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johnkil/Android-AppMsg

In-layout notifications. Based on Toast notifications and article by Cyril Mottier (http://android.cyrilmottier.com/?p=773). observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/johnkil/Android-AppMsg · homepage · Java · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 5140
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 2161
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1365 stars · 391 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

An Android library providing in-layout (activity-bound) notifications, similar to Toasts but scoped to the current activity context. It is based on Cyril Mottier's crouton concept and is distributed as an AAR on Maven Central.

Use cases

  • show notifications bound to the current activity instead of system toasts
  • display in-layout alert messages that slide with the screen
  • avoid toasts persisting over other apps after task switching
  • show styled feedback messages inside an Android layout
  • replace Toast notifications with context-aware croutons

When to choose

  • you maintain a legacy Android app (API 4+) using Eclipse/ant-era tooling and want Toast-like in-layout notifications
  • you need activity-scoped notifications that don't leak across apps

When to avoid

  • starting a new Android project - use Material Design Snackbar from the Android Support/AndroidX library instead
  • you need actively maintained or modern Gradle/AndroidX-compatible components

Facets

library · maturity abandoned

ui-components animation mobile-development android-tools toast crouton snackbar in-layout-notifications java android

1 source

Member repositories

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