However, something has happened to all of us who use Huawei Watch or any of the smart bracelets of the Chinese company with mobile phones that are not from this manufacturer.
For any of these devices to work well, you need the latest version of HMS and, if you do not install it, it will be impossible to sync the Asian brand's application with the smartwatch or smart bracelet, since we will only see this message: "Huawei Health to work properly A later version of services (4.0.0 or later) is required. You can get the latest version from AppGallery.
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- Need for HMS Problems with these accessories
- Install App Gallery
Installing the Huawei Health app
You will also need to download the Huawei Health application (in some phones it is called “Health”). With its help you can connect Honor Band 6 to your smartphone. Typically, this application is already pre-installed on new Huawei and Honor phones. Or you can download it from the AppGallery brand store using the link.
Owners of Android devices can use Google Play:
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Huawei Health
Developer: Huawei Internet Service
Price: Free
For iPhone owners, this application can be downloaded from the AppStore:
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HUAWEI Health
Developer: Huawei Software Technologies Co., Ltd.
Price: Free+
For smartphones running on IOS
- For IOS users, you will also need to download and download the Huawei Health add-on. It can be found in the APP Store. A previously installed add-on must be updated to the latest version.
- Next you need to go to this add-on. Then find the “Devices” section. Then click on the line “+”, “Smart watches”. Here you select a wrist gadget that needs to be connected to the phone.
- By clicking “Pair”, the add-on automatically finds the device to pair. Then, by clicking on the watch model, pairing occurs.
- An icon (√) should appear on the display; by clicking on it, the wrist gadget and smartphone are paired.
Connecting Honor Band 6 to your phone
After Huawei Health is installed on your mobile device, take the bracelet closer to you and launch the application.
Further sequence of actions:
- In the window that opens, click on the “ Devices ” tab.
- Then “ Add ” and select the “ Smart bracelets ” section.
- In the list that opens, find the desired model and click on it.
- A window with information about the device will open. You should click the “ Pair ” button.
- The device will ask for permission to sync via Bluetooth. We agree.
- Another request from the device: “ Providing location data ” will appear if geolocation is disabled. Click “ Enable ” and switch the slider to the blue position.
- Information about the start of pairing will appear on the phone screen.
- Honor Band 6 will ask you to confirm pairing. You need to click on its screen.
Ready! In this way, you can synchronize your gadget with your iPhone or any Android phone.
How to pair with other phones
Smart watches from Huawei can be connected not only to smartphones of this brand. They can be used together with Samsung, iPhone and Xiaomi. All you need to do is synchronize and pair. To avoid connection problems, read the instructions described below. Many users post detailed video reviews of turning on the gadget for the first time. These videos contain complete instructions in visual format.
Samsung
First download Huawei Health. Then open Google Fit.
- Turn on the Health app.
- Click on "Submit Data".
- Activate Google Fit by clicking on the button with the same name.
And then simply confirm your actions by clicking on Google Fit.
iPhone
For those who use an iPhone, everything you need is in the AppStore. Open the settings to pair your smartphone with Health. Don't forget to set the required parameters. And turn on notifications to see your progress.
Xiaomi
Owners of these gadgets, as well as owners of models from other manufacturers, need an application from Huawei. After downloading, confirm the agreement. Next, you need to register and provide personal information. Do this as clearly as possible so that the application can calculate normal values. Turn on Bluetooth and find the device. From the displayed options, select "Honor Band 5". Click on the largest button on the tracker and create a connection with Health.
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Setting up a fitness bracelet
Once you manage to connect the Honor Band 6 to your smartphone, you can start setting it up. At first, your eyes will run wide from the huge functionality. We recommend choosing a watch face option first. There are a great many of them here.
In the Huawei Health app, you can enable continuous monitoring of heart rate and stress levels, turn on an alarm, check how the device controls music, and much more. And for those who want to monitor the state of their sleep, it is recommended to enable the Huawei TruSleep function. With its help, the gadget will analyze the user's sleep and display data about it in the form of a graph on the screen. Huawei TruSleep also gives advice on what time is best to go to bed and how to improve your sleep performance.
Step-by-step instruction
Step 1: Check the battery charge of your smartwatch. If necessary, charge them. Usually, this takes no more than 3-5 hours.
Step 2. Open the settings of your smartphone and in the “Connected devices” or “Wireless connections” section (the name may depend on the version of Android installed) find “Bluetooth”. Turn the switch to the on position.
Step 3. The name of the smart watch will appear in the “Available Devices” subsection.
Step 4. Open the Play Market and enter the name of the program in the search bar (in our case Mi Fit ). Select "Install" and click "Open" when finished.
a QR code on the box with a smart watch , you need to scan it - the Play Market will automatically open on the desired application.
Step 5 . If this is the first time you are launching the application, you may have to register. Enter your email address and create a password. Instead, you can also sign in using a third-party service, such as Facebook or Google . In this case, you do not need to create a password.
Step 6. To connect your smart watch, click on the “+” in the upper right corner of the application.
Step 7. Select “Clock” from the list that appears.
Step 8. A warning will appear that when connecting the device, information about the user's activity, sleep and heart rate will be collected. To continue, select “Agree.”
Step 9. Select the type of watch you are going to connect.
Step 10. For faster pairing, bring the smart watch closer to the smartphone.
Step 11. Mi Fit notification will be pinned in the notification shade . This is necessary so that Android does not automatically unload the running application from the device’s memory, making uninterrupted synchronization between the watch and smartphone possible.
Answers to popular questions
Lost connection to bracelet
If Honor Band 6 loses connection with the phone, then the problem is in Bluetooth. Try to keep the gadget close to your mobile device. Since different versions of Bluetooth modules provide communication at different distances. For some it is more, for others it is less. Also, some smartphones have a feature that automatically turns off Bluetooth after a certain time. It should be turned off.
Pairing with phone does not stop
At the moment of synchronization, you should look at the bracelet. It will ask you to confirm pairing, after which pairing should complete.
Note
- When you connect your watch to your phone for the first time, a QR code will appear on the display. By scanning it you can download the Huawei Health add-on.
- It may be that when you press (√), nothing happens. In this case, you need to unlock the watch (by pressing and holding the bottom key), and then try to pair again.
- When the pairing completion sign appears, data from the phone, including date and time, will be sent to the wrist gadget.
- If pairing is interrupted, the watch will display a corresponding sign. The main clock display will then be displayed.
- It is worth remembering that one watch can only be connected to one smartphone. To pair your watch with another device, you need to disconnect it from the current pairing. This can be done using Huawei Health. And after that the gadget connects to another mobile device.
How does the messaging feature work?
Using the application, Android Wear will be able to display both receipt notifications and the text messages themselves and media content in iMessage. However, in order to answer them, the user will still have to take out the iPhone. Messages received via Hangouts will be displayed directly on the gadget's display, but you can only reply to them using a mobile device.
Installing BLE Utility
For the next manipulation you will need to use an iPhone. You need to download a small utility called BLE Utility from the app store and run it. Next, take the watch and open the previously downloaded Aerlink program on it and try to search for devices. While the watch is searching for a smartphone, on the iPhone we go to the Peripheral tab.
Now the devices are guaranteed to find each other, you just need to enter the connection code without errors. This is how a working connection between iOS and Android Wear is done.
Airlink installation
It is noteworthy that for the first connection you will still have to use a phone based on the operating system from Google. This is where you will first need to connect your watch. As an example, a Sony SmartWatch 3 was linked to an Xperia Z3 smartphone. After this, you will need to install the free Aerlink application on your smartphone, which will instantly appear in the main menu of the smartwatch.
Possibilities
What can a smart watch do when paired with an Apple gadget? Any notifications work just great. When you swipe any of them, the notification will instantly disappear on your smartphone. Controlling music does not raise any questions: both volume control and rewind work. Of course, accepting and rejecting calls also works great, with the dialer look on the watch being designed in a style very reminiscent of iOS.
