How to activate the flashlight of your Mi Band

One of the star accessories that we can always carry with us is the Mi Band , a sports bracelet that has become the ideal companion for many people with each generation. Each time it has been updated, it has offered us more functions, many of them focused on controlling our sports activities and motivating us to continue doing sports, while others are based on helping us with other needs.

Among the different tricks to take full advantage of the Mi Band, there is the option that turns the smartband into a flashlight , which is powerful enough to walk around the house in the dark when everyone is sleeping and not wake them up or even in an emergency. So that you can take advantage of this tip in your bracelet, we are going to show you everything you have to do and the models in which it is available.

How to activate the flashlight of your Mi Band

Steps to follow to activate it

Getting it to work couldn’t be easier, since we only have to have the latest version of the application on the mobile and the firmware on the Mi Band. To do this, we have to enter Google Play or the App Store through the following buttons that we share with you and make sure that Zepp Life is updated.


Zepp Life
Developer: Huami Inc.

Later we access the app in question and complete the data synchronization, if no notice appears on the mobile or smartband, alerting us that we need to complete an update, it means that we already have the latest divisible version and, therefore, Therefore, we can give way to the process that illuminates the screen to the maximum so that we can see in the dark.

  1. We touch the screen of the bracelet with our finger.
  2. Then we slide down to enter the menu.
  3. We search and tap on More.
  4. We select the flashlight.
  5. We complete the action by choosing Turn on.

Linterna Mi Band

However, what we are not going to be able to do is vary the brightness, which will always be at its maximum and that is why it is advisable not to spend a lot of time with it activated or the battery of the smartband will be quickly depleted.

From the Mi Band 6 onwards

The only drawback of this tool is that at the moment only the Mi Band 6 can take advantage of this trick that turns the screen into a flashlight . As much as we update the system of the rest of the models, it is not possible to find such a simple and sensible option. However, the future bracelets that are presented will be able to use the flashlight that can save us from more than one hurry.

mi Smart Band 6

For all those who want to continue taking advantage of the Mi Band 4 or Mi Band 5 that they have at home, they can use one of the available flashlight-turned wallpapers. We will only have to modify the background of the smartband and choose the white color as predominant. If the option does not appear, through the AmazFaces application from the following buttons; Once the app is installed on the mobile, we get this white wallpaper that only shows us the time, so that whenever we want it works like a flashlight.

We remember that modifying the spheres is very simple, you just have to keep your finger pressed on the home screen and then choose one of the main ones that are shown, where the one with the white background that we previously added should be.