Huawei or Honor reminders not going off?

On Huawei and Honor phones, reminders fail when the system's App launch manager decides on its own that an app may not run in the background. Switch the app to manual management with Auto-launch, Secondary launch and Run in background all on, turn off battery optimization for it, and lock it in recent apps.

Buzzley is the example below. The same settings decide whether any reminder or alarm app rings on these phones. Buzzley is available on Google Play, so this guide is for Huawei and Honor phones that have Google Play.

Why Huawei and Honor phones delay reminders

EMUI (Huawei) and MagicOS (Honor) have a launch manager that controls, app by app, whether an app may start by itself, be started by other apps and keep running in the background. By default it manages every app automatically, which in practice means a reminder app that you don't open often gets restricted.

Battery optimization adds a second layer, and Clear all in recent apps closes everything that isn't locked.

How to fix it on Huawei and Honor

Menu names below are the common ones. They vary between EMUI and MagicOS versions; if a name doesn't match, look for the closest one.

1. Set App launch to manual

Open Settings > Battery > App launch and find Buzzley.

• Huawei: turn off Manage automatically for Buzzley. In the window that opens, keep Auto-launch, Secondary launch and Run in background all on.
• Honor: switch Buzzley to manual management, then keep Auto-launch, Secondary launch and Run in background on.

This is the step that matters most on these phones.

2. Turn off battery optimization

Open the battery optimization list, switch the view to all apps, pick Buzzley and choose not to optimize it. On EMUI the option is called Don't allow.

3. Lock Buzzley in recent apps

Open the recent apps screen and pull Buzzley's card down until a lock appears. Clearing all apps then leaves Buzzley running.

4. Check exact alarms and notifications

In Buzzley's app info (Settings > Apps > Buzzley), check that notifications are allowed, including on the lock screen and as banners. If your phone has an Alarms & reminders permission (Android 12 and later), allow it for Buzzley too.

What Buzzley does on Huawei and Honor

Buzzley's Android app recognises both brands and shows the first three steps in its Alarm not ringing? screen, under Steps for Huawei phones or Steps for HONOR phones. The Open settings buttons open the App launch list and the battery optimization list where the phone allows it. On versions that block that, they open Buzzley's app info page instead.

The same screen runs four checks with a Fix button each: "Notifications are off", "Reminders may ring late", "Alarms can't fill the lock screen" and "Battery saver may delay reminders". You reach it from Settings > Full-screen alarms > Alarm not ringing?, or from the Help button on the home-screen banner Buzzley shows when a setting is blocking reminders.

With these settings in place, a reminder set to the Alarm style rings full screen on the alarm volume, through silent mode and Do Not Disturb. The styles are explained in reminders that ring like an alarm.

Test it with a two-minute reminder

After changing the settings, check them with a real reminder. In Buzzley, add a reminder for two minutes from now and set its Notification style to Alarm. Lock the phone, put it face down and wait. It should ring full screen on the alarm volume at the minute you set. If it rings late, open Alarm not ringing? again and look for a check that still fails. If it rings on time with the screen locked, also try once with the phone left alone for a longer stretch, for example a reminder an hour from now, because some battery savers only step in after the phone has been idle for a while.

Common questions

I set App launch to manual, but it switched back. Why?

Some versions turn automatic management back on after a system update. If reminders start arriving late after an update, open App launch again and check Buzzley.

Do reminders ring after a restart?

Yes. With Auto-launch on, Buzzley can start after the restart and set its alarms again. They ring even before you unlock the phone.

What does Secondary launch do?

It lets other apps and parts of the system start Buzzley. Buzzley's own steps for these phones keep it on, together with the other two switches.

Is a forced stop a problem?

Yes. A forced stop, from app info or a cleaner, cancels Buzzley's alarms until you open the app again.

My phone is another brand

The Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO guide covers a similar launch setting called Autostart. For anything else, start with the general Android battery guide.