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Daniel Lew
September 05, 2017
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Android Notification Channels: The Complicated Parts
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September 05, 2017
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Android Notification Channels: The Complicated Parts Dan Lew
Goal • Inform users • …Without annoying them
Noises • Sound
Noises • Sound • Vibration
Noises • Sound • Vibration • Light
Noises v2 • Metadata • Priority • Categories • People
• Do not Disturb interruptions • Hiding on lock screen
Android Oreo • Notification badges on launcher • Channels
None
Channels give users control
User Control App Control Importance Sound Vibration Light Show on
lock screen Show badges on launcher Bypass "Do Not Disturb” Channel Name Channel Description
targetSdkVersion 26 == Channels
None
Measure Twice, Cut Once
How Many Channels?
Trello Channel Overview Important Minor Temporary Mentions New Cards Attachments
Due Soon Cards Boards Comments Memberships
Notification Groups
Importance IMPORTANCE_HIGH Make sound and pop on screen IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT Make
sound IMPORTANCE_LOW No sound IMPORTANCE_NONE No sound or visual interruption
Custom Noise • Sound • Vibration • Light
Bells and Whistles • Badges on launcher • Bypass “do
not disturb”
Playing Dirty • Can delete & recreate channels • Users
will know • Will annoy users
val channel = NotificationChannel("news", “News", NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT) channel.description = "News and
weather" channel.setShowBadge(false) val manager = context.getSystemService(NotificationManager::class.java) manager.createNotificationChannel(channel)
val channel = NotificationChannel("news", “News", NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT) channel.description = "News and
weather" channel.setShowBadge(false) val manager = context.getSystemService(NotificationManager::class.java) manager.createNotificationChannel(channel)
val notification = NotificationCompat.Builder(context, "news") .setThis() .setThat() .etc() .build()
Timing • Create channels at… • Startup • First notification
• Create all channels at once • Channel creation is idempotent
Inform users… ...WITHOUT annoying them
How to annoy users without really trying
Too Many Sounds
Too Many Rows
Notification Bundles 1-3 notifications 4+ notifications
Notification Bundles Pros Cons Easy Works across channels Many noises
Only on Nougat+
Notification Groups 1 notification 2+ notifications
Notification Groups
Notification Groups Pros Cons Few notifications Few noises Extra work
Notification Groups val summaryNotification = NotificationCompat.Builder(context, "news") ... .setGroupSummary(true) .setGroup("myGroup")
.setGroupAlertBehavior(NotificationCompat.GROUP_ALERT_SUMMARY) .build() val childNotification = NotificationCompat.Builder(context, "news") ... .setGroupSummary(false) .setGroup("myGroup") .setGroupAlertBehavior(NotificationCompat.GROUP_ALERT_SUMMARY) .build()
Channels Break Groups • One group fails when channel disabled
• Group-per-channel creates too many rows • Group-per-channel creates too many noises
Channel Dilemma Bundling Groups Fewer rows Many noises Many rows
Fewer noises
Channel Solution • Channel should either… • Have a group
summary • Be IMPORTANCE_LOW or lower
Trello’s Setup Name Importance Summary Launcher Badge? Mentions HIGH Yes
Yes Due Soon DEFAULT Yes Yes Boards LOW No Yes Cards LOW No Yes Comments LOW No Yes Memberships LOW No Yes New Cards LOW No Yes Attachments MIN No No
Odds and Ends
Remove Notification Settings
Remove Notification Settings Intent
Listen to ACTION_LOCALE_CHANGED
Use setAlertOnlyOnce()
Summary • Embrace channels • Choose good defaults • Don’t
annoy users
Thank You! • danlew.net • @danlew42