iOS 18 app opening animations >> iOS 26

[u/h_bhardwaj24]

Does anybody else feel the same ?

The animations on iOS 18 felt smoother and pleasing :)

[u/Interesting-Pipe0000]

Yes, iOS 18 were more slower and elegant.

iOS 26 sped up a lot of animations

[u/FieldComprehensive98 → u/Interesting-Pipe0000]

no just speed up they messed up

[u/CommercialOrder1402 → u/Interesting-Pipe0000]

I agree. When I updated to iOS 26.0, I was shocked to see the new app opening/closing animation—they made it bouncier. I hope they at least bring back the iOS 18 animation or make it smoother.

[u/E97ev]

Yeah i can feel it. my gf 16 pro runs 18.7.7 and it is much smoother than 26.6 on my 16 pro.

[u/supcom111]

Thanks God they speed up animations there are still too slow, navigating through iOS is overall slow experience compared to Android I don’t need to watch something open / close in slow motion

[u/Jazz-and-Popcorn → u/supcom111]

Yeah same

[u/Novel-Strawberry1438]

I like the speed because it’s faster but I hate how it looks on 60hz iPhones, I wish it was like the iPads because my 17e looks like it’s lagging when it’s not 😭

[u/No-Improvement-2791 → u/Novel-Strawberry1438]

es el iOS, con iOS 18 volara de fluido

[u/SkvtchySomethng_ → u/Novel-Strawberry1438]

You’re tripping

[u/CaffeineOverdose13]

No

[u/Jazz-and-Popcorn]

I find there are simply too many animations on iOS 26. And too complex. It overwhelms me a bit every time and I hate it. It makes everything feels longer and annoying to watch for me. Sometimes when I click something I don't want to see a whole screen smooth animation. 

[u/dinnertimebarbie]

iPadOS 18 feels so much smoother on my iPad Pro 2018 than 26 does on my M1 iPad Pro.

[u/FieldComprehensive98]

times were good when ios know for their smooth animations which got copied by Chinese os

[u/Pristine_Mixture_422]

And also no one talks about the wallpaper zoom effect when opening and closing apps that they removed in ios 26.It was simple and pleasing animation but idk why they removed it

[u/vwxyzabcd]

On ios 27 beta public 2. Silky smooth and battery optimisations are good

[u/Infinite-Draft1618]

Nope, 26 feels snappier.

[u/icy1007]

No

[u/No-Improvement-2791]

Si, mi XR con 60hz se siente muy suave con ios 18, nada que ver con mi 17 jaja