diff --git a/examples/animation.js b/examples/animation.js
index 2db3f7feab..a5a85eecbd 100644
--- a/examples/animation.js
+++ b/examples/animation.js
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ var map = new ol.Map({
     })
   ],
   renderer: exampleNS.getRendererFromQueryString(),
+  // Improve user experience by loading tiles while animating. Will make
+  // animations stutter on mobile or slow devices.
+  loadTilesWhileAnimating: true,
   target: 'map',
   controls: ol.control.defaults({
     attributionOptions: /** @type {olx.control.AttributionOptions} */ ({
diff --git a/examples/bing-maps.js b/examples/bing-maps.js
index 556076c7f3..99795bfb69 100644
--- a/examples/bing-maps.js
+++ b/examples/bing-maps.js
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ for (i = 0, ii = styles.length; i < ii; ++i) {
 var map = new ol.Map({
   layers: layers,
   renderer: exampleNS.getRendererFromQueryString(),
+  // Improve user experience by loading tiles while dragging/zooming. Will make
+  // zooming choppy on mobile or slow devices.
+  loadTilesWhileInteracting: true,
   target: 'map',
   view: new ol.View({
     center: [-6655.5402445057125, 6709968.258934638],
diff --git a/externs/olx.js b/externs/olx.js
index c1c2a45007..c2ce2a2b9f 100644
--- a/externs/olx.js
+++ b/externs/olx.js
@@ -23,32 +23,6 @@ olx.AttributionOptions;
 olx.AttributionOptions.prototype.html;
 
 
-/**
- * @typedef {{loadTilesWhileAnimating: (boolean|undefined),
- *     loadTilesWhileInteracting: (boolean|undefined)}}
- * @api
- */
-olx.DeviceOptions;
-
-
-/**
- * When set to false, no tiles will be loaded while animating, which improves
- * responsiveness on devices with slow memory. Default is `true`.
- * @type {boolean|undefined}
- * @api
- */
-olx.DeviceOptions.prototype.loadTilesWhileAnimating;
-
-
-/**
- * When set to false, no tiles will be loaded while interacting, which improves
- * responsiveness on devices with slow memory. Default is `true`.
- * @type {boolean|undefined}
- * @api
- */
-olx.DeviceOptions.prototype.loadTilesWhileInteracting;
-
-
 /**
  * @typedef {{tracking: (boolean|undefined)}}
  * @api
@@ -194,11 +168,12 @@ olx.interaction.InteractionOptions.prototype.handleEvent;
 /**
  * Object literal with config options for the map.
  * @typedef {{controls: (ol.Collection.<ol.control.Control>|Array.<ol.control.Control>|undefined),
- *     deviceOptions: (olx.DeviceOptions|undefined),
  *     pixelRatio: (number|undefined),
  *     interactions: (ol.Collection.<ol.interaction.Interaction>|Array.<ol.interaction.Interaction>|undefined),
  *     keyboardEventTarget: (Element|Document|string|undefined),
  *     layers: (Array.<ol.layer.Base>|ol.Collection.<ol.layer.Base>|undefined),
+ *     loadTilesWhileAnimating: (boolean|undefined),
+ *     loadTilesWhileInteracting: (boolean|undefined),
  *     logo: (boolean|string|olx.LogoOptions|undefined),
  *     overlays: (ol.Collection.<ol.Overlay>|Array.<ol.Overlay>|undefined),
  *     renderer: (ol.RendererType|Array.<ol.RendererType|string>|string|undefined),
@@ -218,14 +193,6 @@ olx.MapOptions;
 olx.MapOptions.prototype.controls;
 
 
-/**
- * Device options for the map.
- * @type {olx.DeviceOptions|undefined}
- * @api
- */
-olx.MapOptions.prototype.deviceOptions;
-
-
 /**
  * The ratio between physical pixels and device-independent pixels (dips) on the
  * device. If `undefined` then it gets set by using `window.devicePixelRatio`.
@@ -266,6 +233,26 @@ olx.MapOptions.prototype.keyboardEventTarget;
 olx.MapOptions.prototype.layers;
 
 
+/**
+ * When set to true, tiles will be loaded during animations. This may improve
+ * the user experience, but can also make animations stutter on devices with
+ * slow memory. Default is `false`.
+ * @type {boolean|undefined}
+ * @api
+ */
+olx.MapOptions.prototype.loadTilesWhileAnimating;
+
+
+/**
+ * When set to true, tiles will be loaded while interacting with the map. This
+ * may improve the user experience, but can also make map panning and zooming
+ * choppy on devices with slow memory. Default is `false`.
+ * @type {boolean|undefined}
+ * @api
+ */
+olx.MapOptions.prototype.loadTilesWhileInteracting;
+
+
 /**
  * The map logo. A logo to be displayed on the map at all times. If a string is
  * provided, it will be set as the image source of the logo. If an object is
diff --git a/src/ol/map.js b/src/ol/map.js
index 19d25f7e94..ff8f4f9236 100644
--- a/src/ol/map.js
+++ b/src/ol/map.js
@@ -165,6 +165,21 @@ ol.Map = function(options) {
 
   var optionsInternal = ol.Map.createOptionsInternal(options);
 
+  /**
+   * @type {boolean}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.loadTilesWhileAnimating_ = goog.isDef(options.loadTilesWhileAnimating) ?
+      options.loadTilesWhileAnimating : false;
+
+  /**
+   * @type {boolean}
+   * @private
+   */
+  this.loadTilesWhileInteracting_ =
+      goog.isDef(options.loadTilesWhileInteracting) ?
+          options.loadTilesWhileInteracting : false;
+
   /**
    * @private
    * @type {number}
@@ -302,12 +317,6 @@ ol.Map = function(options) {
    */
   this.controls_ = optionsInternal.controls;
 
-  /**
-   * @type {olx.DeviceOptions}
-   * @private
-   */
-  this.deviceOptions_ = optionsInternal.deviceOptions;
-
   /**
    * @type {ol.Collection.<ol.interaction.Interaction>}
    * @private
@@ -915,15 +924,14 @@ ol.Map.prototype.handlePostRender = function() {
     var tileSourceCount = 0;
     if (!goog.isNull(frameState)) {
       var hints = frameState.viewHints;
-      var deviceOptions = this.deviceOptions_;
       if (hints[ol.ViewHint.ANIMATING]) {
-        maxTotalLoading = deviceOptions.loadTilesWhileAnimating === false ?
-            0 : 8;
+        maxTotalLoading = this.loadTilesWhileAnimating_ === true ?
+            8 : 0;
         maxNewLoads = 2;
       }
       if (hints[ol.ViewHint.INTERACTING]) {
-        maxTotalLoading = deviceOptions.loadTilesWhileInteracting === false ?
-            0 : 8;
+        maxTotalLoading = this.loadTilesWhileInteracting_ === true ?
+            8 : 0;
         maxNewLoads = 2;
       }
       tileSourceCount = goog.object.getCount(frameState.wantedTiles);
@@ -1397,7 +1405,6 @@ ol.Map.prototype.unskipFeature = function(feature) {
 
 /**
  * @typedef {{controls: ol.Collection.<ol.control.Control>,
- *            deviceOptions: olx.DeviceOptions,
  *            interactions: ol.Collection.<ol.interaction.Interaction>,
  *            keyboardEventTarget: (Element|Document),
  *            logos: Object,
@@ -1511,9 +1518,6 @@ ol.Map.createOptionsInternal = function(options) {
     controls = ol.control.defaults();
   }
 
-  var deviceOptions = goog.isDef(options.deviceOptions) ?
-      options.deviceOptions : /** @type {olx.DeviceOptions} */ ({});
-
   var interactions;
   if (goog.isDef(options.interactions)) {
     if (goog.isArray(options.interactions)) {
@@ -1540,7 +1544,6 @@ ol.Map.createOptionsInternal = function(options) {
 
   return {
     controls: controls,
-    deviceOptions: deviceOptions,
     interactions: interactions,
     keyboardEventTarget: keyboardEventTarget,
     logos: logos,