What do my buddies see, how do reactions work, and how do I stop sharing badges or badge alerts?

Your buddies see the badges you have, each at its highest level, in a row on your page in Buddies. See all there shows each collection with the levels you've reached and the ones still ahead, plus your one-time badges. They never see your progress, counts, or dates. In data protection mode, First Bible Study isn't shared. To stop sharing badges, turn off Badges in Buddies Settings. When a buddy gets a new badge, you get an alert with their name and the badge, like “Levi earned a badge” with “Year Round, Silver” below it; tap it to open their page. You get at most one alert per buddy a day, and later badges that day arrive quietly in the notification bell. Badges found in imported or restored history, and one-time badges, aren't announced. To encourage a buddy, open their page in Buddies, tap one of their badges, and pick a reaction: 🎉, 🎊, 🔥, 👏, 👍, or 🙌. You can react to each badge once; picking another reaction replaces the first. Only that buddy sees who reacted, and nothing else is sent: no message, and none of your own badges. If you're offline, your reaction is sent when you're back online. When a buddy reacts to one of your badges, you get an alert like “Anna reacted 🔥 to your badge,” at most once per buddy a day, and the reaction appears in the notification bell and when you open that badge. To stop alerts for new badges and reactions on a device, turn off Badge Alerts in Buddies Settings; both still appear in the notification bell. With Show badges off, you can't react, and reactions to your badges aren't shown.