diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b790dedf..9367cd44 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ For more information read [this wiki article](https://github.com/Freeyourgadget/
     * Generic Android notifications
 * Synchronize the time to the Mi Band
 * Display firmware version and battery state
+* Firmware Update
+* Heartrate Measurement (alpha)
 * Synchronize activity data
 * Display sleep data (alpha)
 * Display sports data (step count) (alpha)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/ControlCenter.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/ControlCenter.java
index 7ddb5a88..702aa134 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/ControlCenter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/activities/ControlCenter.java
@@ -390,7 +390,8 @@ public class ControlCenter extends GBActivity {
         }
 
         if (connected) {
-            hintTextView.setText(R.string.tap_connected_device_for_app_mananger);
+            DeviceCoordinator coordinator = DeviceHelper.getInstance().getCoordinator(selectedDevice);
+            hintTextView.setText(coordinator.getTapString());
         } else if (!deviceList.isEmpty()) {
             hintTextView.setText(R.string.tap_a_device_to_connect);
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/DeviceCoordinator.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/DeviceCoordinator.java
index e1bfe822..7ecc3e8d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/DeviceCoordinator.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/DeviceCoordinator.java
@@ -107,4 +107,6 @@ public interface DeviceCoordinator {
      * @return
      */
     boolean supportsAlarmConfiguration();
+
+    int getTapString();
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/UnknownDeviceCoordinator.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/UnknownDeviceCoordinator.java
index 7d9b88d8..1af8da27 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/UnknownDeviceCoordinator.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/UnknownDeviceCoordinator.java
@@ -88,4 +88,9 @@ public class UnknownDeviceCoordinator extends AbstractDeviceCoordinator {
     public boolean supportsAlarmConfiguration() {
         return false;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getTapString() {
+        return 0;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/miband/MiBandCoordinator.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/miband/MiBandCoordinator.java
index a669412e..c4e8e83c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/miband/MiBandCoordinator.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/miband/MiBandCoordinator.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.GBApplication;
+import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.R;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.activities.charts.ChartsActivity;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.devices.AbstractDeviceCoordinator;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.devices.InstallHandler;
@@ -78,6 +79,11 @@ public class MiBandCoordinator extends AbstractDeviceCoordinator {
         return true;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public int getTapString() {
+        return R.string.tap_connected_device_for_activity;
+    }
+
     public static boolean hasValidUserInfo() {
         String dummyMacAddress = MiBandService.MAC_ADDRESS_FILTER_1_1A + ":00:00:00";
         try {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/miband/MiBandPreferencesActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/miband/MiBandPreferencesActivity.java
index 919e7d2c..e49ae1ab 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/miband/MiBandPreferencesActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/miband/MiBandPreferencesActivity.java
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ public class MiBandPreferencesActivity extends AbstractSettingsActivity {
                 PREF_USER_ALIAS,
                 PREF_MIBAND_ADDRESS,
                 PREF_MIBAND_FITNESS_GOAL,
-                PREF_MIBAND_DONT_ACK_TRANSFER,
                 PREF_MIBAND_RESERVE_ALARM_FOR_CALENDAR,
                 getNotificationPrefKey(VIBRATION_COUNT, ORIGIN_SMS),
                 getNotificationPrefKey(VIBRATION_COUNT, ORIGIN_INCOMING_CALL),
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/pebble/PebbleCoordinator.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/pebble/PebbleCoordinator.java
index d76e7126..c74db054 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/pebble/PebbleCoordinator.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/pebble/PebbleCoordinator.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.net.Uri;
 
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.GBApplication;
+import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.R;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.activities.AppManagerActivity;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.devices.AbstractDeviceCoordinator;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.devices.InstallHandler;
@@ -80,4 +81,9 @@ public class PebbleCoordinator extends AbstractDeviceCoordinator {
     public boolean supportsAlarmConfiguration() {
         return false;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getTapString() {
+        return R.string.tap_connected_device_for_app_mananger;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband/operations/UpdateFirmwareOperation.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband/operations/UpdateFirmwareOperation.java
index 4bb7d6ba..5b733b3f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband/operations/UpdateFirmwareOperation.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband/operations/UpdateFirmwareOperation.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
+import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.GBApplication;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.R;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.deviceevents.GBDeviceEventDisplayMessage;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.devices.miband.MiBandFWHelper;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.service.devices.miband.AbstractMiFir
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.service.devices.miband.MiBandSupport;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.util.CheckSums;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.util.GB;
+import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.util.Prefs;
 
 public class UpdateFirmwareOperation extends AbstractMiBandOperation {
     private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(UpdateFirmwareOperation.class);
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ public class UpdateFirmwareOperation extends AbstractMiBandOperation {
     private final Uri uri;
     private boolean firmwareInfoSent = false;
     private UpdateCoordinator updateCoordinator;
+    final Prefs prefs = GBApplication.getPrefs();
 
     public UpdateFirmwareOperation(Uri uri, MiBandSupport support) {
         super(support);
@@ -285,7 +288,9 @@ public class UpdateFirmwareOperation extends AbstractMiBandOperation {
             int firmwareProgress = 0;
 
             TransactionBuilder builder = performInitialized("send firmware packet");
-//            getSupport().setLowLatency(builder);
+            if (prefs.getBoolean("mi_low_latency_fw_update", false)) {
+                getSupport().setLowLatency(builder);
+            }
             for (int i = 0; i < packets; i++) {
                 byte[] fwChunk = Arrays.copyOfRange(fwbytes, i * packetLength, i * packetLength + packetLength);
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 1ec538ec..133216e5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
     <string name="bluetooth_is_not_supported_">Bluetooth is not supported.</string>
     <string name="bluetooth_is_disabled_">Bluetooth is disabled.</string>
     <string name="tap_connected_device_for_app_mananger">Tap connected device for App Manager</string>
+    <string name="tap_connected_device_for_activity">Tap connected device for Activiy</string>
     <string name="tap_a_device_to_connect">Tap a device to connect</string>
     <string name="cannot_connect_bt_address_invalid_">Cannot connect. BT address invalid?</string>
     <string name="gadgetbridge_running">Gadgetbridge running</string>
@@ -198,9 +199,12 @@
     <string name="chart_steps">Steps</string>
     <string name="liveactivity_live_activity">Live Activity</string>
     <string name="weeksteps_today_steps_description">Steps today, target: %1$s</string>
+    <string name="pref_title_dont_ack_transfer">Do not ack activity data transfer</string>
     <string name="pref_summary_dont_ack_transfers">If the activity data are not acked to the band, they will not be cleared. Useful if GB is used together with other apps.</string>
     <string name="pref_summary_keep_data_on_device">Will keep activity data on the Mi Band even after synchronization. Useful if GB is used together with other apps.</string>
-    <string name="pref_title_dont_ack_transfer">Do not ack activity data transfer</string>
+    <string name="pref_title_low_latency_fw_update">Use low-latency mode for FW updates</string>
+    <string name="pref_summary_low_latency_fw_update">This might help on devices where firmware updates fail</string>
+
     <string name="live_activity_steps_history">Steps History</string>
     <string name="live_activity_current_steps_per_minute">Current steps/min</string>
     <string name="live_activity_total_steps">Total Steps</string>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/miband_preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/miband_preferences.xml
index bccb1348..041fc628 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/miband_preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/miband_preferences.xml
@@ -161,5 +161,10 @@
             android:title="@string/pref_title_keep_data_on_device"
             android:summary="@string/pref_summary_keep_data_on_device"
             android:defaultValue="false" />
+        <CheckBoxPreference
+            android:key="mi_low_latency_fw_update"
+            android:title="@string/pref_title_low_latency_fw_update"
+            android:summary="@string/pref_summary_low_latency_fw_update"
+            android:defaultValue="false" />
     </PreferenceCategory>
 </PreferenceScreen>
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