Tutorial How to install Firmware / Resource with Notify & Fitness

[Mr_BananaPants]

How to install Firmware / Resource with Notify & Fitness​

Requirements:

• Mi Band 3
• Mi Fit application
• Android device
• Notify & Fitness app
• The Firmware / Resource file you want to install

Once you have all these things ready, it's time to connect your Mi Band 3 with Notify & Fitness. If you open Notify & Fitness for the first time, it will ask permission to use your device's location, this is needed to connect with your Mi Band so click on allow. When it finds your Mi Band 3, click on pair.

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After your Mi Band 3 is paired with Notify & Fitness, it will ask for Notification Access. You can disable this, this is not needed to install the firmware / resource.

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At the top of your screen, you will see a green bar which asks for Storage permission. You have to allow it to install a firmware or resource.

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Once you did the setup, it's time to install the firmware / resource. On the top right of your screen, you will see a settings icon. Click it and go to Tools tab.

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In the Tools tab, there's an option "Update Mi Band firmware". Click on it and select "Custom firmware"

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You can then navigate to the place where you stored the firmware file / resource (usually it's in the downloads folder). Once you found it, click on it and Notify & Fitness will check if the firmware / resource is valid.

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If the firmware is valid, you can press the "Start update" button and Notify & Fitness will install the firmware / resource. You will then see a progress bar. It's important you don't interrupt the process or disconnect your Mi Band otherwise you have a chance of bricking your device.

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If everything went well, you will see a message that says "Update complete". Notify & Fitness will automatically start to complete the process (this will not happen if you installed a resource file, only with firmware).

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If you have any questions, leave them below and we will help you
Good luck!

 

[saveen]

Do we have to unpair the mi band 3 from mi fit app before updating the firmware/resource?Or can we just use it directly without unpairing from mi fit app??

 

[Mr_BananaPants]

Do we have to unpair the mi band 3 from mi fit app before updating the firmware/resource?Or can we just use it directly without unpairing from mi fit app??

You can use it without unpairing from Mi Fit

 

[saveen]

You can use it without unpairing from Mi Fit

Thankyou very much. I saw a video of Rohit Raj Gupta in YouTube that he tells to unpair the mi band in mi fit app before updating the firmware/resource?Now I got that right!Thanks again @Mr_BananaPants ??

 

[Mr_BananaPants]

Thankyou very much. I saw a video of Rohit Raj Gupta in YouTube that he tells to unpair the mi band in mi fit app before updating the firmware/resource?Now I got that right!Thanks again @Mr_BananaPants ??

I'm glad it worked . You can unpair your band from Mi Fit but it's not required. I never did it and it always worked fine for me.

 

[gaabrieloli]

How to do on iOS?

 

[Param_1012]

How to install Firmware / Resource with Notify & Fitness​

Requirements:

• Mi Band 3
• Mi Fit application
• Android device
• Notify & Fitness app
• The Firmware / Resource file you want to install

Once you have all these things ready, it's time to connect your Mi Band 3 with Notify & Fitness. If you open Notify & Fitness for the first time, it will ask permission to use your device's location, this is needed to connect with your Mi Band so click on allow. When it finds your Mi Band 3, click on pair.

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After your Mi Band 3 is paired with Notify & Fitness, it will ask for Notification Access. You can disable this, this is not needed to install the firmware / resource.

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At the top of your screen, you will see a green bar which asks for Storage permission. You have to allow it to install a firmware or resource.

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Once you did the setup, it's time to install the firmware / resource. On the top right of your screen, you will see a settings icon. Click it and go to Tools tab.

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In the Tools tab, there's an option "Update Mi Band firmware". Click on it and select "Custom firmware"

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You can then navigate to the place where you stored the firmware file / resource (usually it's in the downloads folder). Once you found it, click on it and Notify & Fitness will check if the firmware / resource is valid.

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If the firmware is valid, you can press the "Start update" button and Notify & Fitness will install the firmware / resource. You will then see a progress bar. It's important you don't interrupt the process or disconnect your Mi Band otherwise you have a chance of bricking your device.

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If everything went well, you will see a message that says "Update complete". Notify & Fitness will automatically start to complete the process (this will not happen if you installed a resource file, only with firmware).

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If you have any questions, leave them below and we will help you
Good luck!

After completing, it shows UPDATE FAILED on my phone everytime I tried, and COULDN'T UPDATE on my band 3
What can I do??

 

[Miss_Danielle]

After completing, it shows UPDATE FAILED on my phone everytime I tried, and COULDN'T UPDATE on my band 3
What can I do??

You need to explain what you did and what it said, the above helps no one help you really..

 

[Param_1012]

You need to explain what you did and what it said, the above helps no one help you really..

I meant that:
After updating custom firmware, the app ( notify and fitness) says that the “update failed” it happens everytime
I want to fix it ?

 

[Mahmutcan07]

How can i remove theme from my mi band 3?

 

[Miss_Danielle]

I meant that:
After updating custom firmware, the app ( notify and fitness) says that the “update failed” it happens everytime
I want to fix it ?

Reboot your phone and band?

 

[MagicalUnicorn]

How can i remove theme from my mi band 3?

Install the Official.

 

[Mahmutcan07]

Install the Official.

i couldn't understand you.(i am not english so i may have some grammer mistakes)

 

[MagicalUnicorn]

i couldn't understand you.(i am not english so i may have some grammer mistakes)

Just reinstall Official Resources, it will remove your custom Resources.

 

[Mahmutcan07]

Just reinstall Official Resources, it will remove your custom Resources.

Do you mean Mi Fit?

 

[MagicalUnicorn]

Do you mean Mi Fit?

You want remove theme ?
Install Official Resources from here : Resources.

 

[Mahmutcan07]

You want remove theme ?
Install Official Resources from here : Resources.

Can i download all mi band 3 themes(old versions) and Thank you so much.

 

[MagicalUnicorn]

Can i download all mi band 3 themes(old versions) and Thank you so much.

No, only the version required by your Firmware version.

 

[Amaansh26]

How to install Firmware / Resource with Notify & Fitness​

Requirements:

• Mi Band 3
• Mi Fit application
• Android device
• Notify & Fitness app
• The Firmware / Resource file you want to install

Once you have all these things ready, it's time to connect your Mi Band 3 with Notify & Fitness. If you open Notify & Fitness for the first time, it will ask permission to use your device's location, this is needed to connect with your Mi Band so click on allow. When it finds your Mi Band 3, click on pair.

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After your Mi Band 3 is paired with Notify & Fitness, it will ask for Notification Access. You can disable this, this is not needed to install the firmware / resource.

View attachment 6169​

At the top of your screen, you will see a green bar which asks for Storage permission. You have to allow it to install a firmware or resource.

View attachment 6170 View attachment 6171​

Once you did the setup, it's time to install the firmware / resource. On the top right of your screen, you will see a settings icon. Click it and go to Tools tab.

View attachment 6172 View attachment 6173​

In the Tools tab, there's an option "Update Mi Band firmware". Click on it and select "Custom firmware"

View attachment 6174 View attachment 6175​

You can then navigate to the place where you stored the firmware file / resource (usually it's in the downloads folder). Once you found it, click on it and Notify & Fitness will check if the firmware / resource is valid.

View attachment 6176 View attachment 6177​

If the firmware is valid, you can press the "Start update" button and Notify & Fitness will install the firmware / resource. You will then see a progress bar. It's important you don't interrupt the process or disconnect your Mi Band otherwise you have a chance of bricking your device.

View attachment 6178 View attachment 6179​

If everything went well, you will see a message that says "Update complete". Notify & Fitness will automatically start to complete the process (this will not happen if you installed a resource file, only with firmware).

View attachment 6180​

If you have any questions, leave them below and we will help you
Good luck!

Heyy.. I tried to flash the common firmware file and tried it 3 times but it still says couldn't update, plz help

 

[MagicalUnicorn]

Heyy.. I tried to flash the common firmware file and tried it 3 times but it still says couldn't update, plz help

If you try install Firmware from other Mi Band 3 variant than your it's normal.