@Override
 public boolean animateDisappearance(@NonNull ViewHolder viewHolder,
   @NonNull ItemHolderInfo preLayoutInfo, @Nullable ItemHolderInfo postLayoutInfo) {
  int oldLeft = preLayoutInfo.left;
  int oldTop = preLayoutInfo.top;
  View disappearingItemView = viewHolder.itemView;
  int newLeft = postLayoutInfo == null ? disappearingItemView.getLeft() : postLayoutInfo.left;
  int newTop = postLayoutInfo == null ? disappearingItemView.getTop() : postLayoutInfo.top;
  if (!viewHolder.isRemoved() && (oldLeft != newLeft || oldTop != newTop)) {
   disappearingItemView.layout(newLeft, newTop,
     newLeft + disappearingItemView.getWidth(),
     newTop + disappearingItemView.getHeight());
   if (DEBUG) {
    Log.d(TAG, "DISAPPEARING: " + viewHolder + " with view " + disappearingItemView);
   }
   return animateMove(viewHolder, oldLeft, oldTop, newLeft, newTop);
  } else {
   if (DEBUG) {
    Log.d(TAG, "REMOVED: " + viewHolder + " with view " + disappearingItemView);
   }
   return animateRemove(viewHolder);
  }
 }

 public final void dispatchRemoveStarting(ViewHolder item) {
   onRemoveStarting(item);
 } 
public void onRemoveStarting(ViewHolder item) {
 } 

 private ArrayList<ViewHolder> mPendingRemovals = new ArrayList<>();
private ArrayList<ViewHolder> mRemoveAnimations = new ArrayList<>();


@Override
 public boolean animateRemove(final ViewHolder holder) {
  resetAnimation(holder);
  mPendingRemovals.add(holder);
  return true;
 }

@Override
 public void runPendingAnimations() {
  boolean removalsPending = !mPendingRemovals.isEmpty();
  boolean movesPending = !mPendingMoves.isEmpty();
  boolean changesPending = !mPendingChanges.isEmpty();
  boolean additionsPending = !mPendingAdditions.isEmpty();
  if (!removalsPending && !movesPending && !additionsPending && !changesPending) {
   // nothing to animate
   return;
  }
  // First, remove stuff
  for (ViewHolder holder : mPendingRemovals) {
   animateRemoveImpl(holder);
  }
  mPendingRemovals.clear();
  // Next, move stuff
  ......
  // Next, change stuff, to run in parallel with move animations
  ......
  // Next, add stuff
  ......
 }

private void animateRemoveImpl(final ViewHolder holder) {
  final View view = holder.itemView;
  final ViewPropertyAnimatorCompat animation = ViewCompat.animate(view);
  mRemoveAnimations.add(holder);
  animation.setDuration(getRemoveDuration())
    .alpha(0).setListener(new VpaListenerAdapter() {
   @Override
   public void onAnimationStart(View view) {
    dispatchRemoveStarting(holder);
   }

   @Override
   public void onAnimationEnd(View view) {
    animation.setListener(null);
    ViewCompat.setAlpha(view, 1);
    dispatchRemoveFinished(holder);
    mRemoveAnimations.remove(holder);
    dispatchFinishedWhenDone();
   }
  }).start();
 }

@Override
 public boolean isRunning() {
  return (!mPendingAdditions.isEmpty() ||
    !mPendingChanges.isEmpty() ||
    !mPendingMoves.isEmpty() ||
    !mPendingRemovals.isEmpty() ||
    !mMoveAnimations.isEmpty() ||
    !mRemoveAnimations.isEmpty() ||
    !mAddAnimations.isEmpty() ||
    !mChangeAnimations.isEmpty() ||
    !mMovesList.isEmpty() ||
    !mAdditionsList.isEmpty() ||
    !mChangesList.isEmpty());
 }