diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a66ef3a..3ab35de 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 - __Changes__
  - Deprecate event callbacks
  - Notification not visible anymore on lock screen
+ - Remove ticker property on Android
  - Remove unexpected back button handler
  - Remove support for wp8 platform
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 42c9dd4..ab4d226 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -98,11 +98,13 @@ More informations can be found [here][PGB_plugin].
 - __Changes__
  - Deprecate event callbacks
  - Notification not visible anymore on lock screen
+ - Remove ticker property on Android
  - Remove unexpected back button handler
  - Remove support for wp8 platform
 
 #### Further informations
 - See [CHANGELOG.md][changelog] to get the full changelog for the plugin.
+- Master branch contains experimental support for the windows platform. See #222
 
 #### Known issues
 - README is out of date !!!
diff --git a/src/android/ForegroundService.java b/src/android/ForegroundService.java
index 0c37b73..f77dfb2 100644
--- a/src/android/ForegroundService.java
+++ b/src/android/ForegroundService.java
@@ -47,6 +47,17 @@ public class ForegroundService extends Service {
     // Fixed ID for the 'foreground' notification
     public static final int NOTIFICATION_ID = -574543954;
 
+    // Default title of the background notification
+    private static final String NOTIFICATION_TITLE =
+            "App is running in background";
+
+    // Default text of the background notification
+    private static final String NOTIFICATION_TEXT =
+            "Doing heavy tasks.";
+
+    // Default icon of the background notification
+    private static final String NOTIFICATION_ICON = "icon";
+
     // Binder given to clients
     private final IBinder mBinder = new ForegroundBinder();
 
@@ -141,7 +152,8 @@ public class ForegroundService extends Service {
      * @param settings The config settings
      */
     private Notification makeNotification(JSONObject settings) {
-        String text     = settings.optString("text", "");
+        String title    = settings.optString("title", NOTIFICATION_TITLE);
+        String text     = settings.optString("text", NOTIFICATION_TEXT);
         boolean bigText = settings.optBoolean("bigText", false);
 
         Context context = getApplicationContext();
@@ -150,9 +162,8 @@ public class ForegroundService extends Service {
                 .getLaunchIntentForPackage(pkgName);
 
         Notification.Builder notification = new Notification.Builder(context)
-                .setContentTitle(settings.optString("title", ""))
+                .setContentTitle(title)
                 .setContentText(text)
-                .setTicker(settings.optString("ticker", ""))
                 .setOngoing(true)
                 .setPriority(Notification.PRIORITY_MIN)
                 .setSmallIcon(getIconResId(settings));
@@ -203,7 +214,7 @@ public class ForegroundService extends Service {
         Context context = getApplicationContext();
         Resources res   = context.getResources();
         String pkgName  = context.getPackageName();
-        String icon     = settings.optString("icon", "icon");
+        String icon     = settings.optString("icon", NOTIFICATION_ICON);
 
         // cordova-android 6 uses mipmaps
         int resId = getIconResId(res, icon, "mipmap", pkgName);