Honor has shared a new April feature update for MagicOS, and it covers a pretty wide range of quality-of-life changes across phones, foldables, and tablets. The update focuses on customization, desktop management, cross-device tools, and a broader set of YOYO AI features.
One of the biggest user-facing changes is support for lock screen widgets. Honor says users will be able to pin widgets directly to the lock screen for faster access to common functions, although some widget support will depend on apps being updated to their latest versions. The company is also adding custom fingerprint styles, so users can mix and match fingerprint icons and unlock animations for a more personalized look.
The update also adds more control over transition animations. Users will be able to choose different animation styles for app launches and exits, with options aimed at smoother, steadier, or more efficient motion. Honor says it has also improved the real-time blur effect used in app transition animations to create a more fluid visual feel.
On the home screen side, Honor is adding automatic icon gap filling to keep layouts neater, one-tap folder creation for multiple apps, one-tap folder dismissal from a long press menu, and batch uninstall or remove tools to make desktop cleanup easier. A new status bar skinning feature will also let users swap icon styles for a more customized interface.
Several YOYO AI features are part of the update too. Honor says YOYO Suggestions and the Magic Capsule will now support pickup-code reminders for takeout orders. A new circle-to-ask-screen feature is being added as well, letting users circle on-screen content for questions and answers, copy or translate selected text, and run AI recognition on images. Screenshots will also gain an Ask YOYO option for one-tap image upload, recognition, and follow-up questions.
Honor is further expanding productivity tools through YOYO Camera Ask and YOYO Note Assist. The former adds image-to-document conversion, allowing users to turn photos into editable Word, Excel, or PowerPoint files while trying to preserve the original text and structure. The latter supports synced audio-and-text meeting capture for both online and offline meetings, along with in-meeting assistance and automatically generated summaries afterward.
Cross-device support is another major part of this release. Honor says it is adding Mac file management, making it easier to browse, download, and manage photos, videos, and other files stored on a connected Honor phone from a Mac. There is also a new iPhone personal hotspot shortcut, so after an Honor phone and an iPhone are paired, the iPhone can connect to the Honor device’s hotspot with one tap instead of going through the usual manual setup.
For foldables and tablets, Honor is also adding a Mac extended display mode that lets a foldable or tablet act as either a mirrored screen or a second screen for a Mac. The company says this should make dual-screen workflows more practical for meetings and document work. Foldable free-screen behavior is also being refined, including clearer app icons when three apps are shown side by side and a shortcut for restoring recent split-screen app combinations from the bottom dock.
Honor also says more apps are being added to its enhanced low-frequency audio support list, including services such as Hongguo Free Shorts, CCTV News, Valorant-related apps, and a total of 29 supported apps in this batch. The sidebar is gaining more AI services too, including song recognition, AI subtitles, Honor Any Door, and YOYO Note Assist.
There is even a pet-focused addition in Honor Smart Space. Users will be able to create and manage multiple pet health profiles, access 24-hour AI pet consultation, and receive health reports and treatment suggestions. Finally, Honor notes that the Honor 400 series will gain support for an AI color-tracking feature, while the broader April rollout is planned across a long device list that includes the Magic V, Magic Vs, Magic V Flip, Magic8, Magic7, Magic6, Magic5, GT, 500, 400, 300, 200, 100, X, WIN, and several tablet lines.
