Question

I would like to try and make a Notification that does not respond to a click. Is this possible? i.e. when it is visible in the Notification area, and the user touches it, I want “nothing” to happen.

This is different to a normal Notification – when it is visible, and the user touches it, the Notification Area hides, and the Intent is launched. I do not want the Notification Area to hide when it is touched.

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I can make one that doesn’t launch an activity:

• Possible to make an Android Notification that does not call an Intent?
• Android – notification manager, having a notification without an intent

But it still responds to a click, by hiding the notification bar again (i.e. standard expected behaviour).

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This question is a duplicate of How to disable a click event of notification in android development but that question does not have an answer. (if there is a better way to ~bump~ that question up again, I will do that & delete this question)

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Note: I know this is not “the Android way”, but it is still something I would like to try.

Answer 1

I do not want the Notification Area to hide when it is touched.

That would require firmware modifications. You are not in control over the notification area; the OS is.