{"id":443523,"date":"2026-01-30T18:28:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T18:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/443523\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T18:28:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T18:28:07","slug":"amazfit-smartwatch-users-get-long-awaited-app-ui-refresh-and-badge-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/443523\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazfit smartwatch users get long-awaited app UI refresh and badge awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zepp Health has begun rolling out a notable update to the companion app for its Amazfit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wareable.com\/smartwatches\/best-smartwatch-reviews-compared-8286\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">smartwatches<\/a>, introducing a refreshed interface and a new badges system to help users stay more engaged with their fitness goals.<\/p>\n<p>Version 10.0 of the Zepp app is now available to iOS users via the Apple App Store. While the official changelog notes that the update fixed bugs, users have spotted more substantive changes.<\/p>\n<p>The most immediate one is visual. The app\u2019s home screen has been reorganised, replacing the previous \u2018Core Metrics\u201d section with clearer, more distinct areas for activities, training plans, and insights. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>The overall layout remains familiar, but the presentation feels more modern\u2014helped along by an updated colour palette that uses a wider range of colours to differentiate sections and data at a glance.<\/p>\n<p>Badge of honor<\/p>\n<p>The headline feature addition, however, is a new Badges tab that now sits front and centre in the app\u2019s bottom navigation bar, alongside Home, Workout, Aura, and Device. <\/p>\n<p>\n        Advertisement    <\/p>\n<p>This new section introduces a new, gamified layer to the Zepp experience. Users can earn badges tied to personal bests, achievements, challenges, and longer-term goals. There\u2019s also a view that shows remaining badges yet to be unlocked, encouraging users to continue pushing toward new milestones.<\/p>\n<p>This move aligns with a broader trend across the wearables space, where brands are leaning into software and ecosystem features\u2014rather than just hardware upgrades\u2014to drive long-term engagement. <\/p>\n<p>By adding achievements and visual rewards directly into its companion app, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wareable.com\/smartwatches\/amazfit-active-max-review-hitting-the-limit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amazfit<\/a> is clearly looking to boost motivation and retention among its smartwatch users\u2014even though it is arriving a little late compared to other platforms.<\/p>\n<p>What about Android users?<\/p>\n<p>For now, Zepp version 10.0 is only available on iOS, and the badges feature should work across Amazfit\u2019s current smartwatch lineup, including models like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wareable.com\/smartwatches\/amazfit-balance-2-review-tipping-the-scales\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Balance 2<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wareable.com\/smartwatches\/amazfit-active-max-review-hitting-the-limit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Active Max<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no word yet on when the same update will land on Android. However, given Amazfit\u2019s typical testing and rollout patterns, it\u2019s likely to land sometime in February. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Zepp Health has begun rolling out a notable update to the companion app for its Amazfit smartwatches, introducing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":443524,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[49,48,195,61],"class_list":{"0":"post-443523","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gadgets","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-gadgets","11":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/443524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=443523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=443523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}