How to set up a fitness bracelet Xiaomi Mi Band 4 on Android: a complete guide with life hacks

Where to start: preparing a bracelet and smartphone

The Xiaomi Mi Band 4 fitness bracelet remains one of the most popular activity tracking gadgets thanks to its combination of price and functionality. But even with such a simple device, setting up can raise questions — especially if you connect it to an Android smartphone for the first time. In this article, we will examine all the steps from pairing over Bluetooth to fine-tuning notifications and sports modes.

Before you start, make sure your smartphone meets the minimum requirements:

• 📱 Android version: 5.0 and higher (on Android 4.4, the Mi Fit app will not work).
• 🔄 Bluetooth: version 4.0 or later (check in the phone settings in About Phone section) → Information on the PO).
• 📶 Internet access: required to download the application and synchronize data.

Also prepare the bracelet itself:

• 🔋 Charge the Mi Band 4 to 100% – use the original cable (magnetic connector should fit tightly to the contacts on the back side).
• 📦 Remove the bracelet from the package and remove the protective film from the screen (it is often forgotten to remove, which is why touches are not recorded).
• 🔄 Reboot the bracelet if it has been used before: Press the touch button under the screen for 10 seconds until the Mi logo appears.

Installation and configuration of the Mi Fit application

The official Mi Band 4 management app is Mi Fit (developed by Xiaomi), which is free to download from Google Play, but there are nuances:

1. Open the Play Store and type in Mi Fit. Make sure the developer is listed as Xiaomi Inc. - there are many clones with viruses.

2. After installation, launch the application and register (you can use your Xiaomi, Google, Facebook or email account).

3. Upon first launch, the application will request permissions to:

• 📍 Geodata – needed to track jogging.
• 📱 Notifications – to have the bracelet show incoming calls and messages.
• 📁 Storage - to save these trainings.

⚠️ Note: If you do not give permission for notifications, the bracelet will not vibrate when incoming calls or if you are not allowed to do so. SMS.

After registration, tap the Add device button (+ icon in the upper right corner) and select the Bracelet → Mi Smart Band 4.

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Bracelet pairing with phone over Bluetooth

The most important step is to connect the Mi Band 4 to a smartphone, and if done correctly, the bracelet will automatically update the firmware (if a new version is available) and sync the time.

Step-by-step:

1. Turn on Bluetooth on your phone (in the notification curtain or in Settings → Connections).
2. In the Mi Fit app, click Connect and wait until the bracelet appears in the list of available devices (the name will be of the Mi Band XXXX type).
3. You tap the name of the bracelet, you pair it, and the Mi Band 4 screen will have a 6-digit confirmation code.
4. Compare the code on the bracelet and in the app. If they match, click Confirm.

If the bracelet is not present:

• 🔄 Reboot the Mi Band 4 (press the button for 10 seconds).
• 📱 Reset Mi Fit and Bluetooth on your phone.
• 🔋 Make sure the bracelet is charged (at a discharge below 10% it is not visible for pairing).

Set up notifications: calls, SMS and messengers

One of the key features of the Mi Band 4 is alerting for incoming calls and messages. By default, the bracelet only vibrates when missed calls, but you can configure notifications for any application.

How to enable notifications:

1. In Mi Fit, go to Profile → Call Notifications and activate the slider.
2. For SMS and messengers (WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber) go to Message Notices and select the desired applications.
3. Set up the alert style: 📞 Calls: vibration + name. 💬 Messages: vibration + text (up to 30 characters). 🔔 Other notifications: vibration only (e.g. for mail).

⚠️ Note: On some smartphones (e.g. Xiaomi, Redmi, POCO) You need to additionally allow Mi Fit to show notifications in the system settings: → Annexes → Mi Fit → Notifications.

If notifications do not arrive:

• 📵 Check if Do Not Disturb on the bracelet is enabled (swipe down the Mi Band 4 screen and turn off the bell icon).
• 🔄 Reconnect the bracelet to Mi Fit.
• 📱 Make sure notifications are enabled for the messenger app itself on the phone.

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To prevent the bracelet from vibrating at night, set "Sleep Mode" in Mi Fit from 23:00 to 8:00. To do this, go to Profile → Sleep Mode and set the schedule.

Personalization: dials, alarm clocks and activity goals

Xiaomi Mi Band 4 supports interchangeable dials, alarm clocks and setting day goals by steps. Let's take a look at how this works.

Change of dial:

• 🎨 In Mi Fit go to Profile → Dials.
• Choose your favorite design (there are animations, with weather, with a calendar).
• 💡 Secret Life Hack: To unlock hidden dials, upgrade your bracelet firmware to the latest version via Mi Fit → Profile → Firmware update.

Setting alarm clocks:

1. In Mi Fit, select Profile → Alarms.
2. Add an alarm clock and set the time, days of the week and the type of vibration (single or repeated).
3. 🔕 To turn off the alarm on the bracelet, swipe right across the screen and press the bell icon.

Steps and activity goals:

• 👟 In Mi Fit. → Profile → Set the desired number of steps (by default 8000).
• 🏃 To track jogs, turn on jogging tracking in bracelet settings.
• 💤 To automatically track sleep, activate the Sleep Monitor option (but remember, this reduces battery life).

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The more often you sync your bracelet to your phone (at least once a day), the more accurate your steps and sleep data will be. For manual synchronization, swipe down the Mi Band 4 screen and select the cloud icon.

Sporting regimes and health monitoring

The Mi Band 4 can track 6 activities: walking, running, cycling, gym, swimming and skiing. To accurately count calories and heart rate, you need to adjust the profile correctly.

How to activate the sports mode:

1. On the bracelet, swipe to the right until you see the Run icon (or other sport).
2. Put a button on the badge to start your workout, and you'll see a timer, a pulse, and a distance traveled.
3. 🛑 To complete the workout, click on the touch button below the screen.

For accurate health monitoring:

• ❤️ Enable continuous pulse measurement in Mi Fit → Profile → Monitoring your heart rate (but this reduces the bracelet’s time to 3-4 days).
• 🩺 Set up high pulse notifications: If your heart rate exceeds a predetermined threshold (e.g., 120 beats), the bracelet vibrates.
• 🌡️ To measure the level of oxygen in the blood (SpO2) Update the bracelet firmware to 1.0.9.54 or later.

⚠️ Attention: pulse data and SpO2 Mi Band 4 has a margin of error ±5% and do not replace medical devices. Use a tonometer or pulse oximeter for accurate diagnosis.

Advanced settings: gestures, screen lock and charge saving

Few people know, but Mi Band 4 has hidden features that make it even more convenient:

1. Gesture control:

• 🙌 Turn on Hand Raising to Activate the Screen in Mi Fit → Profile → Display and brightness. Now the bracelet will light up when you move your hand.
• 🔒 To block the screen from random taps (such as during sleep), activate Screen Lock in the same settings.

Charge savings:

• 🔋 Turn off continuous pulse monitoring (saves up to 30% charge).
• 🌙 Set a dark theme of the dial (AMOLED-Mi Band 4 screen consumes less energy on a black background).
• 📶 Reduce the sync frequency with your phone to 1 time per hour (in Mi Fit) → Profile → Synchronization of data).

Reset to factory settings:

If the bracelet has started to glitches (does not sync, does not show notifications), reset:

1. In Mi Fit, go to Profile → Untie the device.
2. Confirm the junction and reconnect the bracelet as a new device.

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