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.
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.
Eye Comfort Schedule Setup
If eye comfort mode on your Realme phone only kicks in when you remember to tap the toggle, screen strain creeps back in during evening reading sessions. The feature filters blue light and cooler tones, but without a fixed schedule it depends entirely on manual activation at the right moment. A defined start and end time keeps the warmer color tone active exactly when you need it, without you thinking about it.
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.
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.
Change SIM PIN
A new SIM card usually ships with a default PIN chosen by your carrier, and that code is rarely one you would pick yourself. On Realme phones this PIN lives in the Security settings, completely separate from your screen lock or device password. Keeping the default in place makes it easier for anyone who gets hold of your SIM to guess it.
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.
Show or Hide App Suggestions in the App Drawer
Every time you open the app drawer on your Realme phone, a row of suggested apps shows up above your full app list, picked based on what you have opened recently. If you find that suggestion bar distracting, or you just do not want Realme UI displaying your last-used apps at the top, that behavior comes from a single toggle you may not have noticed yet.
Hearing Accessibility Features
Realme UI groups several tools under one roof to make calls, media, and notifications easier to hear and follow. This area covers sound adjustments, visual alerts, and compatibility options for hearing aids, so you can tailor audio output to your own hearing needs. Understanding what each option does helps you pick the right combination instead of guessing through menus.
Show or Hide Real-Time Network Speed in the Status Bar
When the status bar only shows signal bars, you have no way to tell if a stalled download is due to a slow connection or something else. Realme UI can display live upload and download speed next to the clock, but the option stays off by default on most phones.
Allow Repeated Calls Through Do Not Disturb
When Do Not Disturb is active on a Realme phone, even urgent second calls from the same number can get silenced along with everything else. This makes it hard to tell a routine call apart from someone trying to reach you again because of an emergency. Realme UI has a dedicated exception for this, but it is easy to miss if you only check the contact-based Do Not Disturb settings.
Battery Saver & Power Modes
Battery Saver on Realme phones adjusts background activity, screen brightness, and network behavior to stretch the last percentage of charge. It matters most when you are away from a charger for hours and need core functions like calls and messaging to keep working. Understanding the different power modes helps you pick the right balance between performance and runtime.
Turn On/Off Call Barring
If unwanted international calls keep coming through or you need to block outgoing calls on a shared or work SIM, call barring lets you restrict specific call types on your Realme phone. On Dual SIM devices the restriction only applies to the SIM you configure, not both cards at once. Getting the wrong option turned on can also block calls you actually need, such as roaming while traveling.
Turn On/Off Optimized Night Charging
If your phone sits on the charger all night at full charge, the battery wears out faster than it should. Optimized night charging on Realme phones learns your daily routine and slows the final part of the charge so the battery is not held at 100 percent for hours. When the feature is off or your charging habits are irregular, the phone reaches full charge quickly and just stays there until you unplug it.
Autospace After Punctuation: Enable or Disable
If your texts need a space right after a period, comma or question mark, Gboard on your Realme phone can add it automatically while you type WhatsApp messages or emails. The feature is still in beta and currently works only with the US English keyboard, so it may behave differently or stay hidden with other language settings.
Set Home Screen Wallpaper
If your Realme phone keeps showing the same default background or a live wallpaper you never picked, the Wallpapers menu inside Personalizations is where that setting lives. Static images, animated live wallpapers, and your own gallery photos all sit in one place, but picking the wrong option can leave a live wallpaper running in the background and draining battery. Knowing which category to pick first saves you from applying the wrong wallpaper twice.
App Drawer: Enable or Disable
If all your apps sit scattered across several Realme home screens instead of collected in one place, the App Drawer mode is switched off. Whether new apps land directly on a home screen or in a separate overview depends on this one setting.
Turn Google Location History On or Off
If Google Maps Timeline shows blank days or never remembers the places you visited, Location History is probably switched off for your Google account. If you would rather stop your Realme phone from reporting your movements to Google at all, the same setting is what you need to check. Either way, the toggle sits inside your Google account settings, not in a separate Realme menu.
Move a Widget on the Home Screen
A widget lands in the wrong spot on the Realme home screen and clutters the icons around it. Since every widget has a fixed minimum size, a few pixels off can throw the whole layout out of balance. Repositioning it takes only a quick drag, but the exact gesture is not obvious on the first try.
Connect to a Wi-Fi Network
Downloading a system update or a large app over mobile data can eat through your monthly allowance fast, especially if your carrier caps high-speed data. Before you start a big download on your Realme phone, you want to make sure it actually uses your home or office Wi-Fi instead of cellular data. If the phone keeps falling back to mobile data, the Wi-Fi connection was likely never set up or the password was entered wrong.
Bluetooth Tethering Setup
If your laptop or tablet has no free USB port or you want to avoid draining your battery with a Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth tethering shares your Realme phone's mobile data over an existing Bluetooth pairing. Speeds are lower than a Wi-Fi hotspot, but the connection uses noticeably less power. It only works with devices you have already paired over Bluetooth.
Deletion Sound: Turn On or Off
Every time you delete a text message or another item on your Realme phone, a short beep plays automatically. If that sound gets annoying or you cannot find where to switch it off, the option hides inside the general sound and haptics settings, not in a separate app.