Set new message count on icon like Android New Message

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I want to implement feature such as, when new message is received on Android. Look on the image on detail and please help if you can.

UPDATE

I just want to build imageview in xml like new message icon on homescreen, with red circle on the right-top.

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for this please look in to this [article](http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/appwidgets/index.html) android-viewbadger [code](https://github.com/jgilfelt/android-viewbadger) — Dhaval Parmar, Apr 22 '13 at 12:55

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 22 '13 at 13:29

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You are welcome to implement a home screen app widget for that purpose. Or, you are welcome to implement your own home screen, and offer some sort of badging API to third parties.

You have no means of affecting anything else on the home screen.

answered Apr 22 '13 at 13:29

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@Big.Child: as per above ans. if you create your own Home Screen then Please share it here... – Dhaval Parmar Apr 22 '13 at 13:34
I just want to build imageview in xml like new message icon on homescreen, with red circle on the right-top. – Big.Child Apr 23 '13 at 06:37
@Big.Child: You are welcome to implement a home screen app widget to do that. – CommonsWare Apr 23 '13 at 10:56

Set new message count on icon like Android New Message

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