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InboxStyle
open class InboxStyle : Notification.Style
Helper class for generating large-format notifications that include a list of (up to 5) strings.
Here's how you'd set the InboxStyle on a notification:
Notification notif = new Notification.Builder(mContext)
.setContentTitle("5 New mails from " + sender.toString())
.setContentText(subject)
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.new_mail)
.setLargeIcon(aBitmap)
.setStyle(new Notification.InboxStyle()
.addLine(str1)
.addLine(str2)
.setContentTitle("")
.setSummaryText("+3 more"))
.build();
Summary
Public constructors
Public methods
setBigContentTitle
open fun setBigContentTitle(title: CharSequence!): Notification.InboxStyle!
Overrides ContentTitle in the expanded form of the template. This defaults to the value passed to setContentTitle().
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Last updated 2025-08-20 UTC.
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Note: Calling build() multiple times returns the same Notification instance, so reusing a builder to create multiple Notifications is discouraged. \u003cbr /\u003e | | [Unit](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-unit/index.html) | [checkBuilder](/reference/kotlin/android/app/Notification.Style#checkBuilder())`()` \u003cbr /\u003e | | [RemoteViews](../widget/RemoteViews.html#)! | [getStandardView](/reference/kotlin/android/app/Notification.Style#getStandardView(kotlin.Int))`(`layoutId:` `[Int](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)`)` \u003cbr /\u003e | | [Unit](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-unit/index.html) | [internalSetBigContentTitle](/reference/kotlin/android/app/Notification.Style#internalSetBigContentTitle(kotlin.CharSequence))`(`title:` `[CharSequence](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-char-sequence/index.html)!`)` Overrides ContentTitle in the expanded form of the template. This defaults to the value passed to setContentTitle(). \u003cbr /\u003e | | [Unit](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-unit/index.html) | [internalSetSummaryText](/reference/kotlin/android/app/Notification.Style#internalSetSummaryText(kotlin.CharSequence))`(`cs:` `[CharSequence](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-char-sequence/index.html)!`)` Set the first line of text after the detail section in the expanded form of the template. \u003cbr /\u003e | | [Unit](https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-unit/index.html) | [setBuilder](/reference/kotlin/android/app/Notification.Style#setBuilder(android.app.Notification.Builder))`(`builder:` `[Notification.Builder](/reference/kotlin/android/app/Notification.Builder)!`)` \u003cbr /\u003e | ||\n\n| Inherited properties ||\n|---|---|\n| From class [Style](/reference/kotlin/android/app/Notification.Style) |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | [Notification.Builder](/reference/kotlin/android/app/Notification.Builder)! | [mBuilder](/reference/kotlin/android/app/Notification.Style#mBuilder:android.app.Notification.Builder) \u003cbr /\u003e | ||\n\nPublic constructors\n-------------------\n\n### InboxStyle\n\nAdded in [API level 16](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels) \n\n```\nInboxStyle()\n``` \n\n### InboxStyle\n\nAdded in [API level 16](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels) \n\n```\nInboxStyle(builder: Notification.Builder!)\n```\n\n**Deprecated:** *use `InboxStyle()`.*\n\nPublic methods\n--------------\n\n### addLine\n\nAdded in [API level 16](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels) \n\n```\nopen fun addLine(cs: CharSequence!): Notification.InboxStyle!\n```\n\nAppend a line to the digest section of the Inbox notification. \n\n### setBigContentTitle\n\nAdded in [API level 16](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels) \n\n```\nopen fun setBigContentTitle(title: CharSequence!): Notification.InboxStyle!\n```\n\nOverrides ContentTitle in the expanded form of the template. This defaults to the value passed to setContentTitle(). \n\n### setSummaryText\n\nAdded in [API level 16](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html#ApiLevels) \n\n```\nopen fun setSummaryText(cs: CharSequence!): Notification.InboxStyle!\n```\n\nSet the first line of text after the detail section in the expanded form of the template."]]
