/tags/ui/ Recent content in UI on 0x414D Hugo en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 /posts/android-animation-speed/ Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 /posts/android-animation-speed/ <p>People often chase performance with cleanup apps and aggressive battery tools, but a simpler Android tweak usually gives immediate results: lower animation scale. Transition animations add delay between actions. You tap an app, then watch a short zoom. You open settings, then watch another slide. The device might already be ready, but the animation makes it feel late.</p> <h2 id="the-60-second-setup">The 60-second setup</h2> <ol> <li>Open <strong>Settings &gt; About phone &gt; Software Information</strong>.</li> <li>Tap <strong>Build number</strong> seven times to unlock Developer Options.</li> <li>Go to <strong>Settings &gt; System &gt; Developer options</strong>.</li> <li>Change these values as you like, below are mine: <ul> <li>Window animation scale: <code>off</code> <ul> <li>This regulates the animation of &ldquo;overlay menus&rdquo;; for example the very menu that opens when you touch the &ldquo;Window animation scale&rdquo; setting to set the scale.</li> </ul> </li> <li>Transition animation scale: <code>off</code> <ul> <li>This for example turns of the animation when you &ldquo;go back&rdquo; inside apps.</li> </ul> </li> <li>Animator duration scale: <code>off</code> <ul> <li>This regulates animations when opening or closing apps and waiting for content to load within apps.</li> <li><strong>Caveat</strong>: <code>off</code> shows a static &ldquo;(re)loading&rdquo; symbol, instead of a styled loading icon when in-app content is being loaded.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ol> <p>The other option, without the developer mode enabled, is to turn off animations completely via <strong>Settings &gt; Accessibility &gt; Reduce animations</strong>.</p>