Can Someone Please Tell Me Why Apple is So Obsessed With Animations on The OS?

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I love MacOS but one thing I do hate is the fact that Apple, unlike Microsoft, doesn't give the user the option to totally turn off all animations to make the UI snappy. Their obsession with animations is ridiculous.

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UX. Something Microsoft understands very little about. 
 

Also: https://osxdaily.com/2018/12/17/how-reduce-motion-mac-disable-animations/ it won’t disable all but does disable some. 

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On 03/09/2022 at 14:23, adrynalyne said:

UX. Something Microsoft understands very little about. 
 

Also: https://osxdaily.com/2018/12/17/how-reduce-motion-mac-disable-animations/ it won’t disable all but does disable some. 

 

Well one thing I do love about Windows is the option to disable all the useless animations, because let's be honest, they are useless.

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On 03/09/2022 at 12:10, spacelordmaster said:

 

Well one thing I do love about Windows is the option to disable all the useless animations, because let's be honest, they are useless.

Well if we are going to be honest, you should preface that with its useless to you specifically.

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When it is fluid, it can be great. Although it isn't an animation, I particularly like how their AI powered CPU can place part of the time behind elements of an image:

That is just so cool! Where is that on Android?

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On 03/09/2022 at 15:27, adrynalyne said:

Well if we are going to be honest, you should preface that with its useless to you specifically.

And what exactly is so useful about animations to you?

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On 03/09/2022 at 22:08, spacelordmaster said:

And what exactly is so useful about animations to you?

You assume appreciation for a smooth, fluid UI is based purely on its usefulness?

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In a properly multithreaded OS where the UI is rendered in a smooth way, a small amount of animation can be used not only for pleasant visuals but also to hide the short time it takes for actions to initiate.

 

Windows and various Linux desktops also implemented such features. Heck, stardock software have whole UI add on apps to add further animation. Why the obsession with Apple’s implementation?

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On 03/09/2022 at 14:12, spacelordmaster said:

I love MacOS but one thing I do hate is the fact that Apple, unlike Microsoft, doesn't give the user the option to totally turn off all animations to make the UI snappy. Their obsession with animations is ridiculous.

Animations hide processing time... sometimes they do stuff to hide the fact there is a delay with something else... makes you feel like things are snappier when they aren't

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On 03/09/2022 at 11:12, spacelordmaster said:

I love MacOS but one thing I do hate is the fact that Apple, unlike Microsoft, doesn't give the user the option to totally turn off all animations to make the UI snappy. Their obsession with animations is ridiculous.

What Apple does really well is making a consistent and useful UI that works for a vast amount of people.  It is generally considered responsive, intuitive, and reasonably free of bloat (UI doesn't delay what you want to do).

 

What Apple does NOT do well is allow user choice.  You're holding it wrong, we're deciding how you do things, there is no choice in this matter, only one store for everything, etc.

 

This is pretty much consistent throughout the ecosystem - you can fight against the tide but you have little choice or chance to change anything.  At all.  Ever.

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On 03/09/2022 at 22:55, mram said:

What Apple does really well is making a consistent and useful UI that works for a vast amount of people.  It is generally considered responsive, intuitive, and reasonably free of bloat (UI doesn't delay what you want to do).

 

What Apple does NOT do well is allow user choice.  You're holding it wrong, we're deciding how you do things, there is no choice in this matter, only one store for everything, etc.

 

This is pretty much consistent throughout the ecosystem - you can fight against the tide but you have little choice or chance to change anything.  At all.  Ever.

An argument I have made is "Apple makes appliances".  You use your toaster, kettle, washing machine, TV as per the options you are given.

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On 03/09/2022 at 14:08, spacelordmaster said:

And what exactly is so useful about animations to you?

UX. In case you aren’t aware what this stands for, it is User eXperience. If it makes my use of a product more enjoyable, then it’s useful. 

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