How to check the traffic consumption on the Xiaomi phone: all ways + hidden MIUI features

Monitoring the Internet traffic on a Xiaomi smartphone is a challenge that every user faces, especially for those who use limited mobile fares or often connect to public Wi-Fi networks. Unlike the iPhone, where traffic statistics are hidden in the depths of settings, MIUI offers several ways to monitor, from standard tools to hidden functions of the engineering menu.

But how do you stay on the gigabytes of statistics and find the information you need? In this article, we'll look at all the available methods for checking traffic on Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO phones, from basic to advanced. You'll learn how to track data consumption across applications, drop counters, set up alerts and even analyze traffic in real time. And for those who want more control, we'll reveal the secrets of the engineering menu and third-party apps.

One thing that's important to understand before you go into the instructions is that MIUI collects traffic data separately for mobile internet and Wi-Fi, which means that if you want to see the full picture, you have to check both statistics, and the counter reset happens automatically at the beginning of each billing period (usually the 1st of the month), but this setting can be changed manually.

1. Standard method: traffic statistics in MIUI settings

The easiest method is to use the built-in MIUI statistics, which are available on all Xiaomi models starting with MIUI 8, and updated with each new firmware version to find it:

Steps:

1. Open the settings (cog icon).
2. Go to Connections and Sharing (on some models, the Network and the Internet).
3. Select Traffic Use (or Mobile Network → Data Use for Older Versions).
4. At the top of the screen you will see the total traffic consumption for the current period.

This is the following:

• 📊 Total traffic per month (mobile) + Wi-Fi).
• 📱 Expenditure SIM-cards (if there are several of them).
• 📉 Daily consumption schedule.
• 🔍 Details by app (tap on any to see details).

Note that the default reset period is a calendar month, but it can be changed. To do this, click on the three dots in the upper right corner and select Set the period. This is useful if your operator has a non-standard calculation cycle (for example, from the 15th).

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If the statistics suddenly zeroed before the end of the month, check if the date settings on the phone are lost. MIUI resets the traffic meters when the system time changes.

Advanced monitoring: Security and analysis by application

Few people know, but Xiaomi has a hidden tool for detailed traffic analysis, hidden in the Security section, which provides more data than standard statistics, including the actual time each application uses.

How to get there:

1. Open Settings → Security (or Settings → Applications → Security on new versions).
2. Select Traffic Analysis (could be called Data Monitoring).
3. Click on Mobile Data or Wi-Fi for detail.

Advantages of this method:

• 🕒 Shows the time of active network use (not just the amount of data).
• 📊 Sorts applications by traffic consumption (from more to less).
• 🔄 Allows you to block background traffic for individual programs.
• 📅 It keeps a history of several months (unlike standard statistics).

If you notice that an application consumes too much data, you can limit its activity.

1. Slip on the app on the list.
2. Select to Limit Background Data.
3. Activate the To Disable Mobile Data Switch.

Make sure that the discharge period coincides with the operator’s tariff|

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Limit background traffic for social networks and instant messengers |

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3. Engineering menu: Hidden traffic data (for experienced)

For those who want to get the most accurate data, including system traffic and service packages, there is a way through the engineering menu, this method is suitable for Xiaomi models based on Qualcomm processors (for example, Redmi Note 10 Pro, POCO X3 Pro).

Attention! The wrong actions in the engineering menu can disrupt the network, and if you're not sure, skip this section.

Instructions:

1. Open the Phone app.
2. Enter the combination: ##4636###.
3. Select the phone information (or Usage statistics).
4. Scroll down to the Traffic block.

Here you'll see:

• 📡 General traffic (including system processes).
• ⬆️/⬇️ Separation into incoming/outgoing traffic.
• 📶 Data for each type of network (2G/3G/4G/5G, Wi-Fi).

Note that the numbers here may differ from standard MIUI statistics, as they include all packages, including service packs, which is useful if you suspect that the phone is consuming traffic "in the background" without your knowledge.

Third-party applications: when standard tools are not enough

If you don’t like the built-in MIUI, you can use third-party utilities that offer advanced analytics, limit notifications, and even background traffic blocking.

Top.-3 traffic monitoring applications:

To set up one of these applications:

1. Download it from Google Play.
2. At the first start, allow access to the data usage history.
3. Set a traffic limit according to your tariff.
4. Turn on the overdue notices.

Important! Some apps (like NetGuard) require a VPN connection to work.This doesn't mean your traffic will be routed through third-party servers - the app just uses Android's VPN-API to monitor.

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Third-party apps are useful if you need to track traffic on roaming or on multiple devices at once. MIUI they don't know how to do it.

5. How to Reset Traffic Counters Manually

Sometimes the traffic statistics in the MIUI It gets lost, for example, after updating the firmware or changing SIM-In these cases, it's helpful to know how to reset the counters without waiting for automatic resetting.

Method 1: Through traffic settings

1. Go to Settings → Connections and Sharing → Traffic Use.
2. Click on the three dots in the upper right corner.
3. Choose Reset Statistics.

Method 2: Through the Engineering Menu (for a complete reset)

1. Open the engineering menu (combination ##4636##).
2. Go to Usage Statistics → Traffic.
3. Click Menu → Reset statistics.

⚠️ Attention! Resetting statistics through the engineering menu erases all data, including system data, which can lead to temporary network connection problems (usually solved by restarting the phone).

If you change often SIM-So, it makes sense to set up automatic resets at the beginning of each billing period:

1. In the Traffic Use section, click on the current reset date.
2. Select Set the period.
3. Set a date that corresponds to your tariff.

6.Real-time traffic analysis: Hidden MIUI chips

Few people know, but MIUI has a real-time traffic monitoring feature that is useful if you suspect that some app is leaking data in the background.

How to turn on:

1. Open the Settings. → The phone.
2. Tap 7 times on the MIUI version to activate Developer Mode.
3. Back to Settings → Additionally. → For developers.
4. Find the Network Monitor option and turn it on.

Once activated, a bar will add an indicator to the notification panel showing the current download/return rate. If you see activity when the phone should be in standby mode, this is an occasion to check the applications for background traffic.

Another useful thing is the Network Activity Log, so you can open it.

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Select any application.
3. Slip on Data Use.
4. Here you will see an hourly traffic flow chart.

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If you notice that traffic is consumed at night when the phone is lying idle, check the settings for Auto-Update apps on Google Play. disable automatic updates or allow it only over Wi-Fi.

7. Frequent problems and their solutions

Sometimes the traffic statistics on Xiaomi are not working properly, so let’s look at the most common problems and how to fix them.

Problem 1: Statistics are not automatically reset

• 🔹 Check if the date and time on the phone are lost.
• 🔹 Make sure that the correct reset period is set in the traffic settings.
• 🔹 Try to manually reset the statistics (see Section 5).

Problem 2: Traffic consumption does not match operator data

• 🔹 Keep in mind that operators count traffic to within 1 KB, and the phone to 1 MB.
• 🔹 Check if Operator Counter is included in traffic settings (it can duplicate data).
• 🔹 Some operators take into account service traffic (for example, for the USSD-requests) that are not displayed in the phone statistics.

Problem 3: The app consumes traffic in the background

• 🔹 Open the Settings. → Annexes → Application management.
• 🔹 Select the problem application and turn off the background data transfer.
• 🔹 For Facebook, Instagram and other social networks, turn off Autoplay video in the app settings.

⚠️ Attention, if you're using VPN or Tor, traffic statistics in MIUI These services encrypt data and the system cannot correctly calculate it. In such cases, rely on data from third-party applications (for example, GlassWire).

FAQ: Answers to Frequent Questions