user interface - Android: No icon for Notification

Question

I wanted to create a notification without the icon in the status bar (the state that is not expanded). I tried the custom expanded view and set the icon for this view only. But it did not work. When I give 0 as icon to the constructor, the icon disappears but notification also does not appear in the expanded view.

Notification notification = new Notification(0, "", 0);

I tried a lot of combinations but didn't come out with a solution. By the way, I know it is working because I saw this feature in some apps. Thanks.

Answer 1

This is now possible in Android 4.1; the reference implementation of the Jelly Bean status bar will suppress icons for PRIORITY_MIN notifications, although their content will still show in the notification panel.