How to change time Xiaomi Mi Band: All ways (Mi Band 4-8)

Xiaomi Mi Band fitness bracelets automatically sync time with a connected smartphone through the Mi Fitness app (formerly Mi Fit). But sometimes the clock on the screen begins to lag, rush or show the wrong time zone - especially after flights, shifts. SIM-In 80% of cases, the problem is solved in 2 minutes, but many users do not know where to look for time settings in the bracelet or app.

In this article, all the working ways to change the time on the Mi Band, including manual tuning, forced synchronization and factory reset. Instructions are relevant for Mi Band 4/5/6/7/8, Smart Band 7 Pro and Mi Band Active, as well as for Mi Fitness, Zepp Life (formerly Amazfit) and Notify & Fitness for Mi Band. If your bracelet shows the time with an error, read on.

Why is the Mi Band the wrong time?

Before you change your settings, it's important to understand why the failure is happening, and most of the time is lost because of:

• 📵 No phone connection: The bracelet didn’t sync for more than 12 hours (for example, if you turned off Bluetooth or your phone went out of sync).
• ✈️ Time zone changes: when flying or traveling to another region, the automatic setting may not work.
• 🔄 Firmware updates: after an update of the bracelet or the Mi Fitness application, system data is sometimes lost.
• 📱 Smartphone failure: if the phone is incorrectly configured date/time or autosynchronization is disabled.
• 🔋 Battery discharge: At a charge level below 10%, the bracelet may malfunction.

In rare cases, a hardware defect, such as a battery pin dump or a real-time RTC chip, is to blame, but these problems are usually accompanied by other symptoms: the bracelet does not turn on, does not charge, or arbitrarily reboots.

Method 1: Forced synchronization through Mi Fitness

The easiest way is to manually update the data through the official app, which works if the bracelet is connected to the phone, but the time is not automatically updated.

Instructions:

1. Open the Mi Fitness app (or Zepp Life for new models).
2. Click on the icon of your bracelet at the top of the screen.
3. Scroll down to the Device block and select Sync Data.
4. Wait for the process to be completed (the synchronization icon will appear on the bracelet screen). ⚙️).

If the time has not changed since the synchronization:

• 🔄 Reset the bracelet: Press the touch button for 10 seconds until the Mi logo appears.
• 📱 Restart the Mi Fitness app and sync again.
• 🔋 Make sure the bracelet charge level is above 20% (at low charge, synchronization may not work).

Method 2: Manual time setting (for Mi Band 6/7/8)

The new Mi Band 6 and higher have the ability to manually change the time directly on the wristband, which is convenient if you don’t have access to your phone or the app doesn’t work.

How to set up:

1. On the bracelet, swipe up the screen to open the menu.
2. Select the option More → Settings → Time and date.
3. Click Set Time and select 24 hours or 12 hours (AM/PM) format.
4. Adjust the hours and minutes with swipes up/down, then click Save.

Important: After manually adjusting, time will be lost every time you disconnect from your phone for more than 12 hours. To avoid this, go back to automatic sync in the Mi Fitness app.

Method 3: Reset bracelet settings to factory

If the time is constantly lost or the bracelet is not synced with the phone, a complete reset will help, which will remove all data from the device (steps, pulse, alarm settings), but return factory parameters, including the correct time.

How to drop the Mi Band:

1. On the phone, open Mi Fitness → select your bracelet.
2. Go to Device Settings → Disconnect the device.
3. Confirm the shutdown, then reconnect the bracelet as a new device.

Alternative method (if the phone is not available):

1. On the bracelet, go to the menu → Settings → Reset.
2. Confirm the action by pressing Yes (the screen will appear tick). ✅).

Once reset, the bracelet automatically syncs the time with the phone when you first connect, and if that doesn’t happen, check the date/time settings on your smartphone (Autodetermination should be enabled).

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Before resetting, save your steps and training data: open the section Profile → Device → Data Export in Mi Fitness.

Method 4: Configure through third-party applications

If the official Mi Fitness app doesn't update the time, you can use alternative software.

• 📱 Notify & Fitness for Mi Band – supports all models, allows you to manually synchronize time and notifications.
• ⚙️ Tools & Mi Band – utility for deep bracelet tuning, including time correction.
• 🔄 Mi Band Master – has a function of forced data synchronization.

Instructions for Notify & Fitness:

1. Install the app from Google Play (for Android) or App Store (for iOS).
2. Connect the bracelet through the Device menu.
3. Go to Settings → Synchronization → Update the time.
4. Wait for confirmation on the bracelet screen (vibration and tick) ✅).

⚠️ Note: third-party apps may conflict with Mi Fitness. Before using, disable the official software in your phone settings (Applications) → Mi Fitness → Stop it).

Method 5: Checking the phone settings

Xiaomi Mi Band bracelet takes time from the connected smartphone. If the phone is incorrect settings, synchronization will not help.

For Android:

1. Open Settings → System → Date and time.
2. Make sure that options are included: 🌍 Automatic date and time 📡 Automatic time zone

If the options are turned off, turn them on and restart the phone.

For the iPhone:

1. Go to Settings → Main → Date and time.
2. Activate the switch automatically.
3. Check that the correct time zone is selected (e.g. Moscow, GMT+3).

If none of these things worked, the problem could be a hardware failure.

1. Try connecting the bracelet to another phone.
2. Check if the battery is swelling (this may disrupt the chips).
3. Contact the Xiaomi service center (12 months warranty for bracelets).

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90% of Mi Band time problems are solved by forced synchronization (Method 1) or resetting (Method 3). Hardware malfunctions are extremely rare and usually accompanied by other symptoms (not on, not charged).

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