Connect Xiaomi to STEPPI Teams
Last updated 3 June 2026
What's happening?
You want to connect your Xiaomi device to STEPPI Teams so your steps and activity are tracked
What you need before you start
A Xiaomi phone or wearable device
The Mi Fitness or Zepp Life (Mi Fit) app is installed
Health Connect is installed and set up on your device
The STEPPI Teams app is installed
An active internet or data connection
How it works
Xiaomi devices do not connect directly to STEPPI Teams
Your activity follows this path:
Mi Fitness / Zepp Life → Health Connect → STEPPI Teams
How to connect Xiaomi to STEPPI Teams
Step 1: Make sure your Xiaomi app is tracking steps
Open Mi Fitness or Zepp Life
Make sure your steps are updating
Step 2: Connect Xiaomi app to Health Connect
Open Health Connect
Make sure your Xiaomi app is connected
Allow it to write activity data (steps, distance, activity)
Step 3: Connect Health Connect to STEPPI Teams
Open the STEPPI Teams app
When prompted to connect a device
Choose Health Connect
Tap Connect
Allow STEPPI Teams to access your activity data
After connecting
Open your Xiaomi app and make sure your steps are updating
Open STEPPI Teams and pull down on the home screen to refresh
Your steps should appear shortly in STEPPI Teams
If your steps are not updating
Make sure your Xiaomi app is tracking steps correctly
Check that it is connected to Health Connect
Check that STEPPI Teams has permission to read data
If it still doesn't work
Restart your phone
Open your Xiaomi app first, then STEPPI Teams
Disconnect and reconnect Health Connect
Make sure all apps are updated
Troubleshooting Xiaomi connection issues
Xiaomi is connected but steps are not updating
What's happening?
Your Xiaomi device is tracking activity, but your steps are missing, delayed, or not updating in STEPPI Teams
Why this happens
This may happen if:
Your Xiaomi app is not writing data to Health Connect
STEPPI Teams does not have the required permissions
Health Connect is not set up correctly
There is a delay in syncing
How to fix it
1. Check Health Connect permissions
Open Health Connect
Make sure STEPPI Teams has permission to read activity data
2. Check Xiaomi app connection
Open Health Connect
Make sure your Xiaomi app is connected
Make sure it is allowed to write activity data
3. Check your Xiaomi app
Open Mi Fitness or Zepp Life
Make sure your steps are updating
STEPPI Teams can only sync data that exists in your tracking app
4. Refresh STEPPI Teams
Open the STEPPI Teams app
Pull down on the home screen to refresh
Wait a few seconds
Manually added data is not counted
Important to know
STEPPI Teams only reads physically tracked activity
Steps that are manually added or edited will not be counted
Why this happens
To ensure fair tracking, only real movement data is accepted
What to do
Wear your Xiaomi device while moving
Make sure your app is syncing regularly
Avoid manually adding step data
Still not seeing your steps?
If your steps are visible in your Xiaomi app but not in STEPPI Teams:
Refresh the STEPPI Teams app
Check permissions
Follow the troubleshooting steps above
Still not working?
Email us and we'll get back to you within 24 hours. Tell us which guide you followed and what happened at the step it stopped — it gets you a useful answer first time.
Email support@steppi.com