diff --git a/demos/main/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/demo/DemoDownloadService.java b/demos/main/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/demo/DemoDownloadService.java
index 5d4532765d..fbcdd9e34f 100644
--- a/demos/main/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/demo/DemoDownloadService.java
+++ b/demos/main/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/demo/DemoDownloadService.java
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.dash.offline.DashDownloadAction;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.hls.offline.HlsDownloadAction;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.source.smoothstreaming.offline.SsDownloadAction;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ui.DownloadNotificationUtil;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.ui.NotificationUtil;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.ErrorMessageProvider;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.NotificationUtil;
 
 /** A service for downloading media. */
 public class DemoDownloadService extends DownloadService {
@@ -41,17 +41,11 @@ public class DemoDownloadService extends DownloadService {
   private static DownloadManager downloadManager;
 
   public DemoDownloadService() {
-    super(FOREGROUND_NOTIFICATION_ID);
-  }
-
-  @Override
-  public void onCreate() {
-    NotificationUtil.createNotificationChannel(
-        this,
+    super(
+        FOREGROUND_NOTIFICATION_ID,
+        DEFAULT_FOREGROUND_NOTIFICATION_UPDATE_INTERVAL,
         CHANNEL_ID,
-        R.string.exo_download_notification_channel_name,
-        NotificationUtil.IMPORTANCE_LOW);
-    super.onCreate();
+        R.string.exo_download_notification_channel_name);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/offline/DownloadManager.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/offline/DownloadManager.java
index fe4c031d63..0dbd5551e3 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/offline/DownloadManager.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/offline/DownloadManager.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public final class DownloadManager {
   public DownloadManager(
       Cache cache,
       DataSource.Factory upstreamDataSourceFactory,
-      String actionSaveFile,
+      File actionSaveFile,
       Deserializer... deserializers) {
     this(
         new DownloaderConstructorHelper(cache, upstreamDataSourceFactory),
diff --git a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/offline/DownloadService.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/offline/DownloadService.java
index 84e712c269..e3db5e3bc6 100644
--- a/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/offline/DownloadService.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/offline/DownloadService.java
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@ import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.Looper;
 import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
+import android.support.annotation.StringRes;
 import android.util.Log;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.offline.DownloadManager.DownloadState;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.scheduler.Requirements;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.scheduler.RequirementsWatcher;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.scheduler.Scheduler;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.NotificationUtil;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.Util;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
@@ -69,6 +71,8 @@ public abstract class DownloadService extends Service {
   private static Scheduler scheduler;
 
   private final ForegroundNotificationUpdater foregroundNotificationUpdater;
+  private final @Nullable String channelId;
+  private final @StringRes int channelName;
 
   private DownloadManager downloadManager;
   private DownloadListener downloadListener;
@@ -94,9 +98,37 @@ public abstract class DownloadService extends Service {
    */
   protected DownloadService(
       int foregroundNotificationId, long foregroundNotificationUpdateInterval) {
+    this(
+        foregroundNotificationId,
+        foregroundNotificationUpdateInterval,
+        /* channelId= */ null,
+        /* channelName= */ 0);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a DownloadService.
+   *
+   * @param foregroundNotificationId The notification id for the foreground notification, must not
+   *     be 0.
+   * @param foregroundNotificationUpdateInterval The maximum interval to update foreground
+   *     notification, in milliseconds.
+   * @param channelId An id for a low priority notification channel to create, or {@code null} if
+   *     the app will take care of creating a notification channel if needed. If specified, must be
+   *     unique per package and the value may be truncated if it is too long.
+   * @param channelName A string resource identifier for the user visible name of the channel, if
+   *     {@code channelId} is specified. The recommended maximum length is 40 characters; the value
+   *     may be truncated if it is too long.
+   */
+  protected DownloadService(
+      int foregroundNotificationId,
+      long foregroundNotificationUpdateInterval,
+      @Nullable String channelId,
+      @StringRes int channelName) {
     foregroundNotificationUpdater =
         new ForegroundNotificationUpdater(
             foregroundNotificationId, foregroundNotificationUpdateInterval);
+    this.channelId = channelId;
+    this.channelName = channelName;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -132,10 +164,13 @@ public abstract class DownloadService extends Service {
   @Override
   public void onCreate() {
     logd("onCreate");
+    if (channelId != null) {
+      NotificationUtil.createNotificationChannel(
+          this, channelId, channelName, NotificationUtil.IMPORTANCE_LOW);
+    }
     downloadManager = getDownloadManager();
     downloadListener = new DownloadListener();
     downloadManager.addListener(downloadListener);
-
     if (requirementsWatcher == null) {
       Requirements requirements = getRequirements();
       if (requirements != null) {
diff --git a/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/NotificationUtil.java b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/util/NotificationUtil.java
similarity index 98%
rename from library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/NotificationUtil.java
rename to library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/util/NotificationUtil.java
index 94700b1662..c93d7cd72e 100644
--- a/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/NotificationUtil.java
+++ b/library/core/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/util/NotificationUtil.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package com.google.android.exoplayer2.ui;
+package com.google.android.exoplayer2.util;
 
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.app.Notification;
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import android.content.Intent;
 import android.support.annotation.IntDef;
 import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.support.annotation.StringRes;
-import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.Util;
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 
diff --git a/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/PlayerNotificationManager.java b/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/PlayerNotificationManager.java
index 2953fb0fa7..2eafa388e3 100644
--- a/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/PlayerNotificationManager.java
+++ b/library/ui/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/ui/PlayerNotificationManager.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import com.google.android.exoplayer2.PlaybackParameters;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Player;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.Timeline;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.Assertions;
+import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.NotificationUtil;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.util.Util;
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.util.ArrayList;