Xiaomi How to Manage SIM Card
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Enable or Disable Sim cards
If we use dual SIM on the Xiaomi smartphone, we can deactivate one SIM card if desired, which means that no calls or messages are put through or received from the selected SIM.




- Open the Settings
- Tap on SIM cards & mobile networks
- Choose a SIM card (Dual SIM)
- Enable or disable Turn on
Change name of sim card
If, for example, we use two SIM cards (dual SIM) from the same provider with the Xiaomi smartphone, it is advantageous to rename the SIM cards so that they can be kept apart.





- Open the Settings
- Tap on SIM cards & mobile networks
- Choose a SIM card (Dual SIM)
- Tap on Edit SIM card name
- Enter a name and tap OK
Default SIM card for mobile data
For Xiaomi smartphones with two SIM cards, we can define a default SIM card for mobile data.



- Open the Settings
- Tap on SIM cards & mobile networks
- Choose a SIM card for mobile data (Dual SIM)
Default SIM card for calls
By default, the Xiaomi smartphone asks us which SIM card to use for outgoing calls. To disable the question, we can also set a SIM card as the default.



- Open the Settings
- Tap on SIM cards & mobile networks
- Choose a default SIM card or Not set
Mobile data during a call on secundary SIM
We can enable the mobile data on the secondary SIM card during a VoLTE call, which means that during VoLTE calls, the Xiaomi smartphone is connected to the mobile data on the secondary SIM card to ensure stable network connection.




- Open the Settings
- Tap on SIM cards & mobile networks
- Enable or disable Use mobile data during VoLTE calls on the secondary SIM
- Confirm with OK