MediaStyle : RemoteServiceException: Bad notification posted from package

Question

I\'m trying to create a notification media controller in my app using the code below which is working fine on all devices expect Huawei P8 Lite with An

Answer 1

Since some Huawei devices don't support MediaStyle you need to build notification without styling. I experienced this issue on this models Huawei P8 Lite and Huawei Y3II. So, check if device is huawei and SDK versions as mentioned and create a simple notification as below. This question helped me to find solution Strange allow/deny question on Huawei 5.1 phone when showing notification . Anyway, I hope helps someone

    boolean isLollipopHuawei = (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT == Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP_MR1 ||
            android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT == Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) && Build.MANUFACTURER.equalsIgnoreCase("HUAWEI");


    if (isLollipopHuawei) {

        builder
                .setContentTitle(description.getTitle())
                .setContentText(contentText)
                .setOngoing(true)
                .setContentIntent(createContentIntent())
                .setLargeIcon(BitmapFactory.decodeResource(context.getResources(),
                        R.drawable.mobi_plc))

                .addAction(R.drawable.ic_previous_outline_notification,
                        this.service.getString(R.string.next_station),
                        MediaButtonReceiver.buildMediaButtonPendingIntent(
                                this.service,
                                PlaybackStateCompat.ACTION_SKIP_TO_PREVIOUS))
                .addAction(R.drawable.ic_next_outline_notification,
                        this.service.getString(R.string.next_station),
                        MediaButtonReceiver.buildMediaButtonPendingIntent(
                                this.service,
                                PlaybackStateCompat.ACTION_SKIP_TO_NEXT))

                .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_stat)

                .setAutoCancel(false);
    }