Heart Rate Monitor Xiaomi

[Heike Fallago]

NowadaysI'm wearing a Fitbit Charge HR and a Xiaomi Mi Band 1s (both have similar specifications). However there is one feature (about heart rate) that I like so much in Xiaomi but is missed in Fitbit.

On Xiaomi Mi Band 1s you can select and interval to monitor your heart rate, instead of a constant monitoring. For instance, you can set an interval of 5 minutes and your band measures your heart rate every 5 minutes. This is a good way in order to save battery, as you know the heart rate feature consumes a lot of battery.

Hi there! I think this is a great idea, because it'll help to get heart rate data according to an specific period of time and that is very helpful especially if you are doing certain type of exercise or activity.

I also would really like to sacrifice hear rate resolution for battery life. Especially during a normal day (sitting, walking), I do not for sure need constant heart rate measurement. So, why not do the following easy steps:

Alternatively, you could add options so that we can manually set the measurement interval for each Heart rate zone; and also add separate options as already suggested for "Measure every X seconds/minutes" and "Measure on detected activity/rest".

Hello team,

I have Mi band 7 and Mi Fitness app (+Zepp app) on my iphone 14 Pro. Strava has authorised access. Yet, when I start a run and click on the Strava Heart icon it cannot find my Mi Band 7 and so my heart rate is not recorded with my run data.

Hey @aivarouskaya,

Thanks for your post. We're going to send this order to our Support team so they can take a look at your account and try to figure out what's going on. If you have a similar question please submit a support ticket and we will investigate further.

You can learn more about pairing a Bluetooth device on our support page here:

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If you're still experiencing issues after trying the steps above, please submit a support ticket and include the name of the Bluetooth monitor so we can investigate its compatibility. Also include a screenshot of what may be happening or screen recorded session when you try to connect in your email so that we can further investigate.

And you will be able to use this feature very easily. Xiaomi loves its users a lot. MIUI interface features are quite remarkable. There are some important details you should know when using the heart rate measurement. We recommend reading this warning; now you have learned how to measure heart rate on your Xiaomi smartphone. The smartphone manufacturer explains the situation as follows:

Hi there. I can't get working my new Xiaomi Smart Band 7 (BLE 5.2) Heart Rate Monitor with Locus 4.10. Device is connected but no valid data nor battery status. Tried both "Heart rate monitor" and "Mi Band" option without success. The older Xiaomi Smart Band 5 (BLE 5.0) works flawlessly. Any ideas? Thanks!

I do not have this device on the table so let's experiment a little bit. If anyone has a moment, please install an app called Light Blue from Google Play. After start, tap on the "Connect" button next to your Smart Band 7 device. Once connected, in the top three-dot menu is a "Log" entry so use it. And here simply share the log as plain text with me here. Thanks.

this is really interesting. Thanks both for the logs. They show that the MiBand provide necessary information so Locus Map should connect and read HR data correctly. Based on your screenshots, seems that Locus Map really connects, but no data are comming.

Did you tried any other app that is able to read HR from these belts? I do not know any as I do no use MiBand, but I'm sure there will exists. I'm asking because it looks to me more as some problem in setup of MiBand itself. In some internal settings if HR should be provided to 3rd party apps or not. Maybe some settings in the Xiaomi app on the phone itself?

There is an option for Heart Rate Activity Sharing, it's turned on, but doesn't seem to give any data out... Maybe it's a bug in the Zepp Life app or in the Mi Band 7 firmware. I'll report it to Xiaomi too.

sorry for the delay on my side. May anyone give me fresh info, if with the current Locus Map 4, Smart Band 7 works or not? And if not, does it work with any other application (except the official Xiaomi app)? Thanks.

Both broadcasts are usual really, one with manufacturerdata and servicedata, with the first containing

any possible activity heart rate, and the latter the step count. As this dual-data requires active scanning, it only gets published with the intervalacts interval.

With the PowerBeatsVR Fitness Update v1.2.0 came a unique integration of Bluetooth compatible heart rate monitors that use standard Bluetooth 4.0 (Low Energy / Smart) protocol for transmitting heart rate (HRM) data. Update v1.5.0 finally added support for ANT+ devices.

With that integration, players can check their current heartrate in-game while playing and get related statistics at the end of each challenge including minimum, maximum, and average heart rate. We also use that measurement to make our calorie counter way more precise than it could be with pure movement tracking.

Here is a list of Bluetooth heart rate monitors that are tested to work with PowerBeatsVR. This is not an exhaustive list. It simply serves as inspiration if you are going to buy a heart rate monitor to use with PowerBeatsVR:

If you are not sure if a heart rate monitor will work with PowerBeatsVR please ask the manufacturer if their device supports Bluetooth 4.0 LE / Smart HRM protocol and how to connect it to third party applications. On some devices, like smartwatches, you may have to enable broadcast of sensor data via Bluetooth first.

You are very welcome to notify us if you can confirm functionality with further models and we will add them to the list. You can comment below, write a mail to con...@fivemindcreations.com, or join us on our Discord community server.

First, your PC must have a Bluetooth interface. If it has none, you need a USB Bluetooth dongle. It is best to use it in conjunction with a USB extension cable and place the dongle next to your playspace, as Bluetooth has a limited range.

After getting a MiBand and extensive testing we can now definetely say that sadly none of the Xiaomi MiBands can be used with PowerBeatsVR! The MiBand does not support the required protocol like a standard Bluetooth (BLE) Heart Rate Monitor (HRM).

Xiaomi claims, that MiBand 3, 4, and 5 devices can be used as external heart rate monitor sensors after enabling broadcasting of sensor data, but even in these settings it will not transmit data according to the standard BLE HRM protocol as required by our game. This is rather a manufacturer specific protocol only for selected data for dedicated applications supporting this connection. Also, no matter what settings, the update rate of the MiBand is way too low to be accurate enough for a dynamic application like PowerBeatsVR. It is intended as a fitness tracker and long time data gathering.

In general, there are multiple problems that can influence your wireless signal. Keep in mind that WiFi, Bluetooth, ANT+, DECT, etc. all transmit in the same frequency range, so the more devices there are around transmitting, the higher the risk to run into communication problems. Your VR controllers usually communicate via Bluetooth as well.

Moving the Bluetooth / ANT+ receiver (dongle) from the back to the front of the PC housing often does wonders. In general, having the wireless connection as short and as direct as possible improves reception significantly.

The new Mi Band Pulse will go on sale on Singles Day in China on November 11th. Although this isn't a well-known calendar event in the West, it's the largest online shopping day in the world, with sales that dwarf both Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It's a frenzy of shopping that's perfectly suited for cheap, impulse buys like the Mi Band Pulse, which, as well as monitoring users' heart-rate, can track activity, unlock their phones, and lasts up to 30 days on a single charge. Xiaomi hasn't announced any plans to offer the device worldwide, although on its Facebook page the company is asking: "Would you like to see this launched in your country too?"

The Xiaomi Mi Band 4, and its cheaper-but-capable predecessor the Mi Band 3, are cheap fitness trackers with a built-in photoplethysmographic (PPG) heart rate sensor, step counter, and basic sleep monitoring. They sync to your phone in the background without you needing to open an app. (Unlike my glucose meter.)

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