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The global version of Xiaomi Mi Watch is receiving a new update with Amazon Alexa support

18. February 2021 3 min read 1 comment

The Xiaomi Mi Watch smartwatches in their global version will get a new software update. As part of this update, following some models from Amazon’s partner brand Amazfit, there’s also support for the Amazom Alexa smart assistant.

Xiaomi Mi Watch: Software update

Xiaomi officially launched the Xiaomi Mi Watch alongside the new Mi 10T smartphone series. These smartwatches are essentially just a rebranded Chinese version of the Xiaomi Watch Color Sports Edition model. However, a few months after the global launch, a new update is also rolling out with new features.

According to a user in the Mi community, Xiaomi is bringing a new software update specifically for the Mi Watch. model. It’s labeled 1.2.52 and, besides new features, it also includes optimizations.

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Amazon Alexa, camera shutter control, and optimization

First of all, the new update adds support for the Amazon Alexa assistant. However, availability is limited to select regions. We still tried to activate Alexa in Slovakia too—more information can be found in the next tutorial.

The new firmware also brings camera shutter control and a pair of new standby watch faces. However, it’s worth mentioning that the camera shutter feature is listed as experimental in this version. So its functionality may be limited for now.

The update also adds the option to enable or disable automatic workout pause, and it also includes bug fixes or optimizations—for example, faster wake-up of the watch.

Firmware version 1.2.52 (official description):

  • New features and improvements for Mi Watch:
    • Amazon Alexa (not available in all regions).
    • An experimental remote camera control feature directly from the watch.
    • Two new standby watch faces.
  • Mi Watch optimization:
    • Faster watch wake-up feature.
    • Ability to enable and disable the automatic workout pause feature.
    • Bug fixes and other improvements

The update should appear directly in the Play Store—just update the official Xiaomi Wear app to the mentioned version 1.2.52.

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