Are Activity/Fragment Transitions compatible with pre-Lollipop devices?

No, Activity/Fragment Transitions are not possible on pre-Lollipop devices. According to the documentation:

Start an activity with additional launch information, if able.

In Android 4.1+ additional options were introduced to allow for more control on activity launch animations. Applications can use this method along with ActivityOptionsCompat to use these animations when available. When run on versions of the platform where this feature does not exist the activity will be launched normally.

See also George Mount’s answer to this StackOverflow question.

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