User Manual for Amazfit Band 5
Table of Contents
User Manual for Amazfit Band 5
Watch face function navigation
Function navigation operations
Wearing and recharging the band
Wearing the band when not exercising
Wear the band when exercising
Charging
Band functions
App settings
Shortcut settings
Alexa voice assistant
Workout settings
Vibration mode
Lift wrist to view info
Unlock screen
Night mode
Status
Heart rate
Heart rate alerts
Weather
SpO2
Sleep breathing quality
Stress
Cycles
Breathing
Notifications
More
DND settings
Alarm
Camera
World Clock
Calendar
Timer
Countdown
Music
Silent
Find my phone
Watch Face
Settings
Band status alerts
Workout secondary screen
Workout function
Starting a workout
During a workout
Pause/Continue/End a workout
View the workout data
Workout heart rate zone
Band maintenance
Watch face function navigation
Function navigation operations
On the watch face page:
Swipe up/down to access Level-1 menus and tap the screen to view the app, or
press the band button to return to the watch face page.
Swipe left/right to show shortcuts and view app details.
On the app details page:
Swipe right or press the band button to return to the upper-level page.
Swipe left/right on the app details page to switch between apps and press the band
button to return to the watch face page.
Wearing and recharging the band
Wearing the band when not exercising
When not exercising, we recommend wearing the band at a distance of one finger
away from the wrist with appropriate tightness to ensure that the optical heart rate
sensor works properly.
Wear the band when exercising
When exercising, we recommend wearing the band at a comfortable tightness to
ensure that it is in close contact with your skin and does not slip. Wear the band at the
appropriate tightness and ensure it does not slip on your skin.
Charging
Plug the USB connector of the charging base into your phone charger or USB port
of your PC.
Align the metal contact points on the band back to the gold pins on the magnetic
charging base. You do not need to disassemble the band for charging.
When the band is properly placed in the charging base, a charging icon appears on
the band screen to indicate charging is in process.
You can view the time, incoming call alerts, and app notifications while charging.
We recommend charging the band with a mainstream phone charger or through a
PC USB port.
Band functions
App settings
You can sort or show/hide Level-1 menus on your band.
To customize the apps on the screen according to your personal preference, go to
Profile > Amazfit Band 5 > Display settings in the bound app, and select the app
items to be displayed on the screen.
Shortcut settings
You can add or delete shortcuts or adjust their sequence.
To customize the shortcuts on the screen according to your personal preference, go to
Profile > Amazfit Band 5 > Shortcut settings in the bound app, and select the shortcut
menus to be displayed on the screen.
Alexa voice assistant
The Alexa voice assistant lets you query the weather, set the alarm clock, and add
memos by voice.
Before using the voice assistant, go to Profile > Add accounts > Amazon in the bound
app, and enter the Amazon account and password on the authorization page to
complete authorization. After authorization, swipe right on the watch face page to go
to the Alexa page.
For example, if you want to query the weather, say "
Alexa, what is the weather?
" to
Alexa. Then, Alexa replies with the weather information.
Alexa supports the functions listed in the following table.
Function Sample sentence
Smart home commands Alexa turn on the living room lights
Alarms and Timers Alexa set a timer
Named Alarms and Reminders Alexa set a pasta timer
Lists Alexa add eggs to my shopping lists
Weather Alexa what is the weather.
Search Alexa who is Barack Obama
Translation Alexa how do you say Hello in French.
Information Alexa what is the capital of Germany?
Q&A - Phatic Alexa what's up, Alexa how are you doing?
Workout settings
You can add or delete sports or adjust their sequence.
To customize the sports according to your personal preference, go to Profile >
Amazfit Band 5 > Workout settings in the bound app, and select the sports to be
displayed on the screen.
Vibration mode
Functions that support vibration alerts are displayed on the vibration mode page.
Initially, the default mode is used. You can add custom vibration modes by tapping
the phone screen at different durations.
To customize the vibration mode according to your personal preference, go to
Profile > Amazfit Band 5 > Vibration in the bound app and set the vibration mode as
prompted.
Lift wrist to view info
When this function is enabled in the bound app, the band screen is activated when you
raise your wrist and turn the band screen toward yourself. You can select between
normal and sensitive screen-activation sensitivity, and set when this function is
enabled.
Band lock
When this function is enabled in the bound app, the band screen is locked if the band
is removed from your wrist. By default, this function is disabled. It is enabled after
you set the unlocking password. To configure this function, go to Profile > Amazfit
Band 5 > Band lock in the bound app. There, you can enable or disable this function
and change the password.
Night mode
When this function is enabled in the bound app, the screen brightness is automatically
lowered when the band screen is lit at night. The initial effective period of the night
mode is 19:00 to 07:00 on the next day. You can adjust the period as needed.
To configure night mode, go to Profile > Amazfit Band 5 > Night mode. There, you
can enable or disable the night mode, and change the effective period.
Status
You can view real-time data, such as steps, distance, calories, and idle alerts on the
detailed status page. You can swipe down to view steps over the last seven days.
Heart rate
Single measurement
You can measure your heart rate on the heart rate details page. The heart rate is
displayed if measurement succeeds, and the "Couldn't measure" message is displayed
if measurement fails. Wear the band properly to ensure that heart rate measurement is
successful. When a value is displayed on the heart rate page, swipe down to view the
heart rate status, as listed below.
Classification rules and descriptions of heart rate zones
Max BPM = 220 - Current age
Heart Rate Zone Name
Description
Relaxed
< 50% of Max BPM
Warm-up
[50 of Max BPM, 60 of Max BPM)
Fat burning
[60% of Max BPM, 70% of Max BPM)
Aerobic
[70% of Max BPM, 80% of Max BPM)
Anaerobic
[80% of Max BPM, 90% of Max BPM)
Anaerobic limit
≥ 90% of Max BPM
Continuous heart rate monitoring
The band supports continuous heart rate monitoring. Go to Profile > Amazfit Band 5 >
Health Monitoringin the bound app to enable the automatic heart rate detection. You
can set the detection frequency to 1 minute, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, or 30 minutes.
After completing the settings, wear your band, and the band will automatically monitor
your heart rate. You can view details on the heart rate details page.
Heart rate alerts
Go to Profile > Amazfit Band 5 > Health Monitoring in the bound app to enable the
heart rate alert function. When your heart rate reaches the alert threshold and you
have not done strenuous exercise in the last 10 minutes, the band vibrates to alert you.
You can set the alert value as needed.
Weather
You can view today's weather and the weather forecast for the next few days on the
weather page.
Maintain the Bluetooth connection between the phone and the band because the phone
needs to push weather information to the band.
In addition, the phone pushes weather alerts that it receives to the band. Go to
Profile > Amazfit Band 5 > Weather settings in the bound app, and then enable the
weather alerts in the bound app.
Blood oxygen saturation (Sp02)
You can measure your current SpO2 on the SpO2 details page. The current SpO2
value is displayed if measurement succeeds, and the "Couldn't measure" message is
displayed if measurement fails. To ensure successful measurement, observe the
following instructions while measuring: Wear the band tightly, so that you an
appropriate sense of pressure on your wrist. Place your arm on a tabletop or a
stationary surface with the band screen facing up. Remain still during the
measurement process and focus on the measurement.
You can view your SpO2 measurement history by tapping the icon in the upper right
corner of the app homepage, and then going to All data > SpO2.
Sleep breathing quality
The Amazfit Band 5 can monitor your SpO2 when you are sleeping to help you
calculate your sleep breathing quality score and establish good sleeping habits.
To enable the sleep breathing quality monitoring function, go to Profile > Amazfit
Band 5 > Health Monitoring in the bound app.
After the monitoring data is synchronized to the app, you can tap the icon in the upper
right corner of the app homepage, and then choose All Data > Sleep to view the data.
Note: The band stores only the sleep breathing quality analysis data of the previous
night. After you wake up the next day, you need to synchronize the data to the bound
app in time.
Stress
Single measurement
You can measure your stress on the stress details page. The stress value is displayed if
measurement succeeds, and the "Couldn't measure" message is displayed if
measurement fails. Wear the band properly and remain still to ensure that
measurement is successful. When a value is displayed on the stress measurement
page, swipe down to view the stress status as shown below.
Continuous measurement
The band supports continuous stress monitoring. Go to Profile > Amazfit Band 5 >
Health Monitoring in the bound app to enable the all-day pressure monitoring function.
After completing the settings, wear your band, and the band will automatically monitor
your stress in the resting state. You can view the details on the heart rate details page.
Cycle TrackingMenstruation prediction
You can complete the initial cycle tracking settings on the app Enjoy page. After
selecting setting items, you can view and save the selected menstruation status on the
details page that appears. Tap the editing button below the calendar to add
menstruations or tap the settings button in the upper right corner to enable
menstruation alerts.
After completing app settings, you can view your current menstruation status,
including text reminders about when menstruation starts, on the band's Cycle
Tracking page as shown in the following figure:
Menstruation recording or termination
During your menstruation period, you can quickly start or terminate the menstruation
recording on the band. Accurate menstruation records can improve the band's
menstruation prediction accuracy.
Alerts
You can enable the menstruation alert and ovulation day alert on the Cycle Tracking
page in the bound app. After these alerts are enabled, the band vibrates when the
preset time arrives.
Breathing
Breathing training is available by following the dynamic effect on the breathing
details page. During training, a progress bar in the lower area shows the total duration,
which is one minute by default, and can be set on the breathing homepage as shown in
the following figure:
Notifications
Enable notifications
To use the notification function, you need to enable App alerts in the bound app and
keep the connection between the band and the phone active.
For iOS devices, you need to pair the band and phone through Bluetooth to receive
notifications.
For Android devices, you need to add the app to the whitelist or auto-start list to keep
the app running all the time in the background, so that the band is not disconnected
from the app. The method for enabling notifications varies with the operating system
of your phone. Go to Profile > Amazfit Band 5 > Run in background and enable
notifications as prompted.
View notifications
When receiving a notification, the band vibrates and automatically displays the
notification. To view historical notifications, swipe up on the watch face page to the
notification menu.
Delete/clear notifications
The band stores a maximum of 10 notifications. When an extra notification is
received, the earliest one is automatically deleted. .
1. Swipe down on the first notification to display the notification clearing page and
tap to delete all notifications.
2. You can also swipe up on the notification list page to display the notification
clearing page and tap to delete all notifications.
FAQ related to notifications
I have enabled the WhatsApp and Facebook message alerts, but my band
does not receive them. Why?
Message alerts from software such as WhatsApp and Facebook can be
received only when the following conditions are met:
1) Messages can be received on the notification bar of your phone.
Otherwise, go to the system settings and enable WhatsApp and Facebook
notifications.
2) The band is always connected with your phone, and the Bluetooth is
always enabled.
If the problem persists, try restarting Bluetooth on your phone.
More
The More menu includes the following functions: DND, alarm, camera, music,
stopwatch, timer, find device, world clock, watch face, and settings.
DND settings
Select DND in the More menu to access the DND settings page. The following
options are provided:
DND: immediately enables the DND mode.
Auto activate: automatically enables DND when you fall asleep wearing the band.
Turn off DND: disables DND.
1 hour: enters the DND mode for 1 hour immediately from the current time.
2 hours: enters the DND mode for 2 hours immediately from the current time.
3 hours: enters the DND mode for 3 hours immediately from the current time.
Customize: allows you to set the DND period.
After the DND mode is enabled, the band no longer vibrates when it receives
incoming calls, SMS notifications, app notifications, e-mail notifications, or nudge
alerts. Other alerts are not affected.
Alarm
You can turn off or on alarms on the band screen directly, or add or edit alarms in the
bound app. You can set a maximum of 10 alarms on the band.
When the alarm time arrives, the band vibrates. You can tap the Stop button to stop
the alarm or tap the Snooze button or press the band button to activate snooze mode.
In snooze mode, the band vibrates every 10 minutes and closes the alarm after the
sixth vibration if you do not tap the Stop button.
If you do not feel comfortable with the vibration intensity, you can go to Profile >
Amazfit Band 5 > Alarm to customize the vibration intensity in the bound app.
Camera
Camera settings
Android mobile phone: Go to Profile > Amazfit Band 5 > Lab > Camera Settings in
the bound app to pair your phone with the band.
iOS mobile phone: After pairing the band, click Pair on the pop-up. If the band is not
paired upon initial pairing, tap Camera to go to the camera page on the band, and then
open the app and click Pair on the pop-up.
Camera operations
After completing pairing following the preceding steps, first open the bound camera
app. On the band, enter the camera page, and then click Camera to complete remote
control of the bound camera app. The photo taking status is shown in the following
figure:
World Clock
You can edit and add time zones and adjust their sequence in the bound app so that
time zones can be displayed in the world clock app. To customize the time zones
displayed in the world clock according to your personal preference, go to Profile >
Amazfit Band 5 > World clock setting in the bound app, and then select the time
zones as needed.
After completing the settings, you can view the data corresponding to each city on the
band.
Calendar
The calendar is displayed only when the language is set to simplified Chinese or
traditional Chinese.
The calendar page shows the solar and lunar dates, the year, and holiday information.
Swipe up/down on the details page to view past and future days.
Stopwatch
The stopwatch is used for timekeeping. The maximum value is 99:59. When it is
running, you can tap the flag button to count the number of times, or tap the pause
button to pause timekeeping. A paused stopwatch can be resumed or ended. When the
stopwatch is running in the background, the corresponding icon is displayed.
Timer
The band vibrates when the timer expires. The maximum timer duration is 99:59. The
timer cannot start a countdown if it is set to 00:00. During countdown, you can tap the
pause button to pause the countdown. A paused timer can be resumed or ended.
Music
To use the music function, ensure that the band is connected to your mobile phone.
When the phone is playing music, the Music page of the band displays information
about the music being played. You can pause the playback or switch to the next or
previous track on the band. You can also press the + and buttons to adjust the
volume.
Currently, the following players are supported:
In China: native music players, KuGou, QQMusic, NetEase Cloud Music, Kuwo
& Kuwo HD, Xiami Music, Lizhi, and Dragonfly FM
Outside China: iOS/Android native music player, Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora,
SoundCloud, GoMusic, Google Play Music, AudioMack, iHeartRadio, Samsung
Music, and SirusXM
For a better user experience, ensure that:
The band and phone are paired through Bluetooth if you are using an iOS device.
Grant notification reading permission in the bound app if you are using an Android
device. To enable the music function, go to Profile > Amazfit Band 5 > Watch display
settings in the bound app, and then click Enable on the status bar.
Note: The user's experience of this function may be affected by compatibility issues in
the Android system and music players.
Silent
This menu is available only for Android devices.
You can choose More > Silent on the band and turn silent mode for the phone on or
off.
Note: Ensure that the band and phone are connected when using this function.
Find my phone
You can find your phone from the band through the Bluetooth connection between the
two devices.
Note: Keep the bound app running in the background when using this function.
Watch Face
Change the watch face on the band
On the watch face page, long press the screen to quickly access the watch
face editing page and choose a watch face that you like.
Alternatively, you can go to More > Band display on the band, choose a watch
face that you like, and tap the screen to confirm the selection.
Change the watch face in the bound app
Online watch face:
To replace the watch face with an online watch face, open the app, go to Profile >
Amazfit Band 5 > Watch face mall, download a watch face from the watch face
center, and then synchronize it to the band.
Photo watch face:
To replace the watch face with a photo watch face, open the app, go to Profile >
Amazfit Band 5 > Store, choose a watch face that you like, go to the watch face
details page, replace the watch face with your photo as prompted, and synchronize the
photo to the band.
Editable watch face
The band has two built-in watch faces that can be edited. You can edit elements to be
displayed on the watch face as follows:
Long press the watch face page to go to the watch face list page and select a built-
in watch face.
Tap Settings on the watch face preview to go to the settings page of the editable
watch face.
Select and tap a page element, or swipe up or down to switch between elements.
Long press on the screen to save the customized watch face.
Settings
The Brightness, Lock screen, Reboot, Factory reset, Regulatory, and About menus are
provided on the Settings page.
Brightness: You can press the "+" and " " buttons to adjust between five levels of
screen brightness.
If night mode is enabled in the bound app, the night mode brightness is automatically
applied during night mode's effective period. If you manually change the brightness
during night mode's effective period, the change remains effective only during the
current night mode period, and the default brightness is automatically restored upon
start of the next night mode period.
Lock screen: You can swipe up to unlock the band screen when this function is
enabled.
Reboot: reboots the band.
Factory reset: resets all data after confirmation. After a factory reset, the band MAC
address changes, and you need to rebind it.
Regulatory: displays band certification information.
About: provides the firmware version and Bluetooth MAC of the band.
Band status alerts
Custom vibration
Band status alerts include incoming call alerts, idle alerts, goal notifications, phone
alarm alerts, event reminders, email alerts, SMS alerts, and app alerts.
Go to Profile > Device > Vibration Mode in the bound app, select an alert category,
and set the custom vibration mode. On the vibration mode list, tap Edit or Add to
delete or add a custom vibration mode. When an alert is triggered on the band, the
band vibrates in the selected custom vibration mode.
Note: You can set a maximum of 50 custom vibration modes.
Incoming call alerts
The band vibrates when receiving an incoming call notification. Tap Hang Up on the
alert page to hang up the call, or tap Ignore or press the band button to ignore the call
and stop the vibration. Before using this function, you need to enable incoming call
alerts in the bound app.
Idle alerts
The band vibrates when it detects that you have been sitting for a long time. Before
using this function, you need to enable idle alerts in the bound app.
Goal notifications
The band vibrates when you achieve your daily workout goals. Before using this
function, you need to enable goal notifications in the bound app.
Phone alarm alert (For the MIUI system only)
The band vibrates when an alarm rings on your phone. This function is supported only
in the MIUI system. Before using this function, you need to enable phone alarm alerts
in the bound app.
Event reminders
The band vibrates to notify you of scheduled events. Before using this function, you
need to enable event reminders in the bound app.
Email alert
The band vibrates when receiving emails. Before using this function, you need to
enable email alerts in the bound app.
Android: To enable email alerts, go to Profile > Amazfit Band 5 > App alerts, and
add the email app. Ensure that the app is running in the background.
iOS: To enable email alerts, go to Profile > Amazfit Band 5 > More > Incoming
email, and enable email alerts. For the iOS system, email alerts are processed by
the system, meaning the app does not need to run in the background.
SMS alerts
The band vibrates when the phone receives SMS messages. Before using this
function, you need to enable SMS alerts in the bound app.
Note: For the Android system, ensure that the app is running in the background. For
the iOS system, SMS alerts are processed by the system, meaning the app does not
need to run in the background.
App notification alerts
The band vibrates and displays notifications when the phone receives notifications.
Before using this function, you need to enable app notification alerts in the bound app.
Workout secondary screen
After you start workout monitoring on the workout page of the bound app, data
related to the workout is automatically displayed on the band through the connection
between the band and the phone.
Workout function
You can start workout monitoring directly on the band. The following sports are
supported: outdoor running, treadmill, cycling, walking, workout, swimming,
elliptical trainer, rowing machine, yoga, and jump rope. For outdoor running, cycling,
and walking, you can connect your band to the app and use your phone's GPS to
record the workout route. To record the workout route accurately, you need to enable
the GPS service on the phone.
Starting a workout
Swipe up to the workout menu on the watch face page and select a sport type. The
workout page is displayed after a 3s countdown.
For GPS-based workout, you need to maintain the connection between the band and
the phone and enable the GPS service to track the route.
During a workout
During a workout, you can view the following data on the band:
Outdoor running: time, distance, pace, heart rate, and heart rate zone
Treadmill: time, distance, cadence, heart rate, and heart rate zone
Cycling: time, distance, speed, heart rate, and heart rate zone
Walking: time, distance, steps, heart rate, and heart rate zone
Workout: time, calories, heart rate, and heart rate zone
Swimming: time, distance, calories, strokes, and stroke rate
Elliptical trainer: time, calories, heart rate, and heart rate zone
Rowing machine: time, total strokes, calories, stroke rate, pull time, release time,
heart rate, and heart rate zone
Yoga: time, calories, heart rate, and heart rate zone
Jump rope: time, total jumps, calories, frequency, heart rate, and heart rate zone
Pause/Continue/End a workout
Long press the button on the band to pause a workout. The pause page appears. Tap
Continue to continue the workout, or tap Stop and then tap OK on the confirmation
page to end the workout and save the workout record.
View the workout data
View the data of the current workout:
After a workout, you can immediately view the data summary on the band.
View the detailed workout data:
After a workout, you can connect the band to the app and view all historical workout
data in the workout module of the app. You can tap a workout record to view the
details, such as the heart rate chart.
Workout heart rate zone
During a workout, the band calculates the heart rate range based on your personal
information, allowing you to determine your workout intensity accordingly. The band
displays your heart rate zone in the heart rate data column during your workout. After
a workout, you can view durations in each heart rate zone on the Details page of the
workout record in the bound app.
Six default heart rate zones are provided.
They are calculated based on the estimated maximum heart rate. The maximum heart
rate is equal to 220 minus the user's age, which is the commonly used formula.
Classification rules and descriptions of heart rate zones
Max BPM = 220 - Current age
Heart Rate Zone Name
Description
Relaxed
< 50% of Max BPM
Warm-up
[50 of Max BPM, 60 of Max BPM)
Fat burning
[60% of Max BPM, 70% of Max BPM)
Aerobic
[70% of Max BPM, 80% of Max BPM)
Anaerobic
[80% of Max BPM, 90% of Max BPM)
Anaerobic limit
≥ 90% of Max BPM
Band maintenance
1. You are advised to regularly clean the band and strap with water and dry them with
a soft cloth.
2. Do not use cleaning agents such as soap, hand sanitizer, or bath foam to clean the
band to avoid skin allergy and device corrosion.
3. Clean and dry the device immediately after you bathe, swim, or sweat while
wearing the device. Do not wear the device when you bathe or swim unless the device
supports such conditions.
Caution
1. The band can withstand pressure equivalent to that of 50m underwater. You can
wear it in swimming pools and shallow waters, but you cannot wear while diving or at
the sauna.
2. The band is not waterproof to corrosive liquids such as acidic and alkaline solutions
and chemical reagents. Damage or defects caused by abuse or improper use are not
covered by the warranty.
