About notifications in Views

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Jetpack Compose is the recommended UI toolkit for Android. Learn how to add notifications in Compose.

Notifications allow your app to provide users with timely information and reminders even when the app isn't explicitly in use. In View-based apps, you use the Android system APIs and NotificationCompat to create and post notifications.

For a comprehensive overview of the Android notification system, including where notifications appear, their anatomy, and system-wide behaviors, see the About notifications guide.

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Last updated 2026年05月28日 UTC.