How to change time on Xiaomi fitness bracelet: 5 working ways (including manual adjustment)

Xiaomi fitness bracelets are some of the most popular activity tracking gadgets, but sometimes their owners face a problem: the time on the wristband screen does not match the real one or completely froze on the previous date. The reasons can be different from a banal synchronization failure with the phone to firmware errors. In this article, we will analyze all possible ways to change the time on the Mi Band bracelets (including Mi Band 5/6/7/8 models, Smart Band Pro and Watch 2 Pro), and explain why automatic synchronization sometimes fails.

It is important to understand that most Xiaomi fitness bracelets do not have a separate menu for manually adjusting the time - it updates automatically when you connect to a smartphone through the Mi Fitness app. However, there are workarounds that will help you force the data to be updated or even reset to factory settings. If your bracelet shows the wrong time, do not rush to carry it to the service: in 90% of cases, the problem can be solved independently in 5-10 minutes.

Why is Xiaomi’s fitness bracelet the wrong time?

Before you change the time, you should understand the reasons for the failure, and here are the most common scenarios that make the bracelet "lie":

• 📱 Lack of sync with smartphone: bracelet not connected to phone via Bluetooth or Mi Fitness app has not updated data for a long time.
• ⏰ Incorrect time zone: the wrong region is indicated on the phone or bracelet settings (for example, after a trip to another country).
• 🔄 Firmware failure: after updating the bracelet or application, time can “go wrong” (especially important for Mi Band) 7/8 after switching to new versions MIUI).
• 🔋 Battery discharge: At a charge level below 10%, the bracelet may not display the time correctly or even “hang out».
• 🛠️ Hardware malfunction: In rare cases, the time sensor is to blame (for example, after a fall or moisture hits).

If the bracelet shows a time several hours apart, check your phone's Settings → Date and Time First. On Android, turn on Automatic Date and Time and Automatic Time Zone. On iPhone, go to Settings → Basic → Date and Time and Activate Automatically. Often, this is the step that solves the problem!

Method 1: Forced synchronization through Mi Fitness

The easiest and fastest method is to get the bracelet to update the time through the official app.

1. Open the Mi Fitness app on your smartphone.
2. Make sure the bracelet is connected to the phone (at the top of the screen should be the indicator Connected).
3. Go to the Profile tab (the icon of the person at the bottom of the screen).
4. Select your bracelet from the list of devices.
5. Scroll down and click Sync Data.

If the Sync button is not available, try another way:

1. In the main menu of the application, tap the icon of the bracelet.
2. Select the device settings (cog in the upper right corner).
3. Scroll to Update the firmware and check for updates (sometimes the time glitch is fixed after the update).

Attention! If the bracelet time is lost by 3-4 hours after synchronization, check the time zone settings on your phone. For example, in Russia, some regions use UTC+3 (Moscow), and others use UTC+5 (Yekaterinburg).

Method 2: Manual time setting (for advanced users)

Most Xiaomi bracelets don’t support manually setting time through menus, but there’s a workaround using third-party utilities. For example, the Notify & Fitness for Mi Band app (available for Android) lets you manually adjust the date and time. Here’s how to do it:

1. Download and install Notify & Fitness from Google Play.
2. Connect the bracelet to the application (you will need to break the connection with Mi Fitness).
3. Go to the Device Settings section → Time and date.
4. Turn off the auto-synchronization time option.
5. Set the date and time you want manually, then save the changes.

Important: After manually adjusting, the time on the bracelet may be lost again the next time you connect to Mi Fitness, which is suitable for a temporary solution to the problem, for example, if you are roaming and automatic synchronization is not working.

Method 3: Resetting the bracelet to factory settings

If neither synchronization nor manual adjustment helps, try a full reset of the bracelet. This will delete all data (steps, pulse, settings), but often solves problems with time.

1. On the bracelet, go to Settings → About Device → Reset (the path may vary depending on the model).
2. Confirm the reset by holding the button for 3-5 seconds.
3. After restarting, connect the bracelet to Mi Fitness again.

For the Mi Band 7/8 and Smart Band Pro, the reset is as follows:

1. Open Mi Fitness → Select the bracelet → Device settings.


2. Scroll down and press "Untie the device."




3. Confirm the junction and reset the bracelet (hold the 15 sec button).




4. Reconnect the bracelet via Mi Fitness.

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Before resetting, back up your data to Mi Fitness: go to Profile → Settings → Backup.

⚠️ Some bracelets (Mi Band 5 and older) may require re-binding through the reset. QR-If the bracelet is not identified, try connecting it to another phone or reinstall Mi Fitness.

Method 4: Update the bracelet firmware

Sometimes the time glitch is due to outdated firmware. Xiaomi regularly releases updates that fix sync bugs.

1. Open your Mi Fitness and select your bracelet.
2. Go to the device settings → Update the firmware.
3. If a new version is available, click Update and wait for the process to be completed (the bracelet will reboot).

If the update is “hang-up” or not starting:

• 🔌 Check that the bracelet is at least 50 times charged%.
• 📶 Make sure your phone is connected to stable Wi-Fi (update downloaded via the Internet).
• 🔄 Reboot your phone and bracelet, then try again.

Critical information: on the bracelets Mi Band 8 and Smart Band Pro 2 after upgrading to firmware version 1.16.0.14 and above, time may be temporarily lost when changing the time zone.

Method 5: Checking Regional Settings

If the bracelet is several hours apart, but the sync is successful, the problem may be incorrect regional settings, such as when traveling abroad, the phone automatically updates the time zone, and the bracelet does not.

1. On the phone, open Settings → System → Date and time.
2. Turn off and turn on the Automatic Time Zone option again.
3. Reboot your phone and wait for the bracelet to sync.

For iPhone users:

• 📱 Go to Settings. → Confidentiality → Geolocation services.
• 🔍 Make sure that the Mi Fitness app is allowed geolocation access (When using or Always).
• 🌍 Enable Geolocation Services and Geolocation Time Zone.

⚠️ Attention! On the Xiaomi Watch 2 Pro and Smart Band Pro bracelets, when changing the country in the phone settings, you may need to re-assign the device. If the time after that is not updated, reset (see Method 3).

Compatibility table: Which bracelets support manual time setting?

Note: On the Xiaomi Watch (S1, 2 Pro series), the time is configured directly through the device menu: Settings → System → Date and time.

Frequent Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

When you change the time on the Xiaomi bracelet, users often make common mistakes that only exacerbate the problem.

• 🚫 Disable Bluetooth during synchronization: This will interrupt the process and may cause firmware to crash.
• 🚫 Use unofficial firmware: they can “break” the function of automatic time updates.
• 🚫 Reset the bracelet without backup: you will lose all data in the last 30 days (steps, sleep, pulse).
• 🚫 Changing the time zone in your phone manually: This can cause conflict with automatic timing on the wristband.

If after all the manipulations, the time on the bracelet is still incorrect, check:

• 🔋 Bracelet charge level (at 5% and below possible failures).
• 📲 Mi Fitness version (upgrade to the latest in Google Play or App Store).
• 🛡️ Antivirus settings (some programs block Mi Fitness from accessing the system clock).

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If the bracelet shows exactly 3 hours apart, the most likely problem is with the time zone settings on the phone.

FAQ: Answers to Frequent Questions