Connecting Xiaomi Watches to Huawei Phone: A Complete Error Discussion Guide

The pairing of Xiaomi smartwatches (including the Mi Band, Mi Watch and Amazfit lines) with Huawei phones often raises questions among users.The problem lies in ecosystem constraints: both brands use their own apps to manage gadgets (Mi). Fitness/Zepp Life Xiaomi and Huawei Health Huawei, which are not always correctly interact with each other. In this article, we will analyze all working ways of connecting, bypass typical errors (for example, “Device failed to find” or “Pair interrupted”) and consider alternative methods for older models of phones.

The peculiarity of the process is that Huawei actively blocks the background work of third-party applications through the Battery Optimization system, which can interrupt data synchronization.In addition, after the EMUI 13+ and HarmonyOS updates, some functions (such as notifications) require additional manual adjustments, we tested the instructions on current firmware in 2026 and collected checklists for each watch model from Mi Band 7 Pro to Amazfit GTR 4.

1. Device compatibility: What Xiaomi watches work with Huawei

Before connecting, it’s important to make sure your watch model is officially supported by Mi Fitness or Zepp Life apps on Huawei phones. Below is the compatibility table with EMUI/HarmonyOS constraints in mind:

⚠️ If your phone is running on HarmonyOS 4.0+, Some functions (e.g., clock call transfer) may be blocked at the OS level, in which case we recommend using alternative launchers (e.g., Nova Launcher) to circumvent the restrictions.

To check the compatibility of a particular watch model:

1. Open Mi Fitness or Zepp Life.
2. Go to the Profile section → Add the device.
3. Check if your model is listed as supported.

2. Preparing Huawei phone for pairing

Before you connect the watch, you need to set up the phone to avoid typical errors.

• 🔋 Optimizing the battery — EMUI Automatically closes the background processes of the Mi Fitness/Zepp Life.
• 📵 Bluetooth restrictions in new versions EMUI Location access permission is required to operate Bluetooth.
• 🔒 Auto-Run Bans – Xiaomi apps are often blocked by the system.

To prepare the phone:

1. Open Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find Mi Fitness or Zepp Life and choose:

Reboot the phone.

⚠️ Note: On phones with HarmonyOS 3.0+ You may need additional permission to "Allow Access to Physical Activity Data" in your privacy settings.Without this step, the clock will not sync your steps and sleep data.

3. Step-by-step instruction: connection via Mi Fitness

This method is suitable for most Mi Band and Mi Watch models, and follow the instructions in strict order:

1. Install Mi Fitness: 📱 Download the app from AppGallery or Google Play (if installed on the phone) GMS). 🔓 Register a Xiaomi account or sign in through Google/Apple ID.
2. Activate Bluetooth: 📲 Turn Bluetooth on in the notification curtain. 🔍 Make sure the watch is in search mode (the watch screen should show “Connect to the phone»).
3. Start pairing: 🔗 In Mi Fitness, click Profile → Add the device → Select a watch model. 🔄 Confirm the code on the watch and phone (must match).

Set up notifications

• 📩 Go to the Settings of the clock → Notifications → Permission.
• 🔧 Manually add apps (such as WhatsApp, Telegram) that need alerts.

Critical detail: if after pairing the clock is turned off after 5-10 minutes, check the energy saving settings in EMUI. In the Settings → Battery → Launch applications for Mi Fitness, the “No Limits” mode should be selected.

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If the clock is not, try rebooting the phone’s Bluetooth module: turn off and turn on Bluetooth, then restart the Mi Fitness app.

4. Connecting the Amazfit (Zepp Life) watch to Huawei

For Amazfit devices (such as GTR 4 or Bip 5), Zepp Life is used. The pairing process is similar, but there are nuances:

1. Installation of Zepp Life: 📲 Download the app from AppGallery (official version for Huawei). ⚠️ Avoid. APK From third-party sources, they may not support HarmonyOS.
2. Account registration: 🔑 Register with Zepp, Google or Apple ID. 📧 Confirm email (without this, data synchronization will not work).

Pairing.

• 🔗 In the app, click «+» → Add the device → Choose a model.
• 🔄 Wait for the code to appear on the clock and confirm it in the application.

⚠️ Note: On Huawei Mate 50 Pro and later with HarmonyOS 4.0, you may need to disable Bluetooth Privacy Protection in your security settings.

5. Alternative ways of connecting

If standard pairing doesn’t work, try one of these methods:

• 🔄 Using Notify & Fitness: A third-party data sync app with Google Fit. Suitable for older Mi Band models 4/5. Install Notify & Fitness from Google Play. In the app settings, select Sync with Mi Band. Connect your watch manually via Bluetooth.

Developer mode

On some Huawei phones (like the P60 Pro) it helps to turn on the developer mode and reset Bluetooth settings.

Settings → About Phone → Assembly Number (click 7 times)


Settings → System → Developer settings → Reset Bluetooth settings

📌 Important: When using Notify & Fitness, some functions (such as heart rate control) may not work properly.

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Alternative apps (e.g. Notify & Fitness) do not support all of Xiaomi’s original software features, but only use them if standard connectivity is not possible.

6. Common errors and their solution

Even with the right connection, users are experiencing problems, and here are the most common errors and ways to fix them:

⚠️ Note: If after all the manipulations, the Mi Band 8 Pro watch is still not connected to Huawei P40 Pro, check the firmware version of the watch. Xiaomi forums have reports of a bug in firmware 1.16.8.14 - update the watch through Mi Fitness to the latest version.

7. Data synchronization with Huawei Health

By default, Mi Fitness and Zepp Life don't integrate with Huawei Health, but there's a workaround through Google Fit:

1. Connect Mi Fitness to Google Fit: 📱 Open Mi Fitness. → Profile → Settings → Accounts. → Google Fit. 🔗 Sign in and allow synchronization.

Huawei Health

Google Fit

• 📲 Open Huawei Health → Profile → Settings → Accounts → Google Fit.
• 🔄 Allow data importation.