Whether you’ve got an ageing Android smartphone, a shiny new top-tier flagship or anything else in-between, there’s a very simple way to give your device a speed boost that’s immediately noticeable. Buried deep within your phone’s settings menu is the option to reduce device animations, that’ll make every app you open and button you press feel snappier and more responsive overall.

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To do this, you’ll first need to enable developer options on your smartphone – these settings are unlocked by tapping on your phone’s build number multiple times.

Finding your phone’s build number is easy. Simply head to Settings > About phone then scroll right to the bottom and tap on the aptly titled “build number” tab.

Once developer settings are unlocked, head into the secret menu and scroll just over half way down the page where toggles related to animations are available.

You should see three settings that will need to be altered to give your phone a speed boost. They are listed as: