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

I think you can't use directly the URL, but you can use the following statement, but only if you use a large icon.

This statement converts a URL into a BitMap:

Bitmap bitmap = getBitmapFromURL("Your URL");


public Bitmap getBitmapFromURL(String strURL) {
    try {
        URL url = new URL(strURL);
        HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
        connection.setDoInput(true);
        connection.connect();
        InputStream input = connection.getInputStream();
        Bitmap myBitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeStream(input);
        return myBitmap;
    } catch (IOException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
        return null;
    }
}

Now, in your notification builder you can use the following code:

NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context)
    .setLargeIcon(bitmap)
    .setContentTitle(Util.notificationTitle)
    .setStyle(new NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle()
    .bigText(notificationMessage))
    .setAutoCancel(true)
    .setDefaults(Notification.DEFAULT_SOUND)
    .setContentText(notificationMessage);

Don't forget the permissions in your Manifest: