Android Notification without click event?

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I would like to try and make a Notification that does not respond to a click. Is this possible? i.e. when it is visible in the Notification area, and the user touches it, I want "nothing" to happen.

This is different to a normal Notification - when it is visible, and the user touches it, the Notification Area hides, and the Intent is launched. I do not want the Notification Area to hide when it is touched.

I can make one that doesn't launch an activity:

But it still responds to a click, by hiding the notification bar again (i.e. standard expected behaviour).

This question is a duplicate of How to disable a click event of notification in android development but that question does not have an answer. (if there is a better way to ~bump~ that question up again, I will do that & delete this question)

Note: I know this is not "the Android way", but it is still something I would like to try.

Actually , what are you wanted to do ? Explain it more elaborately ..... — Junaid, Nov 04 '11 at 11:25
I think you can show your own custom notification using popupwindow in your app. You can define how that popupwindow will behave with user ineractions. — Junaid, Nov 04 '11 at 12:18
@Junaid - I wish to use an `android.app.Notification` that will appear in the standard Notification Area; not to use a popup window. thx — Richard Le Mesurier, Nov 04 '11 at 12:25
Hmm .... I will let u know if i come up with something that might help you. Till then , best of luck with the solution of your problem, Thanks.... — Junaid, Nov 04 '11 at 12:34

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 26 '12 at 06:39

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Use Intent intent = new Intent() and insert this into the PendingIntent.

answered Jul 26 '12 at 06:39

Jeff Bootsholz

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score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 04 '11 at 13:04

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I do not want the Notification Area to hide when it is touched.

That would require firmware modifications. You are not in control over the notification area; the OS is.

answered Nov 04 '11 at 13:04

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 09 '21 at 05:52

Have you ever tried

new NotificationCompat.Builder(this, CHANNEL_ID)
    .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.notification_icon)
    .setContentTitle("My notification")
    .setContentText("Hello World!")
    .setPriority(NotificationCompat.PRIORITY_DEFAULT)
    // Set the intent null or empty and autoCancel false
    .setContentIntent(null)
    .setAutoCancel(false);

For more info about setAutoCancel() check Android Document here.

Android Notification without click event?

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