# mmin18/RealtimeBlurView

A realtime blurring overlay for Android (like iOS UIVisualEffectView)

Repository: https://github.com/mmin18/RealtimeBlurView
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/realtimeblurview
Language: Java
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: android, realtimeblurview
Last push: 2023-12-05T04:55:08+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": 3633, "days_push": 1002, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3309, forks 361 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:55.930690+00:00)

## What it is
An Android library providing a realtime blurring overlay view, similar to iOS's UIVisualEffectView. It is added directly in layout XML with no Java code required, using RenderScript to blur underlying content live.

## Use cases
- blur the background behind a dialog or popup window in an Android app
- create a frosted-glass effect over an image or list in Android
- add iOS-style UIVisualEffectView blurring to an Android layout
- blur content behind a bottom sheet or overlay in real time
- apply a live blur overlay without writing Java code

## When to choose
- you need a realtime blur overlay on Android with minimal setup
- you want an XML-only drop-in view for frosted-glass effects
- your minSdkVersion is 15+ and you can use RenderScript support mode

## When to avoid
- you only need to blur a static view (500px-android-blur is cheaper)
- your content relies on SurfaceView/TextureView like VideoView or Google Maps
- you need many simultaneous blur views in lists, which hurts drawing performance

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, graphics, animation
- domain: mobile-development, graphics, android-tools
- platform: -
- tags: android-view, blur-effect, renderscript, uivisualeffectview, overlay, java, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- mmin18/RealtimeBlurView (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:55.930690+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 2026-08-29T18:42:25.688033+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mmin18/RealtimeBlurView (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:55.930690+00:00, sha 3f31e51318b8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.