The Xiaomi Smart Band 8 supports automatic heart rate monitoring.
Enable on the band:
You can view daily heart rate details by opening the [Heart rate] APP on the Xiaomi Smart Band 8. You can set the heart rate monitoring frequency by scrolling the screen up to the bottom and tap the [Settings] icon. It can be set to [1 min], [10 mins], [30 mins], and [Smart monitoring]. The band will intelligently adjust the monitoring frequency based on its own activity status when the smart monitoring is enabled.
Enable on the APP:
1. You can enable smart monitoring and set the monitoring frequency by opening the [Mi Fitness] APP >> [Device] >> [Heart rate]. The band will automatically measure your heart rate at the set frequency and record any changes in the heart rate. Under different modes, the frequency of heart rate measurement varies, which has different effects on the battery life of the band;
2. After the enabling automatic monitoring, the heart rate will be monitored throughout the day, significantly reducing the battery life of the band. The monitoring frequency can be set to [1 min], [10 mins], [30 mins], and [Smart];
3. After enabling the smart monitoring, the measurement frequency will automatically increase when you are in an active state, which can record more heart rate changes. When quiet, it measures heart rate for 25 seconds every 10 minutes. And when active, it measures heart rate for 25 seconds every 1 minute.