diff --git a/example/android/myapplication/src/main/res/raw/doorbell.mp3 b/example/android/myapplication/src/main/res/raw/doorbell.mp3
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4124aba1c
Binary files /dev/null and b/example/android/myapplication/src/main/res/raw/doorbell.mp3 differ
diff --git a/example/index.js b/example/index.js
index 819c02337..7fe95a72d 100644
--- a/example/index.js
+++ b/example/index.js
@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@ class NotificationsExampleApp extends Component {
       completion();
     });
 
-    Notifications.ios.events().appNotificationSettingsLinked(() => {
-      console.warn('App Notification Settings Linked')
-    });
+    if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
+      Notifications.ios.events().appNotificationSettingsLinked(() => {
+        console.warn('App Notification Settings Linked')
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   requestPermissionsIos(options) {
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ class NotificationsExampleApp extends Component {
       sound: 'chime.aiff',
       category: 'SOME_CATEGORY',
       link: 'localNotificationLink',
+      android_channel_id: 'my-channel',
     });
   }
 
@@ -100,6 +103,22 @@ class NotificationsExampleApp extends Component {
     Notifications.removeAllDeliveredNotifications();
   }
 
+  setNotificationChannel() {
+    Notifications.setNotificationChannel({
+      channelId: 'my-channel',
+      name: 'My Channel',
+      groupId: 'my-group-id',
+      groupName: 'my group name',
+      importance: 5,
+      description: 'My Description',
+      enableLights: true,
+      enableVibration: true,
+      showBadge: true,
+      soundFile: 'doorbell.mp3',
+      vibrationPattern: [200, 1000, 500, 1000, 500],
+    })
+  }
+
   async componentDidMount() {
     const initialNotification = await Notifications.getInitialNotification();
     if (initialNotification) {
@@ -134,7 +153,7 @@ class NotificationsExampleApp extends Component {
           {this.renderNotification(notification)}
         </View>
       ));
-      const openedNotifications = this.state.openedNotifications.map((notification, idx) =>
+    const openedNotifications = this.state.openedNotifications.map((notification, idx) =>
       (
         <View key={`notification_${idx}`}>
           {this.renderOpenedNotification(notification)}
@@ -148,6 +167,9 @@ class NotificationsExampleApp extends Component {
           <Button title={'Request permissions with provisional'} onPress={() => this.requestPermissionsIos(['Provisional'])} testID={'requestPermissionsWithAppSettings'} />
           <Button title={'Request permissions with app notification settings and provisional'} onPress={() => this.requestPermissionsIos(['ProvidesAppNotificationSettings', 'Provisional'])} testID={'requestPermissionsWithAppSettings'} />
         </>)}
+        {Platform.OS === 'android' &&
+          <Button title={'Set channel'} onPress={this.setNotificationChannel} testID={'setNotificationChannel'} />
+        }
         <Button title={'Send local notification'} onPress={this.sendLocalNotification} testID={'sendLocalNotification'} />
         <Button title={'Remove all delivered notifications'} onPress={this.removeAllDeliveredNotifications} />
         {notifications}
diff --git a/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/wix/reactnativenotifications/core/notification/NotificationChannel.java b/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/wix/reactnativenotifications/core/notification/NotificationChannel.java
index f02628001..30e0ebe08 100644
--- a/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/wix/reactnativenotifications/core/notification/NotificationChannel.java
+++ b/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/wix/reactnativenotifications/core/notification/NotificationChannel.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.wix.reactnativenotifications.core.notification;
 
+import android.app.NotificationChannelGroup;
 import android.app.NotificationManager;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Color;
@@ -33,6 +34,9 @@ public void setNotificationChannel() {
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
             return;
         }
+        final NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) mContext
+                .getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
+
         android.app.NotificationChannel channel = new android.app.NotificationChannel(
                 mNotificationChannelProps.getChannelId(),
                 mNotificationChannelProps.getName(),
@@ -48,8 +52,13 @@ public void setNotificationChannel() {
         if (mNotificationChannelProps.hasEnableVibration()) {
             channel.enableVibration(mNotificationChannelProps.getEnableVibration());
         }
-        if (mNotificationChannelProps.hasGroupId()) {
-            channel.setGroup(mNotificationChannelProps.getGroupId());
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P && mNotificationChannelProps.hasGroupId()) {
+            final String groupId = mNotificationChannelProps.getGroupId();
+            if(notificationManager.getNotificationChannelGroup(groupId) == null) {
+                notificationManager.createNotificationChannelGroup(
+                        new NotificationChannelGroup(groupId, mNotificationChannelProps.getGroupName()));
+            }
+            channel.setGroup(groupId);
         }
         if (mNotificationChannelProps.hasLightColor()) {
             channel.setLightColor(Color.parseColor(mNotificationChannelProps.getLightColor()));
@@ -65,9 +74,6 @@ public void setNotificationChannel() {
                     createVibrationPatternFromList(mNotificationChannelProps.getVibrationPattern())
             );
         }
-
-        final NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) mContext
-                .getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
         notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(channel);
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/wix/reactnativenotifications/core/notification/NotificationChannelProps.java b/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/wix/reactnativenotifications/core/notification/NotificationChannelProps.java
index 387599c21..ecb4c01e5 100644
--- a/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/wix/reactnativenotifications/core/notification/NotificationChannelProps.java
+++ b/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/wix/reactnativenotifications/core/notification/NotificationChannelProps.java
@@ -52,6 +52,18 @@ public boolean hasGroupId() {
         return mBundle.containsKey("groupId");
     }
 
+    public String getGroupName() {
+        String name = mBundle.getString("groupName");
+        if (name == null) {
+            name = getGroupId();
+        }
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public boolean hasGroupName() {
+        return mBundle.containsKey("groupName");
+    }
+
     public int getImportance() {
         return (int) mBundle.getDouble("importance");
     }
diff --git a/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/wix/reactnativenotifications/core/notification/PushNotification.java b/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/wix/reactnativenotifications/core/notification/PushNotification.java
index f6ac8ec62..fe1fb94a4 100644
--- a/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/wix/reactnativenotifications/core/notification/PushNotification.java
+++ b/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/wix/reactnativenotifications/core/notification/PushNotification.java
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ public void onAppVisible() {
         public void onAppNotVisible() {
         }
     };
+    final private String DEFAULT_CHANNEL_ID = "channel_01";
+    final private String DEFAULT_CHANNEL_NAME = "Channel Name";
 
     public static IPushNotification get(Context context, Bundle bundle) {
         Context appContext = context.getApplicationContext();
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ protected PushNotification(Context context, Bundle bundle, AppLifecycleFacade ap
         mAppLaunchHelper = appLaunchHelper;
         mJsIOHelper = JsIOHelper;
         mNotificationProps = createProps(bundle);
+        initDefaultChannel(context);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -144,10 +147,6 @@ protected Notification buildNotification(PendingIntent intent) {
     }
 
     protected Notification.Builder getNotificationBuilder(PendingIntent intent) {
-
-        String CHANNEL_ID = "channel_01";
-        String CHANNEL_NAME = "Channel Name";
-
         final Notification.Builder notification = new Notification.Builder(mContext)
                 .setContentTitle(mNotificationProps.getTitle())
                 .setContentText(mNotificationProps.getBody())
@@ -158,12 +157,10 @@ protected Notification.Builder getNotificationBuilder(PendingIntent intent) {
         setUpIcon(notification);
 
         if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
-            NotificationChannel channel = new NotificationChannel(CHANNEL_ID,
-                    CHANNEL_NAME,
-                    NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT);
             final NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) mContext.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
-            notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(channel);
-            notification.setChannelId(CHANNEL_ID);
+            String channelId = mNotificationProps.getChannelId();
+            NotificationChannel channel = notificationManager.getNotificationChannel(channelId);
+            notification.setChannelId(channel != null ? channelId : DEFAULT_CHANNEL_ID);
         }
 
         return notification;
@@ -226,4 +223,14 @@ protected void launchOrResumeApp() {
     private int getAppResourceId(String resName, String resType) {
         return mContext.getResources().getIdentifier(resName, resType, mContext.getPackageName());
     }
+
+    private void initDefaultChannel(Context context) {
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+            NotificationChannel defaultChannel = new NotificationChannel(DEFAULT_CHANNEL_ID,
+                    DEFAULT_CHANNEL_NAME,
+                    NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT);
+            final NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
+            notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(defaultChannel);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/wix/reactnativenotifications/core/notification/PushNotificationProps.java b/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/wix/reactnativenotifications/core/notification/PushNotificationProps.java
index a8545c3f8..82b9706f1 100644
--- a/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/wix/reactnativenotifications/core/notification/PushNotificationProps.java
+++ b/lib/android/app/src/main/java/com/wix/reactnativenotifications/core/notification/PushNotificationProps.java
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ public String getBody() {
         return getBundleStringFirstNotNull("gcm.notification.body", "body");
     }
 
+    public String getChannelId() {
+        return getBundleStringFirstNotNull("gcm.notification.android_channel_id", "android_channel_id");
+    }
+
     public Bundle asBundle() {
         return (Bundle) mBundle.clone();
     }
diff --git a/lib/android/app/src/test/java/com/wix/reactnativenotifications/core/notification/PushNotificationTest.java b/lib/android/app/src/test/java/com/wix/reactnativenotifications/core/notification/PushNotificationTest.java
index 47a17876e..6f3718846 100644
--- a/lib/android/app/src/test/java/com/wix/reactnativenotifications/core/notification/PushNotificationTest.java
+++ b/lib/android/app/src/test/java/com/wix/reactnativenotifications/core/notification/PushNotificationTest.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 import org.robolectric.Shadows;
 import org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowNotification;
 
+import static com.wix.reactnativenotifications.Defs.NOTIFICATION_RECEIVED_BACKGROUND_EVENT_NAME;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ public class PushNotificationTest {
 
     private static final String NOTIFICATION_OPENED_EVENT_NAME = "notificationOpened";
     private static final String NOTIFICATION_RECEIVED_EVENT_NAME = "notificationReceived";
+    private static final String NOTIFICATION_RECEIVED_BACKGROUND_EVENT_NAME = "notificationReceivedBackground";
 
     private static final String DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_TITLE = "Notification-title";
     private static final String DEFAULT_NOTIFICATION_BODY = "Notification-body";
@@ -206,7 +208,7 @@ public void onOpened_reactInitializedWithNoActivities_setAsInitialNotification()
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void onReceived_validData_postNotificationAndNotifyJS() throws Exception {
+    public void onReceived_validData_dontPostNotificationAndNotifyJS() throws Exception {
         // Arrange
 
         setUpForegroundApp();
@@ -219,11 +221,7 @@ public void onReceived_validData_postNotificationAndNotifyJS() throws Exception
         // Assert
 
         ArgumentCaptor<Notification> notificationCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Notification.class);
-
-        // Notifications should not be visible while app is in foreground
         verify(mNotificationManager, never()).notify(anyInt(), notificationCaptor.capture());
-
-        // Notifications should be reported to javascript while app is in background
         verify(mJsIOHelper).sendEventToJS(eq(NOTIFICATION_RECEIVED_EVENT_NAME), argThat(new isValidNotification(mNotificationBundle)), eq(mReactContext));
     }
 
@@ -231,7 +229,7 @@ public void onReceived_validData_postNotificationAndNotifyJS() throws Exception
     public void onReceived_validDataForBackgroundApp_postNotificationAndNotifyJs() throws Exception {
         // Arrange
 
-        setUpForegroundApp();
+        setUpBackgroundApp();
 
         // Act
 
@@ -241,12 +239,8 @@ public void onReceived_validDataForBackgroundApp_postNotificationAndNotifyJs() t
         // Assert
 
         ArgumentCaptor<Notification> notificationCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Notification.class);
-
-        // Notifications should not be visible while app is in foreground
-        verify(mNotificationManager, never()).notify(anyInt(), notificationCaptor.capture());
-
-        // Notifications should be reported to javascript while app is in background
-        verify(mJsIOHelper).sendEventToJS(eq(NOTIFICATION_RECEIVED_EVENT_NAME), argThat(new isValidNotification(mNotificationBundle)), eq(mReactContext));
+        verify(mNotificationManager).notify(anyInt(), notificationCaptor.capture());
+        verify(mJsIOHelper).sendEventToJS(eq(NOTIFICATION_RECEIVED_BACKGROUND_EVENT_NAME), argThat(new isValidNotification(mNotificationBundle)), eq(mReactContext));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -257,8 +251,7 @@ public void onReceived_validDataForDeadApp_postNotificationDontNotifyJS() throws
         ArgumentCaptor<Notification> notificationCaptor = ArgumentCaptor.forClass(Notification.class);
         verify(mNotificationManager).notify(anyInt(), notificationCaptor.capture());
         verifyNotification(notificationCaptor.getValue());
-
-        verify(mJsIOHelper, never()).sendEventToJS(eq(NOTIFICATION_RECEIVED_EVENT_NAME), any(Bundle.class), any(ReactContext.class));
+        verify(mJsIOHelper).sendEventToJS(eq(NOTIFICATION_RECEIVED_BACKGROUND_EVENT_NAME), argThat(new isValidNotification(mNotificationBundle)), eq(null));
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/lib/src/interfaces/NotificationChannel.ts b/lib/src/interfaces/NotificationChannel.ts
index e771f8925..8240bd0c3 100644
--- a/lib/src/interfaces/NotificationChannel.ts
+++ b/lib/src/interfaces/NotificationChannel.ts
@@ -1,39 +1,14 @@
-export class NotificationChannel {
-  channelId: string
-  name: string
-  importance: -1000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
-  description?: string
-  enableLights?: boolean
-  enableVibration?: boolean
-  groupId?: string
-  lightColor?: string
-  showBadge?: boolean
-  soundFile?: string // "sound_file.mp3" for the file "android/app/src/main/res/raw/sound_file.mp3"
-  vibrationPattern?: number[]
-
-  constructor(
-    channelId: string,
-    name: string,
-    importance: -1000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5,
-    description?: string,
-    enableLights?: boolean,
-    enableVibration?: boolean,
-    groupId?: string,
-    lightColor?: string,
-    showBadge?: boolean,
-    soundFile?: string,
-    vibrationPattern?: number[],
-  ) {
-    this.channelId = channelId;
-    this.name = name;
-    this.importance = importance;
-    this.description = description;
-    this.enableLights = enableLights;
-    this.enableVibration = enableVibration;
-    this.groupId = groupId;
-    this.lightColor = lightColor;
-    this.showBadge = showBadge;
-    this.soundFile = soundFile;
-    this.vibrationPattern = vibrationPattern;
-  }
+export interface NotificationChannel {
+  channelId: string;
+  name: string;
+  importance: -1000 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5;
+  description?: string;
+  enableLights?: boolean;
+  enableVibration?: boolean;
+  groupId?: string;
+  groupName?: string;
+  lightColor?: string;
+  showBadge?: boolean;
+  soundFile?: string;
+  vibrationPattern?: number[];
 }
diff --git a/website/docs/api/android-api.md b/website/docs/api/android-api.md
index f758aacf4..a9e25b548 100755
--- a/website/docs/api/android-api.md
+++ b/website/docs/api/android-api.md
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ Notifications.setNotificationChannel({
     description: 'My Description',
     enableLights: true,
     enableVibration: true,
-    groupId: 'your-group', // optional
+    groupId: 'my-group', // optional
+    groupName: 'My Group', // optional, will be presented in Android OS notification permission
     showBadge: true,
     soundFile: 'custom_sound.mp3',  // place this in <project_root>/android/app/src/main/res/raw/custom_sound.mp3
     vibrationPattern: [200, 1000, 500, 1000, 500],