Introducing BlurLayout Library

A modern, easy-to-use Android UI library that brings smooth real-time blur effects to your application interface.

BlurLayoutLibrary is an open-source Android library built in Java that helps developers add beautiful blur effects behind content without heavy effort or complex setup. Whether you’re building elegant splash screens, stylish dialogs, or glassmorphism-inspired UI, BlurLayout gives you a flexible and performant blur solution with minimal code.

✨ What It Does

BlurLayout wraps any Android view and applies a dynamic blur effect to the background content behind it. The goal is to deliver a visually appealing blur effect that works across a wide range of Android devices:

Uses native hardware-accelerated blur on Android 12+ (API 31 and above)
Automatically falls back to a custom blur algorithm on older Android versions (API 21+)
Lets you control blur intensity, start/stop blur, and configure runtime behavior
Designed to be lightweight, easy to integrate, and visually smooth across device types

This makes it ideal for adding aesthetic depth to user interfaces without requiring developers to master complex rendering logic.

🛠️ Key Features

Here’s what makes BlurLayout stand out:

Broad Android Support — Works on Android 5.0 (API 21) and above.
Adaptive Blur Engine — Uses platform blur where available (API 31+), and optimized fallback on older versions.
Simple Integration — Add the view to layouts like any standard Android ViewGroup.
Customizable Blur Radius — You control how strong the blur effect should be.
Runtime Control — Blur can be started and stopped programmatically.

Compared to other Android blur libraries that focus on snapshot blurring or require manual bitmap manipulation (e.g., Avatar Android BlurView implementations ), BlurLayout packages everything in a clean component with a familiar API.

🚀 Quick Start

Here’s how easy it is to get started:

1. Add to Your Project

Add JitPack to your Gradle configuration:

dependencyResolutionManagement {
    repositoriesMode.set(RepositoriesMode.FAIL_ON_PROJECT_REPOS)
    repositories {
        mavenCentral()
        maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
    }
}


dependencies {
    implementation 'com.github.ZayedCom:BlurLayoutLibrary:Tag'
}

2. Use in XML

Wrap the content you want the blur behind:

<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent">


    <net.app.nfusion.blurlibrary.BlurLayout
        android:id="@+id/blur_layout"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent">


        <ImageView
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:scaleType="centerCrop"
            android:src="@drawable/background_image" />


    </net.app.nfusion.blurlibrary.BlurLayout>


</FrameLayout>

3. Control Blur Programmatically

BlurLayout blurLayout = findViewById(R.id.blur_layout);
blurLayout.setBlurRadius(50f); // blur intensity
blurLayout.startBlur();        // enable blur


// blurLayout.stopBlur();      // disable later

🧠 Why BlurLayout Matters

Blurring isn’t just a visual trick, it provides depth and hierarchy in modern UI design. While Android doesn’t offer built-in cross-version blur support out of the box, libraries like BlurLayout bridge that gap, giving developers a tool to create polished, modern apps with minimal effort.

By handling compatibility internally (platform blur on newer devices vs. software fallback on older ones), BlurLayout gives you consistent behavior across devices without the boilerplate.

💬 Final Thoughts

BlurLayout isn’t just about adding blur to an Android app. It’s about making UI polish simple. It’s about removing the small but frustrating barriers that slow developers down when they’re trying to build something beautiful.

I built this library because I needed it. I wanted something clean. Lightweight. Flexible. Something that worked across Android versions without forcing me to worry about compatibility details every time I touched the UI.

If it saves you time, or helps you make your app feel a little more refined, then it’s done its job.

You can download and explore the library directly from GitHub here:

👉 ZayedCom/BlurLayoutLibrary

It’s open source, easy to integrate via JitPack, and ready to drop into your next Android project.

BlurLayout: Effortless Real-Time Blur for Modern Android Apps