How to show text in the status bar?

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I want to show a number in the status bar, like all the battery apps do (when they show the percentage of the battery in the status bar, usually with a persistent notification).

It seems that I can't set a text to appear on the status bar, only an image.

So is the only way is to create X images (e.g. 100 images for battery apps each with a different name) and to switch between them?

Thanks.

Share the code how you are doing it . Then we may be able to help ?? — preeya
– preeya, Commented Dec 28, 2012 at 14:02
there is no code, I'm looking for one. The standard notification code can be seen here: developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/notifiers/… . I just want to display text instead of an icon on the status bar. — Ran
– Ran, Commented Dec 28, 2012 at 14:07

CommonsWare · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-28 14:45:17Z

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Use setNumber() with your Notification.Builder or NotificationCompat.Builder.

answered Dec 28, 2012 at 14:45

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Ran Over a year ago

but that number appears on the notification. I want to show a number on the status bar, like in play.google.com/store/apps/…

CommonsWare Over a year ago

@Ran: Well, that "number" is a Notification. You either go with 100 images or you use setNumber().

Ran Over a year ago

I actually wanted to display a decimal number, so I would need infinite images. :) Thanks.

CommonsWare Over a year ago

@Ran: Unfortunately, in most cases, these images have to be resources. I think the "large" image can be a Bitmap, which you could build on the fly, but that will only be used in some circumstances (e.g., Android 3.x tablets).

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