Notification text is hard-coded to black

[Pixelguin]

The notification text from this app seems to force black rather than using the system default color. My notification background is dark and as a result I cannot read the notifications I receive.

[milesmcc]

Hi Pixelguin,

I'm sorry to hear you are having this issue. Could you provide screenshots, so that I can better understand the issue?

Thank you, Miles

[Pixelguin]

Thanks for your quick response!

Here's an example of what I see happening.

The text for all my other notifications is usually white.

[milesmcc]

That's odd, to say the least. Here is the code that actually creates the notifications:

 Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(flash.getLink()));
        PendingIntent pendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, notificationIntent, 0);
        String text = StringEscapeUtils.unescapeHtml4(flash.getText());
        NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder =
                new NotificationCompat.Builder(context)
                        .setContentTitle(flash.getChannel() + " • " + flash.getSource())
                        .setStyle(new NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle()
                                .bigText(text))
                        .setContentText(text)
                        .setSound(Uri.parse(prefs.getString("notification_sound", "DEFAULT")))
                        .setContentIntent(pendingIntent);
        if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
            mBuilder.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_alert);
        } else {
            mBuilder.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_alert_compat);
        }
        NotificationManager mNotificationManager =
                (NotificationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);

        mNotificationManager.notify(flash.getIdAsInteger(), mBuilder.build());

It seems like you are using a custom graphics/UI system (hence the dark notifications)... CyanogenMod?

This is odd, because nothing is hard coded to black (it just gives the text to Android and lets the OS do the rest).

[Pixelguin]

You're very close; I'm using a Substratum overlay to make the notifications dark. However, every other application I use (even those not specifically themed for Substratum/the overlay) changes from using black text to white text in the notification window. This was why I thought the notification must have been hard-coding the text color.

[milesmcc]

Your thought process makes sense—thinking that the color must be hard coded is a reasonable conclusion from the information you had been given.

I wonder if this is an Android API/overlay issue? LibreNews is built against the latest version of Android (7..), and if the overlay is hooking into an older API version, issues could arise.

[Pixelguin]

My phone is running Android 7.1.2 and the overlay only supports Android 7 and 8.

I contacted the developers of the overlay and they recommended a reboot (which I did not try since installing LibreNews). I'll update you once the next notification appears.

[milesmcc]

Alright, let me know how that goes. Your guess is as good as mine as to when the next notification comes out... 👍

[Pixelguin]

Manually refreshed and the notifications appear perfectly! Thank you so much for your help and patience.