title: Customize Notification Area in Android
body: <p>I am using <code>RemoteViews</code> to create a custom notification. Is there any way to customize the Notification Area Specially Height...??? I don't want to use <code>BigView</code> coz i need use it for APIs less than 11.</p>
  
  <p>The sanpshots are : </p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/oLPUD.png" alt="enter image description here"> 
  <img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/p7DE0.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>Here is my code : </p>
  
  <pre><code>public class Main extends Activity {
      @Override
      protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
          super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
          setContentView(R.layout.notificationmain);
  
          Button bnotify = (Button) findViewById(R.id.notification);
          Button bcustomnotify = (Button) findViewById(R.id.customnotification);
  
          // Click For Default Notification       
          bnotify.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
              public void onClick(View arg0) {
                  Notification();
              }
          });
  
          // Click For Custom Notification
          bcustomnotify.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
              public void onClick(View arg0) {
                  CustomNotification();
              }
          });
  
      }
  
      // Default Notification
      public void Notification() {
          String strtitle = getString(R.string.notificationtitle);
          String strtext = getString(R.string.notificationtext);
          Intent intent = new Intent(this, NotificationView.class);
          intent.putExtra("title", strtitle);
          intent.putExtra("text", strtext);
  
          PendingIntent pIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, intent,
                  PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
  
          NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
                  .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.logosmall)
                  .setTicker(getString(R.string.notificationticker))
                  .setContentTitle(getString(R.string.notificationtitle))
                  .setContentText(getString(R.string.notificationtext))
                  .addAction(R.drawable.ic_launcher, "Action Button", pIntent)
                  .setContentIntent(pIntent)
                  .setAutoCancel(true);
  
          // Create Notification Manager
          NotificationManager notificationmanager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
          notificationmanager.notify(0, builder.build());
      }
  
  
      // Custom Notification
  
      public void CustomNotification() {
          // Using RemoteViews to bind custom layouts into Notification
          RemoteViews remoteViews = new RemoteViews(getPackageName(),
                  R.layout.customnotification);
  
          String strtitle = getString(R.string.customnotificationtitle);
          String strtext = getString(R.string.customnotificationtext);
  
          Intent intent = new Intent(this, NotificationView.class);
          intent.putExtra("title", strtitle);
          intent.putExtra("text", strtext);
  
          PendingIntent pIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, intent,
                  PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
  
          NotificationCompat.Builder builder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(this)
                  .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.logosmall)
                  .setTicker(getString(R.string.customnotificationticker))
                  .setAutoCancel(true)
                  .setContentIntent(pIntent)
                  .setContent(remoteViews);
  
          remoteViews.setImageViewResource(R.id.imagenotileft,R.drawable.ic_launcher);
          remoteViews.setImageViewResource(R.id.imagenotiright,R.drawable.androidhappy);
  
          remoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.title,getString(R.string.customnotificationtitle));
          remoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.text,getString(R.string.customnotificationtext));
  
          Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
          cal.getTime();
          SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("hh:mm a");
  
          remoteViews.setTextViewText(R.id.time,sdf.format(cal.getTime()) );
          NotificationManager notificationmanager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
          notificationmanager.notify(1, builder.build());
      }
  
      @Override
      public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
          getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.activity_main, menu);
          return true;
      }
  
  }
  </code></pre>