private void animateTooltip(long fadeDuration, long startFadeTime, LinearInterpolator linInter) {
    AlphaAnimation mAlAnimation = new AlphaAnimation(0, 1);
    mAlAnimation.setDuration(fadeDuration);
    mAlAnimation.setStartOffset(startFadeTime);
    mAlAnimation.setInterpolator(linInter);

    watchProgressArrow.startAnimation(mAlAnimation);
    watchProgressText.startAnimation(mAlAnimation);
    watchProgressArrow.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
    watchProgressText.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
  }