Mi Band 5 is the latest fitness tracker from Xiaomi. It is the successor to the hugely popular Mi Band 4 from last year. The new model is similar to the last-gen device with a slightly larger display and magnetic charging. It is currently receiving a new firmware update worldwide with new features.

The Mi Band series of fitness trackers has been Xiaomi’s best-selling wearable product lineup since its inception. The company supports these trackers for quite a long time by adding new features via firmware updates.

Hence, the firm has released a new firmware (v1.0.2.46) update for its latest Mi Band 5. Unfortunately, we don’t have the changelog for the global versions. On the other hand, the changelog for China mentions the update to bring three major features.

First and foremost, the new firmware adds support for 24-hour sleep monitoring. Thus, Mi Band 5 has officially become the first in the series to have this feature. Secondly, the new update brings support for four new languages namely Indonesian, Greek, Vietnamese, and Hebrew. We think these two features should be also available on the global editions as well.

Whereas, the support for four new transportation cards namely Yongchengtong, Shengjingtong, Harbin Citytong, Dalian Pearl is exclusive to the NFC variant of the wearable that is sold only in China.

That said, in order to update Mi Band 5 to the latest firmware (v1.0.2.46), users will have to update the Mi Fit app to v4.8.0. Then, simply open the app to initiate the update installation process. If that doesn’t happen, then head over to ‘Mi Band 5’ or ‘Mi Smart Band 5’ under ‘My devices’ and tap on ‘Check for updates’.

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