<s>
The	O
Xiaomi	B-Device
Mi	I-Device
Band	I-Device
is	O
a	O
wearable	O
activity	B-Device
tracker	I-Device
produced	O
by	O
Xiaomi	O
,	O
unveiled	O
during	O
a	O
Xiaomi	O
launch	O
event	O
on	O
22	O
July	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
article	O
is	O
mainly	O
about	O
the	O
original	O
Mi	B-Device
Band	I-Device
;	O
later	O
versions	O
have	O
separate	O
articles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mi	B-Device
Band	I-Device
resembles	O
a	O
bracelet	O
in	O
its	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
worn	O
on	O
either	O
hand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
band	O
's	O
location	O
can	O
be	O
set	O
using	O
the	O
official	O
Mi	B-Device
Band	I-Device
app	O
called	O
Mi	O
Fit	O
,	O
later	O
replaced	O
by	O
Mi	O
Health	O
and	O
subsequently	O
renamed	O
to	O
Zepp	O
Life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
official	O
way	O
to	O
use	O
Mi	B-Device
Band	I-Device
was	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Xiaomi	O
's	O
Mi	O
Fit	O
app	O
although	O
third-party	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
do	O
exist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xiaomi	O
announced	O
the	O
Mi	B-Device
Band	I-Device
1S	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
Mi	B-Device
Band	I-Device
Pulse	O
,	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Mi	B-Device
Band	I-Device
,	O
on	O
7	O
of	O
November	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
models	O
followed	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Mi	B-Device
Band	I-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
Mi	B-Device
Band	I-Device
3	I-Device
,	O
the	O
Mi	B-Device
Band	I-Device
4	I-Device
,	O
Mi	B-Device
Band	I-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Mi	B-Device
Band	I-Device
6	I-Device
and	O
Mi	B-Device
Band	I-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
app	O
named	O
"	O
Zepp	O
Life	O
"	O
,	O
by	O
the	O
manufacturer	O
of	O
the	O
Xiaomi	O
fitness	B-Device
tracking	I-Device
wrist	O
band	O
,	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
later	O
application	O
called	O
Mi	O
Health	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
Xiaomi	O
phones	O
running	O
the	O
MIUI	B-Protocol
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Researchers	O
from	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Toronto	O
found	O
in	O
2016	O
that	O
most	O
fitness	B-Device
trackers	I-Device
,	O
including	O
the	O
Xiaomi	B-Device
Mi	I-Device
Band	I-Device
and	O
its	O
app	O
(	O
version	O
1.6.122	O
)	O
,	O
were	O
transmitting	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
personal	O
data	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
email	O
address	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
contacts	O
,	O
geolocation	O
,	O
the	O
phone	O
's	O
serial	O
number	O
,	O
and	O
information	O
entered	O
by	O
the	O
wearer	O
regarding	O
food	O
intake	O
,	O
menstruation	O
,	O
pregnancy	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
