How do I combine all my notifications into one expandable one in API 14+?

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My app might have multiple notifications for different events and instead of showing 4 notifications, I want to combine them like GMail does. How do I do this? Is this possible in API 14 or was this added in JellyBean?

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 28 '13 at 19:13

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The large notification you're thinking of (specifically InboxStyle) was added in Jelly Bean, but there's nothing stopping you from aggregating multiple pieces of information in a single notification on earlier versions of Android (you just won't be able to fit as much in). Use NotificationCompat to create a Notification that has a nice bigContentView for JB+ devices and a more concise summary version on older devices.

answered Feb 28 '13 at 19:13

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Thanks. I'll take a look and see if that fits what I'm looking to do. – Don Rhummy Feb 28 '13 at 20:33

How do I combine all my notifications into one expandable one in API 14+?

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