Can I just see the sender of the text message?

[Hanmarflo]

Can I change the setting on Versa to only show the sender of a text message? I hate that it shows the message, i only want it to show the sender like it did on my Alta hr. This is a huge nuisance. 

Moderator edit: Subject for clarity 

[HeydyF]

Hey @Hanmarflo, let me give you a warm welcome to the Community! It would be a great idea, I think, specially for privacy purposes. So let me suggest you to leave your vote and comments on this idea in our Feature Suggestions board, so other users can do the same and maybe our team take a look at it. 

Let me know if you have further questions or comments! 

[Marrrmaduke]

@Hanmarflo you can try this 3rd party app. I used it for many years before switching to Versa built-in notifications. Just a quick note, you wont be able to access quick replies as the whole process will be managed by the 3rd party app.

[HeydyF]

I hope you are doin' fine @Marrrmaduke! Oh! I appreciate the tip my friend. I can't guarantee that this app will work completely fine but you guys can give it a try. 

I'll be around! 

[cocoashadow]

Important for security. Why was this available for my charge but not versa?

[HeydyF]

Hey @cocoashadow, let me give you a warm welcome to the Community! Well, I don't have an answer for your question, but maybe our team wanted to take advantage of the bigger screen of the Fitbit Versa, so they decided that the contact name, or just number, and the content of the message was visible. Unlike the Charge 2 that won't allow you to fully see notifications longer than 40 characters. It could be the case, but I'm not sure. 

Let us know if you have further questions or comments! 

[Marrrmaduke]

@cocoashadow This 3rd party app creates a Notification Listener Service that redirects your notifications. Versa and Charge 3 are running entirely different Fitbit OS and the Fitbit mobile app processes the text notifications from 3rd party apps (such as Fit Notifications) differently.