I'd like to know how to create a notification that doesn't show the icon in the statusbar.
There is a way to hide it?
- use transparent image then ..Daud Arfin– Daud Arfin2012-07-07 09:28:57 +00:00Commented Jul 7, 2012 at 9:28
- Do you mean you want only the notification text or nothing at all in the notification bar but only when you pull it down?Alabhya– Alabhya2012-07-07 09:55:55 +00:00Commented Jul 7, 2012 at 9:55
- possible duplicate of Android how to hide NotificationCompat.Builder notification`s icon on status bar?Dhaval Parmar– Dhaval Parmar2013-06-08 13:29:10 +00:00Commented Jun 8, 2013 at 13:29
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Since Android 4.1 (API level 16) it's possible to specify a notification's priority. If you set that flag to PRIORITY_MIN the notification icon won't show up on the statusbar.
notification.priority = Notification.PRIORITY_MIN; Or in case you use a Notification.Builder:
builder.setPriority(Notification.PRIORITY_MIN); As of Android 8.0 Oreo (API level 26) you have to set the importance of the notification's NotificationChannel to IMPORTANCE_MIN:
NotificationChannel channel = new NotificationChannel(channelId, channelName, NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_MIN); notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(channel); ... builder.setChannelId(channel.getId()) 3 Comments
kolombo
Is it works on Android 8+ with its new notification channels system?
Floern
@KoenVanLooveren I've updated the post to include the required setting for Android 8+
vanlooverenkoen
No the icon does not hide on Android 8+. It is just added at the bottom of my notification stack.
.setPriority with parameter PRIORITY_MIN will make this possible.
NotificationCompat notification = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this) .setContentTitle(getString(R.string.app_name)) .setContentText(getString(R.string.notification_text)) .setSmallIcon(R.mipmap.ic_launcher) //Show the notification only in NotificationDrawer. //Notification will not be shown on LockScreen as well as Hidden Icon on StatusBar. .setPriority(Notification.PRIORITY_MIN) .build(); 3 Comments
Vladyslav Matviienko
what's the from @Floern answer?
zackygaurav
@VladMatvienko Mine is a complete code in case any new learner needs it.
Vladyslav Matviienko
It was not yesterday, until you've editted it 27 min. ago
NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_UNSPECIFIED works in my case
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Edw590
Amazing! And it's better yet! Stays kind of hidden in the bottom and must be opened to show everything. Perfect. Thank you! Wasn't expecting this from "unspecified" xD.
You can do this by having a total transparent image and use that as your icon. :)
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Meroelyth
Thanks but I don't want to take any space on the statusbar. Maybe there isn't a way...
there is no way to show notification without icon.
You can use transparent image. But, it take space of icon. @CommonsWare: Since the primary point of raising a Notification is to put an icon in the status bar, there is usually no need to not put an icon in the status bar, unless it is interactive, such as a toggle or information notification that will always run and you might want on the pull down, but has no use for an icon.
