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Xiaomi: Set a Monthly Data Usage Limit

If your Xiaomi phone still enforces the data limit from an old tariff, warnings or automatic data cut-offs can trigger at the wrong point in your billing cycle. The Monthly data limit value under Data usage does not update itself when your plan changes or your provider raises your allowance. You have to adjust it manually to match the new tariff.

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Set Monthly Data Usage Limit auf Xiaomi

MIUI does not sync the Monthly data limit with your mobile provider. If your tariff changes, the old threshold stays active until you update it yourself, which can cause premature warnings or an unexpected mobile data cut-off before the month is actually over.

Where the setting lives

Open Security ➔ Settings ➔ Data usage ➔ Data plan ➔ Monthly data limit. This screen controls the threshold MIUI uses to track your mobile data against your billing cycle, independent of the actual contract stored with your carrier.

Setting the new value

Enter the amount that matches your current plan and confirm with OK. MIUI applies the new limit immediately to the ongoing cycle, so usage already counted this month is measured against the updated number right away.

When this is not the right fix

If mobile data still gets blocked after adjusting the limit, check whether a separate data saver or per-app restriction is active. The Monthly data limit only governs the overall threshold and warning behavior, not individual app permissions.

Frequently asked questions

MIUI does not connect to your carrier account, so the value under Data plan ➔ Monthly data limit stays exactly as you last set it. You need to open that screen and enter the new allowance yourself whenever your tariff changes.

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Android 11 · MIUI

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