Create Notification Alert using NotificationManager in Android

Step 1 Introduction

A simple action bar of the activity displays Notification message and icon. This simple Notification in our Activity is used to notify that the message is arrives. To add this simple Notification in our application, we need to create a particular notification. To support notification above API level 4 we use android supportV4 notification compact.

In Notification setTicker() Method is used to show Message like Popup when notification arrives. We can set notification icon using setSmallIcon() method. Pending intent is used for open activity on notification click. We can set number of notification using setNumber() Method.

Following are the steps to add Notification:

Step 2 Display Notification

Add following code in Activity to Display notification.

NotificationCompat.Builder nBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this);
nBuilder.setContentTitle("Notification");
nBuilder.setContentText("You have received a new Notification");
nBuilder.setTicker("New Message");
nBuilder.setAutoCancel(true);
nBuilder.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_tag_logo);
nBuilder.setNumber(++totalMessages);
 
Intent intent = new Intent(this, NotificationClass.class);
 
TaskStackBuilder stackBuilder = TaskStackBuilder.create(this);
stackBuilder.addParentStack(NotificationClass.class);
 
stackBuilder.addNextIntent(intent);
 
PendingIntent pendingIntent = stackBuilder.getPendingIntent(0,
PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
nBuilder.setContentIntent(pendingIntent);
 
mNotificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
mNotificationManager.notify(notificationID, nBuilder.build());

For more information about NotificationCompat please refer following link:

• http://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/app/NotificationCompat.html

Step 3 Update Notification

Add following code in Activity to Update Notification.

NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this);
mBuilder.setContentTitle("Updated Notification");
mBuilder.setContentText("You've got updated Notification.");
mBuilder.setTicker("Updated Notification Alert!");
mBuilder.setAutoCancel(true);
mBuilder.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_tag_logo);
 
mBuilder.setNumber(++totalMessages);
Intent resultIntent = new Intent(this, NotificationClass.class);
 
TaskStackBuilder stackBuilder = TaskStackBuilder.create(this);
stackBuilder.addParentStack(NotificationClass.class);
 
stackBuilder.addNextIntent(resultIntent);
PendingIntent resultPendingIntent = stackBuilder.getPendingIntent(0,
PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
 
mBuilder.setContentIntent(resultPendingIntent);
mNotificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
mNotificationManager.notify(notificationID, mBuilder.build());

Step 4 InBox Style Notification

Add following code in Activity to Set InBox Style Notification.

NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this);
 
mBuilder.setContentTitle("New Message");
mBuilder.setContentText("You've received new message.");
mBuilder.setTicker("New Message Alert!");
mBuilder.setAutoCancel(true);
mBuilder.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_tag_logo);
mBuilder.setNumber(++totalMessages);
 
NotificationCompat.InboxStyle inboxStyle = new NotificationCompat.InboxStyle();
 
String[] notificationArray = new String[6];
notificationArray[0] = new String("First Notification...");
notificationArray[1] = new String("Second Notification...");
notificationArray[2] = new String("Third Notification ....");
notificationArray[3] = new String("Fourth Notification.....");
notificationArray[4] = new String("Fifth Notification....");
notificationArray[5] = new String("Sixth Notification....");
 
inboxStyle.setBigContentTitle("Notification Details.");
 
for (int i = 0; i < notificationArray.length; i++) {
inboxStyle.addLine(notificationArray[i]);
}
mBuilder.setStyle(inboxStyle);
 
Intent resultIntent = new Intent(this, NotificationClass.class);
 
TaskStackBuilder stackBuilder = TaskStackBuilder.create(this);
stackBuilder.addParentStack(NotificationClass.class);
 
stackBuilder.addNextIntent(resultIntent);
PendingIntent resultPendingIntent = stackBuilder.getPendingIntent(0,
PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
mBuilder.setContentIntent(resultPendingIntent);
mNotificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
mNotificationManager.notify(notificationID, mBuilder.build());

Step 5 Cancel Notification

Add following code in Activity to Cancel Notification.

if (mNotificationManager != null) {
mNotificationManager.cancel(notificationID);
}

Step 6 activity_main.xml file

Add following code in activity_main.xml File.

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<Button
android:id="@+id/start"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/start_note" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/cancel"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/cancel_note" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/update"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/update_note" />
<Button
android:id="@+id/bigNotification"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/big_notification" />
</LinearLayout>

Step 7 notif.xml

Create another XML File with name notif.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="400dp"
android:text="Hi, Your Detailed notification view goes here...." />
</LinearLayout>

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