What is the default transition between activities in Android 4.0 (API 14+)

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I built an application with quite a few activities and I would like to have "slide from right on enter/slide from left on exit" transitions between them.

I read more than once that slide transitions should be the Android default, but on the device I am developing on the transitions are fade in/fade out by default (Galaxy Tab 2 7", on ICS 4.0).

Is there anything I need to declare at application level, for example in the manifest file?

I am asking because otherwise I would need to add overridePendingTransition (R.anim.right_slide_in, R.anim.left_slide_out); to all my transitions which are plenty...just wondering if I am missing something before going that road.

Many thanks

Good question, this is more a matter of practical experience. Default transitions should not be counted on and have changed over time and per device. If you have a requirement for a specific transition, hardcode it. That is what we do. — Cameron Lowell Palmer, Jan 10 '13 at 11:41

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 08 '13 at 12:08

No answers...on the devices 4+ I tried, the animation is a fade-in fade-out with zoom in or out...

I added the code manually where I wanted to have the slide animation:

//open activity
startActivity(new Intent(this, MyActivity.class));
overridePendingTransition(R.anim.right_slide_in, R.anim.left_slide_out);

xml animation right to left:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:interpolator="@android:anim/accelerate_decelerate_interpolator" >

<translate
    android:duration="300"
    android:fromXDelta="100%p"
    android:toXDelta="0" />

</set>

xml animation left to right:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:interpolator="@android:anim/accelerate_decelerate_interpolator" >

<translate
    android:duration="300"
    android:fromXDelta="0"
    android:toXDelta="-100%p" />

</set>

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 14 '16 at 12:26

In your style.xml file put

 <style name="WindowAnimationTransition">
    <item name="android:windowEnterAnimation">@android:anim/slide_in_left</item>
    <item name="android:windowExitAnimation">@android:anim/slide_out_right</item>
</style>

and add

 <style name="AppTheme.Base" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
    <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
   ...
    <item name="android:windowAnimationStyle">@style/WindowAnimationTransition</item>
</style>

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:00

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There is a way which involves creating a style and then adding it in manifest here: How to change all the activity transitions at once in Android application?, yet I only managed to make it work over startActivity(). Whenever back is pressed this method won't work or I might just missing something.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:00

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What is the default transition between activities in Android 4.0 (API 14+)

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