How to use a Bitmap as a Notification Icon

Question

I want to draw something on a pic , after do that , it is a Bitmap . i want to add this Bitmap to the Notification as its icon. but it the icon must be a int Id . How can i make it? thanks for your answer~~~~　pls hlep me!

Answer 1

From this Post i came to know that Notification icon will take Resources image. So You cant do dynamic in Small icon. But you can do for large icon from Api Level 11.

For that you can use Notificaiton.Builder Refer here

Other way is also there. That is you can change icon that appears when notification in pulled down. For that you have to Use RemoteViews

Refer here

Answer 2

You can put image file in res->drawable (or drawable-hdpi,ldpi,mdpi), for example notify.png and use it

myNotification = new Notification(R.id.notify, "Notification!", System.currentTimeMillis());

or

Try using AnimationDrawable's. You can use them to combine multiple drawables into a single one, and select the one you want to display. I really think, this is the way to go.

More info: AnimationDrawable

Off course, you will have to provide individual drawables for all your Integers you want to display, but this way, you can easily change the appearance of your notifications