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romainpiel/Shimmer-android

(DEPRECATED) An Android TextView with a shimmering effect observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/romainpiel/Shimmer-android · Java · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases archived no_license

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: 4563
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 3614
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1973 stars · 431 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

A deprecated Android library providing a ShimmerTextView and ShimmerButton with a shimmering animation effect, ported from Facebook's iOS Shimmer library. It is no longer maintained, though the code still works and can be copied into projects.

Use cases

  • add a shimmering effect to text on Android
  • show an animated loading indicator
  • highlight a TextView with a shimmer animation
  • create a shimmering button in an Android app
  • customize shimmer animation duration and direction

When to choose

  • you need a simple shimmer text effect on Android and are fine copying unmaintained code
  • you want a lightweight drop-in view for loading shimmer effects on older Android projects

When to avoid

  • you need a maintained library with active support
  • starting a new Android project where modern shimmer libraries exist
  • you need effects beyond TextView/Button shimmering

Facets

library · maturity abandoned

animation ui-components mobile-development frontend shimmer-effect textview loading-indicator deprecated java android mobile

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
romainpiel/Shimmer-androidmain10

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