11.05
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 1
·China
A behavioral analysis report of the Honor HiView four-piece APK suite submitted by a netizen shows that its log component can read the list of installed apps, track usage duration, receive cloud pushes, execute debug commands, and capture network traffic, with the upload module containing a device serial number field; another module can determine whether an operation is an automated script based on operational data.
10.25
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
On October 25, a netizen showed a hidden app on their mother's retired phone; when attempting to force-uninstall it, the phone played the uninstall animation but then popped up a large number of ads targeting the elderly and kept redirecting — a single mis-tap would automatically download junk apps that run in the background.
09.17
·Hearsay
·Importance I
·Sources 3
·China
A netizen recently posted that their mother suffered a sudden myocardial infarction, and when their father dialed the emergency number, an advertisement popped up on his Honor phone with no close button nearby, causing the mother to miss the optimal window for emergency treatment.
09.13
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 3
·China
In January 2026, reports emerged that a domestic smartphone brand automatically installed apps of unknown origin in the background when the user was over 65; on September 13, a blogger showed an elderly user's phone desktop densely packed with ad apps spanning 17 pages, and in the video the elderly person was forced to install bundled apps within seconds.
09.12
·Reported
·Importance III
·Sources 5
·China
On September 12, the Weibo account of Mr. Zhang, the party involved in Honor's "Magic Pictorial" incident, showed as deleted, and all content on Xiaohongshu was cleared, leaving only a report by Jiemian News.
09.11
·Disputed
·Importance III
·Sources 5
·China
In early September 2026, a netizen in Shandong reported that their mother suffered a sudden, critical acute myocardial infarction. While panicking, the father, who suffers from cerebral infarction, used an Honor phone to call the 120 emergency hotline. Due to accidentally triggering the system's default full-screen commercial ad 'Magic Pictorial' by swiping up on the lock screen, and because the close button was hidden and he could not quickly return to the dial pad, the golden window for medical rescue was delayed, and the mother unfortunately passed away. After the incident was exposed, it sparked strong condemnation across the internet regarding mobile phone advertisements blocking life-saving channels and flaws in age-friendly designs.
[Follow-up · September 11, 2026] On the evening of September 11, the party involved in the Honor 'Magic Pictorial' incident posted a clarification and apology, stating that the father's failure to connect the emergency call during his cerebral infarction episode was a misunderstanding and had nothing to do with the Honor phone. Honor expressed condolences for the death of the party's mother, but accused the false post of causing brand damage, stating that "out of humanitarian care, no further action will be pursued," which triggered netizens' doubts about the embedding of 'Magic Pictorial' and the official attitude.
[Follow-up · September 12, 2026] On September 12, the Weibo account of the involved party, Mr. Zhang, showed that it had been deactivated, all content on Xiaohongshu (RedNote) was cleared, and only the report by Jiemian News was retained.
2026.09
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 5
·China
Before this incident came to light, a netizen had posted a video showing that the built-in ads on Honor phones seriously affect daily use: pop-up ads frequently appear when the phone is unlocked and when switching interfaces, often accompanied by problems such as "shake-to-jump" and "hard-to-locate the close button."
2026.08
·Reported
·Importance II
·Sources 1
·China
Master Kong reported instant noodle business revenue of over 13.7 billion yuan, up 2% year on year; Uni-President reported food business revenue of over 5.6 billion yuan, up 4.7% year on year.