diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/RecyclerViewFastScroller.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/RecyclerViewFastScroller.java
index a88b8b7..1c2534d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/RecyclerViewFastScroller.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/RecyclerViewFastScroller.java
@@ -278,12 +278,7 @@
                 mIgnoreDragGesture |= absDeltaY > mConfig.getScaledPagingTouchSlop();
 
                 if (!mIsDragging && !mIgnoreDragGesture && mRv.supportsFastScrolling()) {
-                    // condition #1: triggering thumb is distance, angle based
-                    if ((isNearThumb(mDownX, mLastY)
-                            && absDeltaY > mConfig.getScaledPagingTouchSlop()
-                            && absDeltaY > absDeltaX)
-                            // condition#2: Fastscroll function is now time based
-                            || (isNearScrollBar(mDownX) && ev.getEventTime() - mDownTimeStampMillis
+                    if ((isNearThumb(mDownX, mLastY) && ev.getEventTime() - mDownTimeStampMillis
                                     > FASTSCROLL_THRESHOLD_MILLIS)) {
                         calcTouchOffsetAndPrepToFastScroll(mDownY, mLastY);
                     }
@@ -433,9 +428,6 @@
     }
 
     private void updatePopupY(int lastTouchY) {
-        if (!mPopupVisible) {
-            return;
-        }
         int height = mPopupView.getHeight();
         // Aligns the rounded corner of the pop up with the top of the thumb.
         float top = mRv.getScrollBarTop() + lastTouchY + (getScrollThumbRadius() / 2f)
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index 1e7f8a5..9da3e71 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -514,9 +514,8 @@
     void fail(String message) {
         checkForAnomaly();
         Assert.fail(formatSystemHealthMessage(formatErrorWithEvents(
-                "http://go/tapl test failure:\nContext: " + getContextDescription()
-                        + " => resulting visible state is " + getVisibleStateMessage()
-                        + ";\nDetails: " + message, true)));
+                "http://go/tapl test failure: " + message + ";\nContext: " + getContextDescription()
+                        + "; now visible state is " + getVisibleStateMessage(), true)));
     }
 
     private String getContextDescription() {