Programmatically ending an ongoing notification - Android - android

I am developing a GPS-based app and have just started adding in my UX features such as notifications and progress bars but I'm stuck on using an ongoing notification.
As it is a GPS app, when user tracking is started, I set up an ongoing notification to show that they are being tracked but how do I stop this notification when they tap "stop tracking" in my app? Do I have to tell the NotifyManager something? I'm basically trying to get the functionality that music players have, as in the "playing" notification appears when the user presses play, but when they pause, that ongoing "playing" notification is destroyed.
Also, I've never worked with GPS before but should I be going about this in a Service so that the user won't stop being tracked if my app is taken out of memory by the OS? Or would that not happen?

I haven't done much with notifications but you might try this:
NotificationManager.cancel(id); // Where 'id' is the id of your notification
Replacing NotificationManager with the name of your instance of it, of course.
docs: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/NotificationManager.html#cancel%28int%29
Or this:
Notification.Builder.setAutoCancel(true);
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/Notification.Builder.html#setAutoCancel%28boolean%29

Start
int id = 01;
NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder =
new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher)
.setContentTitle(getResources().getString(R.string.service_header))
.setContentText("Connect to: http://" + httpd.getip() + ":8080")
.setContentIntent(pendingIntent)
.setOngoing(true);
NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
notificationManager.notify(01, mBuilder.build());
Cancel
NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
notificationManager.cancel(01);

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How to control frequency of notification update on locked screen

I have an application which updates a notification through a service.
This notification is updated every second. It shows a timer.
Currently on nougat, with device locked, notification update triggers screen to wake up, to show the updated notification.
I would like to control this as my notification is really frequent.
I would also like to avoid changing the update frequency of the notification. Doing so shows less accurate information to the user.
So what I am looking for is a programmatic way to control wake up screen frequency upon notification updates.
thank you :)
This below notification can be used to update the user frequently and also the screen will not wake up when locked up. you may try
if(notificationBuilder == null) {
notificationBuilder =
new NotificationCompat.Builder(MainActivity.this)
.setSmallIcon(R.mipmap.ic_launcher)
.extend(wearableExtender)
.setAutoCancel(true)
.setContentTitle("Random Notification")
.setContentText("Appears!")
.setOnlyAlertOnce(true)
.setOngoing(true)
.setVisibility(Notification.VISIBILITY_PUBLIC)
.setContentIntent(contentIntent);
}else{
notificationBuilder.setContentText("change this to current updated text");
}
NotificationManagerCompat notificationManager = NotificationManagerCompat.from(MainActivity.this);
notificationManager.notify(888, notificationBuilder.build());

Notification Sound stops when opening Notification Panel

I am working over a project and i am facing a strange problem in notification.
Basically i want to play alarm in notification and for that i am adding sound i.e.uri in Notification Builder.
Here is my code:
builder.setSmallIcon(R.mipmap.app_icon).setContentTitle(title)
.setContentText(msg)
.setColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.white))
.addAction(R.drawable.alarm_off, getString(R.string.dismiss), pendingIntent)
.setOngoing(true)
.setSound(Uri.parse(path));
Notification notification = builder.build();
notification.flags |= Notification.FLAG_INSISTENT;
NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
notificationManager.notify(WAKE_UP_ALARM_ID, notification);
Notification appears in panel but when i touched the notification panel to scroll down, music stops automatically.
I am unable to understand the scenario.
Please help me to sort out the problem.
Thanks
The flags that are used in notification builder
1.Notification.DEFAULT_SOUND:used to play sound.
2.Notification.FLAG_INSISTENT:this flag is makes your sound to ring continuously until you have done few operations on notification ie,
either you drag the bar or you click the bar.
3.Notification.FLAG_AUTO_CANCEL:this flag is used to automatically cancel the notification after you have seen it

Notification using setFullScreenIntent() for BigTextStyle opening Activity automatically

I have a very strange issue, I am working on Push Notification and it was successfully implemented but when i have used BigTextStyle in Notification to show a long message in notification area with setFullScreenIntent() method then the issue coming up the Notification opening the Activity automatically which is set in PendingIntent.
If I don't use setFullScreenIntent() then notification won't opening Activity automatically the user has to tap or click on Notification to open the Activity set in PendingIntent.
So there are two codes
Without setFullScreenIntent() working fine and not opening Activity automatically:
notification = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context)
.setContentTitle("Title")
.setContentIntent(resultPendingIntent)
.setContentText(message)
.setStyle(
new NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle()
.bigText(message))
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher)
.setAutoCancel(true);
NotificationManager manager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
manager.notify(1, notification.build());
With setFullScreenIntent() also working fine but opening Activity automatically:-
notification = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context)
.setContentTitle("Title")
.setContentIntent(resultPendingIntent)
.setContentText(message)
.setStyle(
new NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle()
.bigText(message))
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher)
.setFullScreenIntent(resultPendingIntent, true) //Whether true or false same result
.setAutoCancel(true);
NotificationManager manager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
manager.notify(1, notification.build());
public NotificationCompat.Builder setFullScreenIntent (PendingIntent intent, boolean highPriority)
An intent to launch instead of posting the notification to the status
bar. Only for use with extremely high-priority notifications demanding
the user's immediate attention, such as an incoming phone call or
alarm clock that the user has explicitly set to a particular time. If
this facility is used for something else, please give the user an
option to turn it off and use a normal notification, as this can be
extremely disruptive.
On some platforms, the system UI may choose to display a heads-up
notification, instead of launching this intent, while the user is
using the device.
Parameters
intent: The pending intent to launch.
highPriority: Passing
true will cause this notification to be sent even if other
notifications are suppressed.
Found here. As you can see it immediately launches the intent. I don't really know in what case you wanted to use setFullScreenIntent()?
A notification won't automatically expand when a static notification is displayed on top (could be custom bar with wifi, bluetooth and sound control)
pass setFullScreenIntent and setContentIntent with different pending intents.
Worked for me. click on Notif will work and autolaunch will stop

Notification still in bar after killing Service

I have interesting issue:
I start my Activity and from this Activity I start my Service in another process.
When the Service is started it shows a notification in the bar.
Notification is with .setOngoing(true), so it will only dissapear only when I stop the Service from my Activity.
Then in Eclipse, in tab Devices I kill my Service-process, but the notification is still exists!
To close it I have to start the Service again and then have to stop it.
Why is my Notification not killed together with Service?
So you said that the service is on another process?
Im developing an app with a similar structure. Please Check out the "AbstractService" class and the "ServiceManager" class from package com.philippheckel.service.
Here are the classes
Here an Example
So here is how i create the notification
Use the Compat.Builder for Compatibility with older and newer android versions
NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder =
new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher)
.setContentTitle(getResources().getString(R.string.service_header))
.setContentText("Connect to: http://" + httpd.getip() + ":8080")
.setContentIntent(pendingIntent)
.setOngoing(true);
NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
notificationManager.notify(01, mBuilder.build());
So here is how i close/cancel the notification
See that im using the same ID again? this is very important
NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
notificationManager.cancel(01);
R u clearing the notifications at the time of stoping the service
If not clear the notification
just have a look into NotificationManager class to how to clear.
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/NotificationManager.html

How to check which notifications are active in status bar in Android Dev?

I have made an app that sets notifications in the drop-down status bar of Android phones. However, there is a bug in my code (sometimes the notifications are set, sometimes they are not). I want to be able TO CHECK (in the code) IF THE NOTIFICATION IS VISIBLE TO THE USER. (i.e. can the user see the notification in the status bar?).
How can I do this? (Thanks in advance).
Sample code is greatly appreciated.
I want to be able TO CHECK (in the code) IF THE NOTIFICATION IS VISIBLE TO THE USER. (i.e. can the user see
the notification in the status bar?).
How can I do this?
You can't, sorry. Update: Now possible with Android 4.3+ http://developer.android.com/reference/android/service/notification/NotificationListenerService.html#getActiveNotifications()
However, you can always simply cancel() it -- canceling a Notification that is not on-screen is perfectly fine. Conversely, you can always safely call notify() again for the same Notification, and it too will not cause a problem if the Notification is already on-screen.
EDIT:
NotificationManager.getActiveNotifications() was added in API 23 if you don't want to use the NotificationListenerService
Just to put all together. This is how it works
To build a notification,
Notification n = new Notification.Builder(MyService.this)
.setContentTitle("Notification Title")
.setContentText("Notification Message")
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.myicon).build();
To make a notification sound call setSound() of Notification,
Uri alarmSound = RingtoneManager.getDefaultUri(RingtoneManager.TYPE_NOTIFICATION);
Notification n = new Notification.Builder(MyService.this)
.setContentTitle("Notification Title")
.setContentText("Notification Message")
.setSound(alarmSound)
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.myicon).build();
To cancel the notification after user selected and launched the receiver Intent, call setAutoCancel(),
Notification n = new Notification.Builder(MyService.this)
.setContentTitle("Notification Title")
.setContentText("Notification Message")
.setSound(alarmSound)
.setAutoCancel(true)
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.myicon).build();
To make sound/vibrate only once for a particular notification use Notification.FLAG_ONLY_ALERT_ONCE. With this flag, your notification will make sound only once till it gets cancelled and you can call notify() as many times as you want with the notification id. Note that if you call cancel() or if user cancelled the notification or auto cancelled, notify() call will make the notification sound again.
n.flags |= Notification.FLAG_ONLY_ALERT_ONCE; // Dont vibrate or make notification sound
Finally to put the notification on notification panel,
NotificationManager notificationManager =
(NotificationManager) getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
notificationManager.notify(notification_id, n);
Note that notification_id here is important if you want to use the notification effectively.( to keep single sound/vibration for a notification or to cancel a specific notification).
To cancel a particular notification,
NotificationManager notificationManager =
(NotificationManager) getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
notificationManager.cancel(notification_id);
You can cancel() a notification even if it doesn't exist or you can call notify() as many times as you want with the same id. Note that calling notify with different id will create new notifications.
So, regardless of whether the notification exist or not, if you call notify() again with the correct notification_id with the Notification.FLAG_ONLY_ALERT_ONCE flag set, you can keep your notification alive without disturbing the user with repeated sounds.
You need to set an id for each notification you make.
so you make a notification ..
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, notId + selectedPosition, intent, 0);
AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) getSystemService(ALARM_SERVICE);
alarmManager.set(AlarmManager.RTC_WAKEUP, rightNow.getTimeInMillis() - offset, pendingIntent);
Notification notification = new Notification(R.drawable.icon, "TVGuide Υπενθύμιση", System.currentTimeMillis());
NotificationManager manger = (NotificationManager) context.getSystemService(context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
notification.setLatestEventInfo(context, "Κανάλι: " + b.getString("channel"), "Εκπομπή: " + showname, pendingIntent);
manger.notify(notId, notification);
to clear it..
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context,notId, intent, 0);
pendingIntent.cancel();
and to check if active..( existAlarm returns null if no pending intent available)
public PendingIntent existAlarm(int id) {
Intent intent = new Intent(this, alarmreceiver.class);
intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
PendingIntent test = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(this, id + selectedPosition, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_NO_CREATE);
return test;
}
So everything comes down to initialize an ID for each notification and how you make it unique.
A new method is introduced to the NotificationManager class in API 23:
public StatusBarNotification[] getActiveNotifications()
There exists a flag for that.
Notification notification = new Notification(icon, tickerText, when);
notification.flags |= Notification.FLAG_ONLY_ALERT_ONCE;
FLAG_ONLY_ALERT_ONCE:
...should be set if you want the sound and/or vibration play each time the notification is sent, even if it has not been canceled before that.
Although, the notification will blink when it is sent again, but there won't be any sound or vibration.
It's possible now to check notifications outstanding in android 4.3 upwards
See here:
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/service/notification/NotificationListenerService.html#getActiveNotifications()
It seems that from Android M (API 23) it is possible to get your process like that, without using NotificationListenerService nor requiring additional permissions:
notificationManager.getActiveNotifications()
As of Android Marshmallow (API 23), you can recover a list of active notifications posted by your app. This NotificationManager method is getActiveNotifications(). More info here: https://developer.android.com/reference/android/app/NotificationManager.html#getActiveNotifications()

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