How to permanently remove traffic warning on Xiaomi: phones, routers and smart devices

Why Xiaomi is showing traffic warnings and how to fix it

Mobile traffic warnings on Xiaomi devices are one of the most annoying MIUI features that can appear even when connected to Wi-Fi. These notifications not only interfere with, but often falsely act, blocking Internet access or limiting speed. In this article, we will examine all possible reasons for such warnings and how to turn them off, from standard settings to hidden developer settings.

It’s important to understand that not only smartphones can be the source of the problem, but also Xiaomi routers (such as Mi Router 4A or AX3600), which also know how to monitor traffic and send notifications to connected devices. We will look at solutions for all types of brand equipment, including smart watches and TVs with MIUI TV. If you are tired of annoying alerts about “exceeding the limit” or “large data consumption” – this guide will help get rid of them once and for all.

1. disable traffic warnings in MIUI settings

The most obvious way to remove notifications is through standard MIUI settings. However, not all users know exactly where these settings are hiding. Since MIUI 12 and later, the path to traffic settings has changed, so the instructions depend on the firmware version.

For most modern smartphones (Redmi Note 12, Poco X5, Xiaomi 13, etc.) follow the following steps:

• 📱 Open the Settings. → SIM-maps and mobile networks.
• 📊 Choose yours. SIM-card (if there are several).
• 🔄 Go to Use Mobile Data → Traffic warning.
• ❌ Turn off the slider Show notifications of exceeding the limit.

If you have an older version of MIUI (e.g. MIUI 11 or MIUI 10), the path may be different.

• 📱 Go to Settings. → Transfer of data.
• 📊 Tap by Using Traffic.
• ⚙️ Click on the three dots in the top right corner and select Traffic Settings.
• ❌ Deactivate the option of Warning to exceed the limit.

⚠️ Note: Some firmware (especially global) may have an option called Traffic warning or Data limit alert. If you don't see a Russian-language name, switch the interface language to English temporarily.

2. reset mobile traffic settings (if warnings remain)

Sometimes, disabling notifications through the menu doesn't work because of a traffic monitoring system failure, and resetting the data usage statistics will help, so it won't delete your personal files, but it will reset the traffic meters.

How to reset your settings:

1. Open the Settings. → SIM-maps and mobile networks.
2. Choose yours. SIM-map.
3. Go to the use of mobile data.
4. Click on the three dots in the top right corner and select Reset Statistics.
5. Confirm the action.

Once reset, reset your phone, and if the warnings keep appearing, check if there are traffic limits in the Security app (which we'll talk about in the next section).

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If notifications come back after a few days after resetting the statistics, try setting an arbitrary traffic limit (e.g. 100GB) and immediately disabling it. MIUI.

3. Checking the "Security" application and cleaning the cache

The Xiaomi Security app (or Security in English firmware) is not only responsible for virus protection, but also for traffic monitoring, and it often sends annoying notifications about exceeding limits, even if you have disabled them in the main settings.

To stop this:

• 🛡️ Open the Security app (Icon with shield).
• 📊 Go to the Traffic Management (or Data Use) tab).
• ❌ Disable all options related to warnings and limits.
• 🧹 Return to the home screen of the app, click on the profile icon (or three dots) and select Settings.
• 🔄 Find Clear Data or Reset Settings and confirm the action.

If notifications keep coming after that, try clearing the app's cache through your phone's settings:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find Security on the list and tap it.
3. Select Warehouse and click Clear Cache.

4.Setup of Xiaomi router: disabling traffic control

If traffic warnings appear not only on the phone but also on other devices connected to the Xiaomi Mi Router, the problem lies in the router settings. Many models (Mi Router 4C, AX1800, AX6000) have built-in traffic control that can block Internet access when the limit is exceeded.

To turn it off:

• 🌐 Connect to your router’s Wi-Fi.
• 🖥️ Enter the address 192.168.31.1 (or miwifi.com) in your browser).
• 🔑 Log in (the username and password are usually admin, if you have not changed them).
• 📊 Go to Traffic Control (or Traffic Control).
• ❌ Turn off Traffic Excess Warning or Traffic Alert.
• 🔄 Save settings and restart the router.

Some router firmware may require additional Qos (Quality of Service) settings. If you are not sure about your actions, it is better to leave these settings by default, as incorrect settings can lead to slowing down the Internet.

5. Hidden developer settings: complete shutdown of monitoring

If standard methods don't work, you'll have to go to the developer's settings, which are suitable for power users, because it requires activating hidden menus and changing system settings.

How to turn on developer mode and disable traffic monitoring:

1. Go to Settings. → The phone.
2. Find the MIUI version and tap it 7 times until you get a message: You are a developer!
3. Return to the main settings menu and open Additional → for developers.
4. Scroll down and find the option Background data limit.
5. Turn it off or set the value without limits.
6. Also deactivate Data Use Monitoring (if any).

On some firmware (e.g. MIUI 13 Global), the traffic monitoring option can be hidden behind net.dns1 in the developer settings. To find it, use a menu search (the magnifier icon in the upper right corner).

⚠️ Attention: Changing the developer settings can affect the stability of the phone. Do not turn off options that you do not know the purpose of. For example, deactivating Background Traffic Restrictions can lead to increased data consumption in the background.

Developer mode activated |Important data backup |Parameter value recorded (in case of rollback)|Phone connected to charging-->

6. Alternative methods: disabling notifications via ADB

If none of the previous methods worked, the last option is the use of ADB (Android Debug Bridge), which requires connecting the phone to a computer and executing commands through the terminal, but is guaranteed to disable all traffic notifications at the system level.

Instructions for Windows:

1. Download and install Google’s Platform Tools.
2. Turn on the phone debugging over USB in the developer settings.
3. Connect your phone to your computer and open the Command Prompt in the ADB folder.
4. Enter the command: adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.miui.securitycenter (this will remove the Security app for the current user).
5. If you only want to disable notifications, use: adb shell dumpsys notification --cancel com.miui.securitycenter

To disable system traffic notifications, do:

adb shell settings put global captive_portal_detection_enabled 0

⚠️ Note: Deleting the com.miui.securitycenter application may cause some functions to function unstable MIUI, For example, optimizing the battery or locking the screen, use this method only if other methods have not helped.

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ADB-commands allow you to disable notifications at the system level, but you need to be careful.

7 What to do if the warnings are returned after the update

Many users are faced with the fact that after the MIUI update, all settings are reset and traffic notifications appear again, this is due to Xiaomi’s policy, which resets some settings to factory with major updates.

To avoid this problem:

• 🔄 After the update, immediately check the traffic settings in Settings → SIM-maps and mobile networks.
• 📱 Install QuickShortcutMaker from Google Play and create a shortcut for quick access to traffic settings.
• 🔧 Use Tasker or MacroDroid to automatically disable notifications after reboot.
• 📡 If the problem is on the router – disable automatic firmware update in its settings.

Some firmware (e.g. MIUI 14 for Xiaomi 13) has introduced Auto Restore Settings to deactivate it:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find the settings (icon with a gear).
3. Open the Warehouse. → Data management.
4. Turn off the Auto Recovery option.

FAQ: Frequent questions about traffic warnings on Xiaomi