Zooming launch effect while launching apps and unlocking phone

The only thing you can really do is turn off most of animation/movement/zoom gestures by enabling the "Reduce Motion" option in accessibility settings.

 

It does zoom a bit too much for my liking. I liked the old zooming features a bit more...definitely more subtle.

 

I love it Also, the animation can now be interrupted. In previous versions, you could only close an app after it was fully loaded.

 

Then you cannot use certain features in messages anymore, e.g. invisible ink or balloons etc.

 

Right. Those are the choices basically.