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Depending if you're on Android, you could switch to Gadgetbridge if you want to make sure your data stays on your phone and never reaches the Internet.

Yes, it appears to have disappeared from the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mc.amazfit1&hl=en_US

Odd that this only happens on Android.

What happens if you unpair Bip, remove Mi Fit, install Amazfit, and repair with it?

From the My WatchFace app...the ID is LHHzOlyYBuwdobvtofa2

Edit: Or from https://amazfitwatchfaces.com/bip/view/18390

Or do a search for LCARS or Trek. It should come up.

Have you tried using the Sleep as Android app?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.urbandroid.sleep

Assuming you have an Android phone...but I'm hopeful to pair this app to the tracker for sleep metrics and have it wake me between sleep cycles.

I uninstalled the Zepp / MiFit app, because it automatically 'updates' the firmware, overwriting the custom firmware. I use the Notify & Fitness app without the Zepp app.

I had this once, using a corrupt file in the firmware (it was not the watch face in my case, it was an efl-file using BipOS). I thought the watch was bricked. But this solved it: I pressed the button, the screen backlight went on but still black screen. I touched the touch screen continously to drain the battery. After 4 to 6 hours, the battery was depleted. Then I put the Bip on the charger and the Bip rebooted. I flashed other non-corrupt firmware using Notify & Fitness (or Gadgetbridge).

It might not work for you, since the Bip will try to open the corrupt watch face agin after rebooting, so it bricks again. So: after depleting the battery, do not charge the watch too much, because you might have to deplete the battery again.

I use Notify & Fitness, paid version. Many many settings, could be overcomplicated for some. (My Bip runs BipOS, but the app is fine for standard OS too).

i have recurring reminders and my amazfit bip picks them up properly with what they are about. its all about how good the reminder app in your phone is in notifying. i use reMind from atdevsoft. it is very good in recurring reminders, very small footprint as well, offline, no ads and free.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atdevsoft.apps.remind&hl=en

works flawlessly as long as the bip is bluetooth connected to the phone.

if got issues on the play store link, you can get the installer below.

https://www.apkmonk.com/app/com.atdevsoft.apps.remind/

That's why I bought a cover

Rivetino Protection Case Suitable for AMAZFIT Bip S Smart Watch TPU Soft Protective Cover https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08CR45MMB/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_CCGA2KYRJ45T4WFZA55Q?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Hello.

Mine had the same problem too, I did this and now is working.

You need to change from version 3.5.9 6909 to 3.5.9 6904.

Firts, disconect the bip from the app, close your session, them erase the cache and the app`s data, after that, uninstall the app, and install the 6904 version.

Here you have that version:

https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/anhui-huami-information-technology-co-ltd/mi-fit/mi-fit-3-5-9-release/

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Pd, sorry for my english.

First of all, thanks and credit to reddy84! Here is his comment that helped me. MI fit battery usage went from 20% to 2-3%.

I ended up installing the APK of the latest version of mifit app. Fixed it somewhat but could be better. https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/anhui-huami-information-technology-co-ltd/mi-fit/

First of all, thanks and credit to reddy84! Here is his comment that helped me. MI fit battery usage went from 20% to 2-3%.

I ended up installing the APK of the latest version of mifit app. Fixed it somewhat but could be better. https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/anhui-huami-information-technology-co-ltd/mi-fit/

First of all, thanks and credit to reddy84! Here is his comment that helped me. MI fit battery usage went from 20% to 2-3%.

I ended up installing the APK of the latest version of mifit app. Fixed it somewhat but could be better. https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/anhui-huami-information-technology-co-ltd/mi-fit/

If you are on Android then Gadgetbridge. Simple, does the job and doesn't send your data to any server. I think the Bip U needs some key from the chinese servers to pair for the first time. Check their wiki on how to get it under Special Pairing Procedures: https://gadgetbridge.org/#special-pairing-procedures

Good call at this day and age on your side. And also on Android: Android is doing the right thing and has been exposing the required permissions more and more. You can always not grant them and see what is not working. The reason why it shows the "make sure you grant..." warning is because for example one of the "android way" is Bluetooth scanning - in order to perform it, location permission is required. This is kind of important for a Bluetooth conduit style app and if people do not grant it, gadgets cannot be discovered over BLE.

When you look at the features, the permissions are self explanatory: notifications, contacts, sms, location (explained above)... as Gadgetbridge is touching many parts of the system, because these get either forwarded to the watch or are controlled from the watch.

Also, there is one, very crucial permission Gadgetbridge is not asking for - network access, which means that it cannot do anything malicious with your data even if it wanted to. That is very intentional and will stay this way for the very same reason you are raising - to have a very solid proof that it cannot send the data away.

You can always check the code, but i understand that this is not easy to do. But there are many users of Gadgetbridge, checking it constantly.

As for the GPX, you can easily export one or more GPX from the Sports Activities list: https://codeberg.org/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge/wiki/Sports-Activities-Workouts

Cheers!

Gadgetbridge is a free and open source project which makes a point of never connecting to the internet (it has no permissions to do that) and of only using the permissions it actually needs, without tracking you. If you see more permissions than before, it's because 1) new features have been added and/or 2) newer Android versions require more permissions to do things that were doable with fewer permissions before.

Using a proprietary application as an "alternative" to Gadgetbridge because Gadgetbridge asks for too many permissions, which you presumably see as a privacy/security concern, is absolutely backwards, since with Gadgetbridge you or anyone else can read the source code and know exactly what the app is and is not doing, while the same cannot be said of any proprietary app.

I recommend you stick to Gadgetbridge and join their Matrix room and ask there if you have doubts about its privacy or security. I'm sure the developers and other users will be happy to confirm what I've said and elaborate on it if needed.

It could be that the firmware is still not considered stable and Huami isn't pushing it to all users yet.

I keep a list of firmware versions up to date here, but I'm not sure you could do a direct firmware update with the official Mi Fit app and the actual firmware files.

Indeed! Thanx for the comparison though, maybe I'm a keep the Bip, pls contact [email protected] for music controls suggestion and weights sports mode (I think they said they're working on the latter)

I already did and asked a few others to do it too.

I use the open-source app Gadgetbridge, which definitely has no ads. It doesn't have some fancy features other apps have, but it is able to upload custom watchfaces, and I prefer the peace of mind of knowing my data isn't going anywhere and that if something isn't working well enough I can potentially fix it myself or have a constructive chat with the developers.

I have used https://amazfitwatchfaces.com/ to get the watchfaces themselves.

From what I could find if you get that message it means that the firmware and resource file don't match. Here is a guide on how to update your watch and there is a table with what res file you need for your fw. If you search the md5 values on google you should be able to find them and flash the right one.

You do that on your own risk, but I haven't had issues following that guide. Though I am stil running 1.1.5.36 and I don't plan on updating since it works fine.

Yes, I use Gadgetbridge, since I'm not a fan of all my motions being uploaded to China (or anywhere outside my phone/computer, for that matter).

Firmware updates aren't a strict necessity, especially nowadays since they are infrequent and little changes... but anyway, Gadgetbridge can push firmware updates, you just need to open the Mi Fit APK as a zip file, and follow the instructions.

In case anyone else has the same issue, I contacted Amazfit. They said they don't sell chargers separately, but recommended this third party charger from Amazon. I just got it today, and it does fit and charge my Bip S Lite. They sell them in packs of 2 for some reason, but it's still much cheaper than buying a new watch.

Do you use my app? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=paolo4c.amazfit.watchfaces Android 11 has completely changed memory management and my app no longer works as it should. Install this application and pair your watch. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mc.amazfit1 Download a watchface from my app, open your phone'amazfit_wf folder and click on the BIN file

They have double sided tape that I have used to repair phone screens. They come in various widths depending on your needs. A roll goes a long way. Here is an Amazon link.

1mm Lcd Sticker Double Sided Adhesive Glue Tape https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MUB3KTC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_8i8DCb011K09C

Another new Bip owner, and yes, buy a new strap. The one that comes with I found pretty uncomfortable, and was hot to wear. I bought a nylon one on Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B077Q7ZJDT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and love how light and comfortable it is.

Also, there are lots of great watch faces to play with. On Google Play Store there are a number of apps.

I use the Mi Fit app, but it's buggy as hell. If anyone can chime in on whether Tools & Amazefit, Notify & Fitness, or Huami's Amazefit app is better, I'd be interested in your experience.

I'm pasting here so it's easier to copy:

1. Copy ID: m82h7TSmAdaIIFQjMxWN
2. Open My WatchFace app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.rokitskiy.wfab
3. Choose "Search for ID" in the left menu
4. Press the button "Get the WatchFace"

My bandage (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=hu.tiborsosdevs.mibandage) has a great feature to enable phone volume automatically when Bip S is disconnected, turn back to silent (or whatever you like) when connected again. It's a great feature and I don't miss anything or get fake alerts into my Bip S.

I use: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=paolo4c.amazfit.watchfaces and https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.rokitskiy.wfab for watchfaces for my BIP. Those apps are as easy as possible to use and have thousands of watchfaces.

In my experience, installing .elf apps is easiest done with their damm LikeApp, which has a free version that allows installing .elf apps directly. Deleting apps is another thing tough. Link to this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.likeapp.likeapp&hl=en

I had this issue with some messages in Spanish too.

I solved it by disabling notifications via MiFit, and using Alert Bridge instead.

This way I can degroup the Whatsapp group messages so I can get individual notifications (instead of the "you have x new messages" wich are kinda useless IMO), remove unsupported characters (like ç, accentuated characters, etc), or replace unsupported emojis for simpler text emojis (or remove them entirely).

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Works for MiBands too.

Yes, if you install with the third-party Notify & Fitness app, but not all features of the watch faces (other than time and date) may work.

It seems that some people are doing full conversions.

This app has a lot of converted faces, but I uninstalled the app, after it froze my waist while trying to upload.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=paolo4c.bips.watchfaces

I don't think the Bip has an app like that, however, there is an app with can let you have music control from the single button. That's as close to the Pebble Tasker app I can think of.

For the BIP /Lite use this app : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=paolo4c.amazfit.watchfaces

For BIP S use this app : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=paolo4c.bips.watchfaces

Pretty easy with their Android App:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazfitwatchfaces.st&hl=en

takes 10-15 seconds to set face directly from app to watch.

Here is what I get from the app when trying to share the watchface.

Hello! Look at this WatchFace, I think you're gonna like it.

1. Copy this message
2. Open My WatchFace app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.rokitskiy.wfab
3. Choose "Search for ID" in the left menu
4. Press the button "Get the WatchFace"

ID: n83zJmR3hriBiFCOMdVQ

I have the same problem. Did you find a solution.

I've found a almost solution... I've uninstalled the app and installed "Tools & MI Band" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.zdenekhorak.mibandtools

than, I've installed Mi Fit again and was stuck as before... But... I can connect via "Tools & MI band" and control the device without any problem. I've heard the Mi Fit is crap anyway so using another app is good for me. But you need to have installed Mi Fit for "Tool s & Mi Band" to work.

Hope it helps...

The Amazfit and Mi Fit app is limited to checking every 1 minute, no matter which watch you got.

You can install a 3rd party app like Notify & Fitness and enable more frequent readouts, or have it continuously check your heart rate with your Bip.

Something that can theoretically detect sleep apnea, FWIW, is the well-known Sleep as Android app: it can turn your phone into a "sonar" (using mostly inaudible ultrasounds, between 18kHz and 20kHz, you might hear them if you're quite young) that is used to detect your motions and track your sleep, but it even has the ability to detect the periodic motions of your chest to measure breathing rate. You can probably imagine from this description of how it does it that it's a long shot, and that most of the time, for most people, in real sleep, it won't be detecting it... but it does work given the right conditions — a phone model where the sonar trick works decently, and you sleeping with your chest turned towards the phone, and without bedsheets or blankets on. Maybe next summer?

Or you could simply use the Amazfit app, which has inbuilt Strava integration, all you need to do is open the app after completing an activity. There is obviously a one time account link.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.huami.watch.hmwatchmanager&hl=en_IN

https://watchfaces.paolo4c.it/watchfaces/id/EN_2698

The app this link works with is here. Not sure how this will play out on iOS...I'm on Android.

Hello! Look at this WatchFace, I think you're gonna like it.

1. Copy this message
2. Open My WatchFace app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.rokitskiy.wfab
3. Choose "Search for ID" in the left menu
4. Press the button "Get the WatchFace"

ID: LHHzOlyYBuwdobvtofa2

I've used this for years, across multiple devices (using only the phone, three different Pebble watches, and now the Bip). Sleep as Andriod

Hi, if you are using Android, you can use this amazing app (Amazfit Bip & Cor WatchFaces). I used it and very happy. Its latest update, when you download a watchface, it will be displayed on MiFit app's Local watch faces section.

If you are using iOS, sorry I'm not really sure. But I heard this app (AmazTools) is good.

Is that the same program as Tools & Amazfit or another program? It doesn't look like there's a free version so I wanted to be sure. ;)

Bro i also have amazfit bip i use a playstore app to change the app faces there are a lot

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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=paolo4c.amazfit.watchfaces&hl=en

Thanks. You have to use one of the following apps to install the watchface. You can install the watchface directly or download the .bin file from the download link in my last comment and use custom .bin option. You can find detailed instructions in the corresponding app. I personally use the notify app.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=paolo4c.amazfit.watchfaces

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mc.amazfit1

To sync Bip with Google Fit you only need Mi Fit app (it's the free app from Xiaomi Amazfit), or other third party app like Notify & Fitness (in paid version).

If you also wanna sync Google Fit with Samsung Health, you need this app, but this is a paid version with a week trial. I like Samsung Health, and sync the sleep monitor and the Heart rate (Not the steps, because the s9 has already its own counter) as if I had a Samsung Gear. This is the app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.appyhapps.healthsync

Enjoy your Bip!

Notify and Fitness is a well-regarded third party app for pairing with the Bip (and others). It replicates the functions of the Mi Fit app and adds many more (some of which require the paid Pro version).

I am new to Notify and Fitness but can confirm it has a 20 minute Power Nap function (vibration to wake).

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=paolo4c.amazfit.watchfaces

Or just install this and then the watchfaces will appear in the Local tab of MiFit so you can still use MiFit if you're conformable with it.

If anyone ever looking for the answer: The Bip needs to be discoverable. And pretty important for Android 8: going in developer options and disable background checks for tue mi app. (That's what helped me finally.) I used the App "nrf Connect" (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=no.nordicsemi.android.mcp) to forcefully bind the BIP. Then going to the mifit app and was using the normal way to set the Bip as smart lock device.