How to Check Traffic Consumption on Xiaomi: A Detailed Guide with Saving Tips

Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO smartphones based on MIUI offer built-in tools to monitor mobile Internet consumption, but many users do not know where to look for this data or how to interpret it correctly. Meanwhile, traffic control helps to avoid unexpected charges for exceeding the limit, especially when using tariffs with limited GB. In this article, we will examine all the available methods of verification – from standard settings to hidden functions and third-party applications.

The MIUI feature is that the interface for displaying traffic statistics may differ depending on the shell version (for example, in MIUI 14 and MIUI 15, the location of some menu items has changed), we take these nuances into account and show the current ways for the latest firmware, and you will learn how to separate mobile network consumption from Wi-Fi, which is critical for accurate analysis.

1. Standard traffic monitoring in MIUI settings

The easiest way to do this is to use the built-in statistics in the settings menu, which shows the total mobile data consumption for the current period (usually a month), as well as app detailing, to open it:

1. Go to Settings. → SIM-maps and mobile networks.
2. Choose yours. SIM-card (if there are several).
3. Tap on Data Consumption or Traffic Use (name depends on MIUI version).

Here you'll see:

• 📊 Schedule of expenditure for the selected period (by default - the current month).
• 📱 List of apps with an indication of how much traffic each consumed.
• ⚠️ Warning of exceeding the limit (if you have set it).

MIUI 15 added the ability to view the flow by day — to do this, tap the schedule. And in MIUI 14, you had to go to the additional menu to reset the statistics, now the Reset button is right on the main screen of the section.

2. Setting up limits and traffic notifications

To avoid unexpected write-offs, it is recommended to set a warning limit and a strict traffic limit, and when the thresholds are reached, the system will send notifications or even turn off the mobile Internet.

1. Open the Settings. → SIM-maps and mobile networks → Data expenditure.
2. Turn on the switch Set the data limit.
3. Ask: 🔔 Warning (for example, 80% of your rate). 🚫 Limit (the maximum amount after which the Internet will be shut down).

Save.

It is important that you use two SIM-maps, limits are set separately for each, and note that some system processes (such as software updates) may consume traffic bypassing these restrictions.

Determine the amount of traffic in your tariff|Check which apps consume the most|Set a warning on 70-80% limit-free|Set up automatic shutdown when exceeded-->

⚠️ Note: In some regions, operators do not write off traffic in real time, but with a delay of up to 24 hours.

3. Viewing the traffic flow by application

If the mobile Internet is running out fast, it's probably one or more voracious apps that are to blame, and MIUI has detailed statistics for each of them, so you can open it up.

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Data consumption.
2. Select the Mobile Data tab (not to be confused with Wi-Fi!).
3. Sort the list by descending by tapping on the column Used.

If an app consumes a suspiciously high amount of traffic in the background, limit its access to the mobile network:

1. Stick to the app on the list.
2. Turn off the Background switch.

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To save traffic on YouTube, open the app’s settings and select Video Quality → Traffic Savings. This will reduce the resolution to 480p when browsing on the mobile network.

4. Hidden MIUI functions for traffic control

In addition to standard tools, MIUI has little-known features that help to manage data consumption more flexibly:

Division of statistics by SIM-map

If you have two SIM slots, the system shows the total traffic flow, and you can see the details of each card:

1. Open the Settings. → SIM-maps and mobile networks.
2. Choose the right one. SIM-map.
3. Tap Data Consumption – there will be statistics only for this map.

4.2. Saving traffic in the mode "Data in roaming"

Even if you are not roaming, this mode can be used to force background traffic to be restricted:

1. Go to Settings. → SIM-maps and mobile networks → Data roaming.
2. Enable the option Save data in roaming.

After that, many apps (such as automatic app updates in Google Play) will only use the mobile network when connected to Wi-Fi.

Log of system processes

MIUI has a hidden log that shows which system processes consumed traffic, so you can open it.

1. Enter the combination in the Phone app: ##4636##.
2. Select the usage statistics.
3. Go to the Mobile Traffic tab.

Here you'll see data consumption on the Android System, Media Storage, and other service processes, and if one of them consumes more than 100MB per month, that's a good reason to check your smartphone for viruses.

5. Third-party applications for traffic monitoring

If the built-in MIUI tools aren't enough, you can use third-party tools, which offer advanced analytics, home screen widgets, and cross-platform synchronization.

The advantage of third-party apps is that they often show more accurate data than the built-in MIUI statistics and allow you to set multiple limits (for example, separately for workdays and weekends).

⚠️ Note: Some traffic monitoring apps (especially from unknown sources) consume mobile data themselves to send statistics to their servers.

6. How to Reset Traffic Statistics Manually

By default, MIUI resets traffic data at the beginning of each month, but you can do so at any time – for example, after changing your tariff or buying a new Internet package.

1. Open the Settings. → SIM-maps and mobile networks → Data expenditure.
2. Slip on three points in the upper right corner (or press More).
3. Choose Reset Statistics.
4. Confirm the action.

Once reset, all the counters will reset, and the reporting period will start over again.

• 🔄 Changed the tariff plan with a different traffic limit.
• 📅 Do you want to keep statistics not by calendar months, but by billing periods of the operator.
• 📊 Noticed an error in the calculation (for example, after the update) MIUI).

Note that the reset does not affect the actual traffic consumption of the operator, it is only necessary to adjust the display of data in the smartphone.

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Reset traffic statistics manually every time you buy a new package or change the tariff – this will help to avoid confusion in calculations.

7. Frequent problems and their solutions

Sometimes the MIUI traffic statistics are incorrect: they show inflated values, they are not reset or updated. Let's look at typical situations and how to fix them.

7.1 Traffic is considered incorrect

If the data consumption in the smartphone is very different from the operator’s data:

• 🔄 Restart your phone – sometimes it helps to reset the cache of system processes.
• 📱 Check if access point or modem is enabled – traffic from connected devices is also taken into account.
• 🛠️ Reset network settings: Settings → SIM-maps and mobile networks → Resetting network settings.

Statistics are not reset

If the Reset button is inactive or not working:

• 📅 Make sure you don’t try to reset data on the first day of the month – sometimes the system blocks this action.
• 🔧 Update the firmware to the latest version MIUI (In the old versions, there was a reset bug).
• 📲 Try resetting through the engineering menu: type ##4636## → Usage statistics → Drop it.

High traffic flow in the background

If the smartphone is eating the Internet without active use:

• 🛡️ Check for viruses (for example, with Malwarebytes).
• 🔍 Turn off background activity for unnecessary apps: Settings → Annexes → Permits → Auto-start.
• 📴 Turn off automatic app updates in Google Play and Mi App Store.

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If you suspect that traffic is “leaking” due to system processes, try disabling Autosynchronization in your Mi Account: Settings → Accounts → Mi Account → Synchronization.

FAQ: Answers to Frequent Questions