How to Change a Boot Animation Android

Replace your Android phone's boot animation using root tools.

Just like desktop or laptop computers, Android phones feature a short animation after being turned on, just before the operating system starts. Most of the time these animations refer to the phone model, manufacturer or wireless carrier, and sometimes simply refer to Android itself. Advanced Android users with "root" access can actually replace the boot animation file, swapping it out for a downloaded animation or creating one themselves. This process may void your phone's warranty and is for advanced users only.

Things You'll Need

• Rooted Android phone
• MicroSD card
• Root-enabled file explorer app

Instructions

1. Connect your phone to your computer and copy a downloaded boot animation (in the standard "bootanimation.zip" format) to your MicroSD card. Custom animations can be downloaded from many Android enthusiast websites and forums, or even made from scratch for those with extensive graphics knowledge. Alternately, you can download the file directly to your phone's MicroSD card slot using the Android Web browser.

2. Unplug your phone from your computer if it is still connected. Turn on your phone and press the "Home" button. Open the Application Drawer and tap your root-enabled file explorer.

3. Navigate to the SD card folder where you saved your custom animation. Tap and hold "bootanimation.zip," then tap "copy." Tap "Up," "/" or "..." and return to the top directory in the file explorer.

4. Activate the "read/write" or "RW" feature, if your file explorer app requires it. Tap "system," then "media." Tap and hold "bootanimation.zip" (this is your current boot animation file) and tap "rename." Name the file "bootanimation.old" to disable the animation without removing it, or tap and hold the file and tap "delete" to completely remove it.

5. Press the "Menu" button, then tap "paste." Restart your phone to see your custom boot animation in action.

Tips & Warnings

• Follow the above instructions precisely. Deviating from these instructions could leave your phone without any boot animation or worse, without any boot process at all. Only advanced Android users should attempt this process.

References

• Addictive Tips: How to Change, Customize & Create Android Boot Animation [Guide]