Depending on your operator, you could be able to buy mobile data through your settings app on your phone. Your operator sets the prices and choices. You use your regular payment method with your operator.
Important: The 'Device plans' setting is not yet available in all regions or with all operators.
Check your plan, buy data and control notifications
- Open your Settings app.
- Tap Google
Device plans.
- To check your plan: At the top, see your current data plan status.
- To buy more data: Under 'Buy data', tap the offer you want. Then tap Buy.
- To control notifications: Under 'Notifications', turn the kinds of notifications on or off.
Device plans.
Tip: If you get a notification saying that you're low on data, tap Add more data. Your 'Device plans' setting will open.
Fix issues with buying mobile data
If you can't see the 'Device plans' setting
Your operator probably doesn't work with this service. Contact your operator for info.
If you can’t buy mobile data through your settings app
- Check that you have an existing plan with your operator.
- Check that you have a valid payment method with your operator.
- If your payment method is a prepaid account balance with your operator, check your balance amount.
- If you use more than one SIM card, set the SIM card for which you want more data as your default.
- Install any updates for your apps and services. Find out how to update apps.
What operator info you can find on your phone
Your mobile operator lets Google show plan info to you. Google doesn't store this data. If you buy mobile data through your settings app, Google sends that purchase request to your operator.
Plan info you can find on your phone
- Your data plan's name, quota, expiry date, description and other plan info
- Your operator's list of available data plans, with their names, quotas, expiry dates, descriptions and other plan info
Plan info not available on your phone
- Your name
- Your operator payment information
- Your Internet use, e.g. sites visited or movies streamed
- Contents of your communications, e.g. texts or calls
- Contents of any of your apps