private void showNotification(String eventtext, Context ctx) { // Set the icon, scrolling text and timestamp Notification notification = new Notification(R.drawable.noti_icon, text, System.currentTimeMillis()); // The PendingIntent to launch our activity if the user selects this // notification PendingIntent contentIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(ctx, 0, new Intent(ctx, MainActivity.class), 0); // Set the info for the views that show in the notification panel. notification.setLatestEventInfo(ctx, "Title", eventtext, contentIntent); // Send the notification. mNM.notify("Title", 0, notification); }