diff --git a/core/res/res/anim/activity_close_enter.xml b/core/res/res/anim/activity_close_enter.xml
index f1258e8abb1c4..155ad0054ad28 100644
--- a/core/res/res/anim/activity_close_enter.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/anim/activity_close_enter.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
 -->
 
 <set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-        android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator"
-        android:zAdjustment="top">
-	<translate android:fromXDelta="-100%" android:toXDelta="0"
-        android:duration="@android:integer/config_shortAnimTime"/>
+        android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator">
+    <!-- Do nothing. -->
+    <alpha android:fromAlpha="1.0" android:toAlpha="1.0"
+            android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator"
+            android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"/>
 </set>
diff --git a/core/res/res/anim/activity_close_exit.xml b/core/res/res/anim/activity_close_exit.xml
index bf3d8cd34d317..77684d934a3db 100644
--- a/core/res/res/anim/activity_close_exit.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/anim/activity_close_exit.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 
 <set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
         android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator">
-	<translate android:fromXDelta="0%" android:toXDelta="33%"
-        android:duration="@android:integer/config_shortAnimTime"/>
+    <scale android:fromXScale="1.0" android:toXScale="1.0"
+            android:fromYScale="1.0" android:toYScale="0.9"
+            android:pivotX="50%p" android:pivotY="50%p"
+            android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime" />
+    <alpha android:fromAlpha="1.0" android:toAlpha="0"
+            android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator"
+            android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"/>
 </set>
diff --git a/core/res/res/anim/activity_open_enter.xml b/core/res/res/anim/activity_open_enter.xml
index a9ea381d1fed4..d4140ef589e82 100644
--- a/core/res/res/anim/activity_open_enter.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/anim/activity_open_enter.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 
 <set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
         android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator">
-	<translate android:fromXDelta="33%" android:toXDelta="0"
-        android:duration="@android:integer/config_shortAnimTime"/>
+    <scale android:fromXScale="1.0" android:toXScale="1.0"
+            android:fromYScale="0.9" android:toYScale="1.0"
+            android:pivotX="50%p" android:pivotY="50%p"
+            android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime" />
+    <alpha android:fromAlpha="0" android:toAlpha="1.0"
+            android:interpolator="@anim/accelerate_decelerate_interpolator"
+            android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"/>
 </set>
diff --git a/core/res/res/anim/activity_open_exit.xml b/core/res/res/anim/activity_open_exit.xml
index b04b79eac09b1..155ad0054ad28 100644
--- a/core/res/res/anim/activity_open_exit.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/anim/activity_open_exit.xml
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
 -->
 
 <set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-        android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator"
-        android:zAdjustment="top">
-	<translate android:fromXDelta="0%" android:toXDelta="-100%"
-        android:duration="@android:integer/config_shortAnimTime"/>
+        android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator">
+    <!-- Do nothing. -->
+    <alpha android:fromAlpha="1.0" android:toAlpha="1.0"
+            android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator"
+            android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"/>
 </set>
diff --git a/core/res/res/anim/task_close_enter.xml b/core/res/res/anim/task_close_enter.xml
index c42ad830db901..155ad0054ad28 100644
--- a/core/res/res/anim/task_close_enter.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/anim/task_close_enter.xml
@@ -18,14 +18,9 @@
 -->
 
 <set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-        android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator"
-        android:zAdjustment="top">
-    <!-- For now stay like the normal activity transition.
-    <scale android:fromXScale="2.0" android:toXScale="1.0"
-           android:fromYScale="2.0" android:toYScale="1.0"
-           android:pivotX="100%p" android:pivotY="50%p"
-           android:duration="@android:integer/config_shortAnimTime" />
-    -->
-    <translate android:fromXDelta="-100%" android:toXDelta="0"
-        android:duration="@android:integer/config_shortAnimTime"/>
+        android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator">
+    <!-- Do nothing. -->
+    <alpha android:fromAlpha="1.0" android:toAlpha="1.0"
+            android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator"
+            android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"/>
 </set>
diff --git a/core/res/res/anim/task_close_exit.xml b/core/res/res/anim/task_close_exit.xml
index 66d34808ddcd3..77684d934a3db 100644
--- a/core/res/res/anim/task_close_exit.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/anim/task_close_exit.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 
 <set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
         android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator">
-    <translate android:fromXDelta="0%" android:toXDelta="33%"
-        android:duration="@android:integer/config_shortAnimTime"/>
+    <scale android:fromXScale="1.0" android:toXScale="1.0"
+            android:fromYScale="1.0" android:toYScale="0.9"
+            android:pivotX="50%p" android:pivotY="50%p"
+            android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime" />
+    <alpha android:fromAlpha="1.0" android:toAlpha="0"
+            android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator"
+            android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"/>
 </set>
diff --git a/core/res/res/anim/task_open_enter.xml b/core/res/res/anim/task_open_enter.xml
index 66adf9fa6801c..d4140ef589e82 100644
--- a/core/res/res/anim/task_open_enter.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/anim/task_open_enter.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 
 <set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
         android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator">
-    <translate android:fromXDelta="33%" android:toXDelta="0"
-        android:duration="@android:integer/config_shortAnimTime"/>
+    <scale android:fromXScale="1.0" android:toXScale="1.0"
+            android:fromYScale="0.9" android:toYScale="1.0"
+            android:pivotX="50%p" android:pivotY="50%p"
+            android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime" />
+    <alpha android:fromAlpha="0" android:toAlpha="1.0"
+            android:interpolator="@anim/accelerate_decelerate_interpolator"
+            android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"/>
 </set>
diff --git a/core/res/res/anim/task_open_exit.xml b/core/res/res/anim/task_open_exit.xml
index 4a2cef431031b..155ad0054ad28 100644
--- a/core/res/res/anim/task_open_exit.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/anim/task_open_exit.xml
@@ -18,14 +18,9 @@
 -->
 
 <set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-        android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator"
-        android:zAdjustment="top">
-    <!-- For now stay like the normal activity transition.
-    <scale android:fromXScale="1.0" android:toXScale="2.0"
-           android:fromYScale="1.0" android:toYScale="2.0"
-           android:pivotX="100%p" android:pivotY="50%p"
-           android:duration="@android:integer/config_shortAnimTime" />
-    -->
-    <translate android:fromXDelta="0%" android:toXDelta="-100%"
-        android:duration="@android:integer/config_shortAnimTime"/>
+        android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator">
+    <!-- Do nothing. -->
+    <alpha android:fromAlpha="1.0" android:toAlpha="1.0"
+            android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator"
+            android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"/>
 </set>
diff --git a/core/res/res/anim/wallpaper_close_enter.xml b/core/res/res/anim/wallpaper_close_enter.xml
index 6eb2a89f1e89a..ba50d69202b54 100644
--- a/core/res/res/anim/wallpaper_close_enter.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/anim/wallpaper_close_enter.xml
@@ -17,8 +17,26 @@
 */
 -->
 
+<!-- New holo animation, zooming contents on top of wallpaper down. -->
+<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+        android:zAdjustment="top">
+    <scale android:fromXScale="1.0" android:toXScale="1.0"
+            android:fromYScale=".9" android:toYScale="1.0"
+            android:pivotX="50%p" android:pivotY="50%p"
+            android:fillEnabled="true" android:fillBefore="true"
+            android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator"
+            android:startOffset="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"
+            android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime" />
+    <alpha android:fromAlpha="0" android:toAlpha="1.0"
+            android:fillEnabled="true" android:fillBefore="true"
+            android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator"
+            android:startOffset="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"
+            android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"/>
+</set>
+
 <!-- This version zooms the new non-wallpaper up out of the
      wallpaper, without zooming the wallpaper itself. -->
+<!--
 <set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
         android:zAdjustment="top">
     <scale android:fromXScale=".5" android:toXScale="1.0"
@@ -30,6 +48,7 @@
            android:interpolator="@anim/accelerate_decelerate_interpolator"
            android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"/>
 </set>
+-->
 
 <!-- This version zooms the new non-wallpaper down on top of the
      wallpaper, without zooming the wallpaper itself. -->
diff --git a/core/res/res/anim/wallpaper_close_exit.xml b/core/res/res/anim/wallpaper_close_exit.xml
index eccce81ee8bda..5af1d118da67b 100644
--- a/core/res/res/anim/wallpaper_close_exit.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/anim/wallpaper_close_exit.xml
@@ -17,8 +17,29 @@
 */
 -->
 
+<!-- New holo animation, zooming contents on top of wallpaper down. -->
+<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+        android:detachWallpaper="true">
+    <scale android:fromXScale="1.0" android:toXScale="0.8"
+            android:fromYScale="1.0" android:toYScale="0.8"
+            android:pivotX="50%p" android:pivotY="50%p"
+            android:fillEnabled="true" android:fillAfter="true"
+            android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator"
+            android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime" />
+    <alpha android:fromAlpha="1.0" android:toAlpha="0"
+            android:fillEnabled="true" android:fillAfter="true"
+            android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator"
+            android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"/>
+    <!-- This is just to keep the animation running for the entire duration. -->
+    <alpha android:fromAlpha="1.0" android:toAlpha="1.0"
+            android:startOffset="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"
+            android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator"
+            android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"/>
+</set>
+
 <!-- This version zooms the new non-wallpaper up out of the
      wallpaper, without zooming the wallpaper itself. -->
+<!--
 <set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
         android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator"
         android:detachWallpaper="true">
@@ -27,6 +48,7 @@
            android:pivotX="50%p" android:pivotY="50%p"
            android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime" />
 </set>
+-->
 
 <!-- This version zooms the new non-wallpaper down on top of the
      wallpaper, without zooming the wallpaper itself. -->
diff --git a/core/res/res/anim/wallpaper_open_enter.xml b/core/res/res/anim/wallpaper_open_enter.xml
index a32c39e4a557b..879d84a31489a 100644
--- a/core/res/res/anim/wallpaper_open_enter.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/anim/wallpaper_open_enter.xml
@@ -17,8 +17,25 @@
 */
 -->
 
+<!-- New holo animation, zooming contents on top of wallpaper back up. -->
+<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+        android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator"
+        android:detachWallpaper="true">
+    <scale android:fromXScale="0.8" android:toXScale="1.0"
+            android:fromYScale="0.8" android:toYScale="1.0"
+            android:pivotX="50%p" android:pivotY="50%p"
+            android:startOffset="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"
+            android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime" />
+    <alpha android:fromAlpha="0" android:toAlpha="1.0"
+            android:interpolator="@anim/accelerate_decelerate_interpolator"
+            android:startOffset="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"
+            android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"/>
+</set>
+
+
 <!-- This version zooms the exiting non-wallpaper down in to the
      wallpaper, without zooming the wallpaper itself. -->
+<!--
 <set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
         android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator"
         android:detachWallpaper="true">
@@ -27,6 +44,7 @@
            android:pivotX="50%p" android:pivotY="50%p"
            android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime" />
 </set>
+-->
 
 <!-- This version zooms the new non-wallpaper down on top of the
      wallpaper, without zooming the wallpaper itself. -->
diff --git a/core/res/res/anim/wallpaper_open_exit.xml b/core/res/res/anim/wallpaper_open_exit.xml
index 8f0e012776362..89fff82597622 100644
--- a/core/res/res/anim/wallpaper_open_exit.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/anim/wallpaper_open_exit.xml
@@ -16,8 +16,23 @@
 ** limitations under the License.
 */
 -->
+
+<!-- New holo animation, zooming contents on top of wallpaper back up. -->
+<set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+        android:zAdjustment="top">
+    <scale android:fromXScale="1.0" android:toXScale="1.0"
+            android:fromYScale="1.0" android:toYScale=".9"
+            android:pivotX="50%p" android:pivotY="50%p"
+            android:interpolator="@anim/decelerate_interpolator"
+            android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime" />
+    <alpha android:fromAlpha="1.0" android:toAlpha="0"
+            android:interpolator="@anim/accelerate_decelerate_interpolator"
+            android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"/>
+</set>
+
 <!-- This version zooms the exiting non-wallpaper down in to the
      wallpaper, without zooming the wallpaper itself. -->
+<!--
 <set xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
         android:zAdjustment="top">
     <scale android:fromXScale="1.0" android:toXScale=".5"
@@ -29,6 +44,7 @@
            android:interpolator="@anim/accelerate_decelerate_interpolator"
             android:duration="@android:integer/config_mediumAnimTime"/>
 </set>
+-->
 
 <!-- This version zooms the new non-wallpaper down on top of the
      wallpaper, without zooming the wallpaper itself. -->
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index a6953d43a9101..6c3eaac86e7dd 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@
     <bool name="config_sf_slowBlur">false</bool>
     
     <!-- The duration (in milliseconds) of a short animation. -->
-    <integer name="config_shortAnimTime">150</integer>
+    <integer name="config_shortAnimTime">200</integer>
     
     <!-- The duration (in milliseconds) of a medium-length animation. -->
-    <integer name="config_mediumAnimTime">300</integer>
+    <integer name="config_mediumAnimTime">400</integer>
     
     <!-- The duration (in milliseconds) of a long animation. -->
-    <integer name="config_longAnimTime">400</integer>
+    <integer name="config_longAnimTime">500</integer>
 
     <!-- The duration (in milliseconds) that the radio will scan for a signal
          when there's no network connection. If the scan doesn't timeout, use zero -->