Unfortunately, we still have no official news about the release of a global version of the first smartwatch of the Chinese brand, namely the Xiaomi Mi Watch, wearable that despite this continues to amaze because of the features offered. In fact, with the new update via OTA, the company has added support for new sports modes as well as an innovative feature that allows the unlocking of smart locks.
In detail, this new OTA update arrives at the Xiaomi Mi Watch with the version XM082, which adds the acclaimed mode of monitoring swimming activity as well as expanding the park of sports activities that can be monitored with sports such as hiking, yoga and interval training, a training technique, in which high-performance exercises alternate and at low intensity: heart rate increases in the first phase, when the effort is maximum, and then slows down in the second, through active (decreasing the intensity) or passive (suspending all activities to catch your breath) recovery.
Xiaomi Mi Watch updates with new sports modes and the possibility of unlocking smart locks
But in addition to this, the Xiaomi Mi Watch expands its smart functionality thanks to the ability to unlock our smartwatch thanks to a renewed system that It will automatically unlock our smartphone if the Xiaomi Mi Watch is nearby. But as anticipated at the beginning of the article, the new update also brings as a dowry the function of unlocking smart locks that takes place via NFC sensor. Finally, additional functions for the newspaper are included, such as a note application, a recorder and a clock with world time zones.
Certainly an update that improves and makes Xiaomi's wearable solution even more interesting, but which unfortunately makes the monkey even more up to all those who are waiting for a global version of the Mi Watch, which according to previous rumors should have seen light in Europe towards the end of June, but as the rumors have subsided, it is plausible to think that the launch is postponed beyond autumn or that this never happens.
But can anyone tell me if Google Pay works with this SmartWatch?
Unfortunately No.