How to show network speed in the status bar on a Xiaomi phone (HyperOS 3)

Device

Android

Shown on

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G (25080RABDG), HyperOS 3.0.308.0, Android 16

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Notifications & status bar › Customise icon display

Real screenshots

5 of 5 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

3 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Notifications & status bar

   Open Settings and tap Notifications & status bar, below Lock screen.

   Done

2. 

   Tap Customise icon display

   Scroll to Status bar. Customise icon display is the first row.

   Done

3. 

   Find Connection speed

   Under System, Connection speed is the first switch. It was off on ours. The other switches choose which icons show, such as Bluetooth and Alarm.

   Done

4. 

   Turn it on

   Tap the switch. The speed appears straight away at the top right of the screen, left of the other icons. Ours showed 0.31 KB/s.

   Done

5. 

   See it on the home screen

   The speed stays in the status bar in apps and on the home screen. Ours read 0.00 KB/s while nothing was downloading.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Show connection speed on the main page? On other models the switch is not on a separate page. Xiaomi's steps for the REDMI 13C and the Xiaomi 14T are Settings, Notifications & status bar, then turn on Show connection speed. Source: How to show the connection speed on the REDMI 13C? · Source: How to show the connection speed on the Xiaomi 14T?
• Older MIUI phone? Xiaomi's older help gives Settings, SIM card & mobile networks, Set data plan, then turn on show network speed. Source: How to set show network speed?

If this does not work

• Shows 0.00 KB/s? That is normal when nothing is loading. Xiaomi says it shows your internet speed in real time, so it rises while you stream or download. Source: How to show the connection speed on the REDMI 13C?
• Speed always low? Xiaomi suggests switching networks if speeds stay low. For Wi-Fi drops see Xiaomi Wi-Fi keeps disconnecting; for mobile data see Xiaomi mobile data not working. Source: How to show the connection speed on the REDMI 13C?
• Too many icons up there? Number of notification icons shown, at the top of Customise icon display, was 1 icon on ours. The switches below hide icons you don't need.

About this guide

The connection speed in the status bar shows how fast data is moving right now. It is off by default.

The screenshots are from our Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G with Xiaomi HyperOS 3.0.308.0 and Android 16, in Light mode. We turned Connection speed on for the pictures and off again.

Good to know

To turn it off, go back to Customise icon display and turn off Connection speed. We did, and it went.

In short: Settings, Notifications & status bar, Customise icon display, Connection speed on.