How to turn off the alarm on the Xiaomi bracelet: all the ways (including emergency)

Why Xiaomi’s alarm clock might not go off – and what to do about it

Did you wake up to the vibration of the Xiaomi Mi Band bracelet, but the alarm clock keeps pulling your hand every 5 minutes? Or did the device beep at the wrong time — at an important meeting, at the cinema, or when you finally fell asleep after a night shift? The problem is familiar to millions of users of Xiaomi fitness bracelets, and there may be several reasons for it.

First, multiple reminders are not a failure, but a feature: the default bracelet vibrates several times at intervals to exactly wake you. Second, the alarm can be duplicated — for example, you put it in both the bracelet and the Mi Fitness app (formerly Zepp Life). Third, sometimes the synchronization between the device and the phone is glitched, and the alarm clock turned off in the application continues to work on the bracelet. Finally, on old Band Mi 3/4 firmware, there was a bug with “hang” alarm clocks after reset.

In this article, 5 proven ways to turn off the alarm on any Xiaomi bracelet, including emergency methods when the screen does not respond or the phone is dead, and also a table of methods compatibility with different models and answers to frequent questions that are not covered even in the official documentation.

Method 1: Disconnect via Mi Fitness (most reliable)

If your bracelet is synced to your smartphone, this method will work 99% of the time, and the instructions are relevant for Mi Fitness (new name) and Zepp Life (old).

1. Open the app and wait for the data to sync with the bracelet (the cloud icon in the upper right corner should stop spinning).
2. Go to Profile → Device → [Name of your bracelet].
3. Select Alarms (or Reminders → Alarms in older versions).
4. Press the active alarm clock and move the slider to the "off" position or tap the bell icon.
5. Save the changes and wait for the synchronization (the bracelet should vibrate slightly).

⚠️ Warning: If the alarm goes missing from the list in the app, but continues to go off on the bracelet - this is a sign of desynchronization of data:

• 🔄 Reset the bracelet (press the button/touch zone 10-15 seconds before vibration).
• 📱 Reinstall the application (pre-return the data to Profile) → Settings → Backup).
• 🔌 Turn off Bluetooth on your phone for 30 seconds, then reconnect the bracelet.

Method 2: Right on the bracelet - if the phone is dead or lost

Not everyone knows, but you can turn off the alarm directly on the wristband, without the smartphone. The interface differs depending on the model, but the general logic is the same:

For the Mi Band 5/6/7/8 and Smart Band Pro:

1. Swipe up the screen to open the app menu.
2. Find the icon of the alarm clock (clock with a bell) and tap it.
3. Select an active alarm clock and hold your finger on it for 2 seconds – the option of deleting or deactivating will appear.
4. Confirm the action (on some models you need to run the alarm clock to the right).

For Mi Band 4 and older:

1. Press the touch button to unlock the screen.
2. Scroll the menu to the right to the item More (three dots).
3. Select an alarm clock, then tap the active signal and hold it to remove.

⚠️ Note: On the Mi Band 3 and older models, the interface may not support turning off the alarm clock directly – in this case, only resetting to factory settings will help (see Method 4).

Method 3: Through Notifications on Phone (for Android)

If the alarm was created through the Mi Fitness app, you can turn it off right from the Android notification bar without running the app itself, and this method works even if the wristband is not currently connected.

Instructions:

1. Swipe down from the top edge of the phone screen to open the notification panel.
2. Find a notification from Mi Fitness with text like “Alarm clock will go off in HH:MM.”
3. Deploy the notification and press Control or Cancel.
4. In the window that opens, turn off the alarm or remove it completely.

💡 If the notification is gone but the alarm still works, check the autorun settings for Mi Fitness. On some phones (e.g. Xiaomi, Redmi, POCO) The application may be limited in background work:

• 📱 Go to your phone settings → Annexes → Application management → Mi Fitness.
• 🔄 Enable Auto Start, Background Activity and Show Notifications.
• 🔋 Turn off battery optimization for this application.

Method 4: Reset the bracelet to factory settings (extreme case)

If the alarm clock doesn’t turn off in any way and the bracelet doesn’t behave properly (e.g., vibrates every 5 minutes for no reason), a complete reset will help, which will remove all data from the device, including alarm clocks, steps and settings, but return it to a “clean” state.

Instructions for all Mi Band models:

1. Open the Settings menu on the bracelet (the gear icon or three dots).
2. Scroll through to Reset (on Mi Band 4 and older, it can be called Restore Factory).
3. Confirm the action (usually you need to hold the button or tap the tick).
4. After rebooting, the bracelet will automatically turn off all alarms and reminders.

⚠️ Warning: Once reset, the bracelet will require re-attachment to the phone. If you have synced with Mi Account, the data can be restored from the backup. If not, all settings and statistics will be lost.

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Resetting the bracelet is the last chance to turn off the "hung" alarm clock, but it deletes all data. Always try other ways first!

Method 5: Turn off all notifications (if the alarm is a vibration from the phone)

Sometimes what seems like an alarm clock on a wristband is actually a forwarded notification from a smartphone, for example, if you set an alarm clock in Google Clock or the standard Android Watch app, the wristband can vibrate along with your phone.

How to check and fix it:

1. Open Mi Fitness and go to Profile → Device → [Your Bracelet] → Notifications.
2. Check if the alarm clock option is included in the list of forwarded notifications.
3. If yes, turn it off or set exceptions.
4. Also go to the alarm settings on your phone and make sure there are no duplicate signals.

🔍 How to distinguish an alarm bracelet from a phone notification:

• 🔔 The alarm bracelet: vibration is long (3-5 seconds), repeated at regular intervals, the bell icon is displayed on the screen.
• 📱 Notification of the phone: vibration is short (1-2 seconds), accompanied by a sound on the phone, the text of the notification can be displayed on the bracelet.

Table of compatibility of methods with bracelet models

Not all methods work on all devices. Below is a summary table of what will work for your model.

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If the alarm goes off at random, check the settings for the Mi Fitness sedentary reminders, which are sometimes confused with the alarm clock because the vibration is similar.

Frequent Questions (FAQ)