# txusballesteros/bubbles-for-android

Bubbles for Android is an Android library to provide chat heads capabilities on your apps. With a fast way to integrate with your development.

Repository: https://github.com/txusballesteros/bubbles-for-android
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bubbles-for-android
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2021-01-18T15:04:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4082, "days_push": 2053, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1474, forks 283 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:49.711472+00:00)

## What it is
An Android library written in Java that adds Facebook Messenger-style chat head (floating bubble) capabilities to Android apps. It provides a BubbleLayout view and a BubblesManager for attaching draggable bubbles and a trash target to the window overlay.

## Use cases
- add chat heads to my android messaging app
- show a draggable floating bubble overlay in android
- implement messenger-style bubble ui on android
- add a floating widget that can be dragged and dismissed
- integrate chat head feature quickly into an android app

## When to choose
- you need Facebook Messenger-style floating chat heads in an Android app
- you want a simple, fast-to-integrate Java library for draggable overlay bubbles
- you need a built-in trash/dismiss target for on-screen bubbles

## When to avoid
- you need modern Android 10+ bubble API support or active maintenance
- your project is in Kotlin and you prefer a Kotlin-first library
- you need cross-platform floating overlays outside Android

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, mobile-framework
- domain: mobile-development, android-tools, chatbots
- platform: -
- tags: chat-heads, floating-bubbles, overlay-ui, java, android-library, android

## Member repositories
- txusballesteros/bubbles-for-android (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:49.711472+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:34:34.831586+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/txusballesteros/bubbles-for-android (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:49.711472+00:00, sha 9b727f077901)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.