From: mariasophia@comprehension.com   
      
   David Oseas wrote:   
   >> - Notistar must be started to record notifications thereafter.  It will   
   >>    not list the notifications already sitting in notifications history.   
   >>    It records new notifications, not show old+new ones.   
   >   
   > Yes, that is a shortcoming.   
      
   Hi David Oseas,   
      
   Thanks for the information for us Android newsgroup lurkers about NotiStar.   
      
   This is a good offshoot tangent since I create shortcuts using the trivial   
   methods that Android allows, so I was unaware of "NotiStar" until now.   
      
   Even though I have a Samsung Galaxy, apparently I don't have NotiStar as   
   NotiStar is a Samsung-only notification-logging tool that is part of the   
   Good Lock customization suite. It is not included by default on Samsung   
   phones so it normally requires installation through the Galaxy Store.   
      
   Since I have no accounts on my Android phone, I can't access that store.   
   So I won't be able to test out NotiStar for the team as I usually do.   
      
   NotiStar provides its own notification history separate from Android's   
   built-in "Notification History" feature. After it is enabled, it records   
   new notifications and lets the user search, filter, and review them. It   
   cannot display notifications that occurred before it was activated.   
      
   NotiStar can show its log on the lock screen or through its own app icon.   
      
   It does not create a shortcut to the system's notification history. It is   
   simply an alternative notification logger designed for Samsung devices.   
      
   Because it depends on Good Lock and the Galaxy Store, NotiStar generally   
   requires a Samsung account. Users who avoid Samsung or Google accounts may   
   not be able to install it or may need to sideload it with limited results.   
      
   Given it's trivial to create shortcuts to Android notification activities   
   1. "Notification Log" activity   
      com.android.settings.Settings$NotificationStationActivity   
      Shows dismissed notifications from the past 24 hours   
      
   2. "Notification History" activity   
      com.android.settings.notification.history.NotificationHistoryActivity   
      More detailed than the modern history UI   
      
   3. "App Notifications" activity   
      com.android.settings.Settings$NotificationAppListActivity   
      A full list of apps with notification permissions   
      
   And given that, apparently, NotiStar's internal notification-viewer   
   activity is not exported, we cannot create a launcher shortcut to it using   
   Activity Launcher, Muntashirakon AM, or any other activity-based shortcut   
   tool.   
    C:\> adb dumpsys package com.samsung.android.notistar   
         a. Only the main launcher activity is exported   
         b. All internal activities are non-exported   
      
   After careful consideration, I think NotiStar didn't solve the OP's issues   
   1. Because NotiStar is a separate Samsung-only notification logger.   
      It maintains its own database and only records notifications after it   
      is enabled. It cannot display the system's existing notification   
      history.   
      
   2. AFAICT, VanguardLH wanted a shortcut on the home screen that opened   
      the system path to Samsung's   
       Settings -> Notifications -> Advanced -> Notification history\   
      That screen is part of the Android Settings app, not part of Good Lock   
      or NotiStar.   
      
   3. The Android Settings app exposes several notification-related   
      activities as exported. Because they are exported, tools like Activity   
      Launcher or Muntashirakon AM can create shortcuts to them. These   
      include the aforementioned Notification Log, the Notification   
      History screen, and the App Notifications list activities.   
      
   4. NotiStar's internal viewer activities are not exported. Samsung marks   
      them as non-exported or protects them with Samsung-only permissions.   
      Because of this, third-party tools cannot create shortcuts to NotiStar's   
      internal log viewer (AFAICT).   
      
   5. NotiStar also defaults to placing its shortcut on the lock screen   
      which VanguardLH noticed, but as you confirmed, the shortcut can be   
      moved to the home screen, but it still opens NotiStar's own log   
      rather than the system's notification history. I think that is mainly   
      what may have made it unsuitable for VanguardLH's stated goal.   
      
   6. Activity Launcher solved the problem because it can call the exported   
      Settings activity that displays the system's notification history. This   
      provided the exact shortcut VanguardLH wanted without relying on Good   
      Lock or a Samsung account. Muntashirakon AM would have done as well.   
      
   7. In short, NotiStar is a separate logger with its own data and   
      non-exported activities, while the Android Settings app exposes the   
      system's notification history through exported activities that can be   
      launched directly.   
      
   Both can be useful so I, for one, appreciate you brought up NotiStar given   
   I, myself, had never heard of NotiStar notifications until your posts here.   
      
   Thank you for helping us all understand Android just a little bit better.   
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