Introduction

In the previous chapter, you learned about architecture patterns such as MVVM. You now know how to improve the architecture of an app. Next, we will learn how to use animations to enhance our app's look and feel and make it different and better than other apps.

Sometimes, the apps we develop can look a little plain. We can include some moving parts and delightful animations in our apps to make them more lively and to make the UI and user experience better. For example, we can add visual cues so that the user will not be confused about what to do next and can be guided through what steps they can take. Animations while loading can entertain the user while content is being fetched or processed. Pretty animations when the app encounters an error can help prevent users from getting angry about what has happened and can inform them of what options they have.

In this chapter, we'll start by looking at some of the traditional ways of doing animations with Android...