title: Android Foreground Service - Notification that doesn't show Samsung Galaxy device lights
body: <p>I have written a small application that's intended to run as a service. A few times the OS has decided to shutdown the service when freeing memory, a behavior I'm well aware I cannot stop. The documentation states that to avoid this happening you can use a foreground service by invoking startForeground and passing a notification to this method.</p>
  
  <p>I have written code to show the notification, and everything appears to be working okay. There is one particular behavior I'm not too keen on however, when I press the 'power' button on my device so the screen is switched off the two 'notification' lights at the bottom of my Samsung Galaxy S 1 light up. Usually this indicates that there's something 'new' to take a look at on the phone - such as a SMS or a missed phone call. I don't think it makes much sense that these light up when the only notification available is on to say there's an on-going service.</p>
  
  <p>I understand I cannot have a foreground service without a notification.</p>
  
  <p>I understand that you cannot cancel a foreground service without it not being a foreground service any more.</p>
  
  <p>However, is there any way to stop the lights at the bottom of this Galaxsy S1 lighting up as though there's new important information available?</p>
  
  <p>Edit: Here's the code I'm using:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Intent intentForeground = new Intent(this, MainService.class)
          .setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP);
  
      PendingIntent pendIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(getApplicationContext(), 0, intentForeground, 0);      
      Notification notification;
      NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(getApplicationContext())
          .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_notification)
          .setTicker("Service started...")
          .setContentTitle("Vantage phone client")
          .setContentText("Service running")
          .setContentIntent(pendIntent)
          .setDefaults(Notification.DEFAULT_ALL)
          .setAutoCancel(true)
          .setOnlyAlertOnce(true)
          .setOngoing(true);
  
      notification = builder.build();
      notification.flags |= Notification.FLAG_FOREGROUND_SERVICE;
  
      startForeground(1, notification);
  </code></pre>