diff --git a/android_app/app/src/main/java/com/health/openscale/core/alarm/AlarmHandler.java b/android_app/app/src/main/java/com/health/openscale/core/alarm/AlarmHandler.java
index 34d49821..049ac5a6 100644
--- a/android_app/app/src/main/java/com/health/openscale/core/alarm/AlarmHandler.java
+++ b/android_app/app/src/main/java/com/health/openscale/core/alarm/AlarmHandler.java
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ package com.health.openscale.core.alarm;
 
 import android.app.AlarmManager;
 import android.app.Notification;
+import android.app.NotificationChannel;
 import android.app.NotificationManager;
 import android.app.PendingIntent;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.service.notification.StatusBarNotification;
-import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat;
 
 import com.health.openscale.R;
 import com.health.openscale.core.datatypes.ScaleMeasurement;
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import androidx.core.app.NotificationCompat;
 import timber.log.Timber;
 
 import static android.content.Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE;
@@ -157,7 +158,17 @@ public class AlarmHandler
         PendingIntent notifyPendingIntent =
                 PendingIntent.getActivity(context, 0, notifyIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
 
-        NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context);
+        NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(context, "openScale_notify");
+
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+            NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) context.getSystemService(Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
+            NotificationChannel channel = new NotificationChannel(
+                    "openScale_notify",
+                    "openScale weight notification",
+                    NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_DEFAULT);
+            notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(channel);
+        }
+
         Notification notification = mBuilder.setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher_openscale)
                                             .setContentTitle(context.getString(R.string.app_name))
                                             .setContentText(notifyText)