How to see Internet traffic on the phone Xiaomi Redmi 9: all ways

Have you noticed that mobile internet on Xiaomi Redmi 9 has started to “fly away” faster than usual, but you don’t know where gigabytes go? Or want to track how much traffic a particular application consumes in the background? In this article, we will examine all the available methods of checking Internet consumption, from standard MIUI tools to hidden functions and third-party applications.

The Redmi 9 (M2003J15SC/M2004J19G) runs on MIUI, where traffic is tracked separately for mobile data and Wi-Fi. However, many users find that the system meter resets after a reboot or shows inaccurate data, and we will tell you how to avoid this and where to look for detailed statistics.

Important: if you are using a two-sim mode (Dual) SIM), The traffic will be taken into account separately for each SIM-And if you have a phone connected to a Mi Account, you can sync some of the data to the cloud, and we'll talk about that later.

1. Standard traffic counter in MIUI

The easiest way is to use the built-in traffic metering feature in MIUI settings, which is available on all firmware versions (from MIUI 12 to MIUI 14) and does not require additional applications to be installed.

To open up the statistics:

1. Go to Settings. → SIM-maps and mobile networks.
2. Choose an active one SIM-card (if two of them).
3. Tap on Data Consumption (or Traffic Use in New Versions).

Here you'll see:

• 📊 Expenditure schedule for the current period (default - month).
• 📱 List of applications sorted by volume of traffic consumed.
• ⚙️ Accounting settings: you can set a limit and include warnings.

Note that the default meter is reset on the 1st of each month. If your plan has a different cycle (for example, the 15th), be sure to change the reset date manually!

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To manually reset your statistics, click the three dots in the top right of the graph screen and select Reset stats, which is useful if you've changed your rate or want to start with a clean slate.

Detailed statistics on annexes

If you want to know which app is eating traffic, MIUI has an expanded program section, which includes system processes that often run in the background (such as Mi Cloud or Google Play Services).

How to get there:

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. In the top menu, select the Traffic tab.
3. Sort the list by descending by tapping the column Mobile data or Wi-Fi.

This section may include:

• 🚫 Ban background traffic for a particular application (useful for social networks and instant messengers).
• 📉 Limit consumption when the limit is exceeded.
• 🔍 View traffic per day/week/month (click on the name of the app).

⚠️ Note: Some apps (such as TikTok or YouTube) may show underreported data in statistics. MIUI. This is because they use their own traffic compression protocols, and for accurate accounting, it is better to combine system tools with third-party utilities (about them below).

3. Traffic check through the “Security App”

MIUI has a separate Security app (a shield icon) that also keeps track of Internet traffic, and its advantage is more graphics and the ability to block background connections.

Instructions:

1. Open the Security app (if it isn’t on your desktop, search through search).
2. Go to Traffic Management (or Data Usage in the global version).
3. Select the Mobile Data or Wi-Fi tab.

Here you will find:

🔹 Hidden Opportunity: This section allows you to include Traffic Savings, which compresses data when browsing the web (works through a Xiaomi proxy.

4. Viewing traffic through USSD-operator

If the system meters show inaccurate data (for example, after resetting the settings), the most reliable way is to request statistics from the mobile operator. USSD-Teams to check balance and traffic.

Here are the current commands for popular operators (2026):

• 📱 MTS: *100*1# or *111*1# → «Internet balance».
• 📱 Beeline: *102# → «Find out the rest».
• 📱 MegaFon: *105*0# or *558# → «Tariff balances».
• 📱 Television2: *155*1# → «My body.2».
• 📱 Yota: *104# → «Balance and services».

⚠️ Attention: USSD-The requests can be charged (usually 1-3 rubles per team), and operators sometimes show traffic with a delay of up to 24 hours, which is normal. If the data is very different from the phone counter, try to update the statistics in 10-15 minutes.

5. Third-party applications for traffic accounting

If the built-in MIUI tools don't suit you, you can install specialized utilities that offer advanced analytics, desktop widgets, and even block voracious applications.

Top.-3 Applications for Xiaomi Redmi 9:

• 📊 Internet Speed Meter Lite — shows real-time speed and traffic in the notification bar. Plus: minimalist interface, no ads. Minus: no detailed statistics by day.
• 🛡️ GlassWire visualizes traffic as a graph by application, plus: detects suspicious activity.
• 📈 My Data Manager allows you to set limits for each application separately, plus: synchronization between devices.

🔹 Important: after installing a third-party meter, turn off the system traffic accounting in the MIUI, To avoid double counting, go to Settings. → SIM-maps and mobile networks → Data consumption and deactivate the option Mobile traffic accounting.

Install an app from Google Play

Grant permission to access mobile data

Disable system accounting in MIUI

Set a limit on traffic in the application

Add a widget to the desktop (optional)-->

6. Hidden functions: account for traffic in modem modem

If you're using the Xiaomi Redmi 9 as a Wi-Fi hotspot, the system counter doesn't take that traffic into account, and to see how many gigabytes it took to distribute, you have to go to a special section.

Instructions:

1. Open the Settings. → Access Point and modem.
2. Slip on the Wi-Fi hotspot.
3. Scroll down to the Connected Devices block.
4. Click on Data Consumption (or Traffic Usage).

Here you'll see:

• 📡 Total data transmitted per session.
• 📱 List of connected devices with traffic for each.
• ⏱️ Connection time (useful for minute-by-minute tariffs).

⚠️ Note: if you give out a lot of Internet, consider that Redmi 9 has a limit on the amount of traffic you give away – about 8-10 GB per day. 4G). This is a hardware limitation of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 chip used in this model.

7. Resetting and calibration of the traffic counter

Sometimes the MIUI system counter starts showing incorrect data, for example, after updating the firmware or resetting the settings, in which case it needs to be calibrated.

How to reset the meter correctly:

1. Go to Settings. → SIM-maps and mobile networks → Data expenditure.
2. Click on the three dots in the top right corner and select Reset Statistics.
3. Set the correct start date (corresponding to the activation date of the tariff).
4. Reboot the phone.

If the data does not match the operator after the reset:

• 🔄 Check if the Traffic Saving option is included in Settings → Battery and performance – it can block some connections.
• 🔍 Make sure that in the settings → Annexes → Special access → Access to data is not limited to system processes.
• 📱 Update the firmware to the latest version (in older versions) MIUI 12 were traffic-related bugs).

FAQ: Frequent questions about traffic on Xiaomi Redmi 9