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Amazfit Bip Firmware Update

This page is about the Amazfit Bip (1), Model A1608.

Danger

Installing firmwares has the potential to brick your gadget! That said, this has never happened to any of the developers, but remember you're doing this at your own risk. See Install a firmware or watchface to know how to install a firmware.

However we had one brick caused by the faulty beta firmware 0.1.0.513. Over the air update.

Getting the firmware

Since we may not distribute the firmware, you have to do a little work. You need to find and download a Mi Fit APK file. There is an APK Mirror Web site that might help you find Mi Fit. Extract the downloaded .apk file with "unzip", and you will find an assets/ directory containing *.fw files, among others. As of Mi Fit 4.0.1, the apk dropped all included firmware files except for Mi Bands, Shoes and Scales, resulting in OTA.

OTA

Over the Air update.

As of Mi Fit 4.0.1, the apk dropped all included firmware files except for Mi Bands, Shoes and Scales, resulting in OTA (over the air) firmware distribution. This means that you will need to search for the files online, amazfitwatchfaces can be one of the sources (be aware - i am intentionally not adding a link here). During OTA, Mi Fit stores the update files temporarily in /data/data/com.xiaomi.hm.health/files/firmware/xx directory.

The Amazfit Bip requires the Mili_chaohu.* files. For tested versions and known issues check below.

Installing the firmware

Copy the desired Amazfit Bip gps, resource and firmware files as a *.gps, *.res and *.fw file to your Android device and open it from any file manager on that device. The Gadgetbridge FW/App Installer activity should then be started and guide you through the installation process.

  1. Mili_chaohu.fw
  2. Mili_chaohu.ft
  3. Mili_chaohu.res (the gadget will tell you when needed)
  4. Mili_dth.gps (this rarely changes, check the table below, if you should update)

Flashing the *.fw triggers a reboot and will show a screen which will ask you to flash the .res if your version is outdated.

Note 1: Both upgrade and downgrade of firmware versions is possible but untested, we do not encourage to do it.

Note 2: After flashing to a 0.0.9.x release the first time coming from prior versions you have to remove the pairing in Android Bluetooth settings, then press the + button in Gadgetbridge to pair again.

Note 3: Starting with Firmware version 0.0.9.14 the Amazfit Bip supports English menus. If the desired language is not shown automatically, you can select it in "Settings → Amazfit Bip Settings → Language" after installing the corresponding firmware file.

Note 4: Recent firmwares come in two version ("Normal" and Latin), While "Normal" seems to support English and Chinese (Spanish support introduced and later dropped), the Latin version seems to support Spanish and Russian. If you flash the Latin version you also need to flash the Latin font (which does not contain CJK characters).

Note 5: The GPS firmware files are a bit of a mess. Usually one would expect that the correct GPS file is the Mili_chaohu.gps, but in assets/firmwares.json one can see that the Mili_dth.gps is the recommended one.

Note 6: If you want to install the latin version (Languages from 1.1.5.36: Spanish, Russian, French, German, Italian, Turkish) please choose the files ending with ".latin" if any.

Note 7: Any time you flash from latin to non-latin version or vice versa you need to flash the font file (.ft / .ft.latin), also. You may skip step 2 otherwise.

Known firmware versions

Original Firmware Versions:

  • 0.0.7.90 (Tested, pre-installed with Chinese watches manufactured July 2017)
  • 0.0.8.95 (pre-installed with the "English Version" manufactured December 2017)

0.0.8 series

fw ver MiFit ver tested known issues res ver gps ver fw-md5 res-md5 gps-md5
0.0.8.10 3.0.0 no ?? 7 9367,8f79a91,0,0, d5e10b1b25f9a2a4cabba0ca8ff64b87 2283a4d78058321c6eed60ea17dc83b1 db27b914056153ff47f137fd0f91209e
0.0.8.20 3.0.2 no ?? 7 9367,8f79a91,0,0, d737c210d960ac552dba9e3d88d96a3e 2283a4d78058321c6eed60ea17dc83b1 db27b914056153ff47f137fd0f91209e
0.0.8.32 3.0.4 no ?? 10 9367,8f79a91,0,0, 2e20c581bad02f849b1c7ddf9d2beb94 ddc3c7075de22e8a82229a5d4e660532 db27b914056153ff47f137fd0f91209e
0.0.8.74 3.0.5 yes deep sleep 12 9367,8f79a91,0,0, bc0eccb54246a999ceb0052ed0f542d8 88a6675421ae9a58b2d7b85a8782842d db27b914056153ff47f137fd0f91209e
0.0.8.88 3.0.7 yes slow UI, deep sleep 13 9367,8f79a91,0,0, 2d182f06402b7bb9afe591f2697d312f 8c2953fb1d714b0fe64c4013dd033bfb db27b914056153ff47f137fd0f91209e
0.0.8.96 OTA only yes deep sleep 16 9367,8f79a91,0,0, 5458007fe89a3e4df2d166d49d2a4d9b 2a745c9e97a561bff8472f2193086d52 db27b914056153ff47f137fd0f91209e
0.0.8.97 OTA only yes deep sleep 16 9367,8f79a91,0,0, e19cf338204b9190b88f5666399d66b5 2a745c9e97a561bff8472f2193086d52 db27b914056153ff47f137fd0f91209e
0.0.8.98 OTA only yes deep sleep 16 9367,8f79a91,0,0, c2c5737a304b476e197ea38354b81ea8 2a745c9e97a561bff8472f2193086d52 db27b914056153ff47f137fd0f91209e

0.0.9 series (introduces English language)

fw ver MiFit ver tested known issues res ver gps ver fw-md5 res-md5 gps-md5
0.0.9.14 3.1.0 yes deep sleep 17 9367,8f79a91,0,0, 92824f9e7cbb1a0729fbd27938ab2ba5 e90b394bf0f9a055a108798656877ebe db27b914056153ff47f137fd0f91209e
0.0.9.26 3.1.2 yes deep sleep, connection drops with some phones 17 9565,dfbd8fa,0,0, 78e59e39d237198af0c0e2aed5c82a1e e90b394bf0f9a055a108798656877ebe 97f9794cc46b2ebddaa0b52fe27a4f8f
0.0.9.40 3.1.3 yes deep sleep 19 9565,dfbd8fa,0,0, fae9548f699ede59687b219a20e6e70d 7099605b7e062645476f6b8bb815f6fb 97f9794cc46b2ebddaa0b52fe27a4f8f
0.0.9.49 (beta) 3.1.6.1 yes deep sleep 20 9565,dfbd8fa,0,0, ba17b217a85d5e48e7061f36d9e9554e 656c784e54c9ece7688eea64cb4d32d3 97f9794cc46b2ebddaa0b52fe27a4f8f
0.0.9.59 (beta) 3.1.7.1 yes deep sleep 20 9565,dfbd8fa,0,0, 617af082c8526b35452702798e6ce33c 656c784e54c9ece7688eea64cb4d32d3 97f9794cc46b2ebddaa0b52fe27a4f8f

0.1.0 series

fw ver MiFit ver tested known issues res ver gps ver fw-md5 res-md5 gps-md5
0.1.0.08 3.1.9 yes deep sleep 20 9565,dfbd8fa,0,0, 47ae3eb87462a946deddc315be00b406 656c784e54c9ece7688eea64cb4d32d3 97f9794cc46b2ebddaa0b52fe27a4f8f
0.1.0.11 (beta) 3.1.8.1 yes deep sleep 20 9565,dfbd8fa,0,0, 52e056e27a5b27891e257b71dae39e09 656c784e54c9ece7688eea64cb4d32d3 97f9794cc46b2ebddaa0b52fe27a4f8f
0.1.0.17 (beta) 3.2.0.1 yes deep sleep 21 9565,dfbd8fa,0,0, 15c899aff4842eaea3608b512e86b2c6 fcda343cdffbe12acec6bb8e9e9d20ca 97f9794cc46b2ebddaa0b52fe27a4f8f
0.1.0.26 3.2.1 yes deep sleep 22 9565,dfbd8fa,0,0, a64b9ce5d58612d13da08b507db79a01 c9e82528cb97db2e5bb85781d6f38c54 97f9794cc46b2ebddaa0b52fe27a4f8f
0.1.0.27 (beta) 3.2.2.1 yes deep sleep 22 9565,dfbd8fa,0,0, f76b8c0e536c609ee7e04400f3f866ed c9e82528cb97db2e5bb85781d6f38c54 97f9794cc46b2ebddaa0b52fe27a4f8f
0.1.0.33 (beta) 3.2.2.2 yes deep sleep 23 9565,dfbd8faf42,0 3109ebb17d7bfee045e1996d79030aad 136a07f0f1740d3a9cd3688e50500d44 b4f787b3e722e69252df90e4c710b85d
0.1.0.39 (beta) 3.2.2.3 yes deep sleep 24 9565,dfbd8faf42,0 c37c04794ffc893c872cc116a402aaf4 25e306b149e5a0f574b81521a7ad6951 b4f787b3e722e69252df90e4c710b85d
0.1.0.43 (beta) 3.2.3.1 yes deep sleep 24 9565,dfbd8faf42,0 19d3adcf6583a76f4d10a32a8276b022 25e306b149e5a0f574b81521a7ad6951 b4f787b3e722e69252df90e4c710b85d
0.1.0.44 3.2.5 yes deep sleep 24 9565,dfbd8fa,0,0, c2deae493b880e50feae1c4a8953f665 25e306b149e5a0f574b81521a7ad6951 97f9794cc46b2ebddaa0b52fe27a4f8f
0.1.0.45 (beta) 3.2.5.1 yes deep sleep 24 9567,8b05506,0,0, 9c1e36695cae0d8711a2aa9f4990aea9 25e306b149e5a0f574b81521a7ad6951 c426b761147dd871e22fb887a8de630f
0.1.0.51 (beta) 3.2.7.1 brick deep sleep 25 9567,8b05506,0,0, 26116b3b2ebb4b83badf92fa5814ff35 48a0d11de49f52b12cc2c8a7a72f6218 c426b761147dd871e22fb887a8de630f
0.1.0.66 (beta) 3.2.7.2 no deep sleep, slow UI 26 9567,8b05506,0,0, e00e197f9f9c83ea15e1083eaf6e8814 e77e6ec609a6fedf5f8954a2f00011de c426b761147dd871e22fb887a8de630f
0.1.0.70 3.2.7 yes deep sleep 26 9567,8b05506,0,0, 7fbbfba40b8c26fa086704843747edee e77e6ec609a6fedf5f8954a2f00011de c426b761147dd871e22fb887a8de630f
0.1.0.77 (beta) 3.2.8.1 no deep sleep 27 9567,8b05506,0,0, 585b8ff7eddade8d403816239b5b5ad5 57733612f256814ab190c6ea244d2035 c426b761147dd871e22fb887a8de630f
0.1.0.80 3.2.8 yes deep sleep 27 9567,8b05506,0,0, 769391c599e1091b0b07dbb23ee33a92 57733612f256814ab190c6ea244d2035 c426b761147dd871e22fb887a8de630f
0.1.0.86 3.2.9 yes deep sleep 28 9567,8b05506,0,0, 787d8bb255bd7515a75bd194bbdf432c f759680274f023d057d8f529b27fb0f7 c426b761147dd871e22fb887a8de630f
0.1.0.87 (beta) 3.3.0.1 no deep sleep 28 9567,8b05506,0,0, 73a121307977235f4cb3f4a21e866421 f759680274f023d057d8f529b27fb0f7 c426b761147dd871e22fb887a8de630f
0.1.0.89 (beta) 3.3.0.2 no deep sleep 28 9567,8b05506,0,0, 503fe62959df4ccc1755e7b5147d59c7 f759680274f023d057d8f529b27fb0f7 c426b761147dd871e22fb887a8de630f
0.1.0.99 (beta) 3.3.2.1 no deep sleep 29 9567,8b05506,0,0, d00c5dbe4c1cff2de0904e9f66fd752b bfe0e5550f3e6628c2ea11e3c08978d5 c426b761147dd871e22fb887a8de630f

0.1.1 series

fw ver MiFit ver tested known issues res ver gps ver fw-md5 res-md5 gps-md5
0.1.1.05 (beta) 3.3.2.2 no deep sleep 30 9567,8b05506,0,0, 7e4e4163f6bcb965f336f9f81d644b44 4648ed16f3f06ba4af189f5d2f9a2e15 c426b761147dd871e22fb887a8de630f
0.1.1.14 3.3.1 yes deep sleep 31 9567,8b05506,0,0, 0b45fc881e5396614488226b995d4ee6 16542e0167d0cb6a2e0be94736af7383 c426b761147dd871e22fb887a8de630f
0.1.1.15 (beta) 3.3.4.1 no deep sleep 32 9567,8b05506,0,0, ce77cade5a9b4a61bc0dfdbfba74ebc1 e8d954081b4448ce0621caa35ba59c54 c426b761147dd871e22fb887a8de630f
0.1.1.17 (beta) 3.3.4.6 yes deep sleep 32 9567,8b05506,0,0, 330b77a0cf4f0dd1500581fc57543ac7 e8d954081b4448ce0621caa35ba59c54 c426b761147dd871e22fb887a8de630f
0.1.1.25 (beta) 3.3.4.9 no deep sleep 32 9567,8b05506,0,0, fca925d9979336d91bf2defebae5061e e8d954081b4448ce0621caa35ba59c54 c426b761147dd871e22fb887a8de630f
0.1.1.29 (beta) 3.3.4.10 yes deep sleep 33 9567,8b05506,0,0, 591645d7043b7ed8fd195595a350baad e7521511a24bf7ee87f4262dfe04d9c8 c426b761147dd871e22fb887a8de630f
0.1.1.31 (beta) 3.3.4.11 yes deep sleep 34 9567,8b05506,0,0, bb5b6add4950b848201575f71c73aa42 5c78d121088725c9be6a3f58333cd464 c426b761147dd871e22fb887a8de630f
0.1.1.36 3.3.2 yes deep sleep 34 9567,8b05506,0,0, 958afb6ed1d21e028554b525d294667c 5c78d121088725c9be6a3f58333cd464 c426b761147dd871e22fb887a8de630f
0.1.1.39 (beta) 3.3.4.13 yes deep sleep 36 9567,8b05506,0,0, a6b1425f0ac0a0777bc474a66256e548 920d9e961e7f770bdd57dc9aeeba7f5f c426b761147dd871e22fb887a8de630f
0.1.1.41 (beta) 3.4.0.1 yes deep sleep 37 9567,8b05506,0,0, be8d0cee6ccdc89b00c6696229be2083 2a092f2bd12410c587dd6a4b26e7a396 c426b761147dd871e22fb887a8de630f
0.1.1.45 (beta) 3.4.0.2 yes deep sleep 38 9567,8b05506,0,0, 8db0857956bff4446277418ca5a54db8 b93943ea00af4f1d4d17434a4b3a9c67 c426b761147dd871e22fb887a8de630f

1.x.x series

fw ver fw type MiFit ver tested known issues res ver gps ver fw-md5
1.0.1.00 ? 3.4.2 yes deep sleep 39 9567,8b05506,0,0, 2e4d0a04b7c6a58bcebdb6643a164a5c
1.0.2.00 (beta) ? 3.4.4.1 yes deep sleep 40 9567,8b05506,0,0, 37ed4544d7b67ae9af2359d6f4583ae0
1.1.1.00 (beta) ? 3.4.4.2 yes deep sleep, slowed a bit 40 9567,8b05506,0,0, 020d5b055cc32aa1f374641b10388661
1.1.2.05 non-latin 3.4.4 yes deep sleep 41 9567,8b05506,0,0, 21edab6ad18108817409107bc5425e36
1.1.2.05 latin 3.4.4 yes deep sleep 41 9567,8b05506,0,0, 381b23c23916435e72cf8af354b786c2
1.1.5.02 non-latin 3.5.3 yes deep sleep 42 15974,e61dd16,126 42ded708876938608d0496eac96dc96e
1.1.5.02 latin 3.5.3 yes deep sleep 42 15974,e61dd16,126 e036171337c8f437c5fd61197af65dcf
1.1.5.04 non-latin 3.5.3 yes deep sleep 42 15974,e61dd16,126 fd7d4f4108d3a8af88c8ee1adc75c6e3
1.1.5.04 latin 3.5.3 yes deep sleep 42 15974,e61dd16,126 8ee90bef6f7c9ddb336680d5c0202b5f
1.1.5.12 non-latin 3.5.8 yes ? 42 15974,e61dd16,126 a3cf74275f620b562df030a29b070aed
1.1.5.12 latin 3.5.8 yes ? 42 15974,e61dd16,126 95978e16fa015422ae22d911404c3f75
1.1.5.16 non-latin 3.5.9 yes ? 42 15974,e61dd16,126 1196c0164f9b313fd58892dcb636f783
1.1.5.16 latin 3.5.9 yes ? 42 15974,e61dd16,126 2c38eca0c09c86c0d6ab0b67bf6fe30f
1.1.5.24 non-latin OTA yes ? 61 15974,e61dd16,126 560465755e9ef34a054189e5a8fdeca3
1.1.5.36 latin OTA yes ? 61 15974,e61dd16,126 8c0d17f07928ce316a5c392104e6edeb
1.1.5.56 non-latin OTA yes ? 69 18344,eb2f43f,126 0d28a72b948d61c562570d240daa86c2
1.1.5.56 latin OTA no ? 69 18344,eb2f43f,126 b3bc16b71eb30747c760c2df4c033048
1.1.6.30 latin OTA no ? 83 18344,eb2f43f,126 845aa68a28f0c7cc772a8e7854ede36d
1.1.6.32 latin OTA no ? 83 18344,eb2f43f,126 73f6721a25afeb02f2ab1b35600d663a
1.1.6.34 non-latin OTA no ? 84 18344,eb2f43f,126 005a7e0c7e0524e5aa7c298d9f220430
1.1.6.36 latin OTA no ? 84 18344,eb2f43f,126 8fe059039de9176e34142b4b37bf6993
1.1.6.48 latin OTA no ? 85 18344,eb2f43f,126 984e08969abb5faa3275c9fe25f608d9
1.1.7.02 latin OTA no ? 86 18344,eb2f43f,126 f8ba89ce321dfe370ee54960faaf2856

Resource files

Version md5
7 2283a4d78058321c6eed60ea17dc83b1
10 ddc3c7075de22e8a82229a5d4e660532
12 88a6675421ae9a58b2d7b85a8782842d
13 8c2953fb1d714b0fe64c4013dd033bfb
16 2a745c9e97a561bff8472f2193086d52
17 e90b394bf0f9a055a108798656877ebe
19 7099605b7e062645476f6b8bb815f6fb
20 656c784e54c9ece7688eea64cb4d32d3
21 fcda343cdffbe12acec6bb8e9e9d20ca
22 c9e82528cb97db2e5bb85781d6f38c54
23 136a07f0f1740d3a9cd3688e50500d44
24 25e306b149e5a0f574b81521a7ad6951
25 48a0d11de49f52b12cc2c8a7a72f6218
26 e77e6ec609a6fedf5f8954a2f00011de
27 57733612f256814ab190c6ea244d2035
28 f759680274f023d057d8f529b27fb0f7
29 bfe0e5550f3e6628c2ea11e3c08978d5
30 4648ed16f3f06ba4af189f5d2f9a2e15
31 16542e0167d0cb6a2e0be94736af7383
32 e8d954081b4448ce0621caa35ba59c54
33 e7521511a24bf7ee87f4262dfe04d9c8
38 b93943ea00af4f1d4d17434a4b3a9c67
39 de29d2348bef88ce81fa307b2b5adddb
40 1bd4015d3e4beccd6f20e67404e0799d
41 c49e723e02f8ba27682641bc473b3519
42 01e1408f4cc42e6c428b12d586675463
61 e7c9e596adbefc8d652b1bd8d63f0d81
69 5b6990d4733329fd8998f6cad81332d1
83 ae4a36159cc076954610627709c98f35
84 d9a0b2040a20276941af82fcf23fa1e1
85 b98aeee6b3e5e75fe359f97a1f60da9e
86 05f53bea6436668fe3842ec494b086f5

GPS files

Version md5
9367,8f79a91,0,0, db27b914056153ff47f137fd0f91209e
9565,dfbd8fa,0,0, 97f9794cc46b2ebddaa0b52fe27a4f8f
9567,8b05506,0,0, c426b761147dd871e22fb887a8de630f
15974,e61dd16,126 decbf6ac1bd747a9c78dbe00d77e9652
18344,eb2f43f,126 228366f374fa3cf82a98ddcb0647fbd8

Firmware types

Latin

Font grid size: 16x9

Included languages

  • Italian
  • French
  • Turkish
  • Spanish (default)
  • Russian
  • Portuguese
  • English (from 1.1.6.48)

Non-Latin

Font grid size: 16x16

Included languages

  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese
  • English (default)

Colors

Here is the color palette supported by the Bip (note that the Bip Lite and Bip S support a wider range of color).

Color Name
#000000 Black
#0000FF Blue
#00FF00 Green
#FF0000 Red
#00FFFF Cyan
#FF00FF Magenta
#FFFF00 Yellow
#FFFFFF White
#FEFE00 Transparent

See also

  1. Deep sleep detection does not work properly with Gadgetbridge, see comment on issue #686. ↩

  2. Beta firmware (never appeared in a regular Mi Fit release). ↩

  3. We had a brick on this firmware, a bootloop occurred without any way to fix it. This has also been confirmed here. ↩