[android] Android Left to Right slide animation

I have three activities whose launch modes are single instance.
Using onfling(), I swing them left and right.

The problem is when I swipe right to left the slide transition is okay but when I swipe left to right, I get the transition of swiping right to left.

I know why this is happening its because I am always sending new intents. But, now I need to change the animation of sliding left to right.

I know there is a method named overridingTransitionPending(), but I do not know how to define my animation in XML.

Also, you can do this:

FirstClass.this.overridePendingTransition(android.R.anim.slide_in_left, android.R.anim.slide_out_right);

And you don't need to add any animation xml

If your API level is 19+ you can use translation as above. If your API level is less than 19, you can take a look at similar tutorial: http://trickyandroid.com/fragments-translate-animation/

If you want the transition work for whole application you can create a rootacivity and inherit it in the activity you need. In Root Activity's onCreate call overridePendingTransition with desired direction. And onStart call overridePendingTransition with other direction if activity is resumed. Here I am giving full running code below.Correct me if I am wrong.

create this xml file on your anim folder

anim_slide_in_left.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
    <translate
        android:duration="600"
        android:fromXDelta="100%"
        android:toXDelta="0%" >
    </translate>
</set>

anim_slide_in_right.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
    <translate
        android:duration="600"
        android:fromXDelta="-100%"
        android:toXDelta="0%" >
    </translate>
</set>

anim_slide_out_left.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
    <translate
        android:duration="600"
        android:fromXDelta="0%"
        android:toXDelta="-100%" >
    </translate>
</set>

anim_slide_out_right.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
    <translate
        android:duration="600"
        android:fromXDelta="0%"
        android:toXDelta="100%" >
    </translate>
</set>

RootActivity

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class RootActivity extends Activity {
    int onStartCount = 0;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        onStartCount = 1;
        if (savedInstanceState == null) // 1st time
        {
            this.overridePendingTransition(R.anim.anim_slide_in_left,
                    R.anim.anim_slide_out_left);
        } else // already created so reverse animation
        { 
            onStartCount = 2;
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected void onStart() {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        super.onStart();
        if (onStartCount > 1) {
            this.overridePendingTransition(R.anim.anim_slide_in_right,
                    R.anim.anim_slide_out_right);

        } else if (onStartCount == 1) {
            onStartCount++;
        }

    }

}

FirstActivity

import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class FirstActivity extends RootActivity {
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        TextView tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.tvTitle);
        tv.setText("First Activity");
        Button bt = (Button) findViewById(R.id.buttonNext);
        bt.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                Intent i = new Intent(FirstActivity.this, SecondActivity.class);
                startActivity(i);

            }
        });
    }

}

SecondActivity

import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class SecondActivity extends RootActivity {
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        TextView tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.tvTitle);
        tv.setText("Second Activity");
        Button bt = (Button) findViewById(R.id.buttonNext);
        bt.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                Intent i = new Intent(SecondActivity.this, ThirdActivity.class);
                startActivity(i);

            }
        });

    }

}

ThirdActivity

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class ThirdActivity extends RootActivity {
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        TextView tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.tvTitle);
        tv.setText("Third Activity");
        Button bt = (Button) findViewById(R.id.buttonNext);
        bt.setText("previous");
        bt.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                finish();

            }
        });
    }

}

and finally Manifest

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.example.transitiontest"
    android:versionCode="1"
    android:versionName="1.0" >

    <uses-sdk
        android:minSdkVersion="8"
        android:targetSdkVersion="18" />

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
        <activity
            android:name="com.example.transitiontest.FirstActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <activity
            android:name="com.example.transitiontest.SecondActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name" >
        </activity>
        <activity
            android:name="com.example.transitiontest.ThirdActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name" >
        </activity>
    </application>

</manifest>

If you want to apply the animation on "activity" start. then write below code.

startActivity(intent);
overridePendingTransition(R.anim.opening_anim, R.anim.closing_anim);

If you want to apply the animation on "dialog" then firstly add below code in styles.xml file

<style name="my_style”> 
 <item 
  name="@android:windowEnterAnimation">@anim/opening_anim</item> 
 <item 
 name="@android:windowExitAnimation">@anim/closing_anim</item>
</style>

Use this style as I defined below.

final Dialog dialog = new Dialog(activity);
dialog.getWindow().getAttributes().windowAnimations = R.style.my_style;

If you want to apply the animation on "view" then write below code

txtMessage = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtMessage);
     
// load the animation
Animation animFadein = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(getApplicationContext(),R.anim.animation); 

// start the animation
txtMessage.startAnimation(animFadein);

Below, I have mentioned most of the animation .xml code.

appear - make it just appear.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <alpha
        android:interpolator="@android:anim/accelerate_interpolator"
        android:duration="1"
           android:fromAlpha="1.0"
           android:toAlpha="1.0"/>
</set>

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make it slowly fades into view.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <alpha
        android:fromAlpha="0.0"
        android:toAlpha="1.0"
        android:interpolator="@android:anim/accelerate_interpolator" 
        android:duration="300"
        android:repeatCount="0" />
</set>

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fadeout - make it slowly fade out of view.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <alpha
        android:fromAlpha="1.0"
        android:toAlpha="0.0"
        android:interpolator="@android:anim/accelerate_interpolator" 
        android:duration="300"
        android:repeatCount="0" />
</set>

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push_down_in.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <translate android:fromYDelta="-100%p" android:toYDelta="0" android:duration="400"/>
</set>

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push_down_out.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <translate android:fromYDelta="0" android:toYDelta="100%p" android:duration="400"/>
</set>

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push_left_in.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <translate android:fromXDelta="100%p" android:toXDelta="0" android:duration="300"/>
    <alpha android:fromAlpha="0.0" android:toAlpha="1.0" android:duration="300" />
</set>

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push_left_out.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <translate android:fromXDelta="0" android:toXDelta="-100%p" android:duration="300"/>
    <alpha android:fromAlpha="1.0" android:toAlpha="0.0" android:duration="300" />
</set>

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push_right_in.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <translate android:fromXDelta="-100%p" android:toXDelta="0" android:duration="300"/>
    <alpha android:fromAlpha="0.0" android:toAlpha="1.0" android:duration="300" />
</set>

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push_right_out.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <translate android:fromXDelta="0" android:toXDelta="100%p" android:duration="300"/>
    <alpha android:fromAlpha="1.0" android:toAlpha="0.0" android:duration="300" />
</set>

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push_up_in.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <translate android:fromYDelta="100%p" android:toYDelta="0" android:duration="300"/>
    <alpha android:fromAlpha="0.0" android:toAlpha="1.0" android:duration="300" />
</set>

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push_up_out.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <translate android:fromYDelta="0" android:toYDelta="-100%p" android:duration="300"/>
    <alpha android:fromAlpha="1.0" android:toAlpha="0.0" android:duration="300" />
</set>

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rotation.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rotate
 xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:fromDegrees="0"
    android:toDegrees="-90"
    android:pivotX="50%"
    android:pivotY="50%"
    android:duration="0" android:fillAfter="true">
</rotate>

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scale_from_corner.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <scale android:fromYScale="0" android:toYScale="1.0"
        android:fromXScale="0" android:toXScale="1.0" 
        android:duration="500" android:pivotX="100%"
        android:pivotY="100%" />
</set>

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scale_torwards_corner.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <scale android:fromYScale="1.0" android:toYScale="0"
        android:fromXScale="1.0" android:toXScale="0" 
        android:duration="500"/>
</set>

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shrink_and_rotate_a(exit).xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<scale
    android:fromXScale="1.0" android:toXScale="0.8"
    android:fromYScale="1.0" android:toYScale="0.8"
    android:pivotX="50%p" android:pivotY="50%p"
    android:interpolator="@android:anim/accelerate_interpolator"
    android:duration="100"
/>
<scale
    android:fromXScale="1.0" android:toXScale="0.0"
    android:fromYScale="1.0" android:toYScale="1.0"
    android:pivotX="50%p" android:pivotY="50%p"
    android:interpolator="@android:anim/accelerate_interpolator"
    android:duration="150"
    android:startOffset="100"
/>

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shrink_and_rotate_b(entrance).xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<scale
    android:fromXScale="0.0" android:toXScale="1.0"
    android:fromYScale="1.0" android:toYScale="1.0"
    android:pivotX="50%p" android:pivotY="50%p"
    android:interpolator="@android:anim/accelerate_interpolator"
    android:duration="150"
    android:startOffset="250"
/>

<scale
    android:fromXScale="0.8" android:toXScale="1.0"
    android:fromYScale="0.8" android:toYScale="1.0"
    android:pivotX="50%p" android:pivotY="50%p"
    android:interpolator="@android:anim/accelerate_interpolator"
    android:duration="100"
    android:startOffset="400"
/>

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blink.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <alpha android:fromAlpha="0.0"
      android:toAlpha="1.0"
      android:interpolator="@android:anim/accelerate_interpolator"
      android:duration="800"
      android:repeatMode="reverse"
      android:repeatCount="infinite"/>
</set>

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ZoomIn.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
   android:fillAfter="true" >
    <scale
       xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
       android:duration="1000"
       android:fromXScale="1"
       android:fromYScale="1"
       android:pivotX="50%"
       android:pivotY="50%"
       android:toXScale="3"
       android:toYScale="3" >
    </scale>
</set>

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ZoomOut.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
   android:fillAfter="true" >
    <scale
       xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
       android:duration="1000"
       android:fromXScale="1.0"
       android:fromYScale="1.0"
       android:pivotX="50%"
       android:pivotY="50%"
       android:toXScale="0.5"
       android:toYScale="0.5" >
    </scale>
</set>

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FadeIn.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
   android:fillAfter="true" >
    <alpha
       android:duration="1000"
       android:fromAlpha="0.0"
       android:interpolator="@android:anim/accelerate_interpolator"
       android:toAlpha="1.0" />
</set>

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FadeOut.xml

<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
   android:fillAfter="true" >
    <alpha
       android:duration="1000"
       android:fromAlpha="1.0"
       android:interpolator="@android:anim/accelerate_interpolator"
       android:toAlpha="0.0" />
</set>

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Move.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set
   xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
   android:interpolator="@android:anim/linear_interpolator"
   android:fillAfter="true">
   <translate
       android:fromXDelta="0%p"
       android:toXDelta="80%p"
       android:duration="1000" />
</set>

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SlideDown.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
   android:fillAfter="true">
    <scale
       android:duration="800"
       android:fromXScale="1.0"
       android:fromYScale="0.0"
       android:interpolator="@android:anim/linear_interpolator"
       android:toXScale="1.0"
       android:toYScale="1.0" />
</set>

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SlideUp.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
   android:fillAfter="true" >
    <scale
       android:duration="800"
       android:fromXScale="1.0"
       android:fromYScale="1.0"
       android:interpolator="@android:anim/linear_interpolator"
       android:toXScale="1.0"
       android:toYScale="0.0" />
</set>

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Bounce.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
   android:fillAfter="true"
   android:interpolator="@android:anim/bounce_interpolator">
    <scale
       android:duration="800"
       android:fromXScale="1.0"
       android:fromYScale="0.0"
       android:toXScale="1.0"
       android:toYScale="1.0" />
</set>

I was not able to find any solution for this type of animation using ViewPropertyAnimator.

Here's an example:

Layout:

<FrameLayout
android:id="@+id/child_view_container"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">

    <EditText
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:id="@+id/child_view"
        android:gravity="center_horizontal"
        android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
    />
</FrameLayout>

Animate - Right to left and exit view:

final childView = findViewById(R.id.child_view);
View containerView = findViewById(R.id.child_view_container);
childView.animate()
  .translationXBy(-containerView.getWidth())
  .setDuration(TRANSLATION_DURATION)
  .setInterpolator(new AccelerateDecelerateInterpolator())
  .setListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
    @Override
    public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
        childView.setVisibility(View.GONE);
    }
});

Animate - Right to left enter view:

final View childView = findViewById(R.id.child_view);
View containerView = findViewById(R.id.child_view_container);
childView.setTranslationX(containerView.getWidth());
childView.animate()
    .translationXBy(-containerView.getWidth())
    .setDuration(TRANSLATION_DURATION)
    .setInterpolator(new AccelerateDecelerateInterpolator())
    .setListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
        @Override
        public void onAnimationStart(Animator animation) {
            childView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
        }
    });

Made a sample code implementing the same with slide effects from left, right, top and bottom. (For those who dont want to make all those anim xml files :) )

Checkout out the code on github

For from right to left slide

res/anim/in.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
   android:shareInterpolator="false">
   <translate
    android:fromXDelta="100%" android:toXDelta="0%"
    android:fromYDelta="0%" android:toYDelta="0%"
    android:duration="700" />
</set>

res/anim/out.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
   android:shareInterpolator="false">
   <translate
    android:fromXDelta="0%" android:toXDelta="-100%"
    android:fromYDelta="0%" android:toYDelta="0%"
    android:duration="700" />
</set>

in Activity Java file:

Intent intent = new Intent(HomeActivity.this, ActivityCapture.class);
startActivity(intent);
overridePendingTransition(R.anim.in,R.anim.out);

you can change the duration times in the xml files for the longer or shorter slide animation.

You can overwrite your default activity animation. Here is the solution that I use:

Create a "CustomActivityAnimation" and add this to your base Theme by "windowAnimationStyle".

<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
    <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
    <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>
    <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
    <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorPrimary</item>
    <item name="android:windowAnimationStyle">@style/CustomActivityAnimation</item>

</style>

<style name="CustomActivityAnimation" parent="@android:style/Animation.Activity">
    <item name="android:activityOpenEnterAnimation">@anim/slide_in_right</item>
    <item name="android:activityOpenExitAnimation">@anim/slide_out_left</item>
    <item name="android:activityCloseEnterAnimation">@anim/slide_in_left</item>
    <item name="android:activityCloseExitAnimation">@anim/slide_out_right</item>
</style>

Create anim folder under res folder and then create this four animation files:

slide_in_right.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <translate android:fromXDelta="100%p" android:toXDelta="0"
        android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"/>
</set>

slide_out_left.xml

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

slide_in_left.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <translate android:fromXDelta="-100%p" android:toXDelta="0"
        android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"/>
</set>

slide_out_right.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <translate android:fromXDelta="0" android:toXDelta="100%p"
        android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"/>
</set>

This is my sample project in github.

That's all... Happy coding :)