iOS: turn off animations - how it works

If you want to save some power on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, you can turn off the animations on iOS. We'll show you how it's done.

iOS 9: Deactivate animations individually

• Since iOS 7, you can deactivate the animations of opening and closing apps. This saves battery in the long run and speeds up the device.
• The parallax effect is also one of the animations under iOS. Tilt the device in your hands, the apps move easily on the home screen.
• Unfortunately, under iOS 9 you can no longer switch off the functions separately. You only have the option of deactivating all animations at once.

Instructions: Disable animations on iPhone

1. Open the "Settings" app and select the "General" category.
2. Tap the "Accessibility" button in the middle and look for the item "Reduce movement".
3. If you activate the "Reduce motion" option, the animations are switched off.

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