# Option to disable ALL animations in DeltaChat apps **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Proposal\ **Tags:** android, desktop\ **Created:** [July 26, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/option-to-disable-all-animations-in-deltachat-apps/2657 "2023-07-26T14:40:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![farooqkz](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/farooqkz/32/1762_2.png) [@farooqkz](https://forum.delta.chat/u/farooqkz)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/option-to-disable-all-animations-in-deltachat-apps/2657/1 "2023-07-26T14:40:50Z")
I think this would be useful for people who have got Epaper/Eink displays. These displays have got low refresh rate and apps with animations usually would have bad UX on these displays. Eink monitors are sold by few companies: - [https://www.waveshare.com/product/displays/e-paper/epaper-1/eink-disp.htm](https://www.waveshare.com/product/displays/e-paper/epaper-1/eink-disp.htm) - [BOOX Mira and Mira Pro E Ink Monitors – The Official BOOX Store](https://shop.boox.com/products/mira) But Android Eink tablets have been in the market for so long, notably by [Boox](https://www.boox.com/) and Boyue. Recently, Xiaomi is also producing a few models. Edit: BTW, I happen to have a Boox Leaf which is running Android 10 and I have Delta Chat on it. ---
**Author:** ![link2xt](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/link2xt/32/1971_2.png) [@link2xt](https://forum.delta.chat/u/link2xt)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/option-to-disable-all-animations-in-deltachat-apps/2657/2 "2023-07-27T22:14:56Z")
Android already has an option to disable animations. If Delta Chat for Android does not respect it in some place, this is a bug, you can file a GitHub issue. ---
**Author:** ![farooqkz](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/farooqkz/32/1762_2.png) [@farooqkz](https://forum.delta.chat/u/farooqkz)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2023, 8:18am UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/option-to-disable-all-animations-in-deltachat-apps/2657/3 "2023-07-28T08:18:29Z")
Where can I find this option? And what about the Desktop app? I guess it doesn’t have priority for now? ---
**Author:** ![Hocuri](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/hocuri/32/25_2.png) [@Hocuri](https://forum.delta.chat/u/Hocuri)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2023, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/option-to-disable-all-animations-in-deltachat-apps/2657/4 "2023-08-01T20:38:16Z")
> [@farooqkz](#): > > Where can I find this option? [Disable Animations on Android to Improve Performance | Lifehacker](https://lifehacker.com/disable-animations-on-android-to-improve-performance-1583554900) or [How to disable interface animations in Android 12 | My Computer My Way](https://mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk/how-to-disable-interface-animations-in-android-12) In DC Desktop, AFAIK there is no such option yet. ---
**Author:** ![farooqkz](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/farooqkz/32/1762_2.png) [@farooqkz](https://forum.delta.chat/u/farooqkz)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/option-to-disable-all-animations-in-deltachat-apps/2657/5 "2023-09-20T12:49:54Z")
Thank you @link2xt and @Hocuri . It turns out BOOX OS which is a skin for Android, already has disabled animations. As for Desktop, I don’t think having proper support for epaper monitors has high or even medium priority right now. e-paper tablets are kinda widespread. But e-paper monitors are not. Lack of colour, the price and the usability all make the users avoid buying an e-paper monitor. However, having an option to disable animations in Desktop could enable users of weak PCs(old x86 or new ARM) to have better performance. ---
**Author:** ![r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/r10s/32/1513_2.png) [@r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/u/r10s)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/option-to-disable-all-animations-in-deltachat-apps/2657/6 "2026-10-06T15:11:20Z")