As you probably know, first there was 3G, then 4G, now 5G is starting to roll out all around us. The more internet developments evolve, the more tasks you can accomplish with your Xiaomi 12-pro. It's really practical! And for people who experienced the beginnings of the internet, you had to switch off your landline phone to be able to use the internet and display an image in several minutes, and up to several days for a film... Now all you need to do is a few minutes for a 4K movie for those who have fiber. This will also be the case for you with 5G which will turn everything upside down. Despite everything, our internet packages are not really unlimited packages, and we are generally limited to 50, 100 or 200 GB per month for the largest packages. It is therefore essential, depending on your consumption, to manage it well so as not to end your months with an internet connection at the speed of a minitel.
This is precisely what we will show you today, we will see the method to set a mobile data limit on your Xiaomi 12-pro. To do this, first of all, we will quickly explain to you in a little more detail why it is essential to manage your internet package. Then, the different means of limit the consumption of your internet data on your Xiaomi 12-pro.
Why determine a mobile data limit on your Xiaomi 12-pro?
We therefore start this guide by quickly explaining to you why it is interesting to manage the mobile data consumption of your Xiaomi 12-pro. You certainly don't know if you have used very little internet mobile data until today or if you have WiFi at home, however, most current 4G packages are limited in data volume and bandwidth (download speed) is significantly reduced once you exceed this volume.
It's when you go on a trip or when the internet at home doesn't work and you use your Xiaomi 12-pro as a mobile access point that you realize that data is consumed particularly quickly... Watch a few videos or getting lost on social networks are really energy-intensive activities and your internet package may not last if you plan to have this pace without being able to use a WiFi connection.
It is mainly for this type of situation that it can be interesting to use a data limitation on your Xiaomi 12-pro so as not to be surprised and end your month with a particularly slow connection, something we are concerned about. on the other hand, not at all accustomed to and which most of the time we experience particularly badly, so accustomed are we to broadband. Downloading a photo can take a few tens of seconds, a few minutes for a loaded web page, and you shouldn't even hope to be able to watch a video, even in poor quality...
How to block mobile data consumption on your Xiaomi 12-pro?
We now move on to the practical part of this guide, we will reveal to you how to limit the data consumption of your Xiaomi 12-pro. However, this technique is very easy and you will not need to be an expert in new technology to manage your consumption on the internet.
You will be able to adjust a data consumption alert threshold to warn you as soon as you exceed a certain consumption. And one limit which when exceeded will block mobile data connections to avoid over consumption. In the event that you wish you can also learn how to save battery on your Xiaomi 12-pro.
How to set a mobile data consumption alert threshold on a Xiaomi 12-pro?
First of the options that we want to present to you, it is just a means of prevention, it will serve to alert you when you exceed a first threshold of data consumption, but without blocking your package. A good way to leave a margin while being warned that you will have to start paying attention to keep the package for the rest of the month. Discover below the procedure to follow to fix it:
- Go to the "Settings" of your Xiaomi 12-pro
- Then in the "Connections" menu press "Use of mobile data"
- In the parameters of this tab, you will be able to choose a threshold "Data warning" , just click on it to configure the data volume from which you want to be alerted by notification
How to set a data consumption blocking limit on a Xiaomi 12-pro?
In the event that you wish to be more radical and you wish, after having set a warning, to find a solution to completely block your data consumption so as not to use everything, for example, by having launched the download of a non-essential update, the best method will be to determine a blocking limit for your internet plan. So there is no risk of consuming everything without realizing it. We advise you to set this limit at 80 or even 90% of your package to be sure to keep enough for the mandatory things:
- Access the “Connections” menu of your Xiaomi 12-pro, you will find it in the settings of the latter
- In the "Use of mobile data" tab, you can access the settings by clicking on the small cogwheel at the top right of your screen
- All you have to do now is activate first if you haven't already. "Data limit definition" and then define the data volume to which you want to fix the blocking
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