N
Noel Mano
Posting this as a
feature request directed at the Bevel team
, and also as visibility for other Xiaomi Band users.
First, I want to be precise and fair about what currently works:
I’m using
Bevel
with a
Xiaomi Band 9
via Apple Health. The integration
does
function, and the following data
is successfully synced
:
  • Heart rate
  • Basic sleep timing (time in bed, time asleep, wake-up time)
That part works, and credit where it’s due — this already allows Bevel to estimate things like
stress
and
body battery
, which is genuinely impressive given that Bevel is now free.
However, this is where the limitation becomes obvious.
What is
not
syncing:
  • HRV
  • SpO₂ (blood oxygen)
  • Native stress measurements
  • Recovery-related metrics
  • Any advanced health signals the band itself measures
There is also
no sleep staging
or richer sleep detail — just timestamps (in bed / asleep / awake). Useful, yes. Sufficient? No.
The Xiaomi Band clearly measures these core metrics on-device. The data exists. The issue is that it never reaches Bevel — most likely due to Apple Health export limitations and the lack of a direct integration.
Why this matters:
Yes, Bevel can infer a lot from heart rate and basic sleep timing, and that’s cool. But inference is not a substitute for
real physiological signals
, especially when:
  • HRV is available
  • Stress is already calculated by the band
  • SpO₂ is measured continuously
  • Recovery data exists natively
This isn’t about adding “nice-to-have” features. These are
core health metrics
.
Here’s the bigger picture opportunity for Bevel:
Bevel already supports
direct integrations
(for example, Garmin). That proves Bevel can:
  • Bypass Apple Health bottlenecks
  • Ingest richer datasets
  • Unlock the full value of third-party hardware
If Bevel were to implement a
direct Xiaomi / Mi Fitness integration
, it would be a massive unlock:
  • Cheap bands suddenly deliver premium insights
  • Users without Apple Watch aren’t excluded
  • Bevel becomes truly hardware-agnostic
  • The app stops being optimized only for higher-end devices
And to be blunt:
A sub-$50 Xiaomi Band delivering near-Whoop-level analytics through Bevel would be disruptive.
This matters especially because Bevel is free. That’s amazing — but for it to really work for
everyone
, it can’t be limited to users with expensive wearables.
I also want to note:
I attempted to report this issue directly through the Mi Fitness app, but the feedback/reporting flow appears to be bugged and doesn’t allow proper submission. That’s why I’m posting publicly.
What I’m asking for:
  • Bevel to consider a
    direct Xiaomi integration
  • Or at least acknowledge this as a
    roadmap feature
  • And for Xiaomi users to report data export limitations on their side
The hardware is ready.
The analytics are ready.
The user demand is obvious.
What’s missing is the bridge.
Hoping the Bevel team sees this — this would be a game-changing upgrade.

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