How to Reduce or Turn Off Animation Scales on Samsung
Speed up your Samsung by reducing or turning off animation scales.
Ever noticed those little zoom-in effects when you open an app or the smooth fade-out when you close one on your Samsung phone? Those are called animation scales, and they’re visual effects that make your phone feel more polished. There are three main types: Window animation scale (controls how apps open and close), Transition animation scale (handles the movement between screens), and Animator duration scale (affects smaller, subtle animations).
While these animations look nice, they can sometimes slow things down, especially if you just want your phone to respond instantly. If you’ve ever felt like your phone is just a little too slow when switching apps or going back to the home screen, these animations might just be the culprit. Turning them down, or off, completely, can make your phone respond faster, almost like giving it a speed boost.
The settings to tweak these animations are buried in Developer options, a hidden menu meant for, well, developers. But don’t worry, this guide will get you there and show you how to reduce or turn off the animations.
Gabriel Ojeh
How to Reduce or Turn Off Animation Scales on Samsung
Step 1: Go to Settings on your Phone and select About phone.
Step 2: Select Software information.
Step 3: Tap Build number seven times, then enter your PIN to enter developer mode.
Step 4: Return to Settings and select Developer options at the bottom.
Step 5: You'll see these three animation settings together.
- Window animation scale
- Transition animation scale
- Animator duration scale
Step 6: Click on each of them individually.
Step 7: Now you can choose to either reduce or turn off the animation.
- To reduce it, set each to .5x.
- To turn it off, select Off.
Oyinebiladou Omemu
Conclusion
Adjusting or turning off animation scales on your Samsung phone is one of those small tweaks that can make a big difference in how your device feels. By reducing or disabling these effects, you’re essentially cutting out the extra visual fluff, making everything from app switches to menu navigation feel instant and snappy. It’s like trading in a slow, scenic route for a direct highway, you get where you’re going faster, without the unnecessary detours.
This change is completely reversible. If you ever miss those smooth transitions, you can always go back into Developer options and reset the scales to their default speed (usually 1x). But once you experience how much quicker your phone responds without them, you might never want to go back.
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