Respecting User Attention: Notification Best Practices
summary
Overview of Android Notification UI and APIs with concrete guidance: use NotificationCompat.Builder, set the right category and priority (PRIORITY_MIN/LOW to avoid annoyance), call setOnlyAlertOnce for repeated updates, and mark urgent items to trigger heads‑up peeking. Respect Do Not Disturb and users’ per‑channel settings, add concise actions and BigPicture/BigText styles, avoid unnecessary ongoing notifications, implement multi‑device dismissal via GCM with a server‑generated unique ID, and ship a Notification Settings activity plus RingtonePreference.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:41Dont Annoy the User
- 10:03Respecting the User
- 17:38Empowering User
- 26:18GCM
- 31:37delighting the user
- 33:40connecting with people
- 37:56Recap
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