Fix Huawei P20 cannot send or receive SMS

Today we’ll tell you how to Fix Huawei P20 cannot send or receive SMS. In this latest installment of Huawei P20 Troubleshooting, we’ll provide workarounds for SMS problem. The Huawei P20 is one of the best budget smartphones you can get from the market. But like all the other devices, Huawei P20 is not free from minor software bugs. Every smartphone has faced similar issues and since the issues are software related, they can be easily fixed.

Huawei P20:

The Huawei P20 was released in March 2018. The phone came out with a screen of 5.8 inches having 1080 x 2240 pixels resolution. Huawei P20 was powered by Octa-core (4×2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex-A53) CPU and Mali-G72 MP12 GPU. It had internal storage of 128 GB and 4 GB RAM. The camera at the back of this phone is 12 MP, f/1.8 – 20 MP B/W, f/1.6 and on the front, it is 24 MP. Inside this phone, there was a 3400 mAh battery. The phone originally ran on Android 8.1 (Oreo).

Fix Huawei P20 cannot send or receive SMS:

The workarounds provided below are only to Fix Huawei P20 cannot send or receive SMS. We are not providing any solution for the related problem.

Force stop messaging app then restart:

• Open the Settings on your device.
• Scroll down and look for Application manager. Tap on it to proceed.
• Tap the All Apps option.
• Look for Messages app and tap on it. You’ll in the settings of Messages app. Tap on Force Stop.

Clear cache and data on messaging app:

• One your Android device, open Settings > Applications / Applications Manager > All Apps
• Scroll all the way down and locate Messages.
• Tap Messages to open its settings.
• If you’re using Android Marshmallow or higher, you will have to tap Messages > Storage to open cache and data options.
• Now tap Clear Data and Clear Cache.
• Now restart your Android device now.

Update software to the latest version available:

Sometimes you are running the old software on your device, although there is an updated version available. All of your apps will be updated for the latest OS. But since you have not updated your device, apps will not be compatible with your current software. In this case, you will face such issues. In order to Fix Huawei P20 cannot send or receive SMS, you need to update your device.

• Settings -> Tap System -> System Update -> Tap the option to Check for Updates.

Reset APN/Network settings on the phone:

• Open Settings your device.
• Head over to the Advanced Settings section.
• Select Backup & Reset.
• Choose Networking Settings from the given options.
• You have to tap Reset Networking Settings for twice in order to proceed.

Wipe cache partition:

• Turn off your device. Press and hold volume up and power button together.
• Release the buttons when Honor logo appears.
• You will see the EMUI screen with the recovery mode right after the Honor Logo.
• Use the Volume down button to highlight the Wipe cache partition option.
• Now press the power button to select it.
• Once the cache partition is wiped, reboot your device.

If none this did any good, the best solution that you can get is to head over to the Huawei service center. Let them Fix Huawei P20 SMS problems.