How to show Status-Bar Notifications (with sound from the SD card, vibration and flashing lights)?

Creates a new status-bar notification, optionally with sound, vibration and flashing lights.

• Sound can either be default of an mp3 from the sd card
• Vibration can either be default or a custom sequence
• Flashing lights can either be default or a custom combination

// 1. Get a reference to the NotificationManager

String ns = Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE;

NotificationManager mNotificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(ns);

// 2. Instantiate the Notification

int icon = R.drawable.notification_icon;

CharSequence tickerText = "Hello";

long when = System.currentTimeMillis();

Notification notification = new Notification(icon, tickerText, when);

// 3. Define the Notification's expanded message and Intent

Context context = getApplicationContext();

CharSequence contentTitle = "My notification";

CharSequence contentText = "Hello World!";

Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(this, MyClass.class);

PendingIntent contentIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, notificationIntent, 0);

notification.setLatestEventInfo(context, contentTitle, contentText, contentIntent);

// 4. Pass the Notification to the NotificationManager

private static final int HELLO_ID = 1;

mNotificationManager.notify(HELLO_ID, notification);

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//        Add Sound

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// a. Default sound

notification.defaults |= Notification.DEFAULT_SOUND;

// b. Custom sound from SD card

notification.sound = Uri.parse("file:///sdcard/notification/ringer.mp3");

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//     Add Vibration

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// a. Default vibration

notification.defaults |= Notification.DEFAULT_VIBRATE;

// b. Custom vibration

long[] vibrate = {0,100,200,300};

notification.vibrate = vibrate;

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//   Add Flashing Lights

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// a. Default lights

notification.defaults |= Notification.DEFAULT_LIGHTS;

// b. Custom lights

notification.ledARGB = 0xff00ff00;

notification.ledOnMS = 300;

notification.ledOffMS = 1000;

notification.flags |= Notification.FLAG_SHOW_LIGHTS;