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public class NotifyService extends Service {
private final int NOTIFICATION_ID = 1;
 
@Override
public void onCreate() {
NotificationManager mNM = (NotificationManager)getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
//R.drawable.ic_launcher is the icon for this notification
Notification notification = new Notification(R.drawable.ic_launcher, "This is the message that first appread in the top bar", System.currentTimeMillis());
 
Intent myIntent = new Intent(this , MainActivity.class);
PendingIntent contentIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, myIntent, 0);
notification.setLatestEventInfo(this, "This is the label of the notification", "Text to show in the notification", contentIntent);
 
//Adding this Flag so that when user clicks on the notification, it closes (cancels)
notification.flags |= Notification.FLAG_AUTO_CANCEL;
mNM.notify(NOTIFICATION_ID, notification);
 
}
}