diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/btle/profiles/alertnotification/AlertNotificationProfile.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/btle/profiles/alertnotification/AlertNotificationProfile.java
index 48b11552..5f12e155 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/btle/profiles/alertnotification/AlertNotificationProfile.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/btle/profiles/alertnotification/AlertNotificationProfile.java
@@ -33,12 +33,16 @@ import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.util.StringUtils;
 
 public class AlertNotificationProfile<T extends AbstractBTLEDeviceSupport> extends AbstractBleProfile<T> {
     private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AlertNotificationProfile.class);
-    private static final int MAX_MSG_LENGTH = 18;
+    private int maxLength = 18; // Mi2-ism?
 
     public AlertNotificationProfile(T support) {
         super(support);
     }
 
+    public void setMaxLength(int maxLength) {
+        this.maxLength = maxLength;
+    }
+
     public void configure(TransactionBuilder builder, AlertNotificationControl control) {
         BluetoothGattCharacteristic characteristic = getCharacteristic(GattCharacteristic.UUID_CHARACTERISTIC_ALERT_NOTIFICATION_CONTROL_POINT);
         if (characteristic != null) {
@@ -57,21 +61,21 @@ public class AlertNotificationProfile<T extends AbstractBTLEDeviceSupport> exten
         BluetoothGattCharacteristic characteristic = getCharacteristic(GattCharacteristic.UUID_CHARACTERISTIC_NEW_ALERT);
         if (characteristic != null) {
             String message = StringUtils.ensureNotNull(alert.getMessage());
-            if (message.length() > MAX_MSG_LENGTH && strategy == OverflowStrategy.TRUNCATE) {
-                message = StringUtils.truncate(message, MAX_MSG_LENGTH);
+            if (message.length() > maxLength && strategy == OverflowStrategy.TRUNCATE) {
+                message = StringUtils.truncate(message, maxLength);
             }
 
-            int numChunks = message.length() / MAX_MSG_LENGTH;
-            if (message.length() % MAX_MSG_LENGTH > 0) {
+            int numChunks = message.length() / maxLength;
+            if (message.length() % maxLength > 0) {
                 numChunks++;
             }
 
             try {
                 boolean hasAlerted = false;
                 for (int i = 0; i < numChunks; i++) {
-                    int offset = i * MAX_MSG_LENGTH;
+                    int offset = i * maxLength;
                     int restLength = message.length() - offset;
-                    message = message.substring(offset, offset + Math.min(MAX_MSG_LENGTH, restLength));
+                    message = message.substring(offset, offset + Math.min(maxLength, restLength));
                     if (hasAlerted && message.length() == 0) {
                         // no need to do it again when there is no text content
                         break;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/amazfitbip/AmazfitBipSupport.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/amazfitbip/AmazfitBipSupport.java
index bd23a9c0..005bbb28 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/amazfitbip/AmazfitBipSupport.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/amazfitbip/AmazfitBipSupport.java
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.service.btle.TransactionBuilder;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.service.devices.common.SimpleNotification;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.service.devices.miband.NotificationStrategy;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.service.devices.miband2.MiBand2Support;
-import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.util.NotificationUtils;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.util.StringUtils;
 
 public class AmazfitBipSupport extends MiBand2Support {
@@ -48,13 +47,17 @@ public class AmazfitBipSupport extends MiBand2Support {
             onAlarmClock(notificationSpec);
             return;
         }
-        String message = NotificationUtils.getPreferredTextFor(notificationSpec, 40, 40, getContext()).trim();
 
-        // Fixup purging notification text in getPreferredTextFor() in case of UNKNOWN
-        if (notificationSpec.type == NotificationType.UNKNOWN) {
-            message = StringUtils.getFirstOf(notificationSpec.title, notificationSpec.body);
+        String senderOrTiltle = StringUtils.getFirstOf(notificationSpec.sender, notificationSpec.title);
+        String message = StringUtils.truncate(senderOrTiltle, 32) + "\0";
 
+        if (notificationSpec.subject != null) {
+            message += StringUtils.truncate(notificationSpec.subject, 128) + "\n\n";
         }
+        if (notificationSpec.body != null) {
+            message += StringUtils.truncate(notificationSpec.body, 128);
+        }
+
         String origin = notificationSpec.type.getGenericType();
         SimpleNotification simpleNotification = new SimpleNotification(message, BLETypeConversions.toAlertCategory(notificationSpec.type));
         performPreferredNotification(origin + " received", origin, simpleNotification, MiBand2Service.ALERT_LEVEL_MESSAGE, null);
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/amazfitbip/AmazfitBipTextNotificationStrategy.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/amazfitbip/AmazfitBipTextNotificationStrategy.java
index eb3da164..a3554932 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/amazfitbip/AmazfitBipTextNotificationStrategy.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/amazfitbip/AmazfitBipTextNotificationStrategy.java
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class AmazfitBipTextNotificationStrategy extends Mi2TextNotificationStrategy {
     @Override
     protected void sendAlert(@NonNull SimpleNotification simpleNotification, TransactionBuilder builder) {
         AlertNotificationProfile<?> profile = new AlertNotificationProfile<>(getSupport());
+        profile.setMaxLength(255); // TODO: find out real limit, certainly it is more than 18 which is default
 
         AlertCategory category = simpleNotification.getAlertCategory();
         switch (simpleNotification.getAlertCategory()) {
@@ -59,6 +60,6 @@ class AmazfitBipTextNotificationStrategy extends Mi2TextNotificationStrategy {
                 category = AlertCategory.SMS;
         }
         NewAlert alert = new NewAlert(category, 1, simpleNotification.getMessage());
-        profile.newAlert(builder, alert, OverflowStrategy.MAKE_MULTIPLE);
+        profile.newAlert(builder, alert, OverflowStrategy.TRUNCATE);
     }
 }