Notification Message Only Shows When Device Connected To USB

The notification message string in my app only shows if the development device is connected to USB. As soon as I disconnect the phone from USB, even with the app open, the notifica

Solution 1:

So I found the problem and wanted to post it in case anyone else ends up with the same issue. Believe it or not, the problem was in the phone's developer settings with Stay Awake mode on. Turn off Stay Awake in developer settings and voila!

I got the idea from this other post I just found:

https://stackoverflow.com/a/25566924/3716557

(Please direct any upvotes to the answer in link)