Hi folks.
I'm try to use a remote URL (like a favicon) for a Notification Icon, however the Constructor for a Notification only accepts a resource id (which is an int), as opposed to something sensical like a FileInputStream. How can I either, define at runtime a new resource id for a stream source, or download an icon to my resources and then dynamically get a resource id?
You can't do this in Android currently, because resources can only be loaded from the /res/ directory of your APK. See Resources and Internationalization. The /res/ directory is built when you create your APK and can't be changed after.
Do you expect your Icon to change often enough that you need to query a URL to ensure it is up to date every time you send a notification?
Most applications that need to change their icon would simply put an update out on the Android market.