To piggyback, if you get the Hoco band that comes with the blue link removal tool (https://www.amazon.com/Huawei-JDHDL®-Stainless-Straps-Silver/dp/B0196C57BE), take it slow. I've read reports of the tool snapping, and I felt that it was close to breaking the whole time I was using it. Make sure you are hitting the pin, and follow the arrows as OP noted.