How to stop an app using mobile data or Wi-Fi 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 › Apps › Network access

Real screenshots

3 of 3 steps

What we did

Looked at each screen; changed nothing

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Find the app

   Open Settings and tap Apps. The app list is on the same page, below App lock, Dual apps and Background autostart. Type the app's name in Search apps, or scroll to it, and tap it.

   Done

2. 

   Tap Network access

   App info opens. Network access is the second row, between Storage and Power. Ours said Data usage 0 B. Tap it.

   Done

3. 

   Turn off what you want to block

   The Details page shows This month (mobile data) with a chart. Below, under Manage network connection, are three switches: Mobile data, Wi-Fi and Background data (Foreground 0 B, Background 0 B on ours). Turn off the one you want to block for this app.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• No Network access row? On our Redmi it is on the app's App info page, between Storage and Power. Xiaomi's guide gives Settings, Apps for managing apps but has no steps for this page. Source: Generic User Guide for HyperOS 3.0
• Expected a pop-up to choose from? Ours had none. The page has a switch for each of Mobile data, Wi-Fi and Background data, so there is nothing to confirm or cancel.
• Wi-Fi switch looks pale? On ours the Wi-Fi switch was on but drawn paler than the other two. We didn't tap it, so we can't say whether it can be turned off there.

If this does not work

• App says no connection? Check its Network access page: Mobile data or Wi-Fi may be off for that app alone. Turn the switch back on. For the whole phone: Xiaomi mobile data not working.
• App doesn't update until you open it? Background data may be off for it. Turn it back on, then check the app may run in the background: Xiaomi closing apps in the background.
• Chart shows 0 B? Ours did: the phone has no SIM, so This month (mobile data) read 0 B and the chart stayed flat. Network access on App info said Data usage 0 B too.

About this guide

Xiaomi's HyperOS 3 guide says Data usage, one of the Security app's tools, helps restrict mobile data, background data or Wi-Fi use of apps. On our Redmi each app has these as three switches, on its own Network access page.

The screenshots are from our Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G with Xiaomi HyperOS 3.0.308.0 and Android 16, in Light mode. It has no SIM, so the mobile data chart was empty. We used Chrome as the example, only looked and changed nothing.

Good to know

These switches act on one app only. To stop an app running right now, force stop it.

Xiaomi's guide lists Data usage among the Security app's tools, to manage your data plan.

In short: Settings, Apps, the app, Network access: Mobile data, Wi-Fi and Background data switches.