Android Notification Sound

Question

I've used the newer NotificationCompat builder and I can't get the notification to make a sound. It will vibrate and flash the light. The android documentation says to set a style which I've done with:

  builder.setStyle(new NotificationCompat.InboxStyle());

But no sound?

The full code:

NotificationCompat.Builder builder =  
        new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)  
        .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher)  
        .setContentTitle("Notifications Example")  
        .setContentText("This is a test notification");  


Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(this, MenuScreen.class);  

PendingIntent contentIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, notificationIntent,   
        PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);  

builder.setContentIntent(contentIntent);  
builder.setAutoCancel(true);
builder.setLights(Color.BLUE, 500, 500);
long[] pattern = {500,500,500,500,500,500,500,500,500};
builder.setVibrate(pattern);
builder.setStyle(new NotificationCompat.InboxStyle());
// Add as notification  
NotificationManager manager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);  
manager.notify(1, builder.build());  

Answer 1

notification.sound = RingtoneManager.getDefaultUri(RingtoneManager.TYPE_RINGTONE);

Answer 2

Just put the below simple code :

notification.sound = Uri.parse("android.resource://"
        + context.getPackageName() + "/" + R.raw.sound_file);

For Default Sound:

notification.defaults |= Notification.DEFAULT_SOUND;

Answer 3

You can do the following:

MediaPlayer mp;
mp =MediaPlayer.create(Activity_Order_Visor_Atender.this, R.raw.ok);         
mp.start();

You create a packages between your resources with the name of raw and there you keep your sounds then you just call it.

Answer 4

What was missing from my previous code:

Uri alarmSound = RingtoneManager.getDefaultUri(RingtoneManager.TYPE_NOTIFICATION);
builder.setSound(alarmSound);

Answer 5

You have to use builder.setSound

Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(MainActivity.this, MainActivity.class);  

                PendingIntent contentIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(MainActivity.this, 0, notificationIntent,   
                        PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);  

                builder.setContentIntent(contentIntent);  
                builder.setAutoCancel(true);
                builder.setLights(Color.BLUE, 500, 500);
                long[] pattern = {500,500,500,500,500,500,500,500,500};
                builder.setVibrate(pattern);
                builder.setStyle(new NotificationCompat.InboxStyle());
                 Uri alarmSound = RingtoneManager.getDefaultUri(RingtoneManager.TYPE_RINGTONE);
                    if(alarmSound == null){
                        alarmSound = RingtoneManager.getDefaultUri(RingtoneManager.TYPE_RINGTONE);
                        if(alarmSound == null){
                            alarmSound = RingtoneManager.getDefaultUri(RingtoneManager.TYPE_NOTIFICATION);
                        }
                    }

                // Add as notification  
                NotificationManager manager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);  
             builder.setSound(alarmSound);
                manager.notify(1, builder.build());  

Answer 6

by Notification.builder class instance (builder) that is given below you can play default sound on notification:

builder.setDefaults(Notification.DEFAULT_SOUND);