How to completely disable traffic control on Xiaomi: 5 proven ways

Traffic control on Xiaomi smartphones is a useful feature for saving mobile internet, but it often works too aggressively: blocking background updates, limiting download speeds and even interrupting streaming video. If you are faced with the fact that applications are not updated, files are downloaded at a speed of 10 Kb / s, and 4G-The Internet is suddenly switching to 2G — This is the fault of this particular mechanism. In this article, we'll look at all the ways to turn it off, including the hidden settings. MIUI, which the manufacturer does not advertise.

It’s important to understand that traffic restriction in Xiaomi works on three levels: system (global limits), applications (individual restrictions) and network (automatic switching to slow networks).We’ll look at each of them, and also tell you how to get around the restrictions if standard methods do not work.

1. disable global traffic control in MIUI settings

The most obvious way is to deactivate the function in the settings menu, but in the latest versions of MIUI 14, the path to this option has changed, and in some regional firmware it is completely hidden.

1. Open the Settings. → SIM-maps and mobile networks.
2. Choose yours. SIM-card (if there are several).
3. Go to Mobile Network Settings → Traffic control.
4. Turn off the “Limit background traffic” slider.
5. Below, find the “Excess Warning” item and set a maximum value limit (e.g., 50GB) or turn it off completely.

⚠️ Note: On certain devices (e.g, POCO F5 Traffic Control can be called Data Saver or Traffic Monitor. If you don't find this section, try searching by settings (the magnifying glass icon in the upper right corner).

Check your internet speed with Speedtest after you shut down, and if your data hasn't changed, move on to the next one, which may be the problem with app-level constraints.

2. Set restrictions for individual applications

MIUI allows you to manage traffic flexibly for each application individually, which is convenient if you want to leave restrictions on messengers, but remove them for streaming services or downloaders.

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Select the app you want (such as YouTube or Telegram).
3. Use data (or Mobile Data & Wi-Fi in English firmware).
4. Turn off the “Limit background traffic” slider.
5. Enable "Allow data to be used in the background."

To speed up the process, packet management can be used:

• 📱 Open the Settings. → SIM-maps and mobile networks → Using traffic.
• 📊 Sort applications by the amount of traffic consumed (tap on “In descending order»).
• ⚡ Turn off restrictions for the most "gluttonous" apps.

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If you frequently download large files over the mobile Internet, add a bootloader app (such as Advanced Download Manager) to the exclusion list. To do this, look for the exceptions in the traffic settings and add it manually.

Please note: some system applications (e.g. com.miui.system or com.android.vending) may automatically include restrictions after the MIUI update.

3. Reset mobile network settings (if standard methods do not work)

If the Internet speed has not recovered after the traffic control has been turned off, the problem may be in the cached network settings, in which case the reset will help:

1. Open the Settings. → SIM-maps and mobile networks.
2. Choose yours. SIM-map.
3. Select the “Mobile Network Settings Reset” (or Reset Mobile Network Settings).
4. Confirm the action.

⚠️ Note: After resetting, you will have to re-enter the settings APN (They can be obtained from your operator (usually they come to the Internet). SMS first-installation SIM-maps) or find on the official website. For example, for MTS it is Internet.mts.ru, for Beeline - Internet.beeline.ru.

After reset, restart the device and check the speed. If the problem persists, move on to more radical methods.

Disable traffic control through the engineering menu (for advanced users)

If the standard settings fail, you can use the engineering menu (#4636##) which is suitable for advanced users, as incorrect actions can disrupt the network.

1. Open the Phone app and enter the combination: ##4636##.
2. In the menu that opens, select Information (or Phone Information).
3. Scroll down to the Mobile Network Settings block.
4. Find the Data Roaming option and turn it on (even if you’re not roaming).
5. Go back and select Battery Information.
6. Turn off the Traffic Monitor (if you have one).

Some MIUI 14 firmware has blocked the engineering menu. To unlock it, install the Activity Launcher app from Google Play, search for com.android.settings.TestingSettings and run it.

After changes to the engineering menu, be sure to restart the device. In some cases, traffic restrictions are removed only after completely switching off and turning on the smartphone.

5.Use ADB to completely disable system constraints

If all previous methods fail, the most reliable way is to disable traffic control via ADB (Android Debug Bridge), which requires a connection to a computer, but is guaranteed to remove all restrictions.

You'll need:

• 🖥️ Computer with installed ADB-driver.
• 📱 Included Developer Mode and Debugging by USB smartphone.
• 🔌 USB-cable (preferably original).

Instructions:

1. Connect your smartphone to your computer and confirm the debugging permission.
2. Open the command line (Windows) or terminal (macOS/Linux) in the folder with the platform-tools.
3. Enter the command to check the connection: Adb devices must appear serial number of your device.
4. Execute the command to disable traffic control: adb shell settings put global captive_portal_detection_enabled 0 adb shell settings put global captive_portal_mode 0 adb shell settings put global data_saver_enabled 0
5. Reboot the device: adb reboot

⚠️ Attention: Teams captive_portal_detection_enabled and captive_portal_mode Disabling the connection to the Internet may cause Xiaomi to stop automatically determining the type of network (Wi-Fi/mobile). If after completing the commands the Internet disappeared completely, return the values to the 1.

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ADB-The method is the most effective, because it disables system-level constraints. MIUI The settings may be reset and the procedure will have to be repeated.

6.Alternative methods: change the firmware region and modified MIUI

If you use MIUI Global, it can be hardwired to contain traffic restrictions that you can't turn off using standard methods, and there are two radical solutions:

Method 1: Change the firmware region to EEA or China

Firmware for the European Economic Area (EEA) and China is free of many of the traffic-saving restrictions.

1. Download the official firmware for your model marked EEA or China.
2. Fastboot or Recovery (instructions are available on xiaomi.eu).
3. After installation, reset to factory settings (Settings → About Phone → Reset settings).

Method 2: Install custom firmware (e.g., Xiaomi.EU)

Custom firmware, such as Xiaomi.EU or Pixel Experience, completely removes all MIUI restrictions, including traffic control.

• 🔓 Unlocked bootloader (procedure takes up to 72 hours).
• 🛠️ Installations TWRP or other custom recovery.
• 📥 Regular manual updates.

⚠️ Attention: Installing custom firmware deprives of warranty and can lead to unstable operation of the device. TWRP Mi Cloud.

FAQ: Frequent questions about traffic control on Xiaomi