[Android = 26] Notification Channel

Setting up Notification Channels

public class MainActivity : global::Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android.FormsAppCompatActivity
{
	protected override void OnCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
	{
                .....
                // Must create a Notification Channel when API >= 26
                // you can created multiple Notification Channels with different names.
                LocalNotificationCenter.CreateNotificationChannel(
                        new Plugin.LocalNotification.Platform.Droid.NotificationChannelRequest
                        {
                                Id = $"my_channel_01",
                                Name = "General",
                                Description = "General",
                        });

                LocalNotificationCenter.CreateNotificationChannel(
                        new Plugin.LocalNotification.Platform.Droid.NotificationChannelRequest
                        {
                                Id = $"my_channel_02",
                                Name = "Special",
                                Description = "Special",
                        });
		.....	
                LoadApplication(new App());
		.....	
		LocalNotificationCenter.NotifyNotificationTapped(Intent);
	}

	protected override void OnNewIntent(Intent intent)
	{
		LocalNotificationCenter.NotifyNotificationTapped(intent);
		base.OnNewIntent(intent);
	}
}

How to set the Channel Id when sending a notification.

var notification = new NotificationRequest
{
    NotificationId = 100,
    Title = "Test",
    Description = "Test Description"    
};
notification.Android.ChannelId = "my_channel_01";
LocalNotificationCenter.Current.Show(notification);