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user1361491
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Reputation:

Alternative to overridePendingTransition() - Android

I just discovered the android overrivePendingTransition() method. It works fine but I have the following problem :

In the Settings/Dislpay menu, you can choose to show no animations, some animations or all animations, and the method only works when it is set to all animations.

Can I bypass that ?

Upvotes: 4

Views: 2466

Answers (2)

Kumar Santanu
Kumar Santanu

Reputation: 701

Handling overridePendingTransition Deprecation in Android

The overridePendingTransition method is deprecated in Android. Below are some alternatives using the Transition framework and custom animations:

Slide-in from right:

val i = Intent(this@MainActivity, ReferActivity::class.java)
val options = ActivityOptions.makeSceneTransitionAnimation(this).toBundle()
startActivity(i, options)

Custom Animation with Specific Effects:

val i = Intent(this@MainActivity, ReferActivity::class.java)
val options = ActivityOptions.makeCustomAnimation(this, R.anim.enter_anim, R.anim.exit_anim).toBundle()
startActivity(i, options)

Example enter_anim.xml for Slide-in Animation from Right to Left:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
   <translate
       android:fromXDelta="100%"
       android:toXDelta="0%"
       android:duration="300" />
</set>

Example exit_anim.xml for Slide-out Animation to the Right:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
   <translate
       android:fromXDelta="0%"
       android:toXDelta="100%"
       android:duration="300" />
</set>
To achieve seamless activity transitions, leverage the Transition framework's flexibility for custom effects, ensuring animations are stored in the res/anim directory.

Upvotes: 0

adneal
adneal

Reputation: 30794

The settings you're talking about are user preferences. If one of your users wanted to turn off all animations, why would you want to find a workaround to continue showing animations in your app? It doesn't seem very user-friendly.

At any rate, overridePendingTransition is used to animate between Activities, as opposed to Views which is part of why you can turn them off, and was introduced in Android 2.0. There isn't another SDK method available that does the same thing; however, you can try using a LayoutAnimation to animate the layout you provide for each Activity you're creating. It wouldn't be exactly the same as overridePendingTransition, but I think it's going to be one of the closest things you'll find to an alternative.

your_animation.xml:

<layoutAnimation xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:animation="@anim/THE_ANIMATION_YOU_WANT_TO_USE" />

your_layout.xml:

android:layoutAnimation="@anim/your_animation"

Upvotes: 3

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