Android: How to distinguish CLEAR all events from notification bar from user action

Question

According to the specification, .setDeleteIntent(pendingIntent) is associated to both actions (CLEAR all events from notification bar and user action like swiping).

My requirements are that when the user touches the notification that appears on the notification bar, he must be forwarded to the NotificationsList.class. This is done with my pendingInent:

PendingIntent sendPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, reminderId, new Intent(context, NotificationsList.class), PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);

However, on clicking the CLEAR button, the user must not be navigated to the application at all. With the .setDeleteIntent(pendingIndent) I cannot fulfill the 2nd requirement. The user is still navigated to NotificationsList.class.

Is there a way to programmatically distinguish the CLEAR all notifications events fired from the CLEAR button from user actions like touch or swipe on the specific notification on the notification bar?

Answer 1

What you're describing is very obtuse behavior. You need only set the pending intent to your notification and when it is clicked, the intent that is backing it will be executed.

If your code is navigating the user back to the app when the notification is cleared, then you already have a problem with your design. If the user clears your notification you should NOT be trying to navigate them back. Hence the setDeleteIntent() should NOT be associated with starting any activity.

Note that the intent that is backed when you click the notification (setContentIntent()) and clear (setDeleteIntent()) the notification are basically two PendingIntents, they should not be the same, which is what your problem is describing.