Ability to stop an animation, or cancel and not reset view property values

I am frequently coming across a regular requirement to be able to stop an animation mid way through its animating period, and specifically ensuring that the animated view(s) properties remain in their last updated state by the animation engine.

Is the a reason why a .stop() method hasn't been provided, and are there any plans to support this?

Using the .cancel() method on an Animation will indeed stop the animation, but has the symptom of returning the animated view properties back to their original position so this is not an option.

Perhaps another solution would be the ability to pass in a boolean to the cancel method such as cancel(true) to indicate the intention not to "reset" the properties, but instead leave them as is, as when the animation was cancelled.

Any feedback on this would be greatly appreciated.

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Start by reviewing the Animation API, especially the existing cancel() behavior and how animated view properties are updated and restored. Compare the requested stop semantics with the current API and define whether stopping should preserve the latest values; done when the supported behavior and its expected outcome are clear and verified.