flavienlaurent/NotBoringActionBar

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An Android sample project and library demonstrating how to recreate the Google Newsstand app's ActionBar effects, including a fading/blurring ActionBar on scroll and a Ken Burns image animation. It accompanies a 2013 blog post explaining the implementation techniques.

Use cases

• make the action bar fade or change while scrolling a list
• recreate the Google Newsstand header animation in Android
• add a Ken Burns pan-and-zoom effect to header images
• learn how to coordinate scroll position with toolbar visuals
• build an Android detail screen with an animated hero image

When to choose

• you maintain a legacy Android app using the classic ActionBar and want Newsstand-style scroll effects
• you want a reference implementation of the Ken Burns animation on Android
• you are following the original blog post and want its companion code

When to avoid

• you are starting a new Android project with modern Material Toolbars and Jetpack Compose
• you need actively maintained, well-supported UI libraries
• you require a licensed, production-ready dependency (the repo has no explicit license file beyond sample headers)

Facets

library · maturity abandoned

animation ui-components mobile-development android-tools web-design actionbar ken-burns-effect scroll-effects android-ui demo-app android mobile

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