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[–]heliummm[S] 4 points5 points  (4 children)

I'll find the best solution (for me) in the Miui Forum, so, we have to install the "Google Fit" app and the "Health Sync".

That connect directly with the Samsung Health perfectly. The other options like install the Sleep as Android didn't work for me.

So for anyone my solution is:

Mi Fit app → Google Fit → Health Sync → Samsung Health

It's not perfect...but it really works

[–]Cedup 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Sadly, this doesn't work for me. I don't know why, but the new Google fit app doesn't get all the steps my mi fit app records. Oddly enough, some of them are synced, Google fit even says it got the steps from the mi app.

[–]siderorb 0 points1 point  (2 children)

This happens to me, also :(
Have you found any solution to this issue?

[–]Cedup 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Sadly, I just stopped counting steps.

[–]my9232 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also encountered this problem. Try leaving bluetooth on when you are on Google Fit. It seems that the steps sync from Mi Fit to Google Fit when bluetooth is on.

[–]Kyek 2 points3 points  (4 children)

Mi band 3 → Mi band tools → Sleep as Android → Samsung Health

it's a bit gimmicky but it actually works


this is for sleep tracking, for steps I don't know

I just checked in samsung health / partner apps and it says that sleep as android can send data about training sessions, heart rate, sleep and steps

[–]heliummm[S] 1 point2 points  (3 children)

thanks I'll try it 😉

[–]everykenyan 0 points1 point  (2 children)

what did you end up doing? sorry for asking so late

[–]my9232 1 point2 points  (1 child)

I tried this but it didn't work for steps. Samsung Health can't receive data about steps from Sleep as Android, but it can send data about steps to Sleep as Android. I went with u/heliummm's solution above. Mi Band Tools is worth it as a paid app though, I can receive notifications on the Mi Band 3 from whichever apps I choose.

[–]everykenyan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

quick question, Does it mess with the default phone's step counter or does it give data for both in Samsung Health?

[–]martinkem 0 points1 point  (10 children)

This is the only reason why I haven't gotten a miband or any wearable. If miband tools or notify ever sports this, I'm jumping on the wagon.

[–]Narcil4 1 point2 points  (9 children)

Mi fit does exactly this, track steps and sleep patterns. It can also connect to sleep as Android but I see no reason to, mifit works just fine. No idea about Samsung health tho.

[–]martinkem 3 points4 points  (6 children)

You should try Samsung Health, it's a better app than Mi Fit & Google Fit put together. And I should mention that it's got 4 years of my data.

[–]Zerudite 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the reasons why Samsung Health tries to wall itself off from Google Fit and other larger fitness apps is because it would like to build a community that is biased to their licensed brands of telometric gadgets;
(eg smartwatches/scales/etc)

In true Samsung fashion, they try to pack in as many features as they can into the Samsung Health app in order to keep it's userbase from looking at other fitness/health tracking apps; and it works, to a certain degree

The problems arise when people want to either switch into or out of that ecosystem, since streak psychology would probably come into play (eg. someone has had 4 years worth of fitness data on his/her app)

While it is true that Samsung Health is jam-packed with comprehensive features and a social aspect that is constantly being improved and polished the Samsung way, but their telometric gadgets (whether it be their watches, earbuds, scales, or what have you) are very pricey compared to their more streamlined alternatives in the market (eg. the Mi Band 3)

So unless you own a Samsung Health-compatible fitness device, or have an entire circle of friends competitively 'streaking' (google streak psychology) their fitness data on the app, Google Fit would be a more universal pick
(Google > Samsung in terms of userbase)

On the other hand, people who are from the outside looking into the Samsung Health ecosystem (eg. Mi Fit users who have Samsung Devices), might just want to sync their data into it to join their friends on the social challenges and events on the app;

That or because they want to bring all their data from their previous apps onto Samsung Health in order to switch to it completely

In any case, this isn't the right place to recommend switching to Samsung Health completely

@heliummm just wants to know how syncing the Mi Band 3 to Samsung Health works

[–]Kyek 0 points1 point  (4 children)

you can send data from mi band to samsung health if you use sleep as android

[–]martinkem 0 points1 point  (0 children)


[–]Cedup 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Sleep and steps? That could cut out the middle man aka Google fit aka that thing that doesn't work for me.

[–]Kyek 1 point2 points  (1 child)

No, steps don't sync for me

[–]Cedup 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a pitty. I mean why would it, it's a sleep monitoring app. But then I thought it might just synch them all... If I recall correctly, the app even wanted read and write permission for my steps in Samsung health.

[–]heliummm[S] 1 point2 points  (1 child)

if you try the s. health you will understand why i'm asking this 😉

[–]ahmedhamdy90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I am in the same boat as you now, don't know how I will be able to sync to S Health, did you find a reliable solution?

[–]dubiousfellow 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Just wanted to check if there is an update to this thread. Thanks

[–]Ckhurana 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would appreciate a reply on S Health compatibility as well. Huawei also launched an upgrade for their health band, but till these cheap and functional bands are compatible with S-Health, Samsung mobile owners will not benefit much sadly!