hide its SSID instead of broadcasting it. In that case the network stays invisible even though other devices connect to it without issues. You can still get online by entering the network name and password yourself.
Icon Autofill Setting
When you uninstall an app on your Realme phone, the other home screen icons sometimes shift on their own to close the empty spot. That happens because of the Icon autofill setting, which rearranges shortcuts without asking first. If you like keeping your icons in fixed positions, this behavior needs to be switched off.