A Android system notifications are normally used for sending notifications by Android services. Here how you create simple notification. public void showNotification(CharSequence message) { final int notifyRef = 1; final int notifyIcon = R.drawable.icon; final long notifyWhen = System.currentTimeMillis(); final String notifyService = Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE; NotificationManager notifyManager = (NotificationManager)getSystemService(notifyService); Notification notification = new Notification( notifyIcon, message, notifyWhen); Context context = getApplicationContext(); CharSequence notifyTitle = message; CharSequence notifyText = "You saved this message."; Intent notifyIntent = new Intent( this, MyAndroidSdkAppActivity2.class); PendingIntent contentIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity( this, 0, notifyIntent, 0); notification.setLatestEventInfo( context, notifyTitle, notifyText...