Check your mobile programme & buy mobile data on Android

Depending on your carrier, you could be able to purchase mobile data through your Settings app on your phone. Your carrier sets the prices and choices. Y'all use your regular payment method with your carrier.

Of import: The "Mobile information plan" setting is not yet bachelor in all regions or with all carriers.

Check your plan, buy data & control notifications

  1. Open your Settings app.
  2. Tap Google and thenMobile information programme.
    • To check your programme: At the top, see your current data plan condition.
    • To buy more than data: Under "Buy information," tap the offer you want. And then tap Buy.
    • To command notifications: Nether "Notifications," turn the kinds of notifications on or off.

Tip: If yous get a notification that you're low on data, tap Add more than information. Your "Mobile data plan" setting will open up.

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If yous don't see the "Mobile information plan" setting

Your carrier likely doesn't piece of work with this service. Contact your carrier for info.

If yous can't buy mobile data through your settings app

  • Bank check that y'all have an existing plan with your carrier.
  • Check that y'all take a valid payment method with your carrier.
  • If your payment method is a prepaid account remainder with your carrier, check your residual amount.
  • If you use more one SIM card, fix the SIM card for which y'all want more than data as your default.
  • Install whatsoever updates for your apps and services. Larn how to update apps.

What carrier info you can find on your phone

Your mobile carrier lets Google show program info to y'all. Google doesn't store this data. If you buy mobile data through your Settings app, Google sends that buy asking to your carrier.

Plan info y'all tin can find on your telephone

  • Your data plan's name, quota, expiration engagement, clarification, and other plan info
  • Your carrier's list of available data plans, with their names, quotas, expiration dates, descriptions, and other plan info

Plan info not bachelor on your phone

  • Your proper noun
  • Your carrier payment information
  • Your internet employ, similar sites visited or movies streamed
  • Contents of your communications, like texts or calls
  • Contents of whatsoever of your apps

Related resources

  • Connect to Wi-Fi networks
  • Share a mobile connection by tethering or hotspot

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