Android application Badge

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Hi,

I wanna ask about application badge. I found that kony has support for application badge which i found at kony documentation here.

http://docs.kony.com/konylibrary/visualizer/viz_api_dev_guide/Default.htm#kony.application_functions_badgeapi.htm%3FTocPath%3DBadge%2520API%7C_____1

But currently it only work on iOS platform. What i wanna ask is, how about Android ? Did kony has support too for set badge in android ?

any help or hint will be much appreciated.

Thank you

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Hi,

As per the documentation, Badge API is not present from native Android OS itself and hence Kony also doesn't have any provision for Badge for android channel.

However, certain manufacturers provide certain API to get that look and feel of badge. This is specific to Samsung and Sony. Please check the below links for more details for your reference.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17565307/how-to-display-count-of-notifications-in-app-launcher-icon

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20216806/how-to-add-a-notification-badge-count-to-application-icon-on-sony-xperia-devices

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Hi @Thewesv Dyew​ ,

Thank you for your explanation about badge API limitation in android. In order to do so, is it possible for me to displaying badge in Android using third party library ? Thank you.

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Hi @Avv Pipew​ , It's a late reply but posting it in the interest of community.

Even In native android, there is no direct API to set badges. However, few OEMS's provide API's to get that similar look and feel. Please check the below links for more details for your reference.

https://forums.androidcentral.com/google-pixel-pixel-xl/739282-those-who-looking-notification-badges.html

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17565307/how-to-display-count-of-notifications-in-app-launcher-icon

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20216806/how-to-add-a-notification-badge-count-to-application-icon-on-sony-xperia-devices

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Starting with 8.0 (API level 26), notification badges (also known as notification dots) appear on a launcher icon when the associated app has an active notification. Users can long-press on the app icon to reveal the notifications (alongside any app shortcuts), as shown in attachments. .

These dots appear by default in launcher apps that support them and there's nothing your app needs to do.

Notification Badge (Android Specific)

Reference: https://developer.android.com/training/notify-user/badges

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hi @Bewnvdette Hvwdvcwe​ ,

in latest android version (oreo and pie), the default badges is just a blue dot. So i think that is all about liability in android feature nowadays.

Thank you for your answer.

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