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.
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.
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.
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.
Screenshot Sound On or Off
Every screenshot on your Realme phone triggers a camera-shutter sound, even in a quiet room or meeting. If that confirmation tone keeps catching you off guard, or you simply want it back after muting it, the switch sits in the sound and haptic settings rather than in the general notification menu.
Allow or Block Apps From Scanning for Wi-Fi Networks
If your realme phone still detects nearby Wi-Fi networks with Wi-Fi switched off, a background feature called Scanning always available is likely active. Location services and certain apps use this scan data to improve accuracy, even without an active connection. Turning it off stops that background search, but some location-based apps may become less precise.
Auto-Disable Personal Hotspot When Idle
Leaving the personal hotspot active on your realme phone even when no other device is connected drains the battery and keeps the connection open longer than necessary. Realme UI can switch off the hotspot on its own once it has been idle for a while, but the option is easy to overlook in the settings. Without it enabled, the hotspot only stops when you turn it off yourself or when every connected device disconnects.
Auto-Enable Power Saving Mode at a Battery Threshold
If your Realme phone only switches to Power saving mode after you tap it manually, battery drain can hit hard before you notice. Realme UI lets you define a charge level that triggers Power saving mode on its own. Without this setting turned on, the slider for the threshold stays inactive and the phone keeps draining at full speed.
Manual Network Selection
If your Realme phone keeps latching onto a weak home carrier near a border or in a rural spot, calls drop and data stalls even though a stronger foreign network sits right next door. Automatic network selection picks whatever signal is strongest, but that can also mean an expensive roaming partner or a 2G-only connection. Switching to manual selection lets you pick the exact network yourself instead of leaving it to the phone.
Set Default USB Configuration
If your Realme phone keeps asking whether to charge or transfer files every time you plug in a USB cable, that repeated prompt comes from a setting most people never touch. The phone has no fixed default for USB behavior, so it shows the same selection screen on every connection to a PC or laptop. Developer options lets you lock in one mode instead of choosing it manually each time.
Camera Shutter Sound Toggle
Every time you snap a photo on your Realme phone, a shutter click plays automatically, even in a quiet meeting or library. This audible feedback comes from a setting inside the Camera app itself, not from your ringer or notification volume. Muting the phone with the volume buttons often does nothing, because the toggle sits somewhere else entirely.
Resize a Widget
Some widgets on your Realme home screen look cramped or waste too much space, and the size seems locked unless you know where to grab it. Not every widget supports resizing, and each one has its own minimum size it will not shrink below. Getting the resize border to actually appear is often the tricky part.