Mi Band 8 Got its First OTA Update! Now Added Support for WeChat Pay and more!
The new Xiaomi Mi Band 8 is here, and just barely a week in the market, the wearable got its first over the air update. Its old version, has been updated with 1.1.122, and with the new version comes with new added support as well as optimization for the fitness tracker. We have below the overall details on the new Over The Air Update for the Mi Band 8.
Below are the Optimization Update for the Device
- Added support for WeChat Pay
- Optimize endurance strategy to improve endurance time
- Add more widgets to optimize the display (will affect the current layout)
- New message notifications shows some emojis
- New exercise report showing more data (vitality value, training load, recovery time)
- Optimize the display and guidance of health functions
- New energy value accumulated to reach the standard reminder
- Fix other known problems
Xiaomi recommends to upgrade to the latest version to have much better experience with the band, more stable as well and with longer device life. Although based on our experienced the update was very fast, and it only took a few minutes. We still recommend that you charge your fitness tracker first to at least more than 90% battery life to avoid any issues with the disconnection, of fitness tracker due to low battery life.
New Third Party Straps are Available
With the release of the Xiaomi Mi Band 8, there are plethora of Xiaomi Mi Band 8 straps available online. There are variety of silicon straps, metal straps, and even screen protectors, and bumper case that is now available for the Mi Band 8 fitness tracker. You can now personalized your fitness tracker with different colors, and type of straps. As well as add more protection to the wearable with bumper case, and screen protectors.