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How-to configure a Huawei phone

There are different options, some Android specific, some Huawei specific:

  • Add AAPS and xdrip+ to apps list which ignore battery optimisations:

  • Settings / App / Settings / Special autorisations / Ignore battery optimisation / Select "All applications" / Set app to allowed

    Huawei - ignore battery optimization

  • Set battery option settings:

  • Settings / App / Select AndroidAPS/xdrip+ / Under Battery / App launch

  • Make sure to remove "automatic management"

    • Allow:
    • Automatic launch
    • Secondary launch (can be launched from other apps)
    • Background run

    Huawei - battery options

  • Lock App

  • Go into App recent list and select the lock icon

    Huawei - lock app

For xdrip+, you can also enable persistent notifications (within xdrip+ app): * Setttings / less common settings / other misc options / Run Collector in foreground

xdrip+ settings - collector in foreground

Depending on Android version, these settings are somewhere else. These explanations are for Android 8.1.