Android push body (collapsed)
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Android push body (collapsed) length checker (~40 characters)
Collapsed Android notifications show a single line of text. Expanding shows more, but most people never expand.
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The Android push body (collapsed) limit at a glance
- Limit
- about 40 characters (256px)
- How it’s counted
- By rendered width in Roboto at 14px, so wide letters use more room.
- When it’s too long
- Cut on screen with “…”
- Where the number comes from
- Truncly model
- Last reviewed
How to write for it
- Treat the first ~45 characters as the whole message.
Where you’ll see the Android push body (collapsed)
Collapsed Android notifications show a single line of text under the title. Expanding shows more, but most people only see that one line.
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Common mistakes
- Putting the key fact in the second sentence, which only shows when expanded.
FAQ
Android push body (collapsed): questions
What is the Android push body (collapsed) limit?
About 40 characters (256px). Collapsed Android notifications show a single line of text. Expanding shows more, but most people never expand.
What happens if my notification text is too long?
Android notification shade still shows it, but cuts it with “…”, and anything past the cut is invisible to most people.
Why does the character count change?
This screen cuts by width, not characters. Wide letters like W and M use up to four times the room of i or l, so two texts of the same length can be cut in different places.