There is currently no workaround for this. Notification Channels has been recently announced (last last I/O if I remember correctly), and is (most probably if not absolutely) here to stay. What I do though is something like this.
To abide to the new standard, I just implement the Notification Channels, but only as needed. I also use FCM on my app and here's something similar to what I have for it -- this is in my Application class:
private void initFirebase() {
... // other Firebase stuff.
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) initNotificationChannels();
}
@TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
private void initNotificationChannels() {
NotificationChannel publicChannel = new NotificationChannel(NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_PUBLIC,
NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_PUBLIC, NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT);
publicChannel.setDescription(NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_PUBLIC);
NotificationChannel privateChannel = new NotificationChannel(NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_PRIVATE,
NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_PRIVATE, NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_HIGH);
publicChannel.setDescription(NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_PRIVATE);
NotificationManager mNotificationManager =
(NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
if (mNotificationManager != null) {
mNotificationManager.createNotificationChannel(publicChannel);
mNotificationManager.createNotificationChannel(privateChannel);
}
}
And my MessagingService has something like this:
private static final String NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_PRIVATE = "my.app.package.name.private";
private static final String NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_PUBLIC = "my.app.package.name.public";
private void buildNotification(....(other params),String source, String message) {
String channelId = getChannelId(source);
Intent resultIntent = new Intent(this, MyActivity.class);
resultIntent.putExtra(EXTRAS_PARAM_ID, myVal);
PendingIntent notificationIntent = buildNotificationIntent(channelId, roomId, roomType);
NotificationCompat.Builder notificationBuilder =
new NotificationCompat.Builder(this, getChannelId(source))
.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_sample
.setContentTitle(title)
.setContentText(message)
.setAutoCancel(true)
.setDefaults(Notification.DEFAULT_SOUND)
.setContentIntent(notificationIntent);
NotificationManager notificationManager =
(NotificationManager) getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
notificationManager.notify(id, 0, notificationBuilder.build());
}
private String getChannelId(String source) {
switch(source){
case PRIVATE:
return NOTIFIFICATION_CHANNEL_PRIVATE;
default:
return NOTIFICATION_CHANNEL_PUBLIC;
}
}
