Distance measurement is wrong

[Paourissi]

I run a distance that is approximately 800m and i do like 5 rounds, so overall i run 4 km. The thing is that the band shows that i have ran only 2.5km. Why is that? Is calibration wrong?

I choose the outdoor running function.

 

[_mysiak_]

Mi Fit/Mi Band uses standard step lengths - based on your height, weight and maybe even age. If your step length is too much below/above average, it could impact the distance calculation. To have accurate distance, you have probably only two options:
1. use phone GPS to track the distance - but you must have the phone on you during running.
2. use app like Notify & Fitness and adjust your step length to your real value

 

[superflies]

I have exactly the same problem as described.

The interesting fact is that the difference between real and shown distance is always 1,6. And that equals the conversion factor from miles to km.

So the 2,5 km are actually 2,5 miles which equals 4 km.

Changing the units in the app didn't make any difference for me. So I think it's "just" a software bug.

 

[_mysiak_]

If you change units in the app, do you see a change in Mi Fit and status menu on the band? For me it changes correctly between km and miles. Also the distance in Mi Fit and Notify & Fitness is roughly the same 4.29km vs 4.49km (N&F uses own step length to calculate the distance), so the information should to be real.

For "stuck" Mi Band it's usually recommended to perform band reboot and if it doesn't help, then re-pairing in Mi Fit. Have you tried it?

 

[edwardenglish]

apologies for bringing this one up from the grave, but did you manage to fix the problem?
I have the mi band 5 and the same problem. It shows 6.1 km but the distance (I measured it with google maps) is about 9 km in real. What is wrong?

 

[Menta321]

I am having the same problem with Miband 4. I use turn on the function walking when trekking in the mountain and when making 16 000 steps, the app shows that I have walked 15.8km which is completely impossible. GPS on the phone is turned on.

 

[kraizeck]

I have they same problem, Mu band is 4000 steps and realy are 2500

Enviado desde mi LM-G710 mediante Tapatalk

 

[Shankar1324]

I'm facing a similar issue in mi band 6 after the latest software update. It tracks 9kms when I actually do 10kms.