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TL; DR
- Samsung Health added profile visibility settings in version 7.1 for privacy protection.
- Usernames are displayed as asterisks and challenges and more, depending on their profile privacy settings.
Most activities tend to be more fun when done with others, and exercise is no exception. Samsung Health offers a sense of this feeling by allowing users to add friends and compete with them in fitness goals. Recently, some users have noticed a problem with their friends lists, but this issue seems to be part of a feature rather than a bug.
Users have reported a problem with how friends appear in the Samsung Health app. While you usually see names and photos of your friends in global challenges, the photos have disappeared and the names have been replaced by asterisk symbols. If you’re confused by this development, a member of the Samsung Health Service Operations team shed some light on what’s happening.