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[GH-ISSUE #1469] Support Android 16 “Live Update Notifications” feature #1035

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opened 2026-05-07 00:29:45 +02:00 by BreizhHardware · 6 comments

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Originally created by @sunyton on GitHub (Oct 21, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/1469

Currently, ntfy notifications are displayed as standard system notifications.
With Android 16 introducing the new Live Update Notifications (based on the “live activities” API on Android), it would be great if ntfy could take advantage of this feature.

App: ntfy Android
Android version: 16+

Originally created by @sunyton on GitHub (Oct 21, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/issues/1469 Currently, ntfy notifications are displayed as standard system notifications. With Android 16 introducing the new Live Update Notifications (based on the “live activities” API on Android), it would be great if ntfy could take advantage of this feature. App: ntfy Android Android version: 16+ <img width="1236" height="156" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2bd58b55-a900-42e9-94fa-6e194e9b445d" />

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@binwiederhier commented on GitHub (Nov 16, 2025):

Interesting idea. How so?

@binwiederhier commented on GitHub (Nov 16, 2025): Interesting idea. How so?

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@djh82 commented on GitHub (Dec 27, 2025):

Ntfy doesn't seem appropriate for live updates, according to the official docs.

It would be nice to be able to update notifications though.

@djh82 commented on GitHub (Dec 27, 2025): Ntfy doesn't seem appropriate for live updates, according to the official docs. It would be nice to be able to update notifications though.

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@binwiederhier commented on GitHub (Dec 27, 2025):

@sunyton I'd love to use these live notifications, but I am unsure how you'd like to use this feature. Do you have an example?

@djh82 You are probably thinking of #303 (not this ticket/issue). Add a 👍 in that ticket and me and @wunter8 will prioritize it :-)

@binwiederhier commented on GitHub (Dec 27, 2025): @sunyton I'd love to use these live notifications, but I am unsure how you'd like to use this feature. Do you have an example? @djh82 You are probably thinking of #303 (not this ticket/issue). Add a 👍 in that ticket and me and @wunter8 will prioritize it :-)

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@vehkiya commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2026):

@binwiederhier, I don't know OP's intent, but my use case is to make use of the live update notifications to track some timers/long processes at a glance from the notification on the phone.

For example: I'm currently using notification updates to make an ASCII progress bar and put metadata about some downloads or I've set a timer and I'm tracking it with notification updates. A more 'native' way would be a nice to have.

IIRC, iOS offers a similar API as well

@vehkiya commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2026): @binwiederhier, I don't know OP's intent, but my use case is to make use of the live update notifications to track some timers/long processes at a glance from the notification on the phone. For example: I'm currently using notification updates to make an ASCII progress bar and put metadata about some downloads or I've set a timer and I'm tracking it with notification updates. A more 'native' way would be a nice to have. IIRC, iOS offers a similar API as well

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@binwiederhier commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2026):

I've been meaning to add a progress bar now that we have updated notifications. I'm happy to implement it but I need some suggestions as to what the suggested API and look and feel would look like.

"I want something like that" is not a real design haha

@binwiederhier commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2026): I've been meaning to add a progress bar now that we have updated notifications. I'm happy to implement it but I need some suggestions as to what the suggested API and look and feel would look like. "I want something like that" is not a real design haha

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@vehkiya commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2026):

Thanks for the willingness to do it. Mobile is sort of uncharted territory for me so I wouldn't be able to say anything there, but official docs should cover it well anyways.
My first idea, maybe a bit crude, is this to be an extension of the "Update notifications" logic.

Use the same X-Sequence-ID to update an existing notification, as before, but have extra, optional fields for the live notification.
The extra fields would be valid only when it's a notification that can be updated (i.e. when the X-Sequence-ID is provided. Which would probably mean this functionality only works for X-Sequence-ID notification updates and not message ID notification updates (TBC)
The extra fields would be something like useLiveNotification bool and progress int that's a 0 to 100% to keep things 'simple'

I maintain that it's a "nice to have" though. Might not even be feasible, see this from the FAQ

Question: Why aren't custom notifications supported for Live Updates?

Answer: Custom notifications make consistent testing and UX difficult as their behavior differs significantly across Android versions and device manufacturers. Avoid custom notifications using RemoteViews.

Happy to help any way I can

@vehkiya commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2026): Thanks for the willingness to do it. Mobile is sort of uncharted territory for me so I wouldn't be able to say anything there, but official docs should cover it well anyways. My first idea, maybe a bit crude, is this to be an extension of the "Update notifications" logic. - Use the same `X-Sequence-ID` to update an existing notification, as before, but have extra, optional fields for the live notification. - The extra fields would be valid only when it's a notification that can be updated (i.e. when the X-Sequence-ID is provided. Which would probably mean this functionality only works for `X-Sequence-ID` notification updates and not message ID notification updates (TBC) - The extra fields would be something like `useLiveNotification bool` and `progress int` that's a 0 to 100% to keep things 'simple' I maintain that it's a "nice to have" though. Might not even be feasible, see this from the [FAQ](https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/notifications/live-update) > Question: Why aren't custom notifications supported for Live Updates? > > Answer: Custom notifications make consistent testing and UX difficult as their behavior differs significantly across Android versions and device manufacturers. Avoid custom notifications using RemoteViews. Happy to help any way I can