Xiaomi Mi Fit <--> Google Fit -> MFP?

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char1iej
char1iej Posts: 36 Member
edited April 2018 in Getting Started
Being new to eating better and trying to exercise more, I didn't want to spend a bundle on a fitness tracker. And, I wanted one that was shower/swim proof. So, I bought the Xiaomi Mi Band 2. I'm using their app (Mi Fit). But, MFP doesn't support the band. Ugh! I found a thread saying that we could sync the Mi Band to Google Fit, then import the data from GF to MFP. That is what I've been doing for almost 2 weeks now.

The problem is that all 3 show different steps/walks/runs, etc. Is there ANY way to reconfigure the apps to more accurately cull data from each other? I'm not that concerned with 100% accuracy on steps. But, I don't want to see 11 min walks on my diary, and in an app, when I simply got up from my desk to walk out to the mailbox.

THANKS to anyone who can help!

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  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
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    This is kind of a useless comment, but the back end support and functionality is part of what you pay for. The only thing I would ask first is are they just completely off or are they just not caught up to each other all at the same time?
  • Danp
    Danp Posts: 1,561 Member
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    I've turned off activity tracking on Google Fit for that exact reason.

    I still use Google Fit as a pedometer though, having activity tracking turned off in Google Fit didn't stop it from tracking and reporting my steps.
  • very_berry_pop
    very_berry_pop Posts: 29 Member
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    To be fair xiaomi bands are really good, I ended up with fitbit and many people recently had problem with syncing + fitbit doesn't support all new phones so ended up with band not connecting to my old phone so I had to buy new one...., also we've been informed garmin no longer supports mfp....there is definitely option somewhere to retrieve data only from xiaomi and switching off google fit functions, you can try to reconects everything and when you connect mi fit to google fit, they ask which data they can share, its worth to block google fit data so it will read mi fit data only.
  • char1iej
    char1iej Posts: 36 Member
    edited April 2018
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    @MelanieCN77, @Danp & @very_berry_pop, THANKS for the comments -- all of them. :)

    What I ended up doing yesterday was downloading the Notify & Fitness app for the Mi Band. I set it up, then deleted the Mi Fit app. After that, I turned Google Fit's tracking OFF. Next, I set N&F to sync with Google Fit. Then, made sure that MFP pulls/syncs from Google Fit.

    Although it's been less than 24 hours, my steps at the end of the yesterday were more in line between the apps and my band. My calorie burn was also much more in line. I'm hoping this works. Either way, I'll update the topic again in a few days.

    If anyone has other suggestions, feel free to throw them out there. I know other people are buying the Xiaomi Mi Band 2 -- and lots of them are probably using MFP.
  • sjoerd1966
    sjoerd1966 Posts: 12 Member
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    Few months later. Was this the solution?

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