NotificationCompat.Builder setAutoCancel not working in BroadcastReceiver

Question

I use NotificationCompat.Builder in an Activity and setAutoCancel(true) works fine, but the same is not working inside a BroadcastReceiver -the notification just keep showing up in the device regardless how many times the user clicks it. How to disable the notification upon user clicks in this case?

I also using this code together with the above and not working. PendingIntent pi=PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, dailyIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT);

Builder.setContentIntent(pi);

Answer 1

What you are doing is setting up an acitivity pending intent. It will launch activity upon clicking the notification. Change your PendinIntent to send broadcast like this:-

pi = PendingIntent.getBroadcast(context, 0, dailyIntent,
                                PendingIntent.FLAG_CANCEL_CURRENT); 

         // notice getBroadcast()

where dailyIntent is an intent for broadcast. This will send the mentioned broadcast intent upon clicking the notification.