diff --git a/src/main/res/layout/layout_apps.xml b/src/main/res/layout/layout_apps.xml
index f84d4bbd..0d75f23d 100644
--- a/src/main/res/layout/layout_apps.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/layout/layout_apps.xml
@@ -32,8 +32,17 @@
         android:layout_marginEnd="6dp"
         android:layout_marginRight="6dp"/>
   </LinearLayout>
-  <ListView
-      android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-      android:id="@+id/applistview"/>
+  <FrameLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+               android:layout_height="0dp"
+               android:layout_weight="1">
+    <ProgressBar android:id="@+id/loading"
+                 android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                 android:layout_gravity="center" />
+    <ListView
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+            android:layout_height="fill_parent"
+            android:id="@+id/applistview"
+            android:visibility="gone"/>
+  </FrameLayout>
 </LinearLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/AppManager.scala b/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/AppManager.scala
index aca7aca4..ebdc091e 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/AppManager.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/AppManager.scala
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ package com.github.shadowsocks
 
 import java.io.{ByteArrayInputStream, ByteArrayOutputStream, InputStream}
 
-import android.app.ProgressDialog
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager
 import android.content.{ClipData, ClipboardManager, Context, SharedPreferences}
 import android.graphics.{Bitmap, PixelFormat}
@@ -112,7 +111,6 @@ class AppManager extends AppCompatActivity with OnCheckedChangeListener with OnC
   var apps: Array[ProxiedApp] = null
   var appListView: ListView = null
   var overlay: TextView = null
-  var progressDialog: ProgressDialog = null
   var adapter: ListAdapter = null
   var appsLoaded: Boolean = false
 
@@ -295,14 +293,37 @@ class AppManager extends AppCompatActivity with OnCheckedChangeListener with OnC
     bypassSwitch.setChecked(ShadowsocksApplication.settings.getBoolean(Key.isBypassApps, false))
 
     appListView = findViewById(R.id.applistview).asInstanceOf[ListView]
+    appListView.setOnScrollListener(new AbsListView.OnScrollListener {
+      var visible = false
+      def onScroll(view: AbsListView, firstVisibleItem: Int, visibleItemCount: Int,
+                   totalItemCount: Int) {
+        if (visible) {
+          val name: String = apps(firstVisibleItem).name
+          if (name != null && name.length > 1) {
+            overlay.setText(apps(firstVisibleItem).name.substring(0, 1))
+          } else {
+            overlay.setText("*")
+          }
+          overlay.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE)
+        }
+      }
+      def onScrollStateChanged(view: AbsListView, scrollState: Int) {
+        visible = true
+        if (scrollState == OnScrollListener.SCROLL_STATE_IDLE) {
+          overlay.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE)
+        }
+      }
+    })
   }
 
   protected override def onResume() {
     super.onResume()
     Future {
-      handler.post(loadStartRunnable)
       if (!appsLoaded) loadApps()
-      handler.post(loadFinishRunnable)
+      handler.post(() => {
+        appListView.setAdapter(adapter)
+        Utils.crossFade(AppManager.this, findViewById(R.id.loading), appListView)
+      })
     }
   }
 
@@ -319,44 +340,6 @@ class AppManager extends AppCompatActivity with OnCheckedChangeListener with OnC
     edit.apply
   }
 
-  val loadStartRunnable = new Runnable {
-    override def run() {
-      progressDialog = ProgressDialog
-        .show(AppManager.this, "", getString(R.string.loading), true, true)
-    }
-  }
-
-  val loadFinishRunnable = new Runnable {
-    override def run() = {
-      appListView.setAdapter(adapter)
-      appListView.setOnScrollListener(new AbsListView.OnScrollListener {
-        def onScroll(view: AbsListView, firstVisibleItem: Int, visibleItemCount: Int,
-                     totalItemCount: Int) {
-          if (visible) {
-            val name: String = apps(firstVisibleItem).name
-            if (name != null && name.length > 1) {
-              overlay.setText(apps(firstVisibleItem).name.substring(0, 1))
-            } else {
-              overlay.setText("*")
-            }
-            overlay.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE)
-          }
-        }
-        def onScrollStateChanged(view: AbsListView, scrollState: Int) {
-          visible = true
-          if (scrollState == OnScrollListener.SCROLL_STATE_IDLE) {
-            overlay.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE)
-          }
-        }
-        var visible = false
-      })
-      if (progressDialog != null) {
-        progressDialog.dismiss()
-        progressDialog = null
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   var handler: Handler = null
 
   class AppIconDownloader(context: Context, connectTimeout: Int, readTimeout: Int)
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/utils/Utils.scala b/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/utils/Utils.scala
index e80012a4..f2d5c981 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/utils/Utils.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/github/shadowsocks/utils/Utils.scala
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import java.io._
 import java.net._
 import java.security.MessageDigest
 
+import android.animation.{AnimatorListenerAdapter, Animator}
 import android.app.ActivityManager
 import android.content.pm.{ApplicationInfo, PackageManager}
 import android.content.{Context, Intent}
@@ -142,6 +143,16 @@ object Utils {
     toast
   }
 
+  def crossFade(context: Context, from: View, to: View) {
+    def shortAnimTime = context.getResources.getInteger(android.R.integer.config_shortAnimTime)
+    to.setAlpha(0)
+    to.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE)
+    to.animate().alpha(1).setDuration(shortAnimTime)
+    from.animate().alpha(0).setDuration(shortAnimTime).setListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter {
+      override def onAnimationEnd(animation: Animator) = from.setVisibility(View.GONE)
+    })
+  }
+
   // Blocked > 3 seconds
   def toggleAirplaneMode(context: Context) {
     if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 17) {