How to connect Xiaomi Verge smart watch to your phone: full instructions with pictures and tips

Xiaomi Verge – stylish smart watch with AMOLED-It's a display that can track activity, display notifications, and even control music, but before you can use all the features, you need to connect them to your smartphone correctly. In this article, we will analyze the steps of how to pair Verge with a phone on Android or iOS, configure the basic parameters and avoid typical errors.

The connection process takes no more than 5-10 minutes, but there are nuances, from choosing the right app (Mi Fitness or Zepp Life) to setting the permissions on the phone. We will also tell you what to do if the watch is not in sync, or quickly discharge after connecting. If you just bought Xiaomi Verge or want to reconfigure them, this is the guide for you.

Note: Verge supports Android 6.0+ and iOS 10.0+ phones. On older versions of the OS, synchronization issues may occur.

What app do you need to connect Xiaomi Verge?

Xiaomi Verge is officially designed to work with Mi Fitness (formerly Mi Fit), but after the rebranding, some of the features moved to Zepp Life, a universal software for Amazfit and Xiaomi devices.

• 📱 Mi Fitness – Xiaomi’s classic watch app, Verge supports, but may not be updated for new features.
• 🔄 Zepp Life is a modern alternative with advanced sleep and exercise analytics, but sometimes requires manual device binding.
• ⚠️ You can’t use both apps at the same time – choose one and remove the other to avoid conflict.

The official versions can be downloaded only from verified sources:

Important: If you have previously used another Xiaomi fitness bracelet (such as the Mi Band), remove it from the app before connecting to Verge.

Step-by-step: how to connect Xiaomi Verge to your Android phone

The pairing process on Android is as simple as possible, but requires Bluetooth and geolocation.

1. Install and open Mi Fitness or Zepp Life. When you first start, accept the terms of use and register (you can use Xiaomi Account, Google or Apple ID).
2. Click Add Device (+ icon in the upper right corner) and select Watch → Xiaomi Verge.
3. Turn on the watch pairing mode: press the button on the case for 3-5 seconds until the screen appears QR-code.
4. On your phone, allow the app to access contacts, notifications and geodata (without this notification will not work!).
5. Hold the phone to the clock at a distance of less than 10 cm, the devices must automatically find each other. Confirm pairing on both screens.

If the clock is not specified:

• 🔄 Reboot Verge (hold the 10 seconds button until vibration).
• 📱 In your phone settings, remove Verge from the list of Bluetooth devices and repeat the search.
• 🚫 Make sure there is no active phone on the phone. VPN or firewall blocking the connection.

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Connecting Xiaomi Verge to iPhone: features and limitations

With iOS Verge, there are some limitations: you can't answer your phone's phone in hours or control your camera, but basic functions (notifications, pedometers, pulse) are available.

1. Install Mi Fitness from the App Store (at the time of writing, Zepp Life for iOS supports Verge worse).
2. Turn on Bluetooth and Geolocation Services on your iPhone (select Always in the app settings).
3. In the application, click Profile → Add the device → Xiaomi Verge.
4. On the clock, activate the pairing mode (hold the button until it appears). QR-Scan it through the app or confirm manual code entry.
5. Allow notifications for Mi Fitness in iOS settings: Settings → Notifications → Mi Fitness → Allow.

On iPhones, notifications from third-party messengers (WhatsApp, Telegram) may be delayed or not displayed at all, which is a limitation of Apple, not hours.

⚠️ Warning: If Verge does not vibrate when notified after connecting, check the Do Not Disturb settings on iPhone – they can block the signal transmission on the clock.

Setup of notifications and data synchronization

Once you've successfully connected, you need to configure what notifications will come in on the clock.

1. In the Mi Fitness/Zepp Life app, go to Profile → Xiaomi Verge → Notifications.
2. Turn on the switches for the desired applications (calls, SMS, instant messengers). On Android, you will need to additionally allow access to notifications in the system settings.
3. For iOS, turn on the option to Show the contents of notifications, otherwise the clock will only display the sender’s name.

To keep your steps, sleep and workout data synced with Google Fit or Apple Health:

• 📊 In Mi Fitness go to Profile → Settings → Synchronize data and connect the desired service.
• ⚙️ On iPhone, additionally allow access to Health in the app settings.

Tip: If the data is not synced, try manually updating the connection: open the application, pull the screen down for updates and wait for the cloud icon to appear with a tick.

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To make the call notifications come faster, turn on the Call Priority option in the watch settings (only available in Mi Fitness).

Frequent Connection Errors and Solutions

Even if you follow the instructions correctly, there can be problems.

If Verge is connected, but after a few hours the connection is broken:

• 🔋 Check the firmware version of the watch (in the Profile app) → Xiaomi Verge → Update of the PO).
• 📵 Make sure there is no energy-saving mode on the phone that turns off background Mi Fitness activity.
• 🔄 Reconnect the clock: Bluetooth settings → Xiaomi Verge → Forget the device, then repeat the pairing.

⚠️ Warning: If Verge's firmware stopped connecting after the update, reset it to factory settings. → Xiaomi Verge → Untie the device, then hold the 15-second button on the clock until reset.

How to Reconfigure Xiaomi Verge to a Different Phone?

If you have changed your smartphone or want to transfer your watch to another person, you should first untie it from your old device:

1. On your old phone, open Mi Fitness/Zepp Life and go to Profile → Xiaomi Verge → Untie the device.
2. On the watch, reset: hold the button for 15 seconds until the Xiaomi logo appears.
3. On the new phone, repeat the connection process (see section above).

Important: If you don’t untie the watch from the old phone, it won’t be able to connect to the new one – the system will block re-pairing.

When transferring Verge to another user, it is also recommended that:

• 📤 Delete all personal data in the application (training history, profile).
• 🔒 Deactivate your account Xiaomi/Zepp old-phone.
• 🔄 Update the firmware to the latest version (this will solve possible compatibility issues).

Additional settings: dials, alarm clocks, music control

After connecting, you can customize Verge to your needs:

• 🎨 Change of dial: In the application go to Profile → Xiaomi Verge → There are over 50 options available, including animated ones.
• ⏰ Alarms: Set up vibration alarms in the Device Management section → Alarm clocks. You can create up to 10 signals.
• 🎵 Music control: On Android, the watch can switch tracks and adjust volume. To do this, allow Mi Fitness media access in your phone settings.
• 🏃 Training: Enable automatic activity recognition in Settings → Monitoring of activity.

Secret function: If you double-press the Verge button, you can quickly start the last used application (such as a pedometer or timer). This option is included in Settings → Quick Actions.

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To save charge, turn off automatic pulse measurement in the background (manual start 2-3 times a day is enough).

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