android config_error ai_generated true

NotificationManager: notification not shown, missing channel

ID: android/notification-channel-required

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85%Fix Rate
88%Confidence
3Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
14 active — — —

Root Cause

Android 8+ requires NotificationChannel for notifications.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 92% success Create NotificationChannel in Application.onCreate()
  2. 88% success Set importance level appropriately: IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT or HIGH

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Target API < 26 to skip channels 82% fail

    Store rejection, missing features

  2. Create channel on every notification 65% fail

    Wasteful but works