# ikew0ng/SwipeBackLayout

An Android library that help you to build app with swipe back gesture.

Repository: https://github.com/ikew0ng/SwipeBackLayout
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/swipebacklayout
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2019-09-18T06:44:18+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": 4756, "days_push": 2541, "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 6081, forks 1392 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:34.873478+00:00)

## What it is
An Android library that adds swipe-back gesture navigation to activities, letting users close or navigate back by swiping from screen edges. Activities simply extend SwipeBackActivity and configure edge tracking modes.

## Use cases
- add swipe back gesture to android activities
- close an activity by swiping from the left edge
- implement ios-style back navigation on android
- enable edge swipe gestures on any side of the screen
- customize swipe-to-dismiss behavior in an android app

## When to choose
- you maintain a legacy Android app using the android-support-v4 library and want swipe-back navigation
- you want a simple, battle-tested library with a one-line activity base class integration

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new project with AndroidX, where modern libraries or built-in predictive back gestures are better supported
- you need actively maintained software with recent releases

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, animation
- domain: mobile-development, android-tools
- platform: jvm
- tags: swipe-back-gesture, android-library, activity-navigation, gesture-navigation, android

## Member repositories
- ikew0ng/SwipeBackLayout (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:34.873478+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 2026-08-29T17:48:20.223122+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ikew0ng/SwipeBackLayout (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:34.873478+00:00, sha 66d92bfe0ace)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.