customizing notifications - jelly bean and nexus 7

[andrew.b]

Hi all, from looking at all the information I can find in the manual and online, it mostly deals with how to turn notifications on/off or change the notification sound. This may be a stupid question, this is my first android device and I'm still learning, but can I set some apps to give only silent notifications and others to be non-silent? I'm thinking of something akin to how the blackberry sound profiles work, I want to receive sounds for new mail, but not for app updates or other notifications although I still want them to show up in the notification center.

Is this possible in jelly bean? Thanks!

 

[anon(847090)]

Ok Jelly Bean introduced a new feature called "Low priority Notification". which is a new priority notification that wouldn't beep or show icon on the top bar.
but if you pull down the notification it will show the notification message. A good example is "Google Now" notification with sports/places etc.

But the downside is the app should implement this feature.

There is a checkbox in all app info where you can disable/enable notification for app in jelly Bean. Google should have implemented a drop drown instead of the checkbox to disable or send all notification as low priority or normal notification delivery.

back to, if there is an app to do this question. I dont know!! maybe others can help you with that question.

 

[Shadowriver]

It's not just "Low priority Notification" feature the the whole notification system been protirised and now have 5 levels of priority, and all notifications should be listed in order according to those

Notification | Android Developers

 

[andrew.b]

So it really should be in something implemented in the app itself? I'm definitely surprised it's not part of Google mail then.

 

[Shadowriver]

Priorities in gmail is most likely implemented, thing is application is in control of notification priority does not need to give control to user, it's notification classification and gmail classify new messages notification as something it needs to inform you by sound. As there might be many kind of notifications in single app with different priorities (in fact they are not predefind in anyway so Android don't know what notifications may pop-up un till they actully send) it's hard to implement unified settings for that, the app it self need to implement it if it wants user to have control over this.

Idea for priority control for specific mails sounds interesting and it could work with gmail priority inbox feature i guess all left for you is to suggest that feature

 

[andrew.b]

Cool, thanks. It's interesting how for the most part, everything in the android os is customizable but a few key things seem to be lacking this feature. Overall, I'm finding I'm using the nexus more and more and the iPod touch only when I want maximum portability.