AquaMail Forum
English - Android => General Discussion => Topic started by: peterjcb on September 26, 2013, 06:21:04 pm
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Is there a way to enable a notification indicator on the app icon itself when new mail is received?
I don't always pull down the notifications bar to check and it would be convenient to see a notification reminder on the home screen.
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How can I display the unread message count on the app icon?
Android provides no way to do this that’s 1) standard 2) accessible to third party apps.
Samsung, HTC, Sony have this feature only for their own apps built into the device’s formware, and only when using their own launcher (also built in).
This leaves two options:
- Using the AquaMail’s “message counter” widget, which has theming and can be configured to “point to” a specific account or a folder. You can find it in the same place as all other widgets (this differs between Android 2.* and 3-4.*, there are plenty of tutorials on the Internet if you need one).
- Switch to using a third party launcher that has this capability. My app supports the two big ones: Apex Launcher Pro (you will need to enable “External notifiers” in its settings, under Advanced), and Nova Launcher Prime.
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