title: How does Facebook add badge numbers on app icon in Android?
body: <p>I know there are several Qs here that ask if its possible to add badges to an android app and they all end up with a NO answer...</p>
  
  <p>But somehow the latest Facebook beta version for Android <a href="http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-note-2/294458-iphone-style-notifications-badge-android-facebook-beta.html" rel="noreferrer">seems to do something which at least look like a badge</a> even if it is not technically exactly that.</p>
  
  <p>In that post one of the commenters says that it is somehow related to TouchWiz. 
  And <a href="http://rootzwiki.com/topic/32894-s3-touchwiz-jelly-bean-addon/" rel="noreferrer">also here they</a> mention it as a feature of the "S3 TouchWiz Jelly Bean Addon". </p>
  
  <p>I still would appreciate information on how does this can be done and if there is some API for this that I can use in my own app (when running in an appropriate environment - i.e. the same device where FB demonstrates this behavior) ?</p>