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 1a874e64c..afaf38241 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
@@ -17,9 +17,16 @@
 package nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.service.devices.amazfitbip;
 
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.deviceevents.GBDeviceEventCallControl;
+import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.devices.miband.MiBand2Service;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.model.CallSpec;
+import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.model.NotificationSpec;
+import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.model.NotificationType;
+import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.service.btle.BLETypeConversions;
+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 {
     @Override
@@ -27,6 +34,24 @@ public class AmazfitBipSupport extends MiBand2Support {
         return new AmazfitBipTextNotificationStrategy(this);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onNotification(NotificationSpec notificationSpec) {
+        if (notificationSpec.type == NotificationType.GENERIC_ALARM_CLOCK) {
+            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 origin = notificationSpec.type.getGenericType();
+        SimpleNotification simpleNotification = new SimpleNotification(message, BLETypeConversions.toAlertCategory(notificationSpec.type));
+        performPreferredNotification(origin + " received", origin, simpleNotification, MiBand2Service.ALERT_LEVEL_MESSAGE, null);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onFindDevice(boolean start) {
         CallSpec callSpec = new CallSpec();
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 0df1475a3..eb3da1646 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
@@ -16,10 +16,15 @@
     along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
 package nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.service.devices.amazfitbip;
 
+import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.devices.miband.VibrationProfile;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.service.btle.BtLEAction;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.service.btle.TransactionBuilder;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.service.btle.profiles.alertnotification.AlertCategory;
+import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.service.btle.profiles.alertnotification.AlertNotificationProfile;
+import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.service.btle.profiles.alertnotification.NewAlert;
+import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.service.btle.profiles.alertnotification.OverflowStrategy;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.service.devices.common.SimpleNotification;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.service.devices.miband2.Mi2TextNotificationStrategy;
 import nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.service.devices.miband2.MiBand2Support;
@@ -33,14 +38,27 @@ class AmazfitBipTextNotificationStrategy extends Mi2TextNotificationStrategy {
 
     @Override
     protected void sendCustomNotification(VibrationProfile vibrationProfile, SimpleNotification simpleNotification, BtLEAction extraAction, TransactionBuilder builder) {
-        if (simpleNotification != null && simpleNotification.getAlertCategory() == AlertCategory.IncomingCall) {
-            // incoming calls are notified solely via NewAlert including caller ID
-            sendAlert(simpleNotification, builder);
-            return;
-        }
-
         if (simpleNotification != null && !StringUtils.isEmpty(simpleNotification.getMessage())) {
             sendAlert(simpleNotification, builder);
         }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void sendAlert(@NonNull SimpleNotification simpleNotification, TransactionBuilder builder) {
+        AlertNotificationProfile<?> profile = new AlertNotificationProfile<>(getSupport());
+
+        AlertCategory category = simpleNotification.getAlertCategory();
+        switch (simpleNotification.getAlertCategory()) {
+            // only these are confirmed working so far on Amazfit Bip
+            case Email:
+            case IncomingCall:
+            case SMS:
+                break;
+            // default to SMS for non working categories
+            default:
+                category = AlertCategory.SMS;
+        }
+        NewAlert alert = new NewAlert(category, 1, simpleNotification.getMessage());
+        profile.newAlert(builder, alert, OverflowStrategy.MAKE_MULTIPLE);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband2/MiBand2Support.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband2/MiBand2Support.java
index a7ab33620..012aeef1b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband2/MiBand2Support.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/miband2/MiBand2Support.java
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ public class MiBand2Support extends AbstractBTLEDeviceSupport {
         }
     }
 
-    private void performPreferredNotification(String task, String notificationOrigin, SimpleNotification simpleNotification, int alertLevel, BtLEAction extraAction) {
+    protected void performPreferredNotification(String task, String notificationOrigin, SimpleNotification simpleNotification, int alertLevel, BtLEAction extraAction) {
         try {
             TransactionBuilder builder = performInitialized(task);
             Prefs prefs = GBApplication.getPrefs();
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ public class MiBand2Support extends AbstractBTLEDeviceSupport {
         performPreferredNotification(origin + " received", origin, simpleNotification, alertLevel, null);
     }
 
-    private void onAlarmClock(NotificationSpec notificationSpec) {
+    protected void onAlarmClock(NotificationSpec notificationSpec) {
         alarmClockRinging = true;
         AbortTransactionAction abortAction = new StopNotificationAction(getCharacteristic(GattCharacteristic.UUID_CHARACTERISTIC_ALERT_LEVEL)) {
             @Override