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Xiaomi: Set Default SIM Card for Mobile Data

If your Xiaomi phone keeps using the wrong SIM for mobile data, downloads and browsing can suddenly stop working on the plan you actually pay for. With two active SIM cards, MIUI needs one clear default data connection, otherwise apps may quietly try to load data through the wrong carrier. Picking a fixed data SIM stops that back and forth.

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Set Default SIM for Mobile Data auf Xiaomi

On dual SIM Xiaomi phones, MIUI only routes mobile data through one SIM card at a time, even if both SIM slots have active plans. If no default is set, or the wrong SIM is picked as default, apps that need data - maps, messengers, browsers - may fail to load or fall back to Wi-Fi only, while the SIM you intended to use for data sits idle.

This setting lives under Tap on SettingsTap on SIM cards & mobile networksChoose SIM 1 or SIM 2 as default Data card. Choosing a SIM here tells MIUI to always use that card for mobile data, regardless of which SIM you use for calls or texts.

Effects: once set, mobile data will not switch automatically to the other SIM, even if that SIM has a stronger signal or more data left on the plan. If you swap SIM cards physically or cancel a plan, you need to update this setting manually, otherwise data may stop working entirely.

This fix is not the right one if data actually works but is slow or drops intermittently - that points to a signal or network mode issue rather than the default SIM setting. It also will not help if a SIM has no active data plan at all.

Frequently asked questions

MIUI only lets you pick a SIM as the default data card if it has an active data plan recognized by the carrier. If the option is greyed out, check with your provider that mobile data is enabled on that specific SIM.