Access the android notifications of other applications

Is it possible to programatically access the text posted on the android notification area (displayed by an application which is not my own)?

The logic I am after would be something like...

for each (NotificationMes开发者_运维技巧sage m in NotificationArea.Notifications)
{
  String msg = m.GetMessage()
} 

Unfortunately, no. This would create security concerns, possibly hijacking personal information. See This Thread

In Android 4.3 and above, use the NotificationListenerService. Otherwise use Accessibility.

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/service/notification/NotificationListenerService.html

This is possible with the accessibility service, but you have to pick up on notifications as they arrive (ie there isn't a list you can iterate around at any point). You'd need to build that up yourself.