Notification.CarExtender

public static final class Notification.CarExtender
extends Object implements Notification.Extender

java.lang.Object
   ↳ android.app.Notification.CarExtender


Helper class to add Android Auto extensions to notifications. To create a notification with car extensions:

  1. Create an Notification.Builder, setting any desired properties.
  2. Create a CarExtender.
  3. Set car-specific properties using the add and set methods of CarExtender.
  4. Call Notification.Builder#extend(Notification.Extender) to apply the extensions to a notification.
 Notification notification = new Notification.Builder(context)
         ...
         .extend(new CarExtender()
                 .set*(...))
         .build();
 

Car extensions can be accessed on an existing notification by using the CarExtender(Notification) constructor, and then using the get methods to access values.

Summary

Nested classes

class Notification.CarExtender.Builder

Builder class for CarExtender.UnreadConversation objects. 

class Notification.CarExtender.UnreadConversation

A class which holds the unread messages from a conversation. 

Public constructors

CarExtender()

Create a CarExtender with default options.

CarExtender(Notification notif)

Create a CarExtender from the CarExtender options of an existing Notification.

Public methods

Notification.Builder extend(Notification.Builder builder)

Apply car extensions to a notification that is being built.

int getColor()

Gets the accent color.

Bitmap getLargeIcon()

Gets the large icon used in this car notification, or null if no icon has been set.

Notification.CarExtender.UnreadConversation getUnreadConversation()

Returns the unread conversation conveyed by this notification.

Notification.CarExtender setColor(int color)

Sets the accent color to use when Android Auto presents the notification.

Notification.CarExtender setLargeIcon(Bitmap largeIcon)

Sets the large icon of the car notification.

Notification.CarExtender setUnreadConversation(Notification.CarExtender.UnreadConversation unreadConversation)

Sets the unread conversation in a message notification.

Inherited methods

Public constructors

CarExtender

Added in API level 23
public CarExtender ()

Create a CarExtender with default options.

CarExtender

Added in API level 23
public CarExtender (Notification notif)

Create a CarExtender from the CarExtender options of an existing Notification.

Parameters
notif Notification: The notification from which to copy options.

Public methods

extend

Added in API level 23
public Notification.Builder extend (Notification.Builder builder)

Apply car extensions to a notification that is being built. This is typically called by the Notification.Builder#extend(Notification.Extender) method of Notification.Builder.

Parameters
builder Notification.Builder: the builder to be modified.

Returns
Notification.Builder the build object for chaining.

getColor

Added in API level 23
public int getColor ()

Gets the accent color.

Returns
int

See also:

getLargeIcon

Added in API level 23
public Bitmap getLargeIcon ()

Gets the large icon used in this car notification, or null if no icon has been set.

Returns
Bitmap The large icon for the car notification.

getUnreadConversation

Added in API level 23
public Notification.CarExtender.UnreadConversation getUnreadConversation ()

Returns the unread conversation conveyed by this notification.

Returns
Notification.CarExtender.UnreadConversation

setColor

Added in API level 23
public Notification.CarExtender setColor (int color)

Sets the accent color to use when Android Auto presents the notification. Android Auto uses the color set with Notification.Builder#setColor(int) to accent the displayed notification. However, not all colors are acceptable in an automotive setting. This method can be used to override the color provided in the notification in such a situation.

Parameters
color int

Returns
Notification.CarExtender

setLargeIcon

Added in API level 23
public Notification.CarExtender setLargeIcon (Bitmap largeIcon)

Sets the large icon of the car notification. If no large icon is set in the extender, Android Auto will display the icon specified by Notification.Builder#setLargeIcon(android.graphics.Bitmap)

Parameters
largeIcon Bitmap: The large icon to use in the car notification.

Returns
Notification.CarExtender This object for method chaining.

setUnreadConversation

Added in API level 23
public Notification.CarExtender setUnreadConversation (Notification.CarExtender.UnreadConversation unreadConversation)

Sets the unread conversation in a message notification.

Parameters
unreadConversation Notification.CarExtender.UnreadConversation: The unread part of the conversation this notification conveys.

Returns
Notification.CarExtender This object for method chaining.