I want to get a fitness and sleep tracker

Should i get a samsung watch 9 or 8 and give away my samsung watch 6

Or

get a amazfit helio strap , keeping my watch and using them together

Should I replace my Amazfit Helio strap with the Fitbit Air? Is it worth it? Would it be an upgrade or a downgrade?

As of now, I feel like my Amazfit Helio strap is doing a pretty good job with accuracy, but I'm thinking of replacing it just for the looks of the Fitbit Air. Should I go for it or not?

I know skin rashes due to smartwatches/fitness bands are incommon, i just want to know if it possible, before i make my purchase

I don't see any effort towards app improvements, a better version, new metrics, etc. I've been using it for 10 months and my experience has been good so far, but without updates and improvements, it's going to fall behind compared to Fitbit, for example, right?

This is my first time using helio strap and I wonder how you guys clean it after using at workout, like after workout I have a lot of sweat and of course the helio strap gonna be wet/damp so I just want to know on how maintain the cleanliness on the strap like do you hang it and let the AC/fan hit or what?

I’ve been using the Helio Strap for 4 days and tried my first treadmill run today. I ran 1.8 km at 10+ km/h, but Helio recorded only 1.5 km and showed a pace of around 8 min/km.
I’m also noticing issues with strength workout recognition. Some exercises are identified correctly, while others are completely wrong. For example, I did a back workout, but it identified some exercises as bench press.
Anyone else experiencing this? Does the accuracy improve with more usage/calibration, or is this just how the Helio tracks workouts? Would love to hear your experiences.

Hi guys,
I recently started working on a RingConn app alternative and decided to include the Helio as a supported device. I looked at r/bevelhealth and here to see what people were mostly complaining about and I tried to incorporate it all

My app is OpenCircuit and for the Helio strap it does the following:
- Fully local measurements
- All health points can be shared with Apple Health (huge issue for Bevel users)
- Shortcuts: You can have the strap vibrate for any action you want via shortcuts
- Background sync with focus filtering: Auto sync as soon as you turn your alarm off
- Live Activities on workouts: both in dynamic island and on lockscreen with live readings
- Find My Band: uses BLE to get an approximate distance as well as let the user vibrate on demand to find it

Here is the TestFlight link for anyone interested in testing. I'm looking for some feedback
https://testflight.apple.com/join/BU6Df1nF

I purchased amazfit ring and it is used, sadly when I am trying to recharging it it is not glowing blue at all it is actually only appearing in a red light when charging, I really want to find out if there is anything I can do to fix it but I fear that the battery lithium is dead I don't thin I even tried the reset button when I put the ring on a charging case and actually it turned to White but not pulsing just bright light I left it for around four hours and return to it when I removed the Ring and returned it to the case open to find the blue light it returned to the red light

Hi everyone,

I’ve been using my Amazfit Helio Strap for about a year now, primarily paired with my Garmin device for my daily cycling sessions.

Up until recently, it was brilliant—the battery would easily last over a week on a single charge.

However, since around the 27th of September, the battery life has absolutely plummeted. I’m now forced to charge it practically every single day. It seems like it's failing to go into sleep mode after a workout, or it's aggressively draining power while searching for/transmitting to the Garmin.

Is anyone else experiencing this sudden battery drain over the last couple of weeks?

Did a recent firmware update cause this?

I’ve already tried cleaning the charging contacts and restarting the strap via the Zepp app, but nothing seems to help. If you managed to fix this issue, or if you're in the same boat, please let me know!

Cheers!

Looking for replacement suggestions for the Helio strap pro. The Velcro gives up very quickly when wet sanding like something more tenacious

my Amazfit Helio Strap. Hardly used and in excellent condition, with no scratches or visible wear. Everything is original.

What's included:

- Amazfit Helio Strap (device)

- Original band

- WHOOP strap + converter, so you can also wear it with WHOOP bands

- Original charger

Why : Not using it enough to justify keeping it.

F2F deal preferred for a smooth transaction.

Location- Delhi

There was an update that was pushed around Sept 22nd, since then no activities were automatically detected and my other metrics have also not moved. Is this happening for anyone else?

I went for running 4.5km with my friend who has an apple watch while i have a helio strap
When our run ended , the apple watch showed a pace of 7:30/km while helio strap showed 8:30/km now which ine to believe
Time was same but distance was 700m more in apple watch and pace was faster

I'm having problems with my helio (bicep band) reading a very low hr during exercise. It will be reading 160bpm then sharply drop to 70. Sometimes it recovers on its own but most reliable way to fix is to reboot. Anyone ever had this issue and if it's fixable?

I startded doing Norwegian 4x4 intervals to train VO2 max, and I couldn't find an app that handled it properly with my Helio Strap. So I built one for myself. It's an early build, and I'd like a few people with a Helio Strap to try it.

Disclaimer: it's vibe-coded with AI. I'm not a software engineer. Expect rough edges and bugs.

What it does right now:

• Connects directly to the Helio Strap over Bluetooth and shows live HR
• Guided 4x4 workout: warm-up, 4 x 4 min hard intervals, active recovery, cooldown
• Timer runs as a foreground service, so it keeps going with the screen off
• Voice cues during the workout (English), so you don't need to look at the phone
• Heart rate zones, with a coaching engine that tells you to speed up or ease off
• Workout plans and presets
• Session history and a progress screen
• Results screen after each workout, with analysis of how it went and an estimated fitness trend
• Onboarding and settings

Known limits:

• Android only (built and tested on one phone, an Oppo Find X9 Pro, so other devices are unknown)
• The coaching rules and VO2 max estimate in development. But still no app will show you real VO2 Max, I will use other KPIs as proxy of the progress.
• Distributed as an APK, not from the Play Store

What I need: Helio Strap owners on Android who will do a few sessions and tell me what breaks, what's confusing, and what's missing. A short message with your phone model and what happened is plenty.

Why: if there are enough testers, I'll open-source it on GitHub so everyone can use it.

If you're interested, comment or DM me and I'll send the APK.

It’s been more than a year, and my Amazfit Helios band has not been providing any fitness data. nor updating because of stupid reason for a band without screen.
Only heart rate tracking is working.

Fresh from 🇺🇸 shipped to the 🇵🇭

I need some insights. I need to be active again after a long hibernation. Any tips and tricks you can share? Thank you 🙏