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Android 6 Essentials

You're reading from   Android 6 Essentials Design, build, and create your own applications using the full range of features available in Android 6

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2015
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781785884412
Length 122 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Notifications


There are a few changes to the notifications feature, as follows:

  • The Notification.setLatestEventInfo() method is now removed. When constructing notifications, we must use the Notification.Builder class.

  • Updating a notification is also done via the Notification.Builder instance using the same instance of the builder, and calling the build() method will get us an updated Notification instance. If legacy support is required, you can use NotificationCompat.Builder instead, which is available in the Android Support Library.

  • The adb shell dumpsys notification command no longer prints out notification text. The proper usage now is adb shell dumpsys notification --noredact.

  • The newly added INTERRUPTION_FILTER_ALARMS filter level corresponds to a new mode: Alarms only do not disturb.

  • The newly added CATEGORY_REMINDER category is used for user-scheduled reminders.

  • The newly added Icon class allows icons to be attached to notifications via the setSmallIcon() and setLargeIcon() methods.

  • The...

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