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Notifications in Android with Example

Last Updated : 12 Jul, 2025

Notification is a kind of message, alert, or status of an application

(probably running in the background) that is visible or available in the
Android's UI elements. This application could be running in the
background but not in use by the user. The purpose of a notification is to
notify the user about a process that was initiated in the application either
by the user or the system. This article could help someone who's trying
hard to create a notification for developmental purposes.

Notifications could be of various formats and designs depending upon

the developer. In General, one must have witnessed these four types of
notifications:

1. Status Bar Notification (appears in the same layout as the current

time, and battery percentage)
2. Notification drawer Notification (appears in the drop-down menu)
3. Heads-Up Notification (appears on the overlay screen, ex: WhatsApp
notification, OTP messages)
4. Lock-Screen Notification (I guess you know it)

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In this article, we will be discussing how to produce notifications in both

Java and Kotlin.

Step by Step Implementation

Step 1: Create a New Project

To create a new project in Android Studio please refer to How to

Create/Start a New Project in Android Studio.

Note that select Java/Kotlin as the programming language.

Step 2: Working with the activity_main.xml file

Go to the activity_main.xml file and refer to the following code. In this

step, we are going to design our layout page. Here, we will use the

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RelativeLayout to get the Scroll View from the Kotlin file. Below is the
code for the activity_main.xml file.

activity_main.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<[Link]
xmlns:android="[Link]
xmlns:app="[Link]
xmlns:tools="[Link]
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:background="@color/white"
tools:context=".MainActivity">

<Button
android:id="@+id/btn"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:text="Send Notification"
android:backgroundTint="@color/green"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent" />

</[Link]>

Design UI:

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Step 3: Create a new empty activity

Reference article:How to Create Constructor, Getter/Setter

Methods and New Activity in Android Studio using Shortcuts?

Name the activity as afterNotification. When someone clicks on the

notification, this activity will open up in our app that is the user will be
redirected to this page. Below is the code for the
activity_after_notification.xml file.

activity_after_notification.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="[Link]
xmlns:tools="[Link]
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android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:gravity="center"
android:background="@color/white"
tools:context=".AfterNotification">

<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Welcome To GeeksforGeeks"
android:textSize="15sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />

</LinearLayout>

Note: Without configuring Notification Channels, you cannot build

notification for applications with Android API >=26. For them
generating a notification channel is mandatory. Apps with API<26
don't need notification channels they just need notification builder.
Each channel is supposed to have a particular behavior that will be
applicable to all the notifications which are a part of it. Every
channel will, therefore, have a Channel ID which basically will act
as a unique identifier for this Channel which will be useful if the
user wants to differentiate a particular notification channel. In
contrast, the Notification builder provides a convenient way to set
the various fields of a Notification and generate content views
using the platform's notification layout template but is not able to
target a particular notification channel.

Step 4: Working with the [Link] file

Go to the [Link] file and refer to the following code. Below is

the code for the [Link] file. Comments are added inside the
code to understand the code in more detail.

MainActivity File:

[Link] [Link]

package [Link];

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public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

private final String channelId = "[Link]"; // Unique

channel ID for notifications
private final String description = "Test notification"; // Description
for the notification channel
private final int notificationId = 1234; // Unique identifier for the
notification

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
[Link](savedInstanceState);
setContentView([Link].activity_main);

Button btn = findViewById([Link]);

// Create a notification channel (required for Android 8.0 and

higher)
createNotificationChannel();

[Link](v -> {
// Request runtime permission for notifications on Android 13
and higher
if ([Link].SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.TIRAMISU) {
if ([Link](this,
[Link].POST_NOTIFICATIONS)
!= PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {

[Link](
this,
new String[]
{[Link].POST_NOTIFICATIONS},
101
);
return;
}
}
sendNotification(); // Trigger the notification
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});
}

/**
* Create a notification channel for devices running Android 8.0 or
higher.
* A channel groups notifications with similar behavior.
*/
private void createNotificationChannel() {
if ([Link].SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
NotificationChannel notificationChannel = new
NotificationChannel(
channelId,
description,
NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_HIGH
);
[Link](true); // Turn on notification
light
[Link]([Link]);
[Link](true); // Allow vibration
for notifications

NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager)

getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
if (notificationManager != null) {

[Link](notificationChannel);
}
}
}

/**
* Build and send a notification with a custom layout and action.
*/
@SuppressLint("MissingPermission")
private void sendNotification() {
// Intent that triggers when the notification is tapped
Intent intent = new Intent(this, [Link]);
[Link](Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK |
Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = [Link](
this, 0, intent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT |
PendingIntent.FLAG_IMMUTABLE
);

// Custom layout for the notification content

RemoteViews contentView = new RemoteViews(getPackageName(),
[Link].activity_after_notification);

// Build the notification

[Link] builder = new
[Link](this, channelId)
.setSmallIcon([Link].gfg_logo) // Notification icon
.setContent(contentView) // Custom notification content
.setContentTitle("Hello") // Title displayed in the
notification
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.setContentText("Welcome to GeeksforGeeks!!") // Text
displayed in the notification
.setContentIntent(pendingIntent) // Pending intent triggered
when tapped
.setAutoCancel(true) // Dismiss notification when tapped
.setPriority(NotificationCompat.PRIORITY_HIGH); //
Notification priority for better visibility

// Display the notification

NotificationManagerCompat notificationManager =
[Link](this);
[Link](notificationId, [Link]());
}
}

With this, we have now successfully created a "Notification" for our

application. Note that the parameters listed in the above code are
required and the absence of any single parameter could result in crashing
or not starting the application. The content title, content text, small icon
are customizable parameters but are mandatory also. One can change
their values according to the requirement.
Output:

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For learning more about the topic refer to these articles:

Create an Expandable Notification Containing a Picture in
Android
Android progress notifications in Kotlin
Create an Expandable Notification Containing Some Text in
Android

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