How does one animate the Android sync status icon?

Question

I simply want to start and stop the sync icon that is in the status bar. I thought it would be a simple call using NotificationManager, but I cannot find the documentation or sample Q&A on the web or SO.

Answer 1

I found my answer ...

http://libs-for-android.googlecode.com/svn-history/r46/trunk/src/com/google/android/accounts/AbstractSyncService.java

This shows how to set and cancel the stat_notify_sync icon.

private void showNotification(String authority) {
    Object service = getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
    NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) service;
    int icon = android.R.drawable.stat_notify_sync;
    String tickerText = null;
    long when = 0;
    Notification notification = new Notification(icon, tickerText, when);
    Context context = this;
    CharSequence contentTitle = "mobi"; //createNotificationTitle();
    CharSequence contentText = "bob"; //createNotificationText();
    PendingIntent contentIntent = createNotificationIntent();
    notification.when = System.currentTimeMillis();
    notification.flags |= Notification.FLAG_ONGOING_EVENT;
    notification.setLatestEventInfo(context, contentTitle, contentText, contentIntent);
    notificationManager.notify(mNotificationId, notification);
}

private void cancelNotification() {
    Object service = getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
    NotificationManager nm = (NotificationManager) service;
    nm.cancel(mNotificationId);
}