florent37/FiftyShadesOf

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1098 stars · 148 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

FiftyShadesOf is an Android library that displays elegant, context-aware loading placeholders (shimmer/gray shade animations) over views while content loads. It supports targeting views by id, reference, or view group, with cross and fade animation styles.

Use cases

• show a shimmer placeholder while images load in a RecyclerView
• gray out views during network requests
• add skeleton loading screens to Android apps
• animate loading states for lists and cards
• skip certain views from the loading placeholder

When to choose

• you need a lightweight Java-based loading placeholder for Android views
• you want simple fluent API to animate multiple views or view groups
• you prefer cross or fade shimmer styles with minimal setup

When to avoid

• you need Kotlin-first or Jetpack Compose skeleton libraries
• you require highly customizable placeholder layouts or image-based skeletons
• the project needs actively maintained dependencies (last release 2020)

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

ui-components animation mobile-development android-tools web-design loading-placeholder skeleton-screen shimmer-effect java android-view android

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