How to turn on Magic Sidebar on an HONOR phone (MagicOS 10)

howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-use-magic-sidebar-on-an-honor-phone/ · Checked October 2026 · BRP-NX1M, EEA), MagicOS 10.0, Android 16 (build 10.0.0.169(C430E7R2P1) · HONOR Magic7 Lite

3 of 3 steps with real screenshots · 2 official sources below

Device

Android

Shown on

HONOR Magic7 Lite (BRP-NX1M, EEA), MagicOS 10.0, Android 16 (build 10.0.0.169(C430E7R2P1))

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Honor AI

Real screenshots

3 of 3 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

2 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Honor AI

   Open Settings and scroll down to Honor AI, below More connections.

   Done

2. 

   Tap Magic Sidebar

   Under AI SERVICES, below Magic Portal.

   Done

3. 

   Turn on Magic Sidebar

   The page says: swipe inward from the edge of the screen and pause to launch it; it recommends AI services and opens apps in floating window or split screen mode.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Prefer a visible handle? Tap Launch mode below the switch. Ours was Swipe inward from screen edge; HONOR says Swipe inward from sidebar shows a small sidebar on the edge that you swipe in and can drag up and down. Source: Magic Sidebar

  

• No Magic Sidebar under Honor AI? Older MagicOS versions call the side dock Multi-Window: Settings, Accessibility features, Multi-Window. On ours that page only had split-screen and floating window options. Source: Multi-Window
• Want app suggestions in it? HONOR says to turn on AI recommendation on the Magic Sidebar page. Source: Magic Sidebar

If this does not work

• Swipe goes Back instead? Swipe in and pause with your finger still down; a quick swipe from the edge is the Back gesture. Source: Magic Sidebar
• Handle in the way? With Swipe inward from sidebar, HONOR says you can drag the handle up or down the edge. Source: Magic Sidebar

About this guide

The screenshots are from our HONOR Magic7 Lite, the European model BRP-NX1M, with MagicOS 10.0 and Android 16 (build 10.0.0.169(C430E7R2P1)), in Dark mode. Magic Sidebar was on. The open sidebar is not shown in our screenshots.

Good to know

For one floating app from Recents, open a floating window.

For drag-and-drop between apps, use Magic Portal.

In short: Settings, Honor AI, Magic Sidebar on; swipe in from the edge and pause.