How to show numbers with SIM-Maps on the smartphone Xiaomi: all ways

You bought a new Xiaomi smartphone or updated your firmware MIUI, But suddenly they found out that the phone numbers were SIM-Do you see the card not appear in the contacts? Or do you only see the number when you call instead of the subscriber's name? This problem is familiar to many owners of Redmi devices, POCO Or Mi, especially after you reset or upgrade to a new shell, and 90 percent of the time, it takes less than a minute to solve, but it requires you to know the hidden settings.

In this article, we will discuss all possible reasons why the numbers from the SIM-The cards are not shown on Xiaomi, and we will give step-by-step instructions for different versions. MIUI (12 to 14.You will learn how to import contacts from SIM Include the phone book, display the numbers in the call log, and what to do if contacts are duplicated or disappear after the update. SIM-Cards (Redmi Note 12 Pro)+, POCO X5 Pro, Xiaomi 13T etc. where the settings may differ.

Why are numbers with SIM-The cards are not displayed on Xiaomi

The problem with displaying numbers is usually due to one of three reasons:

• 📱 Import of contacts with SIM — default MIUI Can block reading of card data due to privacy policy.
• 🔄 Account Conflict – if you use Google Contacts, Mi Account and SIM At the same time, the system can lose the priority of the source.
• 🛠️ Failure after update - in MIUI 13→14 the logic of working with contacts has changed, and the old settings are reset.

Less often the fault becomes a physical malfunction SIM-cards (such as damaged contacts) or operator error (incorrect recording of numbers in the memory of the card:

• ✅ Does it work? SIM-card on another phone (if the numbers are displayed there).
• ✅ Is the mode "Hide contacts" enabled in the settings of the application "Phone".
• ✅ Are there third-party applications for blocking calls (such as Truecaller) that can filter numbers.

Method 1: Enabling the display of contacts with the SIM in the MIUI settings

The fastest method is to activate the display of numbers from SIM-maps directly to the contact menu. MIUI 12/13/14:

1. Open the Contacts app (an icon with a human silhouette).
2. Tap three points. ⋮ top-right → Choose "Settings".
3. Go to the "Contact Management" section → "Import/Export contacts".
4. Select "Import with" SIM-"Card" and confirm the action.
5. After importing, go back to Contact Settings → Display Contacts and make sure all sources are selected (including SIM 1/SIM 2).

If the item "Import with" SIM-No card, so your firmware is blocking access to the card, and then the second way will help.

Make sure that SIM-The card is inserted into slot 1 (main card)

Check if the card has saved numbers (via another phone)

Disable VPN – it can block access to system settings

Close all background apps (especially call managers)

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⚠️ Note: On some models (POCO F4 GT, Redmi K50) after importation of contacts with SIM To avoid this, export existing contacts to a.vcf file (via "Contact Export") before importing, and manually delete duplicates after importing.

Method 2: Manually copying numbers through an engineering menu (for advanced ones)

If standard importing doesn’t work, you can use Xiaomi’s hidden engineering menu, a method that requires caution but often saves you from system failures:

1. Open the Phone app and enter the combination: ##4636###
2. In the menu that appears, select "Phone Information".
3. Scroll down to the block "SIM-map and tap on the desired slot ("SIM 1" or "SIM 2").
4. Click "Update" - the system forcibly rereads the data from the card.
5. Go back to Contacts and check if the numbers are available.

If the engineering menu doesn't open, it's locked on your model. ADB-Teams (PC required):

adb shell content query --uri content://com.android.contacts/raw_contacts


adb shell am start -n com.android.contacts/.activities.PeopleActivity

Method 3: Configure the display of numbers in the call log

Sometimes numbers SIM-The cards are in the contacts, but they don't show up in the call log, to fix this:

1. Open the phone application (green handset).
2. Tap three points. ⋮ → "Settings".
3. Select "Show contacts" and activate the option "Show numbers from" SIM-map".
4. If you do not have an option, go to "Additional" → "Number settings" and turn on "Calling Subscriber Identification".

On the two-way model SIM-Cards (Redmi Note 11 Pro)+, POCO X4 Pro) the call log can divide the records by slots. To combine the story, in the phone settings go to Settings → SIM-maps and mobile networks → Double. SIM and turn on "Combine call history".

Method 4: Reset the settings of the "Contacts" and "Phone" application

If previous methods didn't work, try resetting your system applications, which won't delete your contacts, but will return the display settings to factory settings:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find the "Contacts" and "Phone" apps (alternately).
3. For each tap "Storage" → "Clear cache" and "Reset settings".
4. Reboot the phone.

After the reboot, check:

• 🔄 Are numbers displayed in the "Contacts" and call log.
• 📞 Does the name of the subscriber appear when the call is incoming (if the number is saved on the phone) SIM).

⚠️ Attention: On some firmware (MIUI China) resetting the Contacts app settings may cause you to lose sync with Mi Account. Before reset, make sure that contacts are backed up to Google or exported to.vcf.

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If numbers don't show up after reset, try temporarily disabling MIUI optimization: go to Settings → Special Options → Optimize MIUI and deactivate it. This can help with conflicts with background processes.

Method 5: Using third-party applications for import

If MIUI system tools fail to work, third-party tools will come to the rescue.

• 📲 SIM Card Contacts – a simple utility for importing / exporting contacts with the Internet SIM. Supports the Russian language.
• 🔄 Copy to SIM Card – allows you to copy numbers from phone to SIM and back (useful for backup).
• 📱 Contacts+ — Advanced contact manager with doubles merging function.

Instructions for SIM Card Contacts:

1. Install the app from Google Play.
2. Open it and give access to your contacts.
3. Select "Import with SIM" → specify the slot (SIM 1 or SIM 2).
4. Click "Import All" or select specific numbers.

The advantage of third-party apps is that they often bypass MIUI restrictions, such as when system imports are blocked due to regional firmware settings (as on Xiaomi for China).

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Third-party apps may request access to SMS and call logs. Before installing, check reviews and rankings on Google Play to avoid data leakage.

Frequent Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

When working with contacts on Xiaomi, users often face typical problems:

• 🔢 Duplicate contacts – occurs when importing from SIM, If you already have numbers in Google or Mi Account, solution: Use the "Contacts Unite" function in the Contacts settings".
• 📵 Numbers disappear after update — MIUI Sometimes resets the display settings. Solution: Repeat Method 1 after the update.
• 🔒 Access blocked SIM — firmware (MIUI China) requires unlocking through Permissions Solution: Go to Settings → Annexes → Contacts → Permits and enable access to the "Storage" and "SIM-map".

Another common mistake is incorrect display of names (for example, instead of "Ivan Ivanov" shows the image of the name of the person "+79991234567) This is related to the encoding of data on SIM-To correct the map:

1. Export your SIM contacts to the.vcf file.
2. Open the file on your PC and check the encoding (should be UTF-8).
3. Import the corrected file back to your phone.

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