private void startMyService()
{
//create the default activity to be shown
Intent intent = new Intent();
PendingIntent pending = PendingIntent.GetActivity(this, 0, intent, 0);
if (Android.OS.Build.VERSION.SdkInt <= BuildVersionCodes.NMr1)
{
var notification = new Notification.Builder(this, Constants.CHANNEL_ID)
.SetContentTitle(Constants.CONTENT_TITLE)
.SetContentText(Constants.CONTENT_TEXT)
.SetSmallIcon(Resource.Drawable.bsplash)
.SetOngoing(true)
.Build();
StartForeground(300, notification);
}
else
{
//create a notification channel. this is a must if your service is going to run on
//Android 8.0(Oreo) and above
NotificationChannel channel = new NotificationChannel(MPConstants.CHANNEL_ID1, MPConstants.CHANNEL_NAME, NotificationImportance.Default);
NotificationManager manager = GetSystemService(NotificationService) as NotificationManager;
if (manager != null)
{
manager.CreateNotificationChannel(channel);
}
//create the notification
var builder = new Notification.Builder(this, MPConstants.CHANNEL_ID1);
//make notification show big text
Notification.BigTextStyle BigStyle = new Notification.BigTextStyle();
BigStyle.SetBigContentTitle("This service is running in the foreground");
BigStyle.BigText("This is a music like foreground service that was built using some tutorial and some little tweaks");
builder.SetStyle(BigStyle);
//build notification
builder.SetWhen(DateTime.Now.Millisecond);
builder.SetSmallIcon(Resource.Drawable.badge);
//////set large icon of type Bitmap
//Bitmap LargeIconBitMap = BitmapFactory.DecodeResource(Resources.get, Resource.Drawable.bsplash);
//used to set full screen intent
builder.SetFullScreenIntent(pending, true);
//Add play button to Notification
Intent PlayIntent = new Intent(this, typeof(MusicService));
intent.SetAction(MPConstants.ACTION_PLAY);
PendingIntent PendingPlayIntent = PendingIntent.GetService(this, 0, PlayIntent, 0);
Notification.Action playaction = new Notification.Action(Resource.Drawable.ic_media_play_light, "Play", PendingPlayIntent);
builder.AddAction(playaction);
//add Pause button to Notification
Intent PauseIntent = new Intent(this, typeof(MusicService));
intent.SetAction(MPConstants.ACTION_PAUSE);
PendingIntent PausePendingIntent = PendingIntent.GetService(this, 0, PauseIntent, 0);
Notification.Action PauseAction = new Notification.Action(Resource.Drawable.ic_media_pause_light, "Pause", PausePendingIntent);
builder.AddAction(PauseAction);
//build notification
Notification notification = builder.Build();
StartForeground(500, notification);
}
}