diff --git a/src/notifybyandroid.h b/src/notifybyandroid.h
--- a/src/notifybyandroid.h
+++ b/src/notifybyandroid.h
@@ -34,14 +34,16 @@
     // interface of KNotificationPlugin
     QString optionName() override;
     void notify(KNotification *notification, KNotifyConfig *config) override;
+    void update(KNotification *notification, KNotifyConfig *config) override;
     void close(KNotification * notification) override;
 
     // interface from Java
     void notificationFinished(int id);
     void notificationActionInvoked(int id, int action);
 
 private:
     void notifyDeferred(KNotification *notification);
+    QAndroidJniObject createAndroidNotification(KNotification *notification, KNotifyConfig *config) const;
 
     QAndroidJniObject m_backend;
     QHash<int, QPointer<KNotification>> m_notifications;
diff --git a/src/notifybyandroid.cpp b/src/notifybyandroid.cpp
--- a/src/notifybyandroid.cpp
+++ b/src/notifybyandroid.cpp
@@ -98,19 +98,17 @@
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, [this, notification](){ notifyDeferred(notification); }, Qt::QueuedConnection);
 }
 
-void NotifyByAndroid::notifyDeferred(KNotification* notification)
+QAndroidJniObject NotifyByAndroid::createAndroidNotification(KNotification *notification, KNotifyConfig *config) const
 {
-    KNotifyConfig config(notification->appName(), notification->contexts(), notification->eventId());
     QAndroidJniEnvironment env;
-
     QAndroidJniObject n("org/kde/knotifications/KNotification", "()V");
     n.setField("id", notification->id());
     n.setField("text", QAndroidJniObject::fromString(stripRichText(notification->text())).object<jstring>());
     n.setField("title", QAndroidJniObject::fromString(stripRichText(notification->title())).object<jstring>());
 
     n.setField("channelId", QAndroidJniObject::fromString(notification->eventId()).object<jstring>());
-    n.setField("channelName", QAndroidJniObject::fromString(config.readEntry(QLatin1String("Name"))).object<jstring>());
-    n.setField("channelDescription", QAndroidJniObject::fromString(config.readEntry(QLatin1String("Comment"))).object<jstring>());
+    n.setField("channelName", QAndroidJniObject::fromString(config->readEntry(QLatin1String("Name"))).object<jstring>());
+    n.setField("channelDescription", QAndroidJniObject::fromString(config->readEntry(QLatin1String("Comment"))).object<jstring>());
 
     // icon
     QPixmap pixmap;
@@ -135,11 +133,24 @@
         n.callMethod<void>("addAction", "(Ljava/lang/String;)V", QAndroidJniObject::fromString(action).object<jstring>());
     }
 
+    return n;
+}
+
+void NotifyByAndroid::notifyDeferred(KNotification* notification)
+{
+    KNotifyConfig config(notification->appName(), notification->contexts(), notification->eventId());
+    const auto n = createAndroidNotification(notification, &config);
     m_notifications.insert(notification->id(), notification);
 
     m_backend.callMethod<void>("notify", "(Lorg/kde/knotifications/KNotification;)V", n.object<jobject>());
 }
 
+void NotifyByAndroid::update(KNotification *notification, KNotifyConfig *config)
+{
+    const auto n = createAndroidNotification(notification, config);
+    m_backend.callMethod<void>("notify", "(Lorg/kde/knotifications/KNotification;)V", n.object<jobject>());
+}
+
 void NotifyByAndroid::close(KNotification* notification)
 {
     m_backend.callMethod<void>("close", "(I)V", notification->id());