Owners of Xiaomi Mi Band 2 smart fitness bracelets may encounter problems synchronizing this Chinese miracle of technology with a smartphone or other problems when they need to reset the gadget to factory settings. To be honest, there is no exact definition of how to reset to factory settings, since the manufacturer did not provide this tricky function during manufacturing. It is possible to delete your account. Let's talk about the need to “reset” the gadget and how to reset the Xiaomi Mi Band 2 bracelet to eliminate errors or performance problems. Resetting does not affect the operation of the device in any way!
Main functions of the gadget
The fitness bracelet optimally combines price, quality and technical parameters. They are also used in fitness centers.
Smart watches allow you to control:
- training process;
- physical activity;
- number of steps;
- calories and weight;
- distance traveled in kilometers;
- pulse during sports;
- phases and duration of sleep.
What to do if it doesn't charge
If your device does not charge, you should take one of the following steps:
- restart the gadget by turning it off and on again if there is still some battery charge;
- check the functionality of the charger;
- Inspect the tracker for damage.
Attention! If there is no visible damage, and other tips do not help, it is recommended to submit the bracelet for diagnostics. The battery or the device itself may fail, and the firmware may also crash.
Is it possible to reset the tracker from Xiaomi
If there are malfunctions in the Mi Band 2 that interfere with its functioning, or the gadget needs to be sold, it becomes necessary to reset the tracker settings to factory settings. Smartphones and other devices can sometimes be repaired through a hard reset. Mi Band 2 stores accumulated information about the user’s physical activity, which has not yet been synchronized, and information about the account to which it is linked.
The latter cannot be reset. Manufacturers missed a point in the instruction manual on how to reset Mi Band 2.
It is recommended to disconnect the smartwatch from your account in the official application, which helps restore factory settings. Logging out of your account will not help reset your settings. Device usage statistics are stored for a month; at the end of the period, the data will be deleted if the tracker is not synchronized with the application.
Basic rules for using the tracker
Before starting practical use, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the basic rules:
- Before starting use, you must insert the trainer into the strap that comes with the kit. You can use the mount on either hand, depending on convenience and personal preference;
- Charging should only be done with a standard charger. It is not allowed to use devices with a current of 2 A, as excess power may cause the device to burn out;
- It is recommended to use only the original application. When installing third-party programs, the manufacturer does not guarantee functionality;
- when registering in the application, you must use only the phone number and email address to which you have constant access, otherwise difficulties may arise in restoring control of the device if such a need arises;
- When setting up, it is recommended to use real data, otherwise restoring information and access when the need arises may be difficult;
- Linking to a mobile device is carried out only if it runs on Android or iOS.
Attention! During use, basic requirements should be observed, for example, avoid prolonged exposure to direct sunlight, temperatures above 70 degrees and below 20 degrees below zero, and so on.
How to reset Mi Band 2 via app
As long as the fitness tracker is not disconnected from one “Mi” account, you will not be able to connect it to another. Interaction with smart watches is carried out through a special Mi fit program installed on the smartphone. It is downloaded from Play Market or App Store. If you have a gadget and a smartphone on hand, you can begin the disconnection process.
Step-by-step algorithm on how to reset Mi Band 2:
- Launch the program and log in to your account using the username and password set during registration.
- Make sure the tracker is linked to your smartphone.
- From the main application window, go to your personal profile.
- Select a smartwatch from the connected devices and click on “Disconnect”.
- Confirm unbinding of the fitness tracker.
After following these instructions, many users are afraid of losing personal information about weight, height, heart rate and the number of recorded steps, but there is no need to be afraid of this. The information is contained in the personal profile, and disconnecting only disconnects the gadget from the smartphone.
To record statistics from scratch, the bracelet is linked to a new “Mi” account.
How to reset a fitness bracelet
To do this, you will need to reset all settings. This cannot be done using the standard method, but professionals have developed several truly effective methods.
It happens that the fitness tracker “turns off” for no apparent reason. Therefore, it will have to be rebooted. Pressing the button on the bracelet capsule and holding it for some time in the same way as is done on other gadgets will not achieve the desired effect. But the problem can be fixed if Mi Fit and “Diagnostic” are installed on your smartphone. If they are also powerless and you don’t have a smartphone at hand, you can reboot the bracelet without these utilities.
Reset Mi Band 2 without application
The second way to reset the settings is used when you lose access to your account and involves completely discharging the bracelet. The tracker's battery life lasts up to 30 days, so the unlinking process will take a long time. To speed up the discharge of the gadget, some users place it in the freezer. The effectiveness of the method has not been proven, and experiments are not recommended. An alternative is to try to recover your account login or password.
Method number 3 - battery to zero
Another popular reset method is to completely discharge the fitness tracker. To quickly reduce interest to a minimum, you need to enable notifications about messages on social networks and other applications. After turning off the device, it should lie down for a while. Next, you should put it on charge and make sure that it was reset to the preset parameters.
Use your mobile
We can do the same process but with our mobile phone connected to the smart bracelet, which can be very useful in case the screen is locked or there is an error that allows us to use the bracelet. To do this, we will first need to enter the Mi Fit application , synchronize the data with activated Bluetooth and go to our profile to select the device.
Once we enter the parameters, we will move to the last option where we will see the Unlink option in the highlighted button. When we press this button we will have to confirm it and wait until our Xiaomi activity bracelet starts erasing data and reboots. When it is turned on again, it will delete all data, leaving it as new and allowing us to reconnect it to any smartphone.
Hard reset in the menu
Resetting Mi band 4 settings can be done through the built-in widgets. There is no need to install third-party programs, everything is available out of the box.
- Open the additional menu.
- Go to configuration.
- Select the appropriate item.
- Click on the checkmark.
- Wait for the reboot.
- Connect your device to the official application.
Rolling back the bracelet to standard settings is an easy way to deal with software errors, but it will not help if the user has installed incompatible firmware. In this case, you need to re-upload the .fw and .res files manually and link the device to Mi Fit.
Closing contacts
And the very last method that we advise you to use is to reset the Mi Band 4 using the contact closure method. Resetting the settings here occurs by connecting current sources to the contacts of the gadget. In our case, this is a piezo element from a lighter. Detailed instructions and all its disadvantages can be found below.
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Possible side effects of such a factory reset and reboot:
- slightly (or not slightly) melted device contacts;
- initial glitch due to an emergency reboot;
- the extreme case is the complete incapacity of the gadget.
Detailed instructions:
- We take a lighter with a piezoelectric element - we disassemble it and take it out (the piezoelectric element).
- We give an electric shock to the right contact of Mi Band 4.
- All. You did a Hard Reset Mi Band 4 and it rebooted.
And if the problem of freezing can be solved, most often by rebooting the bracelet, then in the event of the most unsuccessful attempt to “reset” your device, you will simply be left without a device.
Therefore, I recommend carefully weighing all the pros and cons when choosing methods to reboot and reset your gadget.
Reboot
If the task is to reset steps and other statistics for the day, the reboot option will help. It will not solve the problem of freezing or installing incompatible firmware, but it fixes minor bugs right away.
- Open the additional menu on the tracker.
- Scroll to “Settings”.
- Click on reboot.
- Tap the checkbox at the top to perform a reboot.
After a few seconds, the bracelet will start and all numbers will be at zero. Personally, I used the function infrequently, since there is no need for it. When frozen, the gadget does not respond to touches and you need to use other options.
Unlinking in the application
The developers of Mi band 4 have changed the approach to the operation of the device. Without connecting to Mi Fit, the device is completely useless. An icon will be displayed on the start screen asking you to connect the gadget to your smartphone. Xiaomi's logic in this matter only causes outrage.
They have the right to close authorization for third-party programs, but why do this if the functionality of third-party utilities is more impressive. There is no need to use custom software if Mi Fit covers all the needs of wearable device owners. But this is unlikely to ever happen.
How to reset in the program:
- Open the "Profile" tab.
- Select a tracker.
- Scroll to the bottom and click the “Disable” button.
- Agree with the action and wait for the unbinding to complete.
- Reconnect the gadget.
During the re-binding process, the settings will be restored. If you had a custom watch face, you will have to re-download it from your personal library. In case of performing a hard reset, it is better to make a backup copy of the watchface in advance.
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Method number 4 – frosty freshness
Another interesting way to help reset to factory settings is to freeze the Mi band 2 in the freezer. Owners of Xiaomi smartwatches write that they need to put the gadget in the refrigerator for several hours and, thanks to cooling, all data from it will be erased.
Numerous user comments confirm that this method really works. In one of the videos, the blogger turned his fitness bracelet into a real ice cube. After defrosting, the device functioned normally.
Results There are several ways to do a hard reset, but only one of them (software) is the safest.
What to do if you want to reset Xiaomi Mi Band 2 to factory settings and reset all data. There are several ways to do this:
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