Parse.com - Android custom push notification sound

Question

I know that push notification sound, in Android, can be customised (on iOS already working).

However, I don't see any reference in the docs, only per iOS custom sound.

I saw in Parse.com forum that such a feature was requested about a year ago and answered that it was "on the table".

Any updates regarding that? If not "officially" supported, any known workaround to get it working?

Answer 1

I figured out a solution. This is not available through Parse's API yet but they do have documentation which explains how to extend their ParsePushBroadcastReceiver.

So create a class which extends the ParsePushBroadcastReceiver, and onReceive call a method generateNotification and write the custom code to create a custom notification of your own there. This way, you can include a sound. First of all, you would need to add the new sound file (ex mp3) to a raw directory in the resources / res folder.

By the way, don't forget to change the ParsePushBroadcastReceiver receiver from the manifest to reflect your new file. Example:

    <receiver android:name="com.parse.ParsePushBroadcastReceiver"
        android:exported="false">

to

    <receiver android:name="com.*my_package_name*.MyBroadcastReceiver"
        android:exported="false">

Here's my code. It works and it's reusable.

public class MyBroadcastReceiver extends ParsePushBroadcastReceiver {

@Override
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
    try {
        String jsonData = intent.getExtras().getString("com.parse.Data");
        JSONObject json = new JSONObject(jsonData);

        String title = null;
        if(json.has("title")) {
            title = json.getString("title");
        }

        String message = null;
        if(json.has("alert")) {
            message = json.getString("alert");
        }

        if(message != null) {
            generateNotification(context, title, message);
        }
    } catch(Exception e) {
        Log.e("NOTIF ERROR", e.toString());
    }
}


private void generateNotification(Context context, String title, String message) {
    Intent intent = new Intent(context, MainActivity.class);
    PendingIntent contentIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, intent, 0);

    NotificationManager mNotifM = (NotificationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);

    if(title == null) {
        title = context.getResources().getString(R.string.app_name);
    }

    final NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder =
            new NotificationCompat.Builder(context)
                    .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.icon)
                    .setContentTitle(title)
                    .setContentText(message)
                    .setStyle(new NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle()
                            .bigText(message))
                    .addAction(0, "View", contentIntent)
                    .setAutoCancel(true)
                    .setDefaults(new NotificationCompat().DEFAULT_VIBRATE)
                    .setSound(Uri.parse("android.resource://" + context.getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.whistle));

    mBuilder.setContentIntent(contentIntent);

    mNotifM.notify(NOTIFICATION_ID, mBuilder.build());
}
}

Answer 2

At the end of this tutorial is explained how to play custom sounds on the push notifications.

It is done using this line:

 notification.sound = Uri.parse("android.resource://" + context.getPackageName() + "your_sound_file_name.mp3");

Answer 3

Another option to provide sound without having to generate your own notification is to just add a sound to the notification that Parse already creates for you like this:

public class MyParsePushBroadcastReceiver extends ParsePushBroadcastReceiver {

   @Override
    protected Notification getNotification(Context context, Intent intent) {
        Notification n = super.getNotification(context, intent);
        n.sound = Uri.parse("android.resource://" + context.getPackageName() + "/some_sound.mp3");
        return n;
    }
}