Here’s a detail example for you to update the notification using RemoteViews
:
private static final int NOTIF_ID = 1234;
private NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder;
private NotificationManager mNotificationManager;
private RemoteViews mRemoteViews;
private Notification mNotification;
...
// call this method to setup notification for the first time
private void setUpNotification(){
mNotificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
// we need to build a basic notification first, then update it
Intent intentNotif = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
intentNotif.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP);
PendingIntent pendIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, intentNotif, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
// notification's layout
mRemoteViews = new RemoteViews(getPackageName(), R.layout.custom_notification_small);
// notification's icon
mRemoteViews.setImageViewResource(R.id.notif_icon, R.drawable.ic_launcher);
// notification's title
mRemoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.notif_title, getResources().getString(R.string.app_name));
// notification's content
mRemoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.notif_content, getResources().getString(R.string.content_text));
mBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this);
CharSequence ticker = getResources().getString(R.string.ticker_text);
int apiVersion = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
if (apiVersion < VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
mNotification = new Notification(R.drawable.ic_launcher, ticker, System.currentTimeMillis());
mNotification.contentView = mRemoteViews;
mNotification.contentIntent = pendIntent;
mNotification.flags |= Notification.FLAG_NO_CLEAR; //Do not clear the notification
mNotification.defaults |= Notification.DEFAULT_LIGHTS;
// starting service with notification in foreground mode
startForeground(NOTIF_ID, mNotification);
}else if (apiVersion >= VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
mBuilder.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher)
.setAutoCancel(false)
.setOngoing(true)
.setContentIntent(pendIntent)
.setContent(mRemoteViews)
.setTicker(ticker);
// starting service with notification in foreground mode
startForeground(NOTIF_ID, mBuilder.build());
}
}
// use this method to update the Notification's UI
private void updateNotification(){
int api = Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
// update the icon
mRemoteViews.setImageViewResource(R.id.notif_icon, R.drawable.icon_off2);
// update the title
mRemoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.notif_title, getResources().getString(R.string.new_title));
// update the content
mRemoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.notif_content, getResources().getString(R.string.new_content_text));
// update the notification
if (api < VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
mNotificationManager.notify(NOTIF_ID, mNotification);
}else if (api >= VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB) {
mNotificationManager.notify(NOTIF_ID, mBuilder.build());
}
}
Layout for the Notification, i.e. res/layout/custom_notification_small.xml
:
<!-- We have to set the height to 64dp, this is the rule of the small notification -->
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="64dp"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:id="@+id/notif_small"
android:background="@drawable/notification_background">
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/notif_icon"
android:contentDescription="@string/notif_small_desc"
android:layout_width="47dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:src="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/22789588/@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:layout_marginLeft="7dp"
android:layout_marginRight="9dp"/>
<TextView
android:id="@+id/notif_title"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_toRightOf="@id/notif_icon"
android:singleLine="true"
android:paddingTop="8dp"
android:textSize="17sp"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:textColor="#000000"
android:text="@string/app_name"/>
<TextView
android:id="@+id/notif_content"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_toRightOf="@id/notif_icon"
android:paddingBottom="9dp"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:singleLine="true"
android:textSize="13sp"
android:textColor="#575757"
android:text="Content" />
</RelativeLayout>
Hope this example helps you a lot!
NOTE: You can’t update the custom NotificationCompat
on pre-Honeycomb, so I added an alternative way to update it on pre-Honeycomb, i.e. checking the API level first and use the deprecated Notification
instead.