Use these animations: bottom_up.xml <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?> <set xmlns:android=”http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android”> <translate android:fromYDelta=”75%p” android:toYDelta=”0%p” android:fillAfter=”true” android:duration=”500″/> </set> bottom_down.xml <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?> <set xmlns:android=”http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android”> <translate android:fromYDelta=”0%p” android:toYDelta=”100%p” android:fillAfter=”true” android:interpolator=”@android:anim/linear_interpolator” android:duration=”500″ /> </set> Use this code in your activity for hiding/animating your view: Animation bottomUp = AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(getContext(), R.anim.bottom_up); ViewGroup hiddenPanel = (ViewGroup)findViewById(R.id.hidden_panel); hiddenPanel.startAnimation(bottomUp); hiddenPanel.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);