diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/miband/UserInfo.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/miband/UserInfo.java
index f508f5dd6..f14515308 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/miband/UserInfo.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/devices/miband/UserInfo.java
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.devices.miband;
 
+import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.service.devices.miband.DeviceInfo;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.util.CheckSums;
 
+import java.util.Arrays;
+
 /**
  * Created by UgoRaffaele on 30/01/2015.
  */
@@ -56,46 +59,6 @@ public class UserInfo {
         this.height = height;
         this.weight = weight;
         this.type = type;
-
-        byte[] sequence = new byte[20];
-
-        int uid = calculateUidFrom(alias);
-        String normalizedAlias = ensureTenCharacters(alias);
-        sequence[0] = (byte) uid;
-        sequence[1] = (byte) (uid >>> 8);
-        sequence[2] = (byte) (uid >>> 16);
-        sequence[3] = (byte) (uid >>> 24);
-
-        sequence[4] = (byte) (gender & 0xff);
-        sequence[5] = (byte) (age & 0xff);
-        sequence[6] = (byte) (height & 0xff);
-        sequence[7] = (byte) (weight & 0xff);
-        sequence[8] = (byte) (type & 0xff);
-
-        for (int u = 9; u < 19; u++)
-            sequence[u] = normalizedAlias.getBytes()[u - 9];
-
-        byte[] crcSequence = new byte[19];
-        System.arraycopy(sequence, 0, crcSequence, 0, crcSequence.length);
-
-        sequence[19] = (byte) ((CheckSums.getCRC8(crcSequence) ^ Integer.parseInt(address.substring(address.length() - 2), 16)) & 0xff);
-
-        this.data = sequence;
-    }
-
-
-    private String ensureTenCharacters(String alias) {
-        char[] result = new char[10];
-        int aliasLen = alias.length();
-        int maxLen = Math.min(10, alias.length());
-        int diff = 10 - maxLen;
-        for (int i = 0; i < maxLen; i++) {
-            result[i + diff] = alias.charAt(i);
-        }
-        for (int i = 0; i < diff; i++) {
-            result[i] = '0';
-        }
-        return new String(result);
     }
 
     private int calculateUidFrom(String alias) {
@@ -108,7 +71,34 @@ public class UserInfo {
         return uid;
     }
 
-    public byte[] getData() {
-        return this.data;
+    public byte[] getData(DeviceInfo mDeviceInfo) {
+        byte[] sequence = new byte[20];
+        int uid = calculateUidFrom(alias);
+
+        sequence[0] = (byte) uid;
+        sequence[1] = (byte) (uid >>> 8);
+        sequence[2] = (byte) (uid >>> 16);
+        sequence[3] = (byte) (uid >>> 24);
+
+        sequence[4] = (byte) (gender & 0xff);
+        sequence[5] = (byte) (age & 0xff);
+        sequence[6] = (byte) (height & 0xff);
+        sequence[7] = (byte) (weight & 0xff);
+        sequence[8] = (byte) (type & 0xff);
+
+        int aliasFrom = 9;
+        if (mDeviceInfo.isMili1A()) {
+            sequence[9] = (byte) (mDeviceInfo.feature & 255);
+            sequence[10] = (byte) (mDeviceInfo.appearance & 255);
+            aliasFrom = 11;
+        }
+
+        byte[] aliasBytes = alias.substring(0, Math.min(alias.length(), 19-aliasFrom)).getBytes();
+        System.arraycopy(aliasBytes, 0, sequence, aliasFrom, aliasBytes.length);
+
+        byte[] crcSequence = Arrays.copyOf(sequence, 19);
+        sequence[19] = (byte) ((CheckSums.getCRC8(crcSequence) ^ Integer.parseInt(this.btAddress.substring(this.btAddress.length() - 2), 16)) & 0xff);
+
+        return sequence;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband/DeviceInfo.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband/DeviceInfo.java
index 20bd1066e..8a328d041 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband/DeviceInfo.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband/DeviceInfo.java
@@ -1,29 +1,84 @@
 package nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.service.devices.miband;
 
-import java.util.Locale;
-
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.GBApplication;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.R;
+import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.util.CheckSums;
+
+import java.util.Locale;
 
 public class DeviceInfo extends AbstractInfo {
+    public final String deviceId;
+    public final int profileVersion;
+    public final int fwVersion;
+    public final int hwVersion;
+    public final int feature;
+    public final int appearance;
+
+
+    private boolean isChecksumCorrect(byte[] data) {
+        int crc8 = CheckSums.getCRC8(new byte[]{data[0], data[1], data[2], data[3], data[4], data[5], data[6]});
+        return data[7] == (crc8 ^ data[3] & 255);
+    }
+
     public DeviceInfo(byte[] data) {
         super(data);
+
+        if ((data.length == 16 || data.length == 20) && isChecksumCorrect(data)) {
+            deviceId = String.format("%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X%02X", data[0], data[1], data[2], data[3], data[4], data[5], data[6], data[7]);
+            profileVersion = getInt(data, 8);
+            fwVersion = getInt(data, 12);
+            hwVersion = Integer.decode("0x" + deviceId.substring(12, 14)).intValue();
+            feature = Integer.decode("0x" + deviceId.substring(8, 10)).intValue();
+            appearance = Integer.decode("0x" + deviceId.substring(10, 12)).intValue();
+        } else {
+            deviceId = "crc error";
+            profileVersion = -1;
+            fwVersion = -1;
+            hwVersion = -1;
+            feature = -1;
+            appearance = -1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static int getInt(byte[] data, int from, int len) {
+        int ret = 0;
+        for(int i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
+            ret |= (data[from + i] & 255) << i * 8;
+        }
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    private int getInt(byte[] data, int from) {
+        return getInt(data, from, 4);
     }
 
     public String getHumanFirmwareVersion() {
-        if (mData.length == 16) {
-            int last = 15;
-            return String.format(Locale.US, "%d.%d.%d.%d", mData[last], mData[last - 1], mData[last - 2], mData[last - 3]);
-        }
-        return GBApplication.getContext().getString(R.string._unknown_);
+        if (fwVersion == -1)
+            return GBApplication.getContext().getString(R.string._unknown_);
+
+        return String.format(Locale.US, "%d.%d.%d.%d",
+                fwVersion >> 24 & 255,
+                fwVersion >> 16 & 255,
+                fwVersion >> 8 & 255,
+                fwVersion & 255);
     }
 
     public int getFirmwareVersion() {
-        if (mData.length == 16) {
-            int last = 15;
-            return (mData[last] << 24) | (mData[last - 1] << 16) | (mData[last - 2] << 8) | mData[last - 3];
-        }
-        return -1;
+        return fwVersion;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "DeviceInfo{" +
+                "deviceId='" + deviceId + '\'' +
+                ", profileVersion=" + profileVersion +
+                ", fwVersion=" + fwVersion +
+                ", hwVersion=" + hwVersion +
+                '}';
+    }
+
+    public boolean isMili1A() {
+        return (this.feature & 255) == 5 && (this.appearance & 255) == 0 || (this.feature & 255) == 0 && (this.hwVersion & 255) == 208;
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband/MiBandSupport.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband/MiBandSupport.java
index d42760cda..f380c564e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband/MiBandSupport.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband/MiBandSupport.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
 import android.support.v4.content.LocalBroadcastManager;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
+import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.service.btle.actions.WriteAction;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -91,13 +92,13 @@ public class MiBandSupport extends AbstractBTLEDeviceSupport {
     protected TransactionBuilder initializeDevice(TransactionBuilder builder) {
         builder.add(new SetDeviceStateAction(getDevice(), State.INITIALIZING, getContext()));
         pair(builder)
+                .requestDeviceInfo(builder)
                 .sendUserInfo(builder)
                 .setWearLocation(builder)
                 .setFitnessGoal(builder)
                 .enableNotifications(builder, true)
                 .setCurrentTime(builder)
                 .requestBatteryInfo(builder)
-                .requestDeviceInfo(builder)
                 .setInitialized(builder);
 
         return builder;
@@ -268,8 +269,19 @@ public class MiBandSupport extends AbstractBTLEDeviceSupport {
      */
     private MiBandSupport sendUserInfo(TransactionBuilder builder) {
         LOG.debug("Writing User Info!");
-        BluetoothGattCharacteristic characteristic = getCharacteristic(MiBandService.UUID_CHARACTERISTIC_USER_INFO);
-        builder.write(characteristic, MiBandCoordinator.getAnyUserInfo(getDevice().getAddress()).getData());
+        builder.add(new BtLEAction(getCharacteristic(MiBandService.UUID_CHARACTERISTIC_USER_INFO)) {
+            @Override
+            public boolean expectsResult() {
+                return true;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public boolean run(BluetoothGatt gatt) {
+                return new WriteAction(getCharacteristic(),
+                        MiBandCoordinator.getAnyUserInfo(getDevice().getAddress()).getData(mDeviceInfo)
+                ).run(gatt);
+            }
+        });
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -749,6 +761,7 @@ public class MiBandSupport extends AbstractBTLEDeviceSupport {
     private void handleDeviceInfo(byte[] value, int status) {
         if (status == BluetoothGatt.GATT_SUCCESS) {
             mDeviceInfo = new DeviceInfo(value);
+            LOG.warn(mDeviceInfo.toString());
             versionCmd.fwVersion = mDeviceInfo.getHumanFirmwareVersion();
             handleGBDeviceEvent(versionCmd);
         }