How to set bitmap as notification icon in Android

Question

Hello I am looking for the way to set the bitmap which are not in res directory. Actually I am getting that icon from the URL and want to set it in the notifica

Answer 1

Already answered here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/16055373/1071594

Summary: It's not possible to set a custom small icon, but from API level 11 you can use setLargeIcon() after you have downloaded your image and converted it to a Bitmap.

[edit] There is another solution: If you create a completely custom notification with its own view, you could put anything inside that view, including downloaded images.