Android Notification
Android Notification provides short, timely information about the action happened in the application, even it is not running. The notification displays the icon, title and some amount of the content text.
Set Android Notification Properties
The properties of Android notification are set using NotificationCompat.Builder object. Some of the notification properties are mention below:
- setSmallIcon(): It sets the icon of notification.
- setContentTitle(): It is used to set the title of notification.
- setContentText(): It is used to set the text message.
- setAutoCancel(): It sets the cancelable property of notification.
- setPriority(): It sets the priority of notification.
Android Notification Example
In this example, we will create a notification message which will launch another activity after clicking on it.
activity_main.xml
Add the following code in an activity_main.xml file.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context="example.javatpoint.com.androidnotification.MainActivity">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="ANDROID NOTIFICATION"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.091"
android:textAppearance="@style/Base.TextAppearance.AppCompat.Medium"/>
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/button"
android:layout_marginBottom="112dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:text="Notify"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context="example.javatpoint.com.androidnotification.MainActivity">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="ANDROID NOTIFICATION"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintLeft_toLeftOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintRight_toRightOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.091"
android:textAppearance="@style/Base.TextAppearance.AppCompat.Medium"/>
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/button"
android:layout_marginBottom="112dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:text="Notify"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" />
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
Create an activity named as activity_notification_view.xml and add the following code. This activity will be launched on clicking the notification. TextView is used to display the notification message.
activity_notification_view.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context="example.javatpoint.com.androidnotification.NotificationView">
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="your detail of notification..."
android:textAppearance="@style/Base.TextAppearance.AppCompat.Medium" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.096"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/textView2"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.206"
android:textAppearance="@style/Base.TextAppearance.AppCompat.Medium"/>
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
<android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context="example.javatpoint.com.androidnotification.NotificationView">
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="your detail of notification..."
android:textAppearance="@style/Base.TextAppearance.AppCompat.Medium" />
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="8dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.096"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/textView2"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.206"
android:textAppearance="@style/Base.TextAppearance.AppCompat.Medium"/>
</android.support.constraint.ConstraintLayout>
MainActivity.java
In the MainActivity.java class adds the following code. In this class, clicking the button calls the addNotification() method where we implement the NotificationCompat.Builder object to set the notification properties. The NotificationManager.notify() method is used to display the notification. The Intent class is used to call another activity (NotificationView.java) on taping the notification.
package example.javatpoint.com.androidnotification;
import android.app.NotificationManager;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.support.v4.app.NotificationCompat;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
Button button;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
button = findViewById(R.id.button);
button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
addNotification();
}
});
}
private void addNotification() {
NotificationCompat.Builder builder =
new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.messageicon) //set icon for notification
.setContentTitle("Notifications Example") //set title of notification
.setContentText("This is a notification message")//this is notification message
.setAutoCancel(true) // makes auto cancel of notification
.setPriority(NotificationCompat.PRIORITY_DEFAULT); //set priority of notification
Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(this, NotificationView.class);
notificationIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
//notification message will get at NotificationView
notificationIntent.putExtra("message", "This is a notification message");
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, notificationIntent,
PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
builder.setContentIntent(pendingIntent);
// Add as notification
NotificationManager manager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
manager.notify(0, builder.build());
}
}
import android.app.NotificationManager;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.support.v4.app.NotificationCompat;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
Button button;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
button = findViewById(R.id.button);
button.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
addNotification();
}
});
}
private void addNotification() {
NotificationCompat.Builder builder =
new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.messageicon) //set icon for notification
.setContentTitle("Notifications Example") //set title of notification
.setContentText("This is a notification message")//this is notification message
.setAutoCancel(true) // makes auto cancel of notification
.setPriority(NotificationCompat.PRIORITY_DEFAULT); //set priority of notification
Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(this, NotificationView.class);
notificationIntent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
//notification message will get at NotificationView
notificationIntent.putExtra("message", "This is a notification message");
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, notificationIntent,
PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
builder.setContentIntent(pendingIntent);
// Add as notification
NotificationManager manager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
manager.notify(0, builder.build());
}
}
NotificationView.java
The NotificationView.java class receives the notification message and is displayed in TextView. This class is invoked while taping the notification.
package example.javatpoint.com.androidnotification;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class NotificationView extends AppCompatActivity {
TextView textView;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_notification_view);
textView = findViewById(R.id.textView);
//getting the notification message
String message=getIntent().getStringExtra("message");
textView.setText(message);
}
}
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;
public class NotificationView extends AppCompatActivity {
TextView textView;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_notification_view);
textView = findViewById(R.id.textView);
//getting the notification message
String message=getIntent().getStringExtra("message");
textView.setText(message);
}
}
strings.xml
<resources>
<string name="app_name">AndroidNotification</string>
<string name="notification_activity">NotificationView</string>
</resources>
<string name="app_name">AndroidNotification</string>
<string name="notification_activity">NotificationView</string>
</resources>
AndroidManifest.xml
Add the following code in AndroidManifest.xml file.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="example.javatpoint.com.androidnotification">
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
<activity android:name=".MainActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity android:name=".NotificationView"
android:label="@string/notification_activity"
android:parentActivityName=".MainActivity">
<meta-data
android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
android:value=".MainActivity"/>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="example.javatpoint.com.androidnotification">
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
android:supportsRtl="true"
android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
<activity android:name=".MainActivity">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<activity android:name=".NotificationView"
android:label="@string/notification_activity"
android:parentActivityName=".MainActivity">
<meta-data
android:name="android.support.PARENT_ACTIVITY"
android:value=".MainActivity"/>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
Output:
