Android- Multiple line notification is not working

Question

firstly, I read this and use this simple code to multiple notification:

    public static void notifyMessage()
    {
        NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) context
            .getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
     int notifyID = 1;
     NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(
            context);
    int numMessages = 0;
    builder.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.icon)
            .setContentTitle("Event tracker")
            .setContentText("Events received")
            .setNumber(++numMessages)
            .setWhen(System.currentTimeMillis()).setAutoCancel(true)
            .setDefaults(Notification.DEFAULT_ALL)
            .setStyle(new NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle()
            .bigText("bigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbig"));
    Notification notification = builder.build();
    notificationManager.notify(1, notification);

It's working. if message's length is bigger than usual limit , it will show "bigbig...".
in next step, I want use user's message to show in notification. so I've changed function to :

      public static void notifyMessage(String message , boolean flashLed)
    {
        NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) context
            .getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
     int notifyID = 1;
     NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(
            context);
    int numMessages = 0;
    builder.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.icon)
            .setContentTitle("Event tracker")
            .setContentText(message)
            .setNumber(++numMessages)
            .setWhen(System.currentTimeMillis()).setAutoCancel(true)
            .setDefaults(Notification.DEFAULT_ALL)
            .setStyle(new NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle()
            .bigText(message));
    if (flashLed)
    {
        builder.setLights(0xFFFF0000, 500, 500);
    }
    Notification notification = builder.build();
    notificationManager.notify(1, notification);
}

I trying to show message instead of "bigbigbig...." but always it show me short type of notification. I've also tried this:

  public static void notifyMessage(String message)
    {
        NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) context
            .getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);

     NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(
            context);
     NotificationCompat.InboxStyle inboxStyle =
                    new NotificationCompat.InboxStyle();
     String[] events = new String[4];
            // Sets a title for the Inbox in expanded layout
     events[0] = message.substring(0, 15);
     events[1] = message.substring(15, 35);
     events[2] = message.substring(35, 55);
     events[3] = message.substring(55, 75);
     inboxStyle.setBigContentTitle("Event tracker details:");

      // Moves events into the expanded layout
    for (int i=0; i < events.length; i++) {

       inboxStyle.addLine(events[i]);
    }
    builder.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.icon)
            .setContentTitle("Event tracker"")
            .setContentText("Events received")
            .setWhen(System.currentTimeMillis()).setAutoCancel(true)
            .setDefaults(Notification.DEFAULT_ALL)
            .setPriority(Notification.PRIORITY_MAX)
            .setStyle(inboxStyle);

    Notification notification = builder.build();
    notificationManager.notify(1, notification);
}

but application getting crash when new message arrive. How to change second or third function?

Refer : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20748049/android-multiple-line-notification-like-gmail-app — Dinesh Prajapati, Jul 09 '15 at 09:19
This may help:http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16490048/notification-big-text-android-gcm — sachithkn, Jul 09 '15 at 09:21
@DineshPrajapati I've already read it , and use BigTextStyle() — Farzan Najipour, Jul 09 '15 at 09:21
Check expanded layout in that tutorial, it will allow you to add the content as lines, which will solve the problem — Dinesh Prajapati, Jul 09 '15 at 09:23
@DineshPrajapati I trying to use it in third function but it's not working — Farzan Najipour, Jul 09 '15 at 09:34
@AFN ...Have you resolved your proble..I have also stucked in same kind of problem....please help — Ravindra Kushwaha, Dec 06 '16 at 07:27

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 24 '15 at 10:02

remove content from .setContentText("")

Instead add:

.setStyle(new NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle()
                                .bigText(message));

Example:

 NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder =
                new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
                        .setSmallIcon(GetNotificationIcon())
                        .setContentTitle(Constants.APP_NAME)
                        .setContentText("")
                        .setSound(uri)
                        .setVibrate(vibrate)
                        .setStyle(new NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle()
                                .bigText(message));

Yep. A blank notification – AnupamChugh Apr 26 '17 at 04:21 — AnupamChugh, Apr 26 '17 at 04:21
Depends on OS version. – Stefan Sprenger Feb 16 '18 at 10:47 — Stefan Sprenger, Feb 16 '18 at 10:47

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 09 '15 at 09:23

Please see this link - https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/notifiers/notifications.html

    NotificationCompat.InboxStyle inboxStyle =
            new NotificationCompat.InboxStyle();
    // Sets a title for the Inbox in expanded layout
      inboxStyle.setBigContentTitle("bigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbigbig");
   // Moves the expanded layout object into the notification object.
      builder.setStyle(inBoxStyle);

score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 09 '15 at 09:24

-1

Instead of setting the style directly to the builder add the text message to the style and then add the BigTextStyle to builder. Try to replace the following line

setStyle(new NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle()

with

NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle bigText = new NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle();
        bigText.bigText("Your long message");
        builder.setStyle(bigText);

answered Jul 09 '15 at 09:24

Kartheek

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What is the version of your andrroid mobile – Kartheek Jul 09 '15 at 10:11

score -1 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 09 '15 at 10:28

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I have checked that Last method is working fine for me. Make sure you are using updated Support V4 library.

You can download from here.

Copy library in libs folder and do clean & build project and then run application.

Hope it will help you.

answered Jul 09 '15 at 10:28

Hiren Patel

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n1m1 · Answer 5 · 2016-08-27T12:07:08.743

The following code works for me.

 NotificationManager manager= (NotificationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
        NotificationCompat.Builder builder = (NotificationCompat.Builder) new NotificationCompat.Builder(context)

                .setContentTitle("title")
                .setContentText("message")
                .setLargeIcon(bitmap)
                .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_notif)
                .setStyle(new NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle().bigText(msg))
                .setDefaults(NotificationCompat.DEFAULT_ALL)
                .setPriority(NotificationCompat.PRIORITY_MAX)
                .setAutoCancel(true);

        builder.setContentIntent(pendingIntent);
        manager.notify(requestID, builder.build())

Android- Multiple line notification is not working

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