add a contentView to the notification, which is needed at least in

android 5 (and probably earlier)

res/layout/notification.xml

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:orientation="horizontal"
+    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+    android:layout_height="wrap_content">
+    <TextView android:id="@+id/notification_text"
+	android:layout_width="1dp"
+	android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+	android:layout_weight="1"
+	android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
+	android:text="SimpleSSHD is running" />
+</LinearLayout>

src/org/galexander/sshd/SimpleSSHDService.java

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import android.app.Service;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.IBinder;
+import android.widget.RemoteViews;
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileReader;
@@ -66,6 +67,10 @@ public class SimpleSSHDService extends Service {
 			n.contentIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0,
 				new Intent(this, SimpleSSHD.class),
 				PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
+
+			n.contentView = new RemoteViews(getPackageName(),
+					R.layout.notification);
+
 			startForeground(1, n);
 		}
 	}