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On the other hand, a recently discovered glitch in iOS 9 that lets you disable system animations has been very popular: https://m.reddit.com/r/jailbreak/comment

On the other hand, a recently discovered glitch in iOS 9 that lets you disable system animations has been very popular: https://m.reddit.com/r/jailbreak/comments/49capx/tutorial_disable_ios_system_animations_opening/ https://m.reddit.com/r/jailbreak/comments/49capx/tutorial_di... It just makes everything feel a bit faster.

taneq 11y ago
It's like the flat / 3D shaded / flat / 3D shaded trends over the last 20 years. Bouncy animations, instant pop-in, whichever is in vogue right now, after a while it'll switch back to the other one.
oxplot 11y ago
Power Saver feature of android (or maybe just the Cyanogenmod flavor of it) disables all animation which is based on the android UI framework and besides making everything faster (and apparently less power hungry), it could also change the way a user uses an app or bypass restrictions that the app developer relies on to limit user activity (e.g. like/dislike on a series of items).
- lake99 11y ago
  Don't use Power Saver for this. The mode affects many things pretty pervasively. Instead, under Settings->Developer Options, you'll find three settings related to animations. I keep them all turned off. Of course, this is the first thing I do no matter what UI I'm using. Dear UI/UX designers, I don't care what you do with these animations as long as you let me turn it off completely (via the OS, if necessary). Just don't force animations on users.
  - ferbivore 11y ago
    Not sure if that still happens now, but turning "Animator duration scale" off used to affect auto-scrolling in Hangouts. Might want to check that if you get any weird issues.
    - lake99 11y ago
      I don't use Hangouts, so I'll never know. But I'll keep your comment in mind for other software. Google doesn't help matters by being so terribly slow to act on bug reports.
Nutmog 11y ago
I always assumed the animations were to mask existing delays. But wow, that iPhone is so fast and instant without them! Delays frustrate me when using a phone. I hope this fashion of artificial delays doesn't last! It reminds me of old tape decks with the "soft" eject button. You'd be yanking the door because it opened so slowly.
DonHopkins 11y ago
If you like that feature, I'm sure you'll hate what happens when you hold down Shift and minimize a window in OS/X! http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20050830233735178 http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=2005083023373517... It goes slow enough that it's a disappointment and a violation of the principle of least astonishment that you can't actually use the window while it's slinking away. Steve Jobs used it in his original MacWorld SF 2000 OS/X demo, and it's been there ever since! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGMQLfi0kGc&feature=youtu.be&t=1h46m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGMQLfi0kGc&feature=youtu.be... "I can slow this down. We built in a special slow-mo mode for the demo today. Look at this. Isn't that cool? It's just, it's just magical. And it shows you exactly where they go. Again, it's that thing, we call it the Genie Effect, that the sheets use when they come out. And, um, I can just play with it all day long actually."

taneq 11y ago

It's like the flat / 3D shaded / flat / 3D shaded trends over the last 20 years. Bouncy animations, instant pop-in, whichever is in vogue right now, after a while it'll switch back to the other one.

oxplot 11y ago

Power Saver feature of android (or maybe just the Cyanogenmod flavor of it) disables all animation which is based on the android UI framework and besides making everything faster (and apparently less power hungry), it could also change the way a user uses an app or bypass restrictions that the app developer relies on to limit user activity (e.g. like/dislike on a series of items).

lake99 11y ago
Don't use Power Saver for this. The mode affects many things pretty pervasively. Instead, under Settings->Developer Options, you'll find three settings related to animations. I keep them all turned off. Of course, this is the first thing I do no matter what UI I'm using. Dear UI/UX designers, I don't care what you do with these animations as long as you let me turn it off completely (via the OS, if necessary). Just don't force animations on users.
- ferbivore 11y ago
  Not sure if that still happens now, but turning "Animator duration scale" off used to affect auto-scrolling in Hangouts. Might want to check that if you get any weird issues.
  - lake99 11y ago
    I don't use Hangouts, so I'll never know. But I'll keep your comment in mind for other software. Google doesn't help matters by being so terribly slow to act on bug reports.

Nutmog 11y ago

I always assumed the animations were to mask existing delays. But wow, that iPhone is so fast and instant without them! Delays frustrate me when using a phone. I hope this fashion of artificial delays doesn't last! It reminds me of old tape decks with the "soft" eject button. You'd be yanking the door because it opened so slowly.

DonHopkins 11y ago

If you like that feature, I'm sure you'll hate what happens when you hold down Shift and minimize a window in OS/X! http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20050830233735178 http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=2005083023373517... It goes slow enough that it's a disappointment and a violation of the principle of least astonishment that you can't actually use the window while it's slinking away. Steve Jobs used it in his original MacWorld SF 2000 OS/X demo, and it's been there ever since! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGMQLfi0kGc&feature=youtu.be&t=1h46m https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGMQLfi0kGc&feature=youtu.be... "I can slow this down. We built in a special slow-mo mode for the demo today. Look at this. Isn't that cool? It's just, it's just magical. And it shows you exactly where they go. Again, it's that thing, we call it the Genie Effect, that the sheets use when they come out. And, um, I can just play with it all day long actually."