How to create a status bar icon on the right side? (Android)

Notification and NotificationManager are used to cr开发者_运维问答eate icons to be placed on the top-left position of the screen. A Notification also need to have an entry on the status bar pull-down.

However, icons on the right side such as the battery, signal strength, wireless indicators do not need any entry on the status bar.

How do I make such icons without any entry in the status bar pull-down?

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I believe the right side area of the notification bar is reserved for the OS.

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Why would you accept the above answer . . . if you take the android source and build it yourself then setting the icon on the right side isn't impossible. I've Started a new Question with this check here How to create a Notification \ status bar icon on the right side?