Notifications with Direct Reply

One of the most exciting new features introduced in Android N was inline reply, called Direct Reply. With Direct Reply, users can respond without leaving the Notification Bar!

In this recipe, we’ll add the ability to create an inline reply by passing a RemoteInput to the addRemoteInput() method. 

Getting ready

Create a new project in Android Studio and call it DirectReply. In the Target Android Devices dialog, select the Phone & Tablet option and choose API 24: Android Nougat 7.0 (or later) for the Minimum SDK. Select Empty Activity when prompted for the Activity Type. 

How to do it...

Our app will consist of a single button on the main screen to initiate the initial notification. Start by opening activity_main.xml and follow these steps:

1. Replace the existing TextView with the button XML:

<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Send Notification"
android:id="@+id/buttonSend"
android:onClick="onClickSend...