Ice Home Up reworks Samsung One UI 9 animations

On the left is the default animation of the Samsung One UI 9. On the right is a standard animation that I designed（Ice Home Up）. Over the past few days, I've made extensive modifications and improvements to Samsung's system animations. As you can see, the opening and closing animations now feel much lighter, smoother, and more natural. The entire transition is more fluid, with greater elasticity and a stronger sense of depth. Compared to Samsung's official animations, which often feel somewhat rigid and abrupt, I wanted to create something that truly feels alive and flows naturally. I've also made some special improvements to background blur. I want to prove through my own work that Samsung phones are absolutely capable of delivering perfectly smooth animations even with background blur enabled. Previously, Samsung's Home Up team suggested that background blur could increase system load, causing lag or overheating. But based on my own testing, I find that explanation highly questionable. With proper design and optimization, background blur and smooth animations can absolutely coexist. What's more, my implementation supports progressive background blur with highly customizable parameters. You can freely adjust the blur intensity, transition behavior, and various other details to create exactly the visual experience you want. What surprised me the most is that once you actually start designing animations yourself, studying every frame, experimenting with motion curves, and fine-tuning countless parameters, you begin to realize just how much room Samsung still has for improvement. I used to simply think Samsung's animations weren't good enough. But after working on them myself, I'm increasingly convinced that Samsung's software team simply hasn't put enough effort into animation design. There are so many effects that could be more refined, more natural, and more fluid. Yet Samsung seems unwilling to seriously explore these possibilities. And that's exactly why I keep working on these animations. I want to prove that Samsung phones are capable of delivering animations far better than what we have today.

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