The default value for Animations is not following a system-wide accessibility setting

[nagisa]

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App version

5.807

Where did you get the app from?

Google Play

Android version

12

Device model

Pixel 4a

Steps to reproduce

1. Go to the accessibility settings, and enable “Remove animations” under “Text and Display” section. In previous versions of Android, this option may have been hidden in the Developer Options menu.
2. Install K-9.
3. Go to the application settings, display.

Expected behavior

The animations should be disabled by default if the system-wide setting disables the animations.

Actual behavior

The animations are enabled by default unconditionally.

Logs

N/A

[nagisa]

As a side note, the menu that slides out from the left is animated regardless of the system-wide or application-local setting.

[fe60]

1. [...] In previous versions of Android, this option may have been hidden in the Developer Options menu.

The "Remove animations" switch has been introduced in Android 9.

Its status seems to be derived from three system settings. https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/apps/Settings/+/refs/heads/android12-platform-release/src/com/android/settings/accessibility/DisableAnimationsPreferenceController.java#47

Found via: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/229628568#comment8