Deprecated APIs

(Legacy) UI-module (View-based)

Warning

Deprecated: The legacy View-based UI module (com.mikepenz:aboutlibraries) is deprecated and will receive limited support. Please migrate to the Compose UI module. For embedding Compose in Views, consider using ComposeView. While newer Gradle plugin versions might be compatible with older UI modules regarding the data format, migration is strongly recommended.

// build.gradle.kts
// Recommended: Using version catalog
implementation(libs.aboutlibraries.view)

// Alternative: Direct dependency declaration
// implementation("com.mikepenz:aboutlibraries:${latestAboutLibsRelease}")

Usage

Use this library in a few different ways. Create a custom activity, including a custom style or just use its generated information. Or simply use the built-in Activity or Fragment and just pass the libs to include.

Note: The new version requires the new Material3 theme as base.

Activity

LibsBuilder()
    .start(this) // start the activity

The activity uses a toolbar, which requires the appropriate theme. See Style the AboutLibraries for more details

Fragment

val fragment = LibsBuilder()
    .supportFragment()

About this App UI

The AboutLibraries library also offers the ability to create an About this app screen. Add the following .xml file (or just the strings - the key must be the same) to the project.

<resources>
    <string name="aboutLibraries_description_showIcon">true</string>
    <string name="aboutLibraries_description_showVersion">true</string>
    <string name="aboutLibraries_description_text">Place the description here :D</string>
</resources>

or use the builder and add following:

.withAboutIconShown(true)
    .withAboutVersionShown(true)
    .withAboutDescription("This is a small sample which can be set in the about my app description file.<br /><b>Style this with html markup :D</b>")

Style the AboutLibraries 🖌️

Create a custom style for the AboutLibraries UI.

// define a custom style
<style name="CustomAboutLibrariesStyle" parent="">
    <!-- AboutLibraries specific values -->
    <item name="aboutLibrariesCardBackground">?cardBackgroundColor</item>
    <item name="aboutLibrariesDescriptionTitle">?android:textColorPrimary</item>
    <item name="aboutLibrariesDescriptionText">?android:textColorSecondary</item>
    <item name="aboutLibrariesDescriptionDivider">@color/opensource_divider</item>
    <item name="aboutLibrariesOpenSourceTitle">?android:textColorPrimary</item>
    <item name="aboutLibrariesOpenSourceText">?android:textColorSecondary</item>
    <item name="aboutLibrariesSpecialButtonText">?android:textColorPrimary</item>
    <item name="aboutLibrariesOpenSourceDivider">@color/opensource_divider</item>
</style>

        // define the custom styles for the theme

<style name="SampleApp" parent="Theme.MaterialComponents.Light.NoActionBar">
...
<item name="aboutLibrariesStyle">@style/CustomAboutLibrariesStyle</item>
...
</style>

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