Android - use external profile image in notification bar like Facebook

Question

I know you can send info in the push notification parameters like message, title, image URL, etc. How does Facebook show your profile pic with your message in the notificati

Answer 1

I used Universal Image Loader to solve this. Take a look at the wiki on how to set it up. After you instantiate it once, this is the code I use in my GCM listener to download and display the image. I download the bitmap and then set it in the notification:

// Download profile picture of the user with Universal Image Loader
Bitmap bitmap =  ImageLoader.getInstance().loadImageSync(profilePhotoUrl);

intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0 /* Request code */, intent,
        PendingIntent.FLAG_ONE_SHOT);

Uri defaultSoundUri = RingtoneManager.getDefaultUri(RingtoneManager.TYPE_NOTIFICATION);
NotificationCompat.Builder notificationBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
        .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_my_app)
        .setLargeIcon(bitmap) // This is the image displayed on the lock screen
        .setContentTitle("My App")
        .setContentText(message)
        .setAutoCancel(true)
        .setSound(defaultSoundUri)
        .setContentIntent(pendingIntent);