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Android remove smallIcon overlay from expanded notification layout

I'm trying to display a notification with expanded layout on Lollipop, but i don't want the smallIcon to show up on the bottom right corner of the largeIcon as per the example below. notice that this only happens for the extended layout (i tried the solution proposed here, but it doesn't seem to work).
here is the code:
NotificationCompat.Builder notification = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context);
notification.setContentTitle(reader.getString(Constants.NOTIFICATION_CONFIG_KEY_TITLE));
notification.setContentText(reader.getString(Constants.NOTIFICATION_CONFIG_KEY_TEXT)) ;
notification.setAutoCancel(true) ;
notification.setSmallIcon(Constants.NOTIFICATION_CONFIG_ICON_ID);
notification.setLargeIcon(BitmapFactory.decodeResource(context.getResources(), Constants.NOTIFICATION_CONFIG_ICON_ID));
Notification n = notification.build() ;
the smallIcon's visibility could probably be changed once the notification is built but i don't have a clear idea how. perhaps, someone could help with that.
Thanks.

You can achieve that by building both layouts (the short and the expand) by yourself.
First make 2 XML files and custom your layouts, then attach them to the notification. The root view of those layouts should be LinearLayout:
RemoteViews notificationLayout = new RemoteViews(getPackageName(), R.layout.notification_layout); // the small layout
RemoteViews notificationLayoutExpanded = new RemoteViews(getPackageName(), R.layout.notification_layout_large); // the expand layout
NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this, getString(R.string.notification_channel_id))
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.logo)
.setStyle(new NotificationCompat.DecoratedCustomViewStyle())
.setCustomContentView(notificationLayout)
.setCustomBigContentView(notificationLayoutExpanded);
NotificationManagerCompat notificationManager = NotificationManagerCompat.from(this);
notificationManager.notify(0, builder.build());
If you want to set a text or an image to those layouts dynamically (not in the XML), you do it like that:
RemoteViews notificationLayout = new RemoteViews(getPackageName(), R.layout.notification_layout);
String text = "the text to display";
Bitmap picture = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), R.drawable.notification_default_img);;
notificationLayout.setTextViewText(R.id.small_notification_text, text);
notificationLayout.setImageViewBitmap(R.id.small_notification_img, picture);

How to display multiple notification as a group?

here is my code for notification. it generate a new notification each time
Random random = new Random();
int m = random.nextInt(9999 - 1000);
NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder =new NotificationCompat.Builder(context)
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.quemark1)
.setContentTitle("New Message")
.setContentText(message)
Intent intent = new Intent(this, ActivityMain.class);
TaskStackBuilder stackBuilder = TaskStackBuilder.create(context);
stackBuilder.addParentStack(ActivityMain.class);
stackBuilder.addNextIntent(intent);
PendingIntent resultPendingIntent = stackBuilder.getPendingIntent(0, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
mBuilder.setContentIntent(resultPendingIntent);
NotificationManager mNotificationManager = (NotificationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
mBuilder.setDefaults(Notification.DEFAULT_SOUND | Notification.DEFAULT_VIBRATE);
mBuilder.setAutoCancel(true);
mNotificationManager.notify(m, mBuilder.build());
here is the output of my code

It will generate notification with multiple messages like Gmail
NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.quemark1)
.setContentTitle("Title")
.setContentText("New Message received");
NotificationCompat.InboxStyle inboxStyle =
new NotificationCompat.InboxStyle();
inboxStyle.setBigContentTitle("doUdo");
// Add your All messages here or use Loop to generate messages
inboxStyle.addLine("Messgare 1");
inboxStyle.addLine("Messgare 2");
.
.
inboxStyle.addLine("Messgare n");
mBuilder.setStyle(inboxStyle);
TaskStackBuilder stackBuilder = TaskStackBuilder.create(context);
stackBuilder.addNextIntent(intent);
PendingIntent pIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, intent,
PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
mBuilder.setContentIntent(pIntent);
NotificationManager mNotificationManager = (NotificationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
mBuilder.setDefaults(Notification.DEFAULT_SOUND | Notification.DEFAULT_VIBRATE);
mBuilder.setAutoCancel(true);
mNotificationManager.notify(0, mBuilder.build());

When creating notifications for a handheld device, you should always aggregate similar notifications into a single summary notification.
Check this it shows how to build stack notification.
private void sendStackNotificationIfNeeded(RemoteNotification remoteNotification) {
// only run this code if the device is running 23 or better
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 23) {
ArrayList<StatusBarNotification> groupedNotifications = new ArrayList<>();
// step through all the active StatusBarNotifications and
for (StatusBarNotification sbn : getNotificationManagerService().getActiveNotifications()) {
// add any previously sent notifications with a group that matches our RemoteNotification
// and exclude any previously sent stack notifications
if (remoteNotification.getUserNotificationGroup() != null &&
remoteNotification.getUserNotificationGroup().equals(sbn.getNotification().getGroup()) &&
sbn.getId() != RemoteNotification.TYPE_STACK) {
groupedNotifications.add(sbn);
}
}
// since we assume the most recent notification was delivered just prior to calling this method,
// we check that previous notifications in the group include at least 2 notifications
if (groupedNotifications.size() > 1) {
NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this);
// use convenience methods on our RemoteNotification wrapper to create a title
builder.setContentTitle(String.format("%s: %s", remoteNotification.getAppName(), remoteNotification.getErrorName()))
.setContentText(String.format("%d new activities", groupedNotifications.size()));
// for every previously sent notification that met our above requirements,
// add a new line containing its title to the inbox style notification extender
NotificationCompat.InboxStyle inbox = new NotificationCompat.InboxStyle();
{
for (StatusBarNotification activeSbn : groupedNotifications) {
String stackNotificationLine = (String)activeSbn.getNotification().extras.get(NotificationCompat.EXTRA_TITLE);
if (stackNotificationLine != null) {
inbox.addLine(stackNotificationLine);
}
}
// the summary text will appear at the bottom of the expanded stack notification
// we just display the same thing from above (don't forget to use string
// resource formats!)
inbox.setSummaryText(String.format("%d new activities", groupedNotifications.size()));
}
builder.setStyle(inbox);
// make sure that our group is set the same as our most recent RemoteNotification
// and choose to make it the group summary.
// when this option is set to true, all previously sent/active notifications
// in the same group will be hidden in favor of the notifcation we are creating
builder.setGroup(remoteNotification.getUserNotificationGroup())
.setGroupSummary(true);
// if the user taps the notification, it should disappear after firing its content intent
// and we set the priority to high to avoid Doze from delaying our notifications
builder.setAutoCancel(true)
.setPriority(NotificationCompat.PRIORITY_HIGH);
// create a unique PendingIntent using an integer request code.
final int requestCode = (int)System.currentTimeMillis() / 1000;
builder.setContentIntent(PendingIntent.getActivity(this, requestCode, DetailActivity.createIntent(this), PendingIntent.FLAG_ONE_SHOT));
Notification stackNotification = builder.build();
stackNotification.defaults = Notification.DEFAULT_ALL;
// finally, deliver the notification using the group identifier as the Tag
// and the TYPE_STACK which will cause any previously sent stack notifications
// for this group to be updated with the contents of this built summary notification
getNotificationManagerService().notify(remoteNotification.getUserNotificationGroup(), RemoteNotification.TYPE_STACK, stackNotification);
}
}
}

From https://developer.android.com/training/notify-user/group.
String GROUP_KEY_WORK_EMAIL = "com.android.example.WORK_EMAIL";
Notification newMessageNotification = new NotificationCompat.Builder(MainActivity.this, CHANNEL_ID)
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.new_mail)
.setContentTitle(emailObject.getSenderName())
.setContentText(emailObject.getSubject())
.setLargeIcon(emailObject.getSenderAvatar())
.setGroup(GROUP_KEY_WORK_EMAIL)
.build();
By default, notifications are sorted according to when they were posted, but you can change order by calling setSortKey().
If alerts for a notification's group should be handled by a different notification, call setGroupAlertBehavior(). For example, if you want only the summary of your group to make noise, all children in the group should have the group alert behavior GROUP_ALERT_SUMMARY. The other options are GROUP_ALERT_ALL and GROUP_ALERT_CHILDREN.
Set a group summary
On Android 7.0 (API level 24) and higher, the system automatically builds a summary for your group using snippets of text from each notification. The user can expand this notification to see each separate notification, as shown in figure 1. To support older versions, which cannot show a nested group of notifications, you must create an extra notification that acts as the summary. This appears as the only notification and the system hides all the others. So this summary should include a snippet from all the other notifications, which the user can tap to open your app.
Note: The behavior of the group summary may vary on some device types such as wearables. To ensure the best experience on all devices and versions, always include a group summary when you create a group.
To add a group summary, proceed as follows:
Create a new notification with a description of the group—often best done with the inbox-style notification.
Add the summary notification to the group by calling setGroup().
Specify that it should be used as the group summary by calling setGroupSummary(true).
For example:
//use constant ID for notification used as group summary
int SUMMARY_ID = 0;
String GROUP_KEY_WORK_EMAIL = "com.android.example.WORK_EMAIL";
Notification newMessageNotification1 =
new NotificationCompat.Builder(MainActivity.this, CHANNEL_ID)
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_notify_email_status)
.setContentTitle(emailObject1.getSummary())
.setContentText("You will not believe...")
.setGroup(GROUP_KEY_WORK_EMAIL)
.build();
Notification newMessageNotification2 =
new NotificationCompat.Builder(MainActivity.this, CHANNEL_ID)
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_notify_email_status)
.setContentTitle(emailObject2.getSummary())
.setContentText("Please join us to celebrate the...")
.setGroup(GROUP_KEY_WORK_EMAIL)
.build();
Notification summaryNotification =
new NotificationCompat.Builder(MainActivity.this, CHANNEL_ID)
.setContentTitle(emailObject.getSummary())
//set content text to support devices running API level < 24
.setContentText("Two new messages")
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_notify_summary_status)
//build summary info into InboxStyle template
.setStyle(new NotificationCompat.InboxStyle()
.addLine("Alex Faarborg Check this out")
.addLine("Jeff Chang Launch Party")
.setBigContentTitle("2 new messages")
.setSummaryText("janedoe#example.com"))
//specify which group this notification belongs to
.setGroup(GROUP_KEY_WORK_EMAIL)
//set this notification as the summary for the group
.setGroupSummary(true)
.build();
NotificationManagerCompat notificationManager = NotificationManagerCompat.from(this);
notificationManager.notify(emailNotificationId1, newMessageNotification1);
notificationManager.notify(emailNotificationId2, newMessageNotification2);
notificationManager.notify(SUMMARY_ID, summaryNotification);
The summary notification ID should stay the same so that it is only posted once, and so you can update it later if the summary information changes (subsequent additions to the group should result in updating the existing summary).

Use below give code for your notification manager and increment the count whenever a new notification received.
mNotificationManager.notify(count, mBuilder.build());

How to group android notifications like whatsapp?

I don´t know how to group two or more notifications into only one and show a message like "You have two new messages".

Steps to be taken care from the below code.
NotificationCompat.Builder:contains the UI specification and action information
NotificationCompat.Builder.build() :used to create notification (Which returns Notification object)
Notification.InboxStyle: used to group the notifications belongs to same ID
NotificationManager.notify():to issue the notification.
Use the below code to create notification and group it. Include the function in a button click.
private final int NOTIFICATION_ID = 237;
private static int value = 0;
Notification.InboxStyle inboxStyle = new Notification.InboxStyle();
Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(), R.drawable.push_notify_icon);
public void buttonClicked(View v)
{
value ++;
if(v.getId() == R.id.btnCreateNotify){
NotificationManager nManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
Notification.Builder builder = new Notification.Builder(this);
builder.setContentTitle("Lanes");
builder.setContentText("Notification from Lanes"+value);
builder.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher);
builder.setLargeIcon(bitmap);
builder.setAutoCancel(true);
inboxStyle.setBigContentTitle("Enter Content Text");
inboxStyle.addLine("hi events "+value);
builder.setStyle(inboxStyle);
nManager.notify("App Name",NOTIFICATION_ID,builder.build());
}
}
For separate notifications assign different NOTIFICATION_IDs..

For full logic please consider checking my answer.I used the logic with shared preferences and broadcast receiver as i needed to group each user message into single one and be in sight of active notifications.As only by targeting the api level 23 you can get active notifications,it did not help me at all.So i decided to write some slight logic.Check it here if you feel like to.
https://stackoverflow.com/a/38079241/6466619

You need to create the notification so that it can be updated with a notification ID by calling NotificationManager.notify(ID, notification).
The following steps need to be created to update the notification:
Update or create a NotificationCompat.Builder object
Build a Notification object from it
Issue the Notification with the same ID you used previously
An example taken from the android developer docs:
mNotificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
// Sets an ID for the notification, so it can be updated
int notifyID = 1;
mNotifyBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
.setContentTitle("New Message")
.setContentText("You've received new messages.")
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_notify_status)
numMessages = 0;
// Start of a loop that processes data and then notifies the user
...
mNotifyBuilder.setContentText(currentText).setNumber(++numMessages);
// Because the ID remains unchanged, the existing notification is updated.
mNotificationManager.notify(notifyID, mNotifyBuilder.build());
...
Also see the Android docs on Stacking Notifications
https://developer.android.com/training/wearables/notifications/stacks.html

You can stack all your notifications into a single group using the setGroup method and passing your groupId string as parameter.
builer.setGroup("GROUP ID STRING" ) ;
NotificationManager nManager = (NotificationManager)
getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
Notification.Builder builder = new Notification.Builder(this);
builder.setContentTitle("Lanes");
builder.setGroup("GROUP_ID_STRING");
builder.setContentText("Notification from Lanes"+value);
builder.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher);
builder.setLargeIcon(bitmap);
builder.setAutoCancel(true);
inboxStyle.setBigContentTitle("Enter Content Text");
inboxStyle.addLine("hi events "+value);
builder.setStyle(inboxStyle);
nManager.notify("App Name",NOTIFICATION_ID,builder.build());

Create own NotificationStyle

In my Android application I want to create a expendable notification. For this I have to set a Style for the notification like this:
NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this);
builder.setSmallIcon(android.R.drawable.ic_menu_info_details);
builder.setContentTitle("My notification");
builder.setContentText("Hello World!");
builder.setStyle(...);
Android gives me some styles I can use with this method but I like to create my own, so I can load a layout in the notification. So how can I do this? If I create a subclass of Style there are only these two methods:
public Notification build();
public void setBuilder(Builder builder);
So how can I load my own layout in the notification? builder.setContent is insufficient for me because then I only have 64dp for the layout.

Found a solution for this problem. It's really easy. Just use this code here:
String packageName = this.getPackageName();
RemoteViews bigView = new RemoteViews(packageName, R.layout.test);
NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this);
builder.setSmallIcon(android.R.drawable.ic_menu_info_details);
builder.setContentTitle("My notification");
builder.setContentText("Hello World!");
Notification noti = builder.build();
noti.bigContentView = bigView;
NotificationManager mgr = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
mgr.notify(1234, noti);

How to increase the height of remoteview in android notification

I am trying to create a notification with custom RemoteView.But when displaying notification,bottom of the RemoteView is getting cropped.Only half of the remote view is visible in the notification.Could any one tell me about increasing the height of notification in android?

First of all, Notification height is limited to 256dp on Android. Views will be clipped at the bottom that exceed this height. Second, to create a custom Big Notification layout, use RemoteViews like this:
NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this);
builder.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_notification_icon)
RemoteViews content = new RemoteViews(this.getPackageName(), R.layout.content);
Notification notif = builder.build();
notif.bigContentView = content;
notificationManager.notify(NOTIFICATION_ID, notif);

Set the style of the notification intent to bigstyle,
Notification noti = new Notification.Builder(this).setStyle(new Notification.BigTextStyle().bigText(longText))