How to manage & operate your dual-sim Xiaomi Redmi phone viz Internet data, Calls , SMS
1. What are the mobile networks that are supported by the 2 SIM card slots ?
3. How do I know the signal strengths of the 2 mobile networks ?
4. How do I disable a SIM card temporarily ?
7. How do I know for which number (or SIM card) when I receive an incoming call ?
8. How to filter to show only one particular SIM card entries in the call logs ?
How do I select which mobile network to use when sending/replying a text message ?
How do I know for which SIM card when I receive an incoming text message ?
How do I choose a specific SIM card to use for mobile data connection ?
How do I view and edit the 2 SIM card contacts ?
While both card slots accept SIM cards with data connectivity, only the left slot supports 3G mobile data (WCDMA/GSM) while the right slot is rated for 2G data connectivity (GSM). And, for your information, you need normal sized SIM cards for the 2 slots.
2. What mode does the dual-sim work in ?
The Redmi supports dual-standby, which means both SIM cards are active to receive calls and text messages. But when you’re using SIM 1 and another person is calling on SIM 2, he/she will hear the message “not reachable, try again later”or the call goes straight to the voice mailbox.
One workaround for this problem is to forward calls between these 2 numbers. When SIM 1 is engaged, the calls to SIM2 will be forwarded to SIM1 and notify you that there’s an incoming call.![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uTD0QEI1NHKhcWbu9ngfFSx_-NiN1_nnUM-AufOE7_JEPYPK_1qwx13IzLwviGXr_hYAxC_NRPKXHARnhVeeN8NJNTTg8GmzbzmFAjoZ4Mo1edFCGRUd4t3icuf3kV0q1c9nQEUdFJQp1wO1b5x6bmWueRqdabYDTF=s0-d)
When you insert 2 SIM cards into your Redmi, you’ll see 2 signal bars on the notification panel. The first one is for the first SIM slot, and the second one is for the second SIM slot.![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vzBPnglZ7JXmUu37YPVWDqwCV2P0fZA9xCaBvIp5GuMvHGQatMA3CHsZ1A0_1GEzIXM1M80RxLgGhL9KAheiXfIgBjXwSKsi0ROEZijp3yjmGYOyazRWyUmsotVgREn4GX6soobY6-N2QHnFetDa_Leese9IcykuUi=s0-d)
- On your phone, go to Settings > General settings > SIM management.
- Tap the SIM card you want to disable.
- Slide the Enable switch to the left.
- On your phone, go to Settings > General settings > SIM management.
- Tap the SIM card you want to change the display name.
- Tap Edit SIM name to change the display name.
On the dial pad, you can choose which SIM card you want to use to make a call.![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_trINU0rALBbJedKkLNUW-dlOj4uYjQLw1TjDNdr36tQKhNBXTxxoLZxTWLavs0Svos5PN5k23ECGMrbo6oVCvOlsO88FwJb8OVa27P1zOBfd9sywkzWtxM9WJSl4fX-83Jjvu7rVbHqg-OSOKaBqFHj3wKIL-kRq5kOw=s0-d)
On the Incoming call screen, you can see the SIM card number (either 1 or 2). Also, there are labels of 1 or 2 on the call log entries.![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_t5dz407RkJD7WHFK07Z4ijH6ExF06c5bXKMKZHzuQhZXtgsYeWjJyZr2tAXcCxiLTQYGAmguvxK1bt6NUCS8f8LKW8aSx37it8yRQl7YqQephlRgXp8eAfQoQn2SGdp65QywY2M_71mFT1Z26kOLaPSX7EL_rY0HusKw=s0-d)
8. How to filter to show only one particular SIM card entries in the call logs ?
- On the Phone app, go to Menu > Filter.
- Tap the SIM calls you want to display.
Note: As soon as you exit the Phone app, the Call log display will be reset to show all calls.![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uU97WF2lyISnx0GAb9RPLi7gzbvq6Y0Pzscdt1bBsdQP3mQwogRsZ0jYUxb6LTdlz-Yo6oYoP48zBir-aC44CpKv8IvZlo2fPGEMqDyFosSjuG6x_Dw_MFlzY7uEGaPKflEtyRAfSZotd8uIbcEkME7MTeCPMeslyRQg=s0-d)
At the bottom of the Compose message screen, you’ll get to choose either send this message using SIM 1 or SIM 2.![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tFAOtBXGhQLM70PfiPG6Z0T93pqaykNpidWznSF2YgEBIdNSvMrWhwYub3q7jdqLblqM1QRpF5FjVOzKC8HHtk6px14pkgaFM8Kbo48i8yvgpfyCscF32H6h2RDc5QmvwVYVB1-BJTF35QluUZYz3NRUbxLDlrxhVt=s0-d)
On the message Popup notification, there’s either number 1 or 2 to indicate the SIM card. And on the Messagesscreen,’re all messages are labeled with either 1 or 2 to show you which SIM that they’re belong to.![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_um2EhKFZhjEGIppNf9m8RTQSz1mv0j8BbM4_Zo7h8jOrKhKZLEfUNU15Bis6b4A6XTwUvWdwqu170T53vUYqbJSZHTszd5tIR4G4G9hIquZ8p71LMLPd6UT0lGvBDdjYXhRB7Ws3KZujaUBoIf-Iy0TibwW_iI9VNqWg=s0-d)
- On your phone, go to Settings > General settings > SIM management.
- Tap Data connection.
- Slide the Enable switch to the right.
- Tap to select the SIM card you want to use for mobile data connection.
Note: The 2nd SIM card slot only supports 2G connection.![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_twxCAhRSeIFDlTE7BbYppymHsBx1s1lo1XFaCs4Ok03cMpjAf5-0bAMujQIeqK5qCTjC8cgN5vfx0EGMywsplGi2PdWDyWJaI8ET4Jv3XZ28r022dgJXqoTKTQ_UHNlu6rMe_KSMtEyrDWQ9RHMPOykDPKpVoBWpGsyQ=s0-d)
Please refer to this guide.
How do I forward calls from SIM 1 to SIM 2 ?- On the Phone app, go to Settings > Call settings > Call forwarding.
- Tap the SIM 1 option.
- Tap Forward when busy, Forward when unanswered and Forward when unreachable options to enter the SIM 2 number.
Note: The steps here were written for MIUI V5, based on Android 4.2.2 on a Redmi (HM1W). If you’re having a different model of Redmi or other version of MIUI/Android, there’s a possibility that the steps and screenshots will be different
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