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Added in API level 1

NotificationManager

public class NotificationManager
extends Object

java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.app.NotificationManager


Class to notify the user of events that happen. This is how you tell the user that something has happened in the background.

Notifications can take different forms:

Each of the notify methods takes an int id parameter and optionally a String tag parameter, which may be null. These parameters are used to form a pair (tag, id), or (null, id) if tag is unspecified. This pair identifies this notification from your app to the system, so that pair should be unique within your app. If you call one of the notify methods with a (tag, id) pair that is currently active and a new set of notification parameters, it will be updated. For example, if you pass a new status bar icon, the old icon in the status bar will be replaced with the new one. This is also the same tag and id you pass to the cancel(int) or cancel(String, int) method to clear this notification.

You do not instantiate this class directly; instead, retrieve it through getSystemService(Class).

Developer Guides

For a guide to creating notifications, read the Status Bar Notifications developer guide.

See also:

Summary

Nested classes

class NotificationManager.Policy

Notification policy configuration. 

Constants

String ACTION_INTERRUPTION_FILTER_CHANGED

Intent that is broadcast when the state of getCurrentInterruptionFilter() changes.

String ACTION_NOTIFICATION_POLICY_ACCESS_GRANTED_CHANGED

Intent that is broadcast when the state of isNotificationPolicyAccessGranted() changes.

String ACTION_NOTIFICATION_POLICY_CHANGED

Intent that is broadcast when the state of getNotificationPolicy() changes.

int IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT

Default notification importance: shows everywhere, allowed to makes noise, but does not visually intrude.

int IMPORTANCE_HIGH

Higher notification importance: shows everywhere, allowed to makes noise and peek.

int IMPORTANCE_LOW

Low notification importance: shows everywhere, but is not intrusive.

int IMPORTANCE_MAX

Highest notification importance: shows everywhere, allowed to makes noise, peek, and use full screen intents.

int IMPORTANCE_MIN

Min notification importance: only shows in the shade, below the fold.

int IMPORTANCE_NONE

A notification with no importance: shows nowhere, is blocked.

int IMPORTANCE_UNSPECIFIED

Value signifying that the user has not expressed an importance.

int INTERRUPTION_FILTER_ALARMS

Interruption filter constant - Alarms only interruption filter - all notifications except those of category CATEGORY_ALARM are suppressed.

int INTERRUPTION_FILTER_ALL

Interruption filter constant - Normal interruption filter - no notifications are suppressed.

int INTERRUPTION_FILTER_NONE

Interruption filter constant - No interruptions filter - all notifications are suppressed and all audio streams (except those used for phone calls) and vibrations are muted.

int INTERRUPTION_FILTER_PRIORITY

Interruption filter constant - Priority interruption filter - all notifications are suppressed except those that match the priority criteria.

int INTERRUPTION_FILTER_UNKNOWN

Interruption filter constant - returned when the value is unavailable for any reason.

Public methods

String addAutomaticZenRule(AutomaticZenRule automaticZenRule)

Creates the given zen rule.

boolean areNotificationsEnabled()

Returns whether notifications from the calling package are blocked.

void cancel(String tag, int id)

Cancel a previously shown notification.

void cancel(int id)

Cancel a previously shown notification.

void cancelAll()

Cancel all previously shown notifications.

StatusBarNotification[] getActiveNotifications()

Recover a list of active notifications: ones that have been posted by the calling app that have not yet been dismissed by the user or cancel(String, int)ed by the app.

AutomaticZenRule getAutomaticZenRule(String id)

Returns the AutomaticZenRule with the given id, if it exists and the caller has access.

Map<StringAutomaticZenRule> getAutomaticZenRules()

Returns AutomaticZenRules owned by the caller.

final int getCurrentInterruptionFilter()

Gets the current notification interruption filter.

int getImportance()

Returns the user specified importance for notifications from the calling package.

NotificationManager.Policy getNotificationPolicy()

Gets the current notification policy.

boolean isNotificationPolicyAccessGranted()

Checks the ability to read/modify notification policy for the calling package.

void notify(String tag, int id, Notification notification)

Post a notification to be shown in the status bar.

void notify(int id, Notification notification)

Post a notification to be shown in the status bar.

boolean removeAutomaticZenRule(String id)

Deletes the automatic zen rule with the given id.

final void setInterruptionFilter(int interruptionFilter)

Sets the current notification interruption filter.

void setNotificationPolicy(NotificationManager.Policy policy)

Sets the current notification policy.

boolean updateAutomaticZenRule(String id, AutomaticZenRule automaticZenRule)

Updates the given zen rule.

Inherited methods

From class java.lang.Object

Constants

ACTION_INTERRUPTION_FILTER_CHANGED

Added in API level 23
String ACTION_INTERRUPTION_FILTER_CHANGED

Intent that is broadcast when the state of getCurrentInterruptionFilter() changes. This broadcast is only sent to registered receivers.

Constant Value: "android.app.action.INTERRUPTION_FILTER_CHANGED"

ACTION_NOTIFICATION_POLICY_ACCESS_GRANTED_CHANGED

Added in API level 23
String ACTION_NOTIFICATION_POLICY_ACCESS_GRANTED_CHANGED

Intent that is broadcast when the state of isNotificationPolicyAccessGranted() changes. This broadcast is only sent to registered receivers, and only to the apps that have changed.

Constant Value: "android.app.action.NOTIFICATION_POLICY_ACCESS_GRANTED_CHANGED"

ACTION_NOTIFICATION_POLICY_CHANGED

Added in API level 23
String ACTION_NOTIFICATION_POLICY_CHANGED

Intent that is broadcast when the state of getNotificationPolicy() changes. This broadcast is only sent to registered receivers.

Constant Value: "android.app.action.NOTIFICATION_POLICY_CHANGED"

IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT

Added in API level 24
int IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT

Default notification importance: shows everywhere, allowed to makes noise, but does not visually intrude.

Constant Value: 3 (0x00000003)

IMPORTANCE_HIGH

Added in API level 24
int IMPORTANCE_HIGH

Higher notification importance: shows everywhere, allowed to makes noise and peek.

Constant Value: 4 (0x00000004)

IMPORTANCE_LOW

Added in API level 24
int IMPORTANCE_LOW

Low notification importance: shows everywhere, but is not intrusive.

Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)

IMPORTANCE_MAX

Added in API level 24
int IMPORTANCE_MAX

Highest notification importance: shows everywhere, allowed to makes noise, peek, and use full screen intents.

Constant Value: 5 (0x00000005)

IMPORTANCE_MIN

Added in API level 24
int IMPORTANCE_MIN

Min notification importance: only shows in the shade, below the fold.

Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

IMPORTANCE_NONE

Added in API level 24
int IMPORTANCE_NONE

A notification with no importance: shows nowhere, is blocked.

Constant Value: 0 (0x00000000)

IMPORTANCE_UNSPECIFIED

Added in API level 24
int IMPORTANCE_UNSPECIFIED

Value signifying that the user has not expressed an importance. This value is for persisting preferences, and should never be associated with an actual notification.

Constant Value: -1000 (0xfffffc18)

INTERRUPTION_FILTER_ALARMS

Added in API level 23
int INTERRUPTION_FILTER_ALARMS

Interruption filter constant - Alarms only interruption filter - all notifications except those of category CATEGORY_ALARM are suppressed. Some audio streams are muted.

Constant Value: 4 (0x00000004)

INTERRUPTION_FILTER_ALL

Added in API level 23
int INTERRUPTION_FILTER_ALL

Interruption filter constant - Normal interruption filter - no notifications are suppressed.

Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

INTERRUPTION_FILTER_NONE

Added in API level 23
int INTERRUPTION_FILTER_NONE

Interruption filter constant - No interruptions filter - all notifications are suppressed and all audio streams (except those used for phone calls) and vibrations are muted.

Constant Value: 3 (0x00000003)

INTERRUPTION_FILTER_PRIORITY

Added in API level 23
int INTERRUPTION_FILTER_PRIORITY

Interruption filter constant - Priority interruption filter - all notifications are suppressed except those that match the priority criteria. Some audio streams are muted. See priorityCallSenders, priorityCategories, priorityMessageSenders to define or query this criteria. Users can additionally specify packages that can bypass this interruption filter.

Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)

INTERRUPTION_FILTER_UNKNOWN

Added in API level 23
int INTERRUPTION_FILTER_UNKNOWN

Interruption filter constant - returned when the value is unavailable for any reason.

Constant Value: 0 (0x00000000)

Public methods

addAutomaticZenRule

Added in API level 24
String addAutomaticZenRule (AutomaticZenRule automaticZenRule)

Creates the given zen rule.

Throws a SecurityException if policy access is granted to this package. See isNotificationPolicyAccessGranted().

Parameters
automaticZenRule AutomaticZenRule: the rule to create.
Returns
String The id of the newly created rule; null if the rule could not be created.

areNotificationsEnabled

Added in API level 24
boolean areNotificationsEnabled ()

Returns whether notifications from the calling package are blocked.

Returns
boolean

cancel

Added in API level 5
void cancel (String tag, 
                int id)

Cancel a previously shown notification. If it's transient, the view will be hidden. If it's persistent, it will be removed from the status bar.

Parameters
tag String
id int

cancel

Added in API level 1
void cancel (int id)

Cancel a previously shown notification. If it's transient, the view will be hidden. If it's persistent, it will be removed from the status bar.

Parameters
id int

cancelAll

Added in API level 1
void cancelAll ()

Cancel all previously shown notifications. See cancel(int) for the detailed behavior.

getActiveNotifications

Added in API level 23
StatusBarNotification[] getActiveNotifications ()

Recover a list of active notifications: ones that have been posted by the calling app that have not yet been dismissed by the user or cancel(String, int)ed by the app. Each notification is embedded in a StatusBarNotification object, including the original tag and id supplied to notify() (via getTag() and getId()) as well as a copy of the original Notification object (via getNotification()).

Returns
StatusBarNotification[] An array of StatusBarNotification.

getAutomaticZenRule

Added in API level 24
AutomaticZenRule getAutomaticZenRule (String id)

Returns the AutomaticZenRule with the given id, if it exists and the caller has access.

Throws a SecurityException if policy access is granted to this package. See isNotificationPolicyAccessGranted().

Returns null if there are no zen rules that match the given id, or if the calling package doesn't own the matching rule. See getOwner().

Parameters
id String
Returns
AutomaticZenRule

getAutomaticZenRules

Added in API level 24
Map<StringAutomaticZenRule> getAutomaticZenRules ()

Returns AutomaticZenRules owned by the caller.

Throws a SecurityException if policy access is granted to this package. See isNotificationPolicyAccessGranted().

Returns
Map<StringAutomaticZenRule>

getCurrentInterruptionFilter

Added in API level 23
int getCurrentInterruptionFilter ()

Gets the current notification interruption filter.

The interruption filter defines which notifications are allowed to interrupt the user (e.g. via sound & vibration) and is applied globally.

Returns
int One of the INTERRUPTION_FILTER_ constants, or INTERRUPTION_FILTER_UNKNOWN when unavailable.

getImportance

Added in API level 24
int getImportance ()

Returns the user specified importance for notifications from the calling package.

Returns
int An importance level, such as IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT.

getNotificationPolicy

Added in API level 23
NotificationManager.Policy getNotificationPolicy ()

Gets the current notification policy.

Only available if policy access is granted to this package. See isNotificationPolicyAccessGranted().

Returns
NotificationManager.Policy

isNotificationPolicyAccessGranted

Added in API level 23
boolean isNotificationPolicyAccessGranted ()

Checks the ability to read/modify notification policy for the calling package.

Returns true if the calling package can read/modify notification policy.

Request policy access by sending the user to the activity that matches the system intent action ACTION_NOTIFICATION_POLICY_ACCESS_SETTINGS.

Use ACTION_NOTIFICATION_POLICY_ACCESS_GRANTED_CHANGED to listen for user grant or denial of this access.

Returns
boolean

notify

Added in API level 5
void notify (String tag, 
                int id, 
                Notification notification)

Post a notification to be shown in the status bar. If a notification with the same tag and id has already been posted by your application and has not yet been canceled, it will be replaced by the updated information.

Parameters
tag String: A string identifier for this notification. May be null.
id int: An identifier for this notification. The pair (tag, id) must be unique within your application.
notification Notification: A Notification object describing what to show the user. Must not be null.

notify

Added in API level 1
void notify (int id, 
                Notification notification)

Post a notification to be shown in the status bar. If a notification with the same id has already been posted by your application and has not yet been canceled, it will be replaced by the updated information.

Parameters
id int: An identifier for this notification unique within your application.
notification Notification: A Notification object describing what to show the user. Must not be null.

removeAutomaticZenRule

Added in API level 24
boolean removeAutomaticZenRule (String id)

Deletes the automatic zen rule with the given id.

Throws a SecurityException if policy access is granted to this package. See isNotificationPolicyAccessGranted().

Callers can only delete rules that they own. See getOwner().

Parameters
id String: the id of the rule to delete.
Returns
boolean Whether the rule was successfully deleted.

setInterruptionFilter

Added in API level 23
void setInterruptionFilter (int interruptionFilter)

Sets the current notification interruption filter.

The interruption filter defines which notifications are allowed to interrupt the user (e.g. via sound & vibration) and is applied globally.

Parameters
interruptionFilter int
Returns
void One of the INTERRUPTION_FILTER_ constants, or INTERRUPTION_FILTER_UNKNOWN when unavailable.

Only available if policy access is granted to this package. See isNotificationPolicyAccessGranted().

setNotificationPolicy

Added in API level 23
void setNotificationPolicy (NotificationManager.Policy policy)

Sets the current notification policy.

Only available if policy access is granted to this package. See isNotificationPolicyAccessGranted().

Parameters
policy NotificationManager.Policy: The new desired policy.

updateAutomaticZenRule

Added in API level 24
boolean updateAutomaticZenRule (String id, 
                AutomaticZenRule automaticZenRule)

Updates the given zen rule.

Throws a SecurityException if policy access is granted to this package. See isNotificationPolicyAccessGranted().

Callers can only update rules that they own. See getOwner().

Parameters
id String: The id of the rule to update
automaticZenRule AutomaticZenRule: the rule to update.
Returns
boolean Whether the rule was successfully updated.

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