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[General Accessories] nitin_ko:
guys i purchased a mi band on 19th may flash sales

i tried charging it for the first time but it does not charge beyond 88%

is there any fix or do i need to go for replacement ?
[General Accessories] defsix:
I had one that used to do that too.. It still lasted nearly 50 days on one charge. Even after charging for a day only 2 LEDS light up. It could just be a bug...
[General Accessories] naeem86:
Also check your usb charging cable. I have 2 mi band at home. One for me and one for my sister. My sister was trying to charge hers the other day and it didn't charge. Then I tried my usb cable. And it worked fine. If there was only one mi band we wouldn't be able to test it. And the band would have been totally useless
[General Accessories] nitin_ko:
now i am trying to charge it but via usb and also via my htc wall charger, it shows no lights ? checking via the app also shows the band is not charging.

my band is currently at 80%
[General Accessories] anawim:
I've always only plugged into computer USB port, never used any wall charger to avoid damage
[General Accessories] nitin_ko:
they gave no manual with the band. how are we supposed to know that a wall charger can cause damage.
[General Accessories] naeem86:
Same for me. Always pc or laptop. But if the given usb cable is damaged..ur doomed. Unless u have a 2nd band at home.
[General Accessories] Bonoboo:
Here guide how to sync with Google Fit.
[General Accessories] anawim:
Still needed with the new release that has it built-in?
[General Accessories] lobie81:
The above guide shows how to use the built-in Google Fit integration.
[General Accessories] nitin_ko:
they replied to my battery issue - but now issue is that the band does not charge even via usb/pc

Hi Nitin,

Welcome & thank you for writing to MI customer support.

In response to your mail, Sorry for the inconvenience caused to you , I would like to inform you kindly try to charge your Mi band with laptop or computer but do not charge with adopter.

We value our association and hope your query is answered.

Thanks and best regards,

Priyesh

Xiaomi India Customer Service Center

Website: www.mi.com/in

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MiIndiaOfficial

E-Mail: service.in@xiaomi.com

Web Chat Service: http://www.mi.com/in/service/online

Hotline: 1800-103-6286
[General Accessories] anawim:
Oh thanks for correcting me, I assumed it was the old guide to extract mi band data and upload them manually. What's still not clear to me in the guide is if the steps in google fit will be exactly the ones recorded by the mi fit app or if they do sum up with the ones recorded by the google fit app using phone sensors.
[General Accessories] preclajsz:
Hey guys, do you think it is a good buy today? Or you would wait till Xiaomi will present a new mi band v2? And when do you think it will be? :) Thanks
[General Accessories] z3r0-c001:
I think that for the money that the band costs now.. Around 20$, you certainly can't find anything better than the Miband! It gets the fitness work done and has a fantastic bonus) yes I'm referring to the moded app with notifications, and recently Google fit integration (but with no notification).. I personally use it with great pleasure and stopped worrying that I would miss a call or sms at work.. Using my phone in silent mode..

In regards to the v2, I haven't heard or read any info about the development of the second version yet.. Though I read about Xiaomi working possibly on a watch) that is something that I would rather buy if it follows the miband philosophy =)

Hope that helped)

Cheers!

(using it with Galaxy s3 on kitkat)
[General Accessories] preclajsz:
Thanks z3r0-c001, i am wonder, that it will look stupid, when i will wear watches and this mi band on each hand, or on one hand... Anyway i probably will buy this one. And in the future if they make mi band with clock, yes that would be definitely for me, i would buy it if it stays around 80$
[General Accessories] z3r0-c001:
Well.. I do wear a watch (have different types, sport, casual, dress)... It doesn't look bad at all! Nowadays it's already a common thing that people have fitness bracelets, plus, the miband looks pretty serious, I mean it looks well crafted and like a really classy bracelet =)

I wear my watch and bracelet on separate hands, when worn on one hand they look strange to me, but on a bigger wrist they might look ok..
[General Accessories] preclajsz:
I have last question for you, can i see in app or on web (is it working?) the history of for example last month? I mean can i see how long did i sleep atc... I saw something on XDA, that there would be an mod to showing comming messages or missed calls, by blinking the leds. Is it true? And what about the app, are you happy with it? Thanks for giving me answers for my questions, i gave you :good: :)
[General Accessories] naeem86:
Hi guys..why is the steps of the mi fit app and google fit app different? Do the google fit app reads the mi band directly? Or it takes the reading from the mi fit app? Am a little confused here.
[General Accessories] z3r0-c001:
Yes, you can see the history for the past day /week/ month of how many steps you've taken, as well as your sleep time (light /deep sleep).. If checking the current day status you can even see the progress by hours (of sleep and steps)..

I think that this info is also uploaded to the mi website (you need an account to be able to use miband) but I sincerely haven't checked the website yet...

As I've said I use the modified app with notifications (you can setup the colour, vibration duration, how many times it should vibrate and how many times should the leds blink when receiving a notification - for any app installed on phone). The battery lasts very good, I get about a month of usage (sometimes even more) on a single charge.. With Bluetooth always on, thus always receiving notifications... But the battery life will definitely depend on the number of notifications..

The Mifit app... Is quite simple, not so fancy compared to the Fitbit or Jawbone app for example.. It just counts the steps, hours and phases of sleep, has a route tracker (can record on map the route you've run), calculates some calories, but doesn't let you input any food, drinks or activities manually..

Cheers
[General Accessories] naeem86:
Anyone uses the google fit app who can enlighten me?
[General Accessories] Bonoboo:
Well, there no fresh modded versions with built-in notifications.

But here's 3rd-party app MiBand Notifer

Free version very limited – only blinking LED's.

Vibration only in Pro
[General Accessories] stavrinho:
Are you using this app? It looks promising but the 3.6 reviews it's not good.
[General Accessories] Bonoboo:
No, just find.

Still stick on old modded version.

Also as I discovered, free version very limited – only configuring color of LED's.

Vibration customization only in Pro
[General Accessories] naeem86:
No one to reply my post? :/
[General Accessories] anawim:
Sorry I don't use Google fit and honesty cannot see any reason to do given the usually approximate execution and very poor experience each time Google releases a new app or service
[General Accessories] naeem86:
The app is better than mi fit app. Much more detailed. Only the steps are less than in mi fit. That's what sucks. :/ Anyway thanks for replying.
[General Accessories] loco-cork:
Google Fit sucks. After running marathon few days ago, MiFit was as exact as possible showing 42km 200m, Google Fit at the same time showed something around 30km.
[General Accessories] naeem86:
Yea thats the problem. :(
[General Accessories] Harwest:
Vidget for MiFit

Hi guys!

Anyone can write a small vidget program with parser, like as implemented in the "Mi_Band_Export_Stats"?

Vidget with simple text design:

first line contains two digits: the current number of steps/steps limit (threshold) of the day

second line contain two digits: current distance / current burned calories

If the current number of steps over the threshold, then the numbers are changing color from red to green. Tap the widget is updated data.

I understand that it will be necessary to keep MiFit in the background.

Example

before steps threshold:

Stp: 5678/8000

Dist: 2,64km/200 kKal

after steps threshold:

Stp: 12578/8000

Dist: 7,98km/550 Kkal
[General Accessories] Bonoboo:
Data not syncs in background, only when app opens.

So to get fresh data required automatically open app when screen of, as implemented here

Imho it's not very useful and a bit hard to build, because Tasker can't show widgets without another app-companion.
[General Accessories] Harwest:
I probably poorly explained in English :)

I was referring to this functionality: periodic reading the updated data, even after Tasker.

Recording them in a specific folder, in the same way as done in "Mi_Band_Export_Stats", and reading this data into vidget at tap of widget.

I think to do a little field on the corner of widget with date+time of the last inspection.
[General Accessories] aledex:
Nope, vibration does work in the free version. In the pro version you can personalize it in theory (I only have the free version). By the way it's a great step ahead, now you can have the stock app constantly updated from the store, and another app for the notification. You lose something with respect to the old tweaked version (notification delay, number of blinks and vibrations) but it's nothing big.
[General Accessories] madhugk:
Enable Google fit sync in Mi Fit and disable Activity Detection in google fit.
[General Accessories] dadam30:
Hi, since yesterday I can't connect my band to the app (Play store Version).

Any tip to make it happen? I have tried to charge the band and it does not work.
[General Accessories] nofu:
Same issue. For me works power off/on bluetooth.
[General Accessories] dadam30:
I had to unpaid the device from android settings to get it work...
[General Accessories] Traxex_:
My sleep doesn't get tracked anymore since the last mifit version :(
[General Accessories] naeem86:
Same for me. Sometimes it works..sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes it records only half of my sleep time. :/
[General Accessories] nitin_ko:
band working great again.

i had issues earlier with my band not charging, i had used wall charger for charging the 1st time and the battery got stuck at 88% and did not charge further. and then via usb it refused to charge.

I carefully wrapped the chip in a plastic bag, kept in the freezer for 15/20 minutes, removed it and then connected it via usb , left it like that and after some time saw the lights started blinking and it started getting charged.
[General Accessories] Harwest:
Another solution: unbind you bracelet from MiFit and put into charger. Charge to 100% and bind again.

You can use wall charger or USB port on laptop/PC - absolytely no difference, because charge controller set current to 25mA.
[General Accessories] nitin_ko:
it was not charging , i tried everything and support also said do not charge via wall socket.

coz of the freezer trick, it started charging.
[General Accessories] indyroid:
Does the tweaked app integrates with Sleep for Android app?
[General Accessories] nofu:
Unfortunately, no. Here are all compatible devices.
[General Accessories] Harwest:
When you placing MiFit in the freezer, voltage of internal Li-Ion battery drops below 3V and there is a hardware goin to cold reset.
[General Accessories] twister2000:
I had to uninstall Mi Band Notification app and then pair the band and re-install Notification app.

and if you're using the band for unlocking your phone - remove the device from trusted list in the Smart Lock settings.
[General Accessories] emanuelparedes:
Guys, just received my Mi Band today. What version of the app do you recommend? There are so many versions, that I don't know which one is the best :P
[General Accessories] dadam30:
If you care about Google Fit then Play store. If not tweaked version.

Envoyé de mon Nexus 6 en utilisant Tapatalk
[General Accessories] RoadToNever:
What features does the tweaked app have over the play store version at this point?
[General Accessories] Traxex_:
Led and vibration notification for every app you wish.
[General Accessories] anawim:
You are WRONG! Only charge via USB port, no wall charger

---------- Post added at 09:31 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:27 PM ----------

1.3.912 en notify by dezmen
[General Accessories] RoadToNever:
Im getting that with this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mc.mibandfree
[General Accessories] Harwest:
Charge controller works wide range of input voltage: from 4.75 to 6 volts.

You can put charge craddle to wall or USB port - really no difference.

And latest stable & most popular version of software is MiFit_1.4.341_1039_ru_notify by Dezmen.
[General Accessories] anawim:
I totally disagree and on miui forum is stated to never use wall charger plus users doing it damaged their mi band and support told them they should not have used wall charger.

The version you name might be popular in Russia only because the last en version from dezmen is 1.3.912 and he also explained why
[General Accessories] nitin_ko:
NONE

use the official mi app + https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mc.mibandfree

this way you will get the benefits of updates in official app + monitor ur sleep + able to set notification for any app u desire.

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agree, support clearly told me not to use wall charger.
[General Accessories] anawim:
I still prefer to stick to old 1.3.912 en notify modded by dezmen because all the other notifications apps performance is unacceptable and retail version did not add anything useful to me since I don't have the mi scale and the Google fit sync is bull**** because of Google obviously
[General Accessories] codified:
Nothing really. When they started it, the official app was mostly in Chinese and needed a lot of strings translated; also the English version lacked some of the features of the main one. Now the two are merged and there is no real advantage to the tweaked app any more - if anything you will miss out on features like Google Fit integration because the tweaked version lags behind in development.
[General Accessories] defsix:
True, but you miss all the notification options with the tweaked version. There's no replacement for that yet...
[General Accessories] haseogu:
You can replace it with my band notify pro.. well the only lack feature is you can't set how many second it will vibrate, but it has another great feature like remind until the notification dismissed, etc
[General Accessories] anawim:
That's false primary mod are the notifications that work far better than any other separate app, then there are also sit ups and rope jumps and 10 minutes interval histogram. About gfit it totally bs

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No it doesn't work as advertised with a lot of delays missed notifications and strange vibrations when it catches up. Plus I don't want another school boy app to have access to all of my notifications
[General Accessories] djfred:
My mi band just arrived, can't devs put unlock phone featurs which xioami phones has in tweaked version?
[General Accessories] dadam30:
Both tweaked and Play store versions have that feature built in. So what is exactly your problem?

Envoyé de mon Nexus 7 en utilisant Tapatalk
[General Accessories] Bonoboo:
No, it's impossible because proximity unlock handled by OS, not by app.

You can get similar functionality: phone will be unlocked while band in range (10-15 meters).

Use internal SmartLock in Android 5.0 or Xposed-plugin NoLockHome
[General Accessories] currsuc:
Is it possible to use Mi Band to notify the message of wechat, because people always miss their wechat message
[General Accessories] lagania:
You can use tweaked version
[General Accessories] currsuc:
what is tweaked version? Any difference between normal version?
[General Accessories] indyroid:
Check http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=53761
[General Accessories] currsuc:
Thanks so much
[General Accessories] emyllis:
So i have an interesting problem, which is 4 times today, my phone (note 3, temasek cyanogen rom) has tried to "pair" with my phone but it just resets to 0 and starts again, despite it keeping on the overall day view a register of how far I've done . it saddens me as I've just done a 1 1/2 hour exercise and it says i've only done 1700 steps for the day! any idea on what causes this to reset and how I can prevent it happening in the future?

Many thanks
[General Accessories] badrsj:
Has anyone been able to use this with my fitness pal
[General Accessories] Bonoboo:
2 All

New powerful standalone app for notifications: Mi Band Tools (paid, 1$)

It's almost same as Mi Band Notify, but with better interface.
[General Accessories] haseogu:
I already paid for mi band tools :(
[General Accessories] nitin_ko:
Maybe u shd try this

Users with Galaxy Note 3 Lollipop

There is a common issue with bluetooth, please try this procedure:

1. Install Bluetooth auto connect by UniqTec: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.myklos.btautoconnect

2. Set profile: Health (HDP)

3. Set devices: MI to HEALTH (HDP)

4. Set events: Bluetooth ON, Device Disconnected ON, Device Connected ON

5. Restart the phone (flight mode on/off).
[General Accessories] XMPOW:
xiaomi isn't very good i think. But deserve to have a try.:D
[General Accessories] dadam30:
I think it is a very good product for the price and is really cool to get started on fitness tracking.

Having a BLE device to unlock the phone is very handy too.

Envoyé de mon Nexus 6 en utilisant Tapatalk
[General Accessories] maurizio53:
Why i don't have MI as device listed in bluetooth settings?
[General Accessories] naeem86:
It was good at first..but since last official update, it doesn't keep track of my sleep. Sometimes only a few hours. But most of the time nothing.
[General Accessories] dadam30:
I also think that the sleep tracking is less accurate now. I do move a lot sleeping and the app thinks I wake up very early.

Envoyé de mon Nexus 6 en utilisant Tapatalk
[General Accessories] Bonoboo:
2 All

Seems coming 2nd version of Mi Band, now with heartbeat sensor

Also probably it will have NFC for contact-less payments via AliPay

Try last update from Mi Market

One user reported that it fix same problem.

If not, probably it's hardware failure.
[General Accessories] indyroid:
New firmware 1.0.10.3 from Market. Does say it has a fix for activity data loss bug. Lets update and see if it fixes the tracking issue.
[General Accessories] pakure:
The latest update in play store changelog says fixes syncing issue with note 3 and also data loss fix
[General Accessories] naeem86:
Hi guys..why my mi band doesn't track sleep anymore? I am not sure if it's because of the update koz I got friends with the latest official update and they still have their sleep tracked well. So is there anything I can do to fix this?
[General Accessories] haseogu:
You need to reinstall the app and the sleep tracker will work well again

Sent from my X9076
[General Accessories] andTab:
Lost my Mi Band today while walking from the beach to the car :(

Probably no chance to get it back.

The band is definitely the worst bit about the band.
[General Accessories] Bonoboo:
Why not? Try this
[General Accessories] dadam30:
I did found my band with this trick but I lost it at home...

Envoyé de mon Nexus 7 en utilisant Tapatalk
[General Accessories] orb2k:
Have you figure out a solution to this? I've been looking for a solution and I don't get why are the step so far off!?!?
[General Accessories] naeem86:
Nope. Stopped using google fit. I found that its been worse recently.

Am getting bored with the mi band. My sleep stopped working. My strap is broken too. Duno if I should get another strap or just ditch the mi band.
[General Accessories] orb2k:
The sleep tracking for my band is fairly accurate. However, I didn't play with any special features. I just can't get Google Fit to track the proper data on my wristband. All the other apps do it well like Map My Ride, Strava, etc
[General Accessories] indyroid:
I wish Sleep for Android app can support it soon. Captures amazing sleep statistics.
[General Accessories] orb2k:
Sleep as Android is great. Just don't like the fact you have a warm phone next to you. There must be away record snoring and use the band to track the other statistics...:rolleyes:
[General Accessories] dadam30:
Since a factory reset I can't use smartlock with the band. The app say that a band have to be paired. All the other feature works great. I have already tried to erase the data, unpaid the band And reinstall the app (play store version).

Any tips?

Envoyé de mon Nexus 7 en utilisant Tapatalk
[General Accessories] indyroid:
I use a pebble watch (sleep4android supports pebble) for now so I can keep the phone away. But this band would be much better to wear all night vs the watch. For snoring, could try connecting a wired headset and keeping the headset close to you, maybe the app will pickup sounds from the mic on the headset.
[General Accessories] anawim:
Airplane mode plus BT on would be enough for those concerned about EMC
[General Accessories] feroxus:
I have the same problem now, since upgrading to the latest play store version. The pairing process for smart unlock just fails everytime. Haven't been able to fix yet.
[General Accessories] dadam30:
I will try the mi market version for a while because it's one of the best feature of the mi band.

Envoyé de mon Nexus 6 en utilisant Tapatalk
[General Accessories] dadam30:
Even with the Mi market version it does not work.
[General Accessories] Bonoboo:
2 All

At least last version from Chinese Mi Market now have native notifications support.

But only for 3 apps.

It vibrate 2 times and flashes green LED.
[General Accessories] dadam30:
For an unknown reason Messenger app is not in the list!

Envoyé de mon Nexus 6 en utilisant Tapatalk
[General Accessories] orb2k:
I agree. It just doesn't feel right. The phone gets hot and it feels weird. Sleeping the Xiaomi band is so much better - I don't have to worry about move my phone or where it is.

I had one, the watch is a built of a bulk (Pebble steel). The Xiaomi band is seamless and un-interfering. I'll try the headset method. The downside, I can't combine the Xiaomi data with the Android Sleep. that would be awesome. Android Sleep has tags and historical data while Xiaomi is only good for show.
[General Accessories] Bonoboo:
There is button "All" above - it will show system apps.
[General Accessories] anawim:
If the phone gets hot in airplane mode with only BT turned on there is something wrong on your phone. If you want to keep monitoring your sleep to avoid interference with your phone I suggest you to place it on a rigid support inserted under your mattress as you can find illustrated on sleepasandroid website so it can pick up movements with accelerometer inside
[General Accessories] dadam30:
Thx.
[General Accessories] orb2k:
Thanks for the tips. Just too much work. I need to lift up my mattress everyday.
[General Accessories] anawim:
You dont have to lift anythin just slip it below and you don't even have to do it daily as long as you are happy with the position and let you get in and out of bed easily
[General Accessories] flyingcowboy:
interesting
[General Accessories] anawim:
Check DroidBed and you'll see a commerciale implementation of this simile idea