diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 00891cf7e6925949935249ed7dcfff1760e14268..d9b8d52be329bf1e64a765f6d3a5d60b10a13eb2 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@
     <string name="netdb_routers_empty">No routers in your NetDB.</string>
     <string name="netdb_leases_empty">No LeaseSets in your NetDB.</string>
 
+    <string name="notification_status_bw">Bandwidth: %1$s KBps down / %2$s KBps up</string>
+    <string name="notification_status_peers">Peers: %1$d active, %2$d known</string>
+    <string name="notification_status_expl">Exploratory tunnels: %1$d/%2$d</string>
+    <string name="notification_status_client">Client tunnels: %1$d/%2$d</string>
+
     <string name="menu_settings">Settings</string>
     <string name="settings_enable">Enable</string>
     <string name="settings_desc_subscriptions">Subscription URLs</string>
diff --git a/src/net/i2p/android/router/service/RouterService.java b/src/net/i2p/android/router/service/RouterService.java
index de246ae5dca570cb1164b75b5cdf1355cbee1c72..4104d872d068de7d874b86c8004cd005965a82f2 100644
--- a/src/net/i2p/android/router/service/RouterService.java
+++ b/src/net/i2p/android/router/service/RouterService.java
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import java.text.DecimalFormat;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.Random;
+
+import net.i2p.android.router.R;
 import net.i2p.android.router.binder.RouterBinder;
 import net.i2p.android.router.receiver.I2PReceiver;
 import net.i2p.android.router.util.Util;
@@ -345,6 +347,7 @@ public class RouterService extends Service {
             _handler.postDelayed(this, 15 * 1000);
         }
     }
+    private String _currTitle;
     private boolean _hadTunnels;
 
     private void updateStatus(RouterContext ctx) {
@@ -367,25 +370,33 @@ public class RouterService extends Service {
             fmt = new DecimalFormat("#0.00");
         }
 
-        String status =
-                "I2P "
-                + active + '/' + known + " peers connected";
+        String text =
+                getResources().getString(R.string.notification_status_bw,
+                        fmt.format(inBW), fmt.format(outBW)); 
 
-        String details =
-                fmt.format(inBW) + '/' + fmt.format(outBW) + " KBps"
-                + "; Expl " + inEx + '/' + outEx
-                + "; Client " + inCl + '/' + outCl;
+        String bigText =
+                getResources().getString(R.string.notification_status_bw,
+                        fmt.format(inBW), fmt.format(outBW)) + '\n'
+                + getResources().getString(R.string.notification_status_peers,
+                        active, known) + '\n'
+                + getResources().getString(R.string.notification_status_expl,
+                        inEx, outEx) + '\n'
+                + getResources().getString(R.string.notification_status_client,
+                        inCl, outCl);
 
         boolean haveTunnels = inCl > 0 && outCl > 0;
         if(haveTunnels != _hadTunnels) {
             if(haveTunnels) {
-                _statusBar.replace(StatusBar.ICON_ACTIVE, "Client tunnels are ready");
+                _currTitle = "Client tunnels are ready";
+                _statusBar.replace(StatusBar.ICON_ACTIVE, _currTitle);
             } else {
-                _statusBar.replace(StatusBar.ICON_RUNNING, "Client tunnels are down");
+                _currTitle = "Client tunnels are down";
+                _statusBar.replace(StatusBar.ICON_RUNNING, _currTitle);
             }
             _hadTunnels = haveTunnels;
-        }
-        _statusBar.update(status, details);
+        } else if (_currTitle == null || _currTitle.equals(""))
+            _currTitle = "I2P is running";
+        _statusBar.update(_currTitle, text, bigText);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/net/i2p/android/router/service/StatusBar.java b/src/net/i2p/android/router/service/StatusBar.java
index 6a3da13808e2ab227184e21ef5e9039a0a155c28..826b24604850c7492849a63b7b830b9298bcfe41 100644
--- a/src/net/i2p/android/router/service/StatusBar.java
+++ b/src/net/i2p/android/router/service/StatusBar.java
@@ -48,20 +48,26 @@ class StatusBar {
         mNotifyBuilder.setContentIntent(pi);
     }
 
-    public void replace(int icon, String details) {
+    public void replace(int icon, String text) {
         mNotifyBuilder.setSmallIcon(icon)
-            .setTicker(details);
-        update(details);
+            .setTicker(text);
+        update(text);
     }
 
-    public void update(String details) {
+    public void update(String text) {
         String title = "I2P Status";
-        update(title, details);
+        update(title, text);
     }
 
-    public void update(String title, String details) {
+    public void update(String title, String text, String bigText) {
+        mNotifyBuilder.setStyle(new NotificationCompat.BigTextStyle()
+                .bigText(bigText));
+        update(title, text);
+    }
+
+    public void update(String title, String text) {
         mNotifyBuilder.setContentTitle(title)
-            .setContentText(details);
+            .setContentText(text);
         mNotif = mNotifyBuilder.build();
         mNotificationManager.notify(ID, mNotif);
     }