Advanced User Interface for Applications with Animations

The sections below explain advanced user interface for applications with animations in a clear and practical way. Review the key details, examples, and considerations before applying the information.

Animation does not necessarily make the app more beautiful but it draws the attention of users and enhances their experience. With thousands of apps available every day, animations make using the app no longer boring or annoying to users.

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Advanced User Interface for Applications with Animations illustration

Some reasons to incorporate animations into applications:

To attract users - Animations can attract users before downloading full content. This will prevent users from giving up the app. Gmail is a good example of this. It uses animations in the pull-to-refresh feature (pull down to refresh) and spinner to download new emails.
Provide feedback - Animation that provides visual feedback that indicates a certain event or action is complete or to display websites that are not working properly. Animations can be used in buttons, tabs and other components informing users about the current state of the app, especially in e-commerce applications.
G helpUsers navigate - This is especially useful when content changes. For example, dynamic scroll bars can be used to display the transition between tabs and items in the menu. Most applications will have an introduction screen, an introduction to the most important features of the app or simply explaining to users about the app.

This is how you can add some animations in the app to improve users experience.

Create an introduction Slider (Introduction Slider )

This slider introduces various features of the app. Users can navigate through the screen using swipe gestures or skip the introduction and go to the main application.

The introduction slider will only be displayed when the app is launched for the first time. The next launch will take users directly to the main screen. The steps below explain to create three slides in the app to display the three most important aspects of the app.

The end result will look like this:

Create an introduction slider (Introduction Slider ) illustration 2

Add this XML to a new file named slide. xml:



 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="match_parent"
 android:background="#f64c73">

 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_centerInParent="true"
 android:gravity="center_horizontal"
 android:orientation="vertical">


 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:text="@string/shop"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white"
 android:textSize="30dp"
 android:textStyle="bold" />

 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
 android:paddingLeft="40dp"
 android:paddingRight="40dp"
 android:text="@string/slide_1_title"
 android:textAlignment="center"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white"
 android:textSize="16dp" />


 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="match_parent"
 android:background="#f64c73">

 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_centerInParent="true"
 android:gravity="center_horizontal"
 android:orientation="vertical">


 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:text="@string/shop"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white"
 android:textSize="30dp"
 android:textStyle="bold" />

 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
 android:paddingLeft="40dp"
 android:paddingRight="40dp"
 android:text="@string/slide_1_title"
 android:textAlignment="center"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white"
 android:textSize="16dp" />


 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="match_parent"
 android:background="#f64c73">

 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_centerInParent="true"
 android:gravity="center_horizontal"
 android:orientation="vertical">


 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:text="@string/shop"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white"
 android:textSize="30dp"
 android:textStyle="bold" />

 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
 android:paddingLeft="40dp"
 android:paddingRight="40dp"
 android:text="@string/slide_1_title"
 android:textAlignment="center"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white"
 android:textSize="16dp" />


 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="match_parent"
 android:background="#f64c73">

 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_centerInParent="true"
 android:gravity="center_horizontal"
 android:orientation="vertical">


 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:text="@string/shop"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white"
 android:textSize="30dp"
 android:textStyle="bold" />

 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
 android:paddingLeft="40dp"
 android:paddingRight="40dp"
 android:text="@string/slide_1_title"
 android:textAlignment="center"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white"
 android:textSize="16dp" />

Add the following code to slide2. xml:


 android:layout_width="match_parent" 
 android:layout_height="match_parent" 
 android:background="#f64c73"> 
 android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
 android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
 android:layout_centerInParent="true" 
 android:gravity="center_horizontal" 
 android:orientation="vertical"> 
 android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
 android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
 android:text="@string/earn" 
 android:textColor="@android:color/white" 
 android:textSize="30dp" 
 android:textStyle="bold" /> 
 android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
 android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
 android:layout_marginTop="20dp" 
 android:paddingLeft="40dp" 
 android:paddingRight="40dp" 
 android:text="@string/slide_1_title" 
 android:textAlignment="center" 
 android:textColor="@android:color/white" 
 android:textSize="16dp" /> 


 android:layout_width="match_parent" 
 android:layout_height="match_parent" 
 android:background="#f64c73"> 
 android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
 android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
 android:layout_centerInParent="true" 
 android:gravity="center_horizontal" 
 android:orientation="vertical"> 
 android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
 android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
 android:text="@string/earn" 
 android:textColor="@android:color/white" 
 android:textSize="30dp" 
 android:textStyle="bold" /> 
 android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
 android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
 android:layout_marginTop="20dp" 
 android:paddingLeft="40dp" 
 android:paddingRight="40dp" 
 android:text="@string/slide_1_title" 
 android:textAlignment="center" 
 android:textColor="@android:color/white" 
 android:textSize="16dp" /> 


 android:layout_width="match_parent" 
 android:layout_height="match_parent" 
 android:background="#f64c73"> 
 android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
 android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
 android:layout_centerInParent="true" 
 android:gravity="center_horizontal" 
 android:orientation="vertical"> 
 android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
 android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
 android:text="@string/earn" 
 android:textColor="@android:color/white" 
 android:textSize="30dp" 
 android:textStyle="bold" /> 
 android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
 android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
 android:layout_marginTop="20dp" 
 android:paddingLeft="40dp" 
 android:paddingRight="40dp" 
 android:text="@string/slide_1_title" 
 android:textAlignment="center" 
 android:textColor="@android:color/white" 
 android:textSize="16dp" /> 


 android:layout_width="match_parent" 
 android:layout_height="match_parent" 
 android:background="#f64c73"> 
 android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
 android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
 android:layout_centerInParent="true" 
 android:gravity="center_horizontal" 
 android:orientation="vertical"> 
 android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
 android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
 android:text="@string/earn" 
 android:textColor="@android:color/white" 
 android:textSize="30dp" 
 android:textStyle="bold" /> 
 android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
 android:layout_height="wrap_content" 
 android:layout_marginTop="20dp" 
 android:paddingLeft="40dp" 
 android:paddingRight="40dp" 
 android:text="@string/slide_1_title" 
 android:textAlignment="center" 
 android:textColor="@android:color/white" 
 android:textSize="16dp" />

And add the following lines in slide3. xml:



 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="match_parent"
 android:background="#f64c73">

 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_centerInParent="true"
 android:gravity="center_horizontal"
 android:orientation="vertical">

 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:text="@string/redeem"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white"
 android:textSize="30dp"
 android:textStyle="bold" />

 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
 android:paddingLeft="40dp"
 android:paddingRight="40dp"
 android:text="@string/slide_1_title"
 android:textAlignment="center"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white"
 android:textSize="16dp" />


 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="match_parent"
 android:background="#f64c73">

 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_centerInParent="true"
 android:gravity="center_horizontal"
 android:orientation="vertical">

 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:text="@string/redeem"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white"
 android:textSize="30dp"
 android:textStyle="bold" />

 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
 android:paddingLeft="40dp"
 android:paddingRight="40dp"
 android:text="@string/slide_1_title"
 android:textAlignment="center"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white"
 android:textSize="16dp" />


 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="match_parent"
 android:background="#f64c73">

 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_centerInParent="true"
 android:gravity="center_horizontal"
 android:orientation="vertical">

 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:text="@string/redeem"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white"
 android:textSize="30dp"
 android:textStyle="bold" />

 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
 android:paddingLeft="40dp"
 android:paddingRight="40dp"
 android:text="@string/slide_1_title"
 android:textAlignment="center"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white"
 android:textSize="16dp" />


 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="match_parent"
 android:background="#f64c73">

 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_centerInParent="true"
 android:gravity="center_horizontal"
 android:orientation="vertical">

 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:text="@string/redeem"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white"
 android:textSize="30dp"
 android:textStyle="bold" />

 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
 android:paddingLeft="40dp"
 android:paddingRight="40dp"
 android:text="@string/slide_1_title"
 android:textAlignment="center"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white"
 android:textSize="16dp" />

Next, we will design the welcome screen. Create another activity (activity_welcome. xml) and add the following XML file:



 xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="match_parent">

 android:id="@+id/view_pager"
 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="match_parent" />

 android:id="@+id/welcomeLayout"
 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="30dp"
 android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
 android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
 android:gravity="center"
 android:orientation="horizontal">

 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="1dp"
 android:alpha=".5"
 android:layout_above="@id/welcomeLayout"
 android:background="@android:color/white" />

 android:id="@+id/btn_next"
 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
 android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
 android:background="@null"
 android:text="@string/next"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white" />

 android:id="@+id/btn_skip"
 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
 android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
 android:background="@null"
 android:text="@string/skip"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white" />

 xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="match_parent">

 android:id="@+id/view_pager"
 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="match_parent" />

 android:id="@+id/welcomeLayout"
 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="30dp"
 android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
 android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
 android:gravity="center"
 android:orientation="horizontal">

 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="1dp"
 android:alpha=".5"
 android:layout_above="@id/welcomeLayout"
 android:background="@android:color/white" />

 android:id="@+id/btn_next"
 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
 android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
 android:background="@null"
 android:text="@string/next"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white" />

 android:id="@+id/btn_skip"
 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
 android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
 android:background="@null"
 android:text="@string/skip"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white" />

 xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="match_parent">

 android:id="@+id/view_pager"
 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="match_parent" />

 android:id="@+id/welcomeLayout"
 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="30dp"
 android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
 android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
 android:gravity="center"
 android:orientation="horizontal">

 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="1dp"
 android:alpha=".5"
 android:layout_above="@id/welcomeLayout"
 android:background="@android:color/white" />

 android:id="@+id/btn_next"
 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
 android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
 android:background="@null"
 android:text="@string/next"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white" />

 android:id="@+id/btn_skip"
 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
 android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
 android:background="@null"
 android:text="@string/skip"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white" />

 xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="match_parent">

 android:id="@+id/view_pager"
 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="match_parent" />

 android:id="@+id/welcomeLayout"
 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="30dp"
 android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
 android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
 android:gravity="center"
 android:orientation="horizontal">

 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="1dp"
 android:alpha=".5"
 android:layout_above="@id/welcomeLayout"
 android:background="@android:color/white" />

 android:id="@+id/btn_next"
 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
 android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
 android:background="@null"
 android:text="@string/next"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white" />

 android:id="@+id/btn_skip"
 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
 android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
 android:background="@null"
 android:text="@string/skip"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white" />

 xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="match_parent">

 android:id="@+id/view_pager"
 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="match_parent" />

 android:id="@+id/welcomeLayout"
 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="30dp"
 android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
 android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
 android:gravity="center"
 android:orientation="horizontal">

 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="1dp"
 android:alpha=".5"
 android:layout_above="@id/welcomeLayout"
 android:background="@android:color/white" />

 android:id="@+id/btn_next"
 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
 android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
 android:background="@null"
 android:text="@string/next"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white" />

 android:id="@+id/btn_skip"
 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
 android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
 android:background="@null"
 android:text="@string/skip"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white" />

 xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="match_parent">

 android:id="@+id/view_pager"
 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="match_parent" />

 android:id="@+id/welcomeLayout"
 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="30dp"
 android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
 android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
 android:gravity="center"
 android:orientation="horizontal">

 android:layout_width="match_parent"
 android:layout_height="1dp"
 android:alpha=".5"
 android:layout_above="@id/welcomeLayout"
 android:background="@android:color/white" />

 android:id="@+id/btn_next"
 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
 android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
 android:background="@null"
 android:text="@string/next"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white" />

 android:id="@+id/btn_skip"
 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
 android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
 android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
 android:background="@null"
 android:text="@string/skip"
 android:textColor="@android:color/white" />

The XML file contains a page viewer that includes strokes and buttons, bringing users to the next screen (or returning to the previous screen). You will also need strings. xml for definitions like '@ string / redeem' etc.


 Animation
 Home Screen
 NEXT
 SKIP
 GOT IT
 SHOP
 EARN
 REDEEM POINTS
 SHOP FOR YOUR FAVORITE ITEMS

As mentioned at the beginning of this tutorial, the welcome screen is only displayed when you first run the app. To do this, create a class called PrefManager. java and call setFirstTimeLaunch (true) when the app is first launched.

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FAQ

What is the main benefit of advanced user interface for applications with animations?

The main benefit is a clearer understanding of the topic and a practical way to apply the information covered in this guide.

What should I check before using advanced user interface for applications with animations?

Confirm compatibility, review the required settings, protect important data, and use the latest supported version whenever possible.

What should I do if the result is different?

Repeat the steps carefully, verify permissions and version differences, and consult the product's official support documentation for changes not shown in the article.