Heads-up - system Android L notifications today

The recent presentation of the new version of Google Android L introduced us to a number of interesting ideas relating not only to the appearance of the operating system, but also its functionality. Of particular interest was the new notification system, which eliminates all incoming information in the form of small tooltips on top of all applications. Such notification method proved so convenient that the programmer immediately found an opportunity to use it right away.

Appendix Heads-up notifications allows you to use Android L notification system on any version of the operating system, beginning with Android 3.0. After installing the program you will need to activate the service Heads-up notifications in the special section opportunities. After that, all you incoming notifications will be accompanied by the appearance of a small pop-up window with information. Depending on the nature of the notification right there can be arranged buttons for some common actions. For example, if you receive a letter, you can immediately open it, when you create a screenshot it is possible to share the picture, and so on.

In the program settings, installed applications, you can choose from which you want to be notified in this way. In addition, you can specify the importance of the notification to be displayed using the Heads-up notifications. There is a choice of several options: from the only important and urgent to everyone, including the context and background notifications.

In general, the application Heads-up notifications is an interesting and easy way to improve the native Android notification system. Even if you do not die from the desire to quickly get Android L, this app is still worth a try.