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POCreate a notification Bar with Drawable
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    copied!<p>I am trying to create a custom Notification bar using a <code>Drawable</code> Object, but it don´t receive <code>Drawable</code> in the parameter, only <code>Bitmap</code>.</p> <h2>The Problem:</h2> <p>I need to get the icon of another application to set in my Notification. I tried use the code below:</p> <pre><code>getPackageManager().getApplicationIcon(packageName);//Return a Drawable Object //Problem Notification.Builder builder = new Notification.Builder(context); builder.setLargeIcon(Bitmap); //I don´t have this one, only a Drawable object. </code></pre> <p>As you can see. How I can use this Object to put in my Notification bar ?</p> <h2>Result expected:</h2> <p>Create a Notification Bar with the icon of another application, name and the Action to this one.</p> <p><b>SOLUTION:</b></p> <p>Thanks, pietmau and kadrei.</p> <p>Please use this code below:</p> <pre><code>public static Bitmap drawableToBitmap(Drawable drawable) { if (drawable instanceof BitmapDrawable) { return ((BitmapDrawable) drawable).getBitmap(); } int width = drawable.getIntrinsicWidth(); width = width &gt; 0 ? width : 1; int height = drawable.getIntrinsicHeight(); height = height &gt; 0 ? height : 1; Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(width, height, Config.ARGB_8888); Canvas canvas = new Canvas(bitmap); drawable.setBounds(0, 0, canvas.getWidth(), canvas.getHeight()); drawable.draw(canvas); return bitmap; } </code></pre> <p>and complete with this one:</p> <pre><code>Notification.Builder builder = new Notification.Builder(context); Drawable icon = getPackageManager().getApplicationIcon( packageName); Bitmap bitmapIcon = drawableToBitmap(icon); builder.setIcon(android.R.drawable.stat_sys_download_done).//It´s necessary put a resource here. If you don´t put any resource, then the Notification Bar is not show. setLargeIcon(bitmapIcon); Notification notification = builder.getNotification(); notificationManager.notify(yourId, notification); </code></pre>
 

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