Huawei P20 Pro : Recovery, Hard and Soft Reset, Fastboot, IMEI, Pattern and more Tips

Abd Razaaq (Chief Editor, GetDroidTips): Here we will share some of the useful Huawei P20 Pro Tips: Find a useful guide to Huawei P20 Pro Recovery Mode, Hard, and Soft Reset, Fastboot. Well, here we will guide on how to enter recovery mode, enter download mode, and also you can hard reset or soft reset your Huawei P20 Pro.

Before we dive into the setup, let us talk about the device. Huawei P20 features a 5.8-inches display with a screen resolution of 1080 x 2244 pixels. The smartphone is powered by Octa-core Hisilicon Kirin 970 processor coupled with 4GB of RAM and 128GB internal memory. The camera on the Huawei P20 comes with Dual 12 MP + 20 MP rear camera and 24MP front shooting camera with autofocus. Huawei P20 runs on Android 8.1 Oreo and a Non-removable Li-Po 3400 mAh battery with Fast battery charging. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the front. The handset supports dual sim with 4G on both slots. It comes with connectivity options such as Bluetooth, Wifi, USB OTG, FM, 3G, and 4G.

How to Enter Recovery Mode on Huawei P20 Pro

  1. First of all, Turn off your Huawei P20 Pro device.
  2. Wait for few seconds until your phone completely turned off.
  3. Now Press and hold Volume UP button along with Power button on your Huawei P20 Pro device simultaneously for a while
  4. Huawei P20 Pro will enter the stock recovery mode
Things to Note while using Huawei P20 Pro Stock Recovery Mode
  • Use Volume keys to navigate between each menu (UP and DOWN)
  • To confirm, you can use the Power button.

How to Enter Fastboot mode on Huawei P20 Pro

  1. First of all, Turn off your Huawei P20 Pro.
  2. Press and hold Volume Down + Power Button for about 10 seconds
  3. Release all button when you see the fastboot screen

How to Exit Fastboot on Huawei P20 Pro

  • When you are in the fastboot mode, press and hold the power button for few seconds.
  • Hold until you see the phone reboots.
  • Release the button when you see the Huawei logo

How to Perform Hard Reset and Soft Reset on Huawei P20 Pro

Want to hard reset your Huawei P20 Pro? then, enter the recovery mode first.

Everyone can have his/her own reasons for performing a factory reset on Huawei P20 Pro. Having a fresh start with Android, selling the phone, or boosting the performance are some of the common reasons why most of the users go for it.  There are two options available actually to keep up the pace. One is a hard factory reset while other is soft factory reset. Both these methods are good and will bring similar outcomes when you choose to perform Huawei P20 Pro factory reset. Basically, a soft reset is considered as best when you are able to boot into Android. This is due to the fact that it’s easy and quick. On the other side, if you are not able to boot into Android, you can go with Hard Factory Data Reset on Huawei P20 Pro.

Instructions for Soft Factory Reset

  • Firstly open the setting applications on Huawei P20 Pro.
  • After this, go to the system section which is at the bottom.
  • Click on “Backup & Reset” option and tap on “Factory Data Reset”
  • You have the option to choose whether you need to erase data from the internal storage of your Huawei P20 Pro.
  • You will see a button named “Reset Phone”. Tap on it and then tap again on the button “Erase Everything”.
  • Just wait for some time. Your Huawei P20 Pro will reboot. The time it takes to start again depends on the amount of data you have on your phone.

Instructions for Hard Factory Reset

  • For the hard factory reset, the first thing you need to do is booting your device into the recovery mode.
Huawei Recovery Mode
  • After this, tap on the “English” option and then tap on Wipe Data and Cache option.
  • You will see an option “Erase everything”, simply tap on it.
  • A window will appear saying “this cannot be undone”. Click on it.
  • Now just wait till your device perform the factory reset.
  • Finally, tap on the Reboot option. This will bring your phone back to Android.
  • That's it! You have done the Factory Data reset on Huawei P20 Pro

How to Remove Forgotten Pattern Unlock on Huawei P20 Pro

Want to Reset the Pattern lock on Huawei P20 Pro? then, enter the recovery mode first.

Things to Note while using Huawei P20 Pro Stock Recovery Mode
  • Use Volume keys to navigate between each menu (UP and DOWN)
  • To confirm, you can use the Power button.
  1. In Recovery Mode, use Volume button to select wipe data reset option
  2. You can confirm by pressing the Power button
  3. Once you are done, Reboot system now
  4. Press power button to confirm
Warning! If you perform a hard reset, make sure to back up your data and internal storage. 


How to Check Software Update on Huawei P20 Pro

Software updates are one of the very important features of every smartphone to make its functions fast and updated. It also helps in improving the overall performance of any smartphone.
Below are the few simple steps to check any new Software Update on Huawei P20 Pro –
  1. Open settings
  2. Scroll down and Tap on System Option
  1. In System Option --> Tap on System Update Menu.
  2. Here you will find if there is any new update.Huawei Software Update Check
  3. Tap on the Check for updates
After you tap on the check for update the device will check and show you any available update for your device. You can simply click on it and follow the steps to do the installation.


How to wipe system cache partition on Huawei P20 Pro

  1. Go to Recovery Mode on Huawei P20 Pro
  2. Power off your device
  3. Press and hold the power button and volume UP button until recovery mode appears
  4. Use volume buttons to highlight ‘wipe cache partition’ and use power key to select it
  5. Reboot the system once the process is completed

How to Enable Developer Option and USB Debugging on Huawei P20 Pro:

USB debugging must be enabled on your Huawei P20 Pro if you want to connect it to a PC. In previous versions of Android enabling USB debugging was very easy. For some reasons, Google has complicated enabling of USB debugging on modern smartphones. Before you enable USB Debugging on Huawei P20 Pro, you must enable developer options. The steps to enable developer options on Huawei P20 Pro are:

Steps to enable developer option on Huawei P20 Pro

  1. Open settings --> System MenuHuawei System Menu
  2. Tap on about phone
  3. Keep tapping on the build number for 5 timesHuawei Developer enabled
  4. You will get a message saying developer option is enabled

Steps to enable USB debugging on Huawei P20 Pro

  1. Open settings --> System Menu
  2. Tap on developer optionHuawei Developer Option
  3. Toggle on USB debugging by tapping on the toggle buttonhuawei usb debugging


How to boot Huawei P20 Pro into safe mode

Safe mode is a mode in which the device will only have default apps and services working. When you boot your Huawei P20 Pro on to safe mode all the third-party apps and services will be disabled. This is a great way to do troubleshooting and by using safe mode you can easily identify issues caused by third-party apps or services. You can then simply remove the app or perform a hard reset to solve the issues. The steps to boot Huawei P20 Pro into safe mode:
  1. Power off the device
  2. Power it back on
  3. When you see the Honor animation on the screen press and hold volume down button
  4. You can see safe mode at the bottom left corner once the device finishes bootingHuawei Safe Mode
  5. I hope you have booted into safemode on Huawei P20 Pro.   


How to Find IMEI Serial Numbers In Huawei P20 Pro
    I hope this guide was useful to find Huawei P20 Pro tips.
There are three methods to Find IMEI Serial Numbers In Huawei P20 Pro, you can any of the below methods to find the IMEI Number on your phone.

 Check it directly on your Huawei P20 Pro

  • First o all simply turn on your smartphone and open its “Settings”.
  • Select ‘Device Information’ after this.
  • Next is to click on status.
  • Here you can find a lot of useful information about your Huawei P20 Pro including the IMEI number.

Through Service code

  • Turn on your Huawei P20 Pro and go to apps home page.
  • Open dialer and dial *#06#.
  • This will reflect your device IMEI number on the screen.

Check original packaging box of your device

The IMEI number of almost every smartphone including the Huawei P20 Pro is mentioned on its original packaging box. Check it out from there.

How to Set Ringtones on Each Contact on Huawei P20 Pro

Having custom ringtone on Huawei P20 Pro is quite an easy job. You can keep up the pace very easily and in fact without doing much. There are some simple steps which you need to follow. It is possible to assign that ringtone for all the contacts, or for some specific ones based on your preference. Check out the steps below.
  • First of all switch ON your Huawei P20 Pro and open the Dialer app.
  • Go to the contact you’d like to change your ringtone for.
  • Next is to simply tap the edit icon next to the contact. (It looks like a pencil.)
  • After this, tap the “Ringtone” button on the following page.
  • You’ll now be able to browse through the different ringtone options.
  • You can see the default ringtone options will appear here as usual.
  • To add your own ringtone, simply tap the “add” button and then select the song or ringtone file from your device.

How to Disable Popup notifications on Huawei P20 Pro

  • Open phone “Settings” and select “Sound & Notification”
  • Tap on “App notifications”
  • Select the app which you want to stop sending your popup notifications
  • Adjust the toggle to OFF.
  • You no longer will receive any notification on Huawei P20 Pro after this.

How to Disable Background Apps and Data on Huawei P20 Pro

Closing the background apps

  • Tap the Recent apps button available on your device.
  • Tap the ‘Active apps’ button
  • Either select to close each app manually, or tap ‘End all’ to close all running apps
  • Tap OK if a pop-up prompt appears

Disable background data for facebook

  • Open Facebook then tap the Facebook settings menu
  • Tap the “Refresh Interval” option.
  • Tap ‘Never

Closing and disabling the background data for all services:

  • Open the settings app and then tap ‘Data usage.’
  • Tap the menu button found at the top right side of the screen.
  • Tap to turn off the “Auto-sync data” feature.
  • When prompted, tap OK and you are done.

Disabling Background data for Twitter:

  • Open the settings app and then tap ‘Accounts.’
  • Tap Twitter
  • Tap to turn off the “Sync Twitter” button.

Disable background data for Gmail and other Google services:

  • Open the settings app and then tap ‘Accounts.’
  • Tap Google
  • Tap the account you’d like to disable background data for.
  • Tap to disable the different Google processes you’d like to turn off.

How To Show All Hidden Apps on Huawei P20 Pro

  1. First of all, Go to your Home screen on Huawei P20 Pro.
  2. Now in your app menu
  3. Tap on Settings.
  4. Select Applications.
  5. Now Scroll down and select Application Manager.
  6. You can now tap on all apps
  7. Now you will see a pop-up screen in which,
  8. You will see the list of apps which are disabled.
  9. Now Select and show the hidden apps which you want.
  10. That's it! Now go back to the home screen. You will find your hidden apps on Huawei P20 Pro.






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