diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/TaskViewTouchController.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/TaskViewTouchController.java
index b0125a8..1b3610a 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/TaskViewTouchController.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/TaskViewTouchController.java
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
 
     private boolean canInterceptTouch() {
         if (mCurrentAnimation != null) {
+            mCurrentAnimation.forceFinishIfCloseToEnd();
+        }
+        if (mCurrentAnimation != null) {
             // If we are already animating from a previous state, we can intercept.
             return true;
         }
@@ -126,6 +129,7 @@
 
                 for (int i = 0; i < mRecentsView.getTaskViewCount(); i++) {
                     TaskView view = mRecentsView.getTaskViewAt(i);
+
                     if (mRecentsView.isTaskViewVisible(view) && mActivity.getDragLayer()
                             .isEventOverView(view, ev)) {
                         // Disable swiping up and down if the task overlay is modal.
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 8322d8c..e15ac46 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
-import android.view.OrientationEventListener;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewDebug;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.PagedView;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
-import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimationSuccessListener;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorPlaybackController;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.PendingAnimation;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.PendingAnimation.EndState;
@@ -96,7 +94,6 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.SpringProperty;
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.AccessibilityManagerCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
-import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragLayer;
 import com.android.launcher3.graphics.RotationMode;
 import com.android.launcher3.states.RotationHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.touch.PagedOrientationHandler.CurveProperties;
@@ -1165,7 +1162,7 @@
     }
 
     private void addDismissedTaskAnimations(View taskView, long duration, PendingAnimation anim) {
-        anim.add(ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(taskView, ALPHA, 0).setDuration(duration), ACCEL_2);
+        anim.setViewAlpha(taskView, 0, ACCEL_2);
         FloatProperty<View> secondaryViewTranslate =
             mOrientationHandler.getSecondaryViewTranslate();
         int secondaryTaskDimension = mOrientationHandler.getSecondaryDimension(taskView);
@@ -1257,9 +1254,7 @@
         }
 
         if (needsCurveUpdates) {
-            ValueAnimator va = ValueAnimator.ofFloat(0, 1);
-            va.addUpdateListener((a) -> updateCurveProperties());
-            anim.add(va);
+            anim.addOnFrameCallback(this::updateCurveProperties);
         }
 
         // Add a tiny bit of translation Z, so that it draws on top of other views
@@ -1279,6 +1274,7 @@
                 }
             }
 
+            @SuppressWarnings("WrongCall")
             private void onEnd(EndState endState) {
                 if (endState.isSuccess) {
                     if (shouldRemoveTask) {
@@ -1290,15 +1286,18 @@
                             pageToSnapTo == (getTaskViewCount() - 1)) {
                         pageToSnapTo -= 1;
                     }
-                    removeView(taskView);
+                    removeViewInLayout(taskView);
 
                     if (getTaskViewCount() == 0) {
-                        removeView(mClearAllButton);
+                        removeViewInLayout(mClearAllButton);
                         hideActionsView();
                         startHome();
                     } else {
                         snapToPageImmediately(pageToSnapTo);
                     }
+                    // Update the layout synchronously so that the position of next view is
+                    // immediately available.
+                    onLayout(false /*  changed */, getLeft(), getTop(), getRight(), getBottom());
                 }
                 resetTaskVisuals();
                 mPendingAnimation = null;
@@ -1548,6 +1547,7 @@
     @Override
     protected void onLayout(boolean changed, int left, int top, int right, int bottom) {
         super.onLayout(changed, left, top, right, bottom);
+
         updateEmptyStateUi(changed);
 
         // Set the pivot points to match the task preview center
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/anim/AnimatorPlaybackController.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/anim/AnimatorPlaybackController.java
index 958c863..f12789a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/anim/AnimatorPlaybackController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/anim/AnimatorPlaybackController.java
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@
                 }
             };
 
+    // Progress factor after which an animation is considered almost completed.
+    private static final float ANIMATION_COMPLETE_THRESHOLD = 0.95f;
+
     private final ValueAnimator mAnimationPlayer;
     private final long mDuration;
 
@@ -210,6 +213,16 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Tries to finish the running animation if it is close to completion.
+     */
+    public void forceFinishIfCloseToEnd() {
+        if (mAnimationPlayer.isRunning()
+                && mAnimationPlayer.getAnimatedFraction() > ANIMATION_COMPLETE_THRESHOLD) {
+            mAnimationPlayer.end();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Pauses the currently playing animation.
      */
     public void pause() {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/anim/PendingAnimation.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/anim/PendingAnimation.java
index 9a25c47..a95a5e1 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/anim/PendingAnimation.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/anim/PendingAnimation.java
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@
     /**
      * Utility method to sent an interpolator on an animation and add it to the list
      */
-    public void add(Animator anim, TimeInterpolator interpolator) {
-        add(anim, interpolator, SpringProperty.DEFAULT);
-    }
-
     public void add(Animator anim, TimeInterpolator interpolator, SpringProperty springProperty) {
         anim.setInterpolator(interpolator);
         add(anim, springProperty);