Only one animation occurs in overridePendingTransition

Question

I have two activites A and B. In A, I call B:

Intent intent = new Intent(this, ActivityB.class);
this.startActivity(intent);
overridePendingTransition(R.anim.activity_animation_right_to_left, R.anim.activity_animation_zoom_in);

However, only R.anim.activity_animation_right_to_left works. The other animation is not applied. Also, when coming back from B to A:

finish();
overridePendingTransition(R.anim.activity_animation_zoom_out, R.anim.activity_animation_left_to_right);

onlR.anim.activity_animation_left_to_right works. I am sure that other animation works like a charm in other situation (there is nothing wrong with them). I even use that the same transition when calling external activities such as opening a browser window. The animation works. Only for my Activity B, it doesn't work.

Edit: here is the animations XMLs:

R.anim.activity_animation_right_to_left

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<translate xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:duration="300"
    android:fromXDelta="100%"
    android:interpolator="@android:anim/linear_interpolator"
    android:toXDelta="0%" /> 

R.anim.activity_animation_left_to_right

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<translate xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:duration="300"
    android:fromXDelta="0%"
    android:interpolator="@android:anim/linear_interpolator"
    android:toXDelta="100%" /> 

R.anim.activity_animation_zoom_in

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

    <scale
        android:duration="500"
        android:fillAfter="false"
        android:fromXScale="1.0"
        android:fromYScale="1.0"
        android:interpolator="@android:anim/linear_interpolator"
        android:pivotX="50%"
        android:pivotY="50%"
        android:startOffset="0"
        android:toXScale="0.85"
        android:toYScale="0.85" />

</set>

Answer 1

I finally fixed it. I checked my Manifest file and I found that I set the theme Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar to every activity I create. Once, I removed the theme from all of them, the animation works like a charm. Still, do not know exactly why this theme affects the animation.

Answer 2

Some example of animations maybe it can helps

anim_left :

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

    <translate
        android:duration="@android:integer/config_longAnimTime"
        android:fromXDelta="-100%"
        android:fromYDelta="0"
        android:interpolator="@android:anim/linear_interpolator"
        android:toXDelta="0"
        android:toYDelta="0" />

</set>

anim_right :

<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >

    <translate
        android:duration="@android:integer/config_longAnimTime"
        android:fromXDelta="0"
        android:fromYDelta="0"
        android:interpolator="@android:anim/linear_interpolator"
        android:toXDelta="100%"
        android:toYDelta="0" />

</set>

anim_back_left :

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

    <translate
        android:duration="@android:integer/config_longAnimTime"
        android:fromXDelta="0"
        android:fromYDelta="0"
        android:interpolator="@android:anim/linear_interpolator"
        android:toXDelta="-100%"
        android:toYDelta="0" />

</set>

anim_back_right:

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

    <translate
        android:duration="@android:integer/config_longAnimTime"
        android:fromXDelta="100%"
        android:fromYDelta="0"
        android:interpolator="@android:anim/linear_interpolator"
        android:toXDelta="0"
        android:toYDelta="0" />

</set>

For fade in:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shareInterpolator="false" >

    <alpha
        android:duration="2000"
        android:fromAlpha="0.0"
        android:toAlpha="1.0" >
    </alpha>

</set>

fade_out:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shareInterpolator="false" >

    <alpha
        android:duration="200"
        android:fromAlpha="1.0"
        android:toAlpha="0.0" >
    </alpha>

</set>

---

<supports-screens
    android:smallScreens="true"
    android:normalScreens="true"
    android:largeScreens="true"
    android:resizeable="true"
    android:anyDensity="true">
</supports-screens>

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(try adding this to your manifest)

• did you try adding overridePendingTransition in onPause, onResume, or onCreate ?
• did you activate animations in your cellphone setting
• try other devices

Answer 3

I changed the animation zoom-in, zoom-out, and it works well in my device(Nexus 4).

A->B

overridePendingTransition(R.anim.activity_animation_zoom_in, R.anim.activity_animation_right_to_left);

B->A

overridePendingTransition(R.anim.activity_animation_left_to_right, R.anim.activity_animation_zoom_out);

R.anim.activity_animation_zoom_in

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

<scale
    android:duration="500"
    android:fillAfter="false"
    android:fromXScale="0.5"
    android:fromYScale="0.5"
    android:interpolator="@android:anim/linear_interpolator"
    android:pivotX="50%"
    android:pivotY="50%"
    android:startOffset="0"
    android:toXScale="1.0"
    android:toYScale="1.0" />

</set>

R.anim.activity_animation_zoom_out

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

<scale
    android:duration="300"
    android:fillAfter="false"
    android:fromXScale="1.0"
    android:fromYScale="1.0"
    android:interpolator="@android:anim/linear_interpolator"
    android:pivotX="50%"
    android:pivotY="50%"
    android:startOffset="0"
    android:toXScale="0.5"
    android:toYScale="0.5" />

</set>