The #Huawei #Mate20Pro is a premium high-end Android smartphone that was first released in November 2018. It has a solid construction made of a metal body with glass on both the front and back. It has a 6.39 inch OLED display with a resolution of 1440 x 3120 pixels and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. It uses a triple rear camera system with optics developed by Leica and it also has a single 24MP selfie camera at the front. Under the hood is a HiSilicon Kirin 980 processor paired with 8GB of RAM. Although this is a solid performing device there are instances when certain issues can occur which we will be addressing today. In this latest installment of our troubleshooting series we will tackle the Huawei Mate 20 Pro can’t send MMS issue.
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How To Fix The Huawei Mate 20 Pro Can’t Send MMS Issue
Before performing you do any of the recommended troubleshooting steps on this device it’s best to make sure that the phone is running on the latest software version. If an update is available then I suggest that you download and install it first.
Your phone will generally need to satisfy two conditions before it is able to send or receive an MMS. First, it should have an active mobile data subscription. Second, your phone should have the correct APN settings.
Make sure your phone is able to go online using your mobile data subscription and that it is getting a good data signal, preferably LTE.
Each carrier has its own unique APN setting so make sure to compare your carrier setting with the one set in your phone and make the necessary changes on your device if needed.
To access the APN settings of your phone:
- Go to the Settings menu
- Tap the Wireless & Networks section
- Press Mobile network
- Press Access point name
In case your phone satisfies both conditions but it is still unable to send out and MMS then proceed with the additional troubleshooting steps listed below.
Perform a soft reset
You will need to refresh the phone software by restarting it. This is usually done when a phone becomes unresponsive but is also recommended in this particular case.
- Press and hold the Power and Volume down key for up to 45 seconds.
- Wait as the device restarts.
Once the phone restarts check if the issue still occurs.
Clear the cache and data of the text messaging app
Your phone text messaging app will usually store the most commonly used data for easy retrieval resulting in a faster user experience. This data however can become corrupted which can lead to this particular issue. If this is the case then clearing the cache and data of this app will help.
- Tap on Settings
- Tap Apps
- Tap on Apps again
- Tap the Messaging app
- Tap on storage
- Tap on clear cache
- Tap on the Home key to return to the home screen
Check if the Huawei Mate 20 Pro can’t send MMS issue still occurs.
Check if the issue occurs in Safe Mode
There are instances when an app you downloaded and installed in the phone could be causing this problem. To check if this is the case you will need to start the phone in Safe Mode since only the pre-installed apps are allowed to run in this mode.
- Power off the phone by holding down the power button for a few seconds.
- Press and hold the power button and release it when you see the Huawei logo on screen.
- After releasing the Power key, immediately press and hold the Volume down key.
- Keep holding the Volume key till the phone completely boots up.
- Once the phone boots up, “Safe mode” should be appeared on the bottom of the screen
In case the issue does not occur in this mode then it’s likely that the problem is caused by an app you downloaded. Find out what app this is and uninstall it.
Wipe the cache partition of the phone
The phone system cached data is used to speed up the access to your phone apps. Sometimes this data can get corrupted which results in issues occuring on the device. To check if a corrupted cached data is causing the problem you will need to wipe the cache partition of the phone from the recovery mode.
- Turn off the device.
- Press and hold the Volume Up button.
- While holding the Volume Up button, connect USB charger to the phone.
- Within a few seconds, your phone will boot into the recovery mode.
- Now, remove the USB charger.
- Use volume buttons to highlight ‘wipe cache partition’ and use power key to select it
- Reboot the system once the process is completed
Check if the issue still occurs.
Perform a factory reset
One last troubleshooting step you should consider is a factory reset. This will revert your phone back to its original factory condition. Make sure to backup your phone data before doing the reset as it will be deleted in the process.
- Turn off the device.
- Press and hold the Volume Up button.
- While holding the Volume Up button, connect USB charger to the phone.
- Within a few seconds, your phone will boot into the recovery mode.
- Now, remove the USB charger.
- Use volume buttons to highlight select wipe cache/factory reset and use power key to select it
- Reboot the system once the process is completed
Once the reset is complete make sure that the phone has the correct APN settings first then try to send an MMS.
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