Configuring a Huawei Honor phone with Chinese firmware to ensure all notifications are received
One of the main issues faced when using a device with a firmware intended for the Chinese market is their propensity to kill background applications at every opportunity. Whilst this may be the preferred option in China, presumably due to the lack of a unified app store and rogue apps consuming battery and data, it is a major annoyance for Western users who end up missing vital notifications due to apps and services being killed in the background.
During the course of creating a Custom ROM for the Honor Note 8, I have compiled a list of those settings required to prevent background tasks from being killed & to generally make the phone behave more like Stock Android.
Phone Manager
Cleanup
Settings / Automatic cleanup: Off
Whitelist: All items selected
Battery
Close apps after screen lock: All deselected
Settings - Close excessively power-intensive apps: Off
Settings - Keep WLAN on during sleep: Always
Auto-launch
All: Selected
Lock screen cleanup
Close all: Off
Settings
Apps / Settings / Special Access / Ignore Optimisations
Change Allowed to All Apps
Change all required apps to Allow
Dont forget to revisit these settings when new apps are installed.
If you have issues with Auto rotation failing on your Honor or Huawei device, this may be due to Smart assistance features.
Settings
Smart assistance
Turn off ALL Smart assistance features
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