Which has better activity and maintenance signals?

Based on the RepoPilot analysis provided:

baseflow/photoview shows a WAIT — Stale verdict with the last commit 4 years ago. This indicates the project is no longer actively maintained.

freeok/so-novel shows recent activity signals in the repository data:

• A detailed CHANGELOG.md with recent entries documenting refactoring work, performance optimizations, and feature improvements
• Multiple recent source files with modern Java patterns (e.g., switch expressions in [src/main/java/com/pcdd/sonovel/core/HtmlExtractor.java:L91-L100])
• Evidence of ongoing development and code quality improvements

Verdict: freeok/so-novel has significantly better activity and maintenance signals. baseflow/photoview is a mature but stale library that should be considered end-of-life for new projects, while freeok/so-novel appears to be actively developed.

If you're considering depending on baseflow/photoview, the staleness is a material risk factor for long-term support and compatibility with modern Android versions.

FOLLOW_UPS:

• What are photoview's open issues and their age?
• Does so-novel have any known security advisories?
• What's photoview's Java/Android API target version?