Xiaomi Smart Band steps not showing in Apple Health
Your Xiaomi Smart Band doesn't write to Apple Health — the Mi Fitness app on your iPhone does. Xiaomi's support pages say you turn on Health inside the app and pick the data to sync, allow Mi Fitness to write in Health itself, and then give it a little time to show up. So steps that are on the band but missing from Health usually mean one of the two switches is off, or the sync hasn't landed yet. And when Health shows a different number than the band, it is usually not a missing sync but Health choosing which source to believe.
How the steps get there
The band syncs to the Mi Fitness app over Bluetooth; Mi Fitness then writes to Health. It is the same app everywhere — “Mi Fitness (Xiaomi Wear Lite)” on the US, Japanese and Korean App Store, 小米運動健康 in Taiwan. You choose in the app which data it sends.
Steps are on the band, but not in Health
- Turn the sync on in the app. Xiaomi says: in Mi Fitness go to Profile → Third-party data, turn on Health and select the data items to sync. Make sure Steps is one of them.
- Check that Health lets Mi Fitness write steps. In Health, tap your profile picture at the top, then Apps under Privacy, then Mi Fitness, and turn Steps on.
- Give it a moment. Xiaomi says that after a sync it takes a while for the data to appear in Health.
- Turn off Low Power Mode. Xiaomi says it restricts the app's background activity.
- Still nothing? Xiaomi suggests revoking Mi Fitness's access in Health and granting it again, or sending a log from the app so they can look at it.
Health shows a different number than the band
Your iPhone counts steps too, whenever it is in your pocket. When two sources record the same minutes, Health doesn't add them up; Apple says the source at the top of the list wins, and a newly added app goes above the iPhone automatically. If the order was changed later and the iPhone is on top, Health shows the phone's count, not the band's. To put the band first: in Health open Steps, scroll down to Data Sources & Access, tap Edit, drag Mi Fitness to the top, and tap Done. The rest of this is on why step counts differ.
Pikmin Bloom doesn't see the band's steps
Niantic says Pikmin Bloom on iPhone reads steps from Health. So the band's steps have to reach Health first; check that, then Pikmin Bloom's own permission, as in Pikmin Bloom steps not counting.
Where Angel Step fits
We make Angel Step, so take this as ours. It reads your step count from Health and puts today's number on your Home Screen and Lock Screen as a widget. With Mi Fitness at the top of the Steps sources, that number is your band's count — as fresh as Mi Fitness's last sync.
Questions
Can a Xiaomi Smart Band sync with Apple Health?
Yes, through the Mi Fitness app on the iPhone. Xiaomi says to turn on Health under Profile, then Third-party data, in the app and select the data items to sync, then allow Mi Fitness to write steps in Health.
Why are my Mi Band steps not showing in Apple Health?
Usually one of two switches is off: Health sync inside Mi Fitness, or Steps for Mi Fitness in Health, under your profile picture, then Apps. Xiaomi also says the data takes a while to appear after a sync, and that Low Power Mode restricts the app's background activity.
Why does Apple Health show different steps than my band?
When the iPhone and the band both record steps, Health keeps the source at the top of its list instead of adding them. Open Steps in Health, go to Data Sources & Access, tap Edit and move Mi Fitness to the top.
Sources
- Turning on Health under Profile → Third-party data, choosing the data items, the wait after a sync, sending a log: Xiaomi Support, Why can't the Mi Fitness APP on iOS phones sync Apple Health data?, read .
- Health → Privacy → Apps → Mi Fitness, Low Power Mode, revoking and granting access again: Xiaomi Support, What to do if the Mi Fitness App on iPhone can't sync Apple Health data?, read .
- The profile picture → Apps under Privacy, which source wins when there are several, new sources going on top, Data Sources & Access → Edit: Apple Support, Manage Health data on your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch.
- Pikmin Bloom reads steps from Health: Niantic, Pikmin Bloom Help Center, My steps aren't being counted correctly (iOS).
- The app's name in each App Store: the App Store listing of Mi Fitness (Xiaomi Wear Lite), Beijing Xiaomi Co., Ltd, read .
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