android - How to show notification count on app icon like Facebook?

Question

I want to show unread notification count on my app icon when app is not opened. this post seems to be close but it is 3 years old. Has there been any change on this or I should go with solutions provided in the accepted answer?

Answer 1

Unfortunately you cant achieve this for all android devices.

Certain manufacturers (e.g. Samsung or Sony) have included this functionality into their customised Android launchers. Also some 3rd-party launchers (e.g. Nova Launcher) have included an API to accomplish this.

Some related posts for more information:

• How does Facebook add badge numbers on app icon in Android?
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18205569/does-samsung-modifies-its-android-roms-to-have-badges-on-email-and-sms-icons?rq=1
• adding notification badge on app icon in android
• How to interface with the BadgeProvider on Samsung phones to add a count to the app icon?
• How to add a notification badge/count to application icon on Sony Xperia devices?
• How to make application badge on android?
• How to display count of notifications in app launcher icon

And some libraries that might be helpful:

• Samsung badger

• ShortcutBadger

• Badges

and more...