diff -r 000000000000 -r fb9019fb1bf7 src/org/gege/caldavsyncadapter/syncadapter/notifications/NotificationsHelper.java
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/src/org/gege/caldavsyncadapter/syncadapter/notifications/NotificationsHelper.java	Tue Feb 10 18:12:00 2015 +0100
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+package org.gege.caldavsyncadapter.syncadapter.notifications;
+
+import org.gege.caldavsyncadapter.R;
+
+import android.app.NotificationManager;
+//import android.app.PendingIntent;
+import android.content.Context;
+//import android.content.Intent;
+import android.support.v4.app.NotificationCompat;
+//import android.support.v4.app.TaskStackBuilder;
+
+public class NotificationsHelper {
+
+	/*static SyncLog currentSyncLog = new SyncLog();
+	 doesn't exist */
+	
+	public static void signalSyncErrors(Context context, String title, String text) {
+		NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder =
+		        new NotificationCompat.Builder(context)
+		        .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.icon)
+		        .setContentTitle(title)
+		        .setContentText(text);
+		
+		// Creates an explicit intent for an Activity in your app
+/*		Intent resultIntent = new Intent(context, SyncStatusReportActivity.class);
+
+		// The stack builder object will contain an artificial back stack for the
+		// started Activity.
+		// This ensures that navigating backward from the Activity leads out of
+		// your application to the Home screen.
+		TaskStackBuilder stackBuilder = TaskStackBuilder.create(context);
+		// Adds the back stack for the Intent (but not the Intent itself)
+		stackBuilder.addParentStack(SyncStatusReportActivity.class);
+		// Adds the Intent that starts the Activity to the top of the stack
+		stackBuilder.addNextIntent(resultIntent);
+		PendingIntent resultPendingIntent =
+		        stackBuilder.getPendingIntent(
+		            0,
+		            PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT
+		        );
+		mBuilder.setContentIntent(resultPendingIntent);
+*/		
+		
+		NotificationManager mNotificationManager =
+			    (NotificationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
+			
+			// mId allows you to update the notification later on.
+		int mId = 0;
+		mNotificationManager.notify(mId, mBuilder.build());
+	}
+
+	/*public static SyncLog getCurrentSyncLog() {
+		return currentSyncLog;
+	}*/
+	
+}