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Asked: 2026-05-16T16:10:46+00:00

I have made an app that sets notifications in the drop-down status bar of

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I have made an app that sets notifications in the drop-down status bar of Android phones. However, there is a bug in my code (sometimes the notifications are set, sometimes they are not). I want to be able TO CHECK (in the code) IF THE NOTIFICATION IS VISIBLE TO THE USER. (i.e. can the user see the notification in the status bar?).

How can I do this? (Thanks in advance).

Sample code is greatly appreciated.

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  1. Editorial Team

    I want to be able TO CHECK (in the code) IF THE NOTIFICATION IS VISIBLE TO THE USER. (i.e. can the user see
    the notification in the status bar?).

    How can I do this?

    You can’t, sorry. Update: Now possible with Android 4.3+ http://developer.android.com/reference/android/service/notification/NotificationListenerService.html#getActiveNotifications()

    However, you can always simply cancel() it — canceling a Notification that is not on-screen is perfectly fine. Conversely, you can always safely call notify() again for the same Notification, and it too will not cause a problem if the Notification is already on-screen.

    EDIT:

    NotificationManager.getActiveNotifications() was added in API 23 if you don’t want to use the NotificationListenerService

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