Huawei

Configure App Launch

Phone Manager > App launch > turn off Manage automatically for the app > in the Manage manually dialog turn on all three toggles: Auto-launch, Secondary launch and Run in background > OK.

Huawei 9 Lite, Huawei Mate 9 Pro

Settings > Battery > Launch > select the app > Manage manually > enable all toggles.

Configure Launch Manager

Some phones have a feature that prevents apps from launching automatically when the phone starts. Open Settings > All > Launch (auto-start) Manager > enable the toggle for the app.

Configure Classic Battery Optimization

• Open Settings > Apps > Apps > [three dots] > Special access > Battery optimization > at the top, select All apps > select the app > choose Don’t allow.
• Huawei P9 Plus: Settings > Apps > Settings > Special access > Ignore battery optimization > select the app > Allow.

Notification Channel Settings

In the notification channel settings for the mobile app, disable smart notifications.

EMUI 6+ and Some EMUI 5

1. Settings > Advanced settings > Battery manager > Power plan > select Performance
2. Settings > Advanced settings > Battery manager > Protected apps > select the app > Protected
3. Settings > Apps > select the app > Battery > disable High power consumption check and enable Allow background activity
4. Settings > Apps > Advanced (at the bottom) > Ignore optimizations > Allowed > All apps > select the app > Allow

PowerGenie App

You can also try disabling the PowerGenie app in the phone settings (Settings > Apps > PowerGenie > Disable), but you’ll need to disable it again after each device reboot. Not available on all phones.

Disable Memory Optimization (EMUI 8-10)

Settings > System > Memory optimization > Settings (top-right corner) > disable Automatic memory optimization.

Allow Auto-launch via Phone Manager

Open Phone Manager (built-in app) > Auto-launch > find the desired app and enable the toggle.

Add the App to Cleanup Exceptions

Settings > Memory > Cleanup > Settings > Exceptions > add the app to the exceptions list.

Disable “Smart RAM” (on Some EMUI)

Settings > System > About phone > quickly tap 7 times on Build number (to enable developer mode) > go back to System > Developer options > find Smart RAM and disable it.

Devices Running HarmonyOS NEXT

HarmonyOS 4 and earlier are built on Android, so the instructions above apply to them. HarmonyOS NEXT (HarmonyOS 5) is a standalone operating system with no Android compatibility: APK apps do not run on it, Google services are absent, and notifications are delivered through Huawei Push Kit. eXpress app for the HarmonyOS NEXT is not existing.