UnreadWidget

Widget for any Android App to show unread count

Adding to your Project:

Just drop all the files into your Project.

Example Widget

Normal App Icon on the left // UnreadWidget on the right

CustomWidgetProvider.java

configure these 3 values to your needs:

public static final int MAX_COUNT = 20;
public static Class ToOpenActivity = org.example.myapp.WantToStartThisActivity.class;
public static String baseClass = "org.example.myapp";

if more than MAX_COUNT unread count, then MAX_COUNT"+" will be displayed

ToOpenActivity specifies the Activity that you want to open, when the Widget is clicked

baseClass is the Base Class of your Project

Resources

you will need to already have these resources in your Project:

@drawable/icon

this should be your App's Homescreen Icon

@string/app_name

this should be the String that shows under your App's Homescreen Icon

AndroidManifest.xml

add these lines to your AndroidManifest.xml (inside the application tag):

        <!-- unread badge widget -->
        <!-- unread badge widget -->
        <receiver android:name="com.zoffcc.applications.CustomWidgetProvider"
                  android:icon="@drawable/icon"
                  android:label="@string/app_name">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.appwidget.action.APPWIDGET_UPDATE"/>
            </intent-filter>
            <meta-data
                android:name="android.appwidget.provider"
                android:resource="@xml/badge_widget_provider"/>
        </receiver>
        <receiver
            android:name="com.zoffcc.applications.BadgeWidgetIntentReceiver"
            android:label="widgetBroadcastReceiver">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="org.example.myapp.CHANGE_BADGE" />
            </intent-filter>

            <meta-data
                android:name="android.appwidget.provider"
                android:resource="@xml/badge_widget_provider" />
        </receiver>
        <!-- unread badge widget -->
        <!-- unread badge widget -->

and replace org.example.myapp with the Base Class of your Project

Update the Widget in your App

in your Project add:

import com.zoffcc.applications.CustomWidgetProvider;
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.
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try
{
        // ---- update the widget if present ----
        final Intent intent2 = new Intent();
        intent2.setAction(CustomWidgetProvider.baseClass + ".CHANGE_BADGE");
        intent2.putExtra("UNREAD_COUNT_NEW", enter_your_unread_count_here_as_integer);
        context.getApplicationContext().sendBroadcast(intent2);
        // ---- update the widget if present ----
}
catch (Exception e)
{
}
catch (Throwable t)
{
}
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.
.

enter_your_unread_count_here_as_integer is the number you want displayed over your Widget.

if you want to hide the Count, just give 0 as enter_your_unread_count_here_as_integer