There are subtle animations that play when you open and close apps, as well as perform other similar actions, and these animations can have a surprising effect on the spped of your Galaxy On5. Our guide below will show you how to enable the Developer Options mode on the Galaxy On5 so that you can turn off these animations and speed up your phone.  

How to Disable Animations on the Samsung Galaxy On5

The steps in this article were performed on a Samsung Galaxy On5, running the Marshmallow (6.0.1) version of the Android operating system. Note that you can do something similar on an iPhone. Learn how to enable the Reduce Motion setting in iOS. Step 1: Open the Apps folder.

Step 2: Tap the Settings icon.

    Step 3: Scroll to the bottom of the screen and select About device.

Step 4: Scroll down and tap on the Build Number option 7 times. This unlocks Developer Mode.

    Step 5: Tap About device at the top-left corner of the screen.

    Step 6: Select the Developer options item. It is above About device.

Step 7: Scroll down and select Window animation scale.

    Step 8: Select the Animation is off option.

    Step 9: Repeat steps 7 and 8 for the Transition animation option and the Animator duration scale option.   Did you know that you can take pictures of your screen without any additional apps? Learn how to take a screenshot on the Galaxy On5 to create pictures that you can share or use in the same way that you would use pictures you take with the camera. After receiving his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science he spent several years working in IT management for small businesses. However, he now works full time writing content online and creating websites. His main writing topics include iPhones, Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Android, and Photoshop, but he has also written about many other tech topics as well. Read his full bio here.

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