diff --git a/res/drawable-hdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png b/res/drawable-hdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..01e9e56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/drawable-hdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png
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diff --git a/res/drawable-mdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png b/res/drawable-mdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f24e71d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/drawable-mdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png
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diff --git a/res/drawable-xhdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png b/res/drawable-xhdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f479433
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/drawable-xhdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png
Binary files differ
diff --git a/res/drawable-xxhdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png b/res/drawable-xxhdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d5facd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/drawable-xxhdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png
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diff --git a/res/drawable/all_apps_alpha_mask.png b/res/drawable-xxxhdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
similarity index 100%
rename from res/drawable/all_apps_alpha_mask.png
rename to res/drawable-xxxhdpi/all_apps_alpha_mask.png
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diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
index 919c60a..b1db7e8 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
@@ -3792,7 +3792,7 @@
                 ItemInfo info = (ItemInfo) item.getTag();
                 if (recurse && info instanceof FolderInfo && item instanceof FolderIcon) {
                     FolderIcon folder = (FolderIcon) item;
-                    ArrayList<View> folderChildren = folder.getFolder().getItemsInReadingOrder();
+                    ArrayList<View> folderChildren = folder.getFolder().getItemsInRankOrder();
                     // map over all the children in the folder
                     final int childCount = folderChildren.size();
                     for (int childIdx = 0; childIdx < childCount; childIdx++) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/accessibility/LauncherAccessibilityDelegate.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/accessibility/LauncherAccessibilityDelegate.java
index 3433533..6cd086b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/accessibility/LauncherAccessibilityDelegate.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/accessibility/LauncherAccessibilityDelegate.java
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
 
         Folder folder = Folder.getOpen(mLauncher);
         if (folder != null) {
-            if (!folder.getItemsInReadingOrder().contains(item)) {
+            if (!folder.getItemsInRankOrder().contains(item)) {
                 folder.close(true);
                 folder = null;
             }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java
index 3c7c698..f68b394 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
     private final Alarm mOnScrollHintAlarm = new Alarm();
     @Thunk final Alarm mScrollPauseAlarm = new Alarm();
 
-    @Thunk final ArrayList<View> mItemsInReadingOrder = new ArrayList<View>();
+    @Thunk final ArrayList<View> mItemsInRankOrder = new ArrayList<>();
 
     private AnimatorSet mCurrentAnimator;
 
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@
         if (tag instanceof ShortcutInfo) {
             ShortcutInfo item = (ShortcutInfo) tag;
 
-            mEmptyCellRank = item.rank;
+            mEmptyCellRank = mContent.getReadingOrderPosForRank(item.rank);
             mCurrentDragView = v;
 
             mDragController.addDragListener(this);
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@
     }
 
     public void beginExternalDrag() {
-        mEmptyCellRank = mContent.allocateRankForNewItem();
+        mEmptyCellRank = mContent.getReadingOrderPosForRank(mContent.allocateRankForNewItem());
         mIsExternalDrag = true;
         mDragInProgress = true;
 
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@
             ShortcutInfo info = (ShortcutInfo) d.dragInfo;
             View icon = (mCurrentDragView != null && mCurrentDragView.getTag() == info)
                     ? mCurrentDragView : mContent.createNewView(info);
-            ArrayList<View> views = getItemsInReadingOrder();
+            ArrayList<View> views = getItemsInRankOrder();
             views.add(info.rank, icon);
             mContent.arrangeChildren(views, views.size());
             mItemsInvalidated = true;
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@
     }
 
     private void updateItemLocationsInDatabaseBatch() {
-        ArrayList<View> list = getItemsInReadingOrder();
+        ArrayList<View> list = getItemsInRankOrder();
         ArrayList<ItemInfo> items = new ArrayList<ItemInfo>();
         for (int i = 0; i < list.size(); i++) {
             View v = list.get(i);
@@ -1231,7 +1231,7 @@
      * otherwise it is ignored.
      */
     public void rearrangeChildren(int itemCount) {
-        ArrayList<View> views = getItemsInReadingOrder();
+        ArrayList<View> views = getItemsInRankOrder();
         mContent.arrangeChildren(views, Math.max(itemCount, views.size()));
         mItemsInvalidated = true;
     }
@@ -1376,24 +1376,20 @@
 
             View currentDragView;
             if (mIsExternalDrag) {
-                currentDragView = mContent.createAndAddViewForRank(si, mEmptyCellRank);
-
                 // Actually move the item in the database if it was an external drag. Call this
                 // before creating the view, so that ShortcutInfo is updated appropriately.
-                mLauncher.getModelWriter().addOrMoveItemInDatabase(
-                        si, mInfo.id, 0, si.cellX, si.cellY);
-
-                // We only need to update the locations if it doesn't get handled in
-                // #onDropCompleted.
-                if (d.dragSource != this) {
-                    updateItemLocationsInDatabaseBatch();
-                }
-                mIsExternalDrag = false;
-            } else {
-                currentDragView = mCurrentDragView;
-                mContent.addViewForRank(currentDragView, si, mEmptyCellRank);
+                mLauncher.getModelWriter().addOrMoveItemInDatabase(si, mInfo.id, 0, si.cellX, si.cellY);
             }
 
+            currentDragView = mIsExternalDrag
+                    ? mContent.createNewView(si)
+                    : mCurrentDragView;
+            mIsExternalDrag = false;
+
+            // Note: addViewForRankDuringDragAndDrop handles rearranging the children.
+            mContent.addViewForRankDuringDragAndDrop(currentDragView, si, mEmptyCellRank);
+            mItemsInvalidated = true;
+
             if (d.dragView.hasDrawn()) {
                 // Temporarily reset the scale such that the animation target gets calculated
                 // correctly.
@@ -1410,9 +1406,6 @@
                 currentDragView.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
             }
 
-            mItemsInvalidated = true;
-            rearrangeChildren();
-
             // Temporarily suppress the listener, as we did all the work already here.
             try (SuppressInfoChanges s = new SuppressInfoChanges()) {
                 mInfo.add(si, false);
@@ -1450,7 +1443,7 @@
         mLauncher.getModelWriter().addOrMoveItemInDatabase(item, mInfo.id, 0, item.cellX,
                 item.cellY);
 
-        ArrayList<View> items = new ArrayList<>(getItemsInReadingOrder());
+        ArrayList<View> items = new ArrayList<>(getItemsInRankOrder());
         items.add(rank, view);
         mContent.arrangeChildren(items, items.size());
         mItemsInvalidated = true;
@@ -1497,24 +1490,34 @@
     public void onTitleChanged(CharSequence title) {
     }
 
-    public ArrayList<View> getItemsInReadingOrder() {
+    public ArrayList<View> getItemsInRankOrder() {
         if (mItemsInvalidated) {
-            mItemsInReadingOrder.clear();
-            mContent.iterateOverItems(new ItemOperator() {
+            mItemsInRankOrder.clear();
+            mItemsInRankOrder.addAll(getItemsInReadingOrder());
+            mItemsInRankOrder.sort(VIEW_RANK_COMPARATOR);
 
-                @Override
-                public boolean evaluate(ItemInfo info, View view) {
-                    mItemsInReadingOrder.add(view);
-                    return false;
-                }
-            });
             mItemsInvalidated = false;
         }
-        return mItemsInReadingOrder;
+        return mItemsInRankOrder;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * This is an expensive call. Consider using {@link #getItemsInRankOrder()} instead.
+     */
+    public ArrayList<View> getItemsInReadingOrder() {
+        final ArrayList<View> itemsInReadingOrder = new ArrayList<>();
+        mContent.iterateOverItems(new ItemOperator() {
+            @Override
+            public boolean evaluate(ItemInfo info, View view) {
+                itemsInReadingOrder.add(view);
+                return false;
+            }
+        });
+        return itemsInReadingOrder;
     }
 
     public List<BubbleTextView> getItemsOnCurrentPage() {
-        ArrayList<View> allItems = getItemsInReadingOrder();
+        ArrayList<View> allItems = getItemsInRankOrder();
         int currentPage = mContent.getCurrentPage();
         int lastPage = mContent.getPageCount() - 1;
         int totalItemsInFolder = allItems.size();
@@ -1622,6 +1625,13 @@
         }
     };
 
+    public static final Comparator<View> VIEW_RANK_COMPARATOR = new Comparator<View>() {
+        @Override
+        public int compare(View lhs, View rhs) {
+            return ITEM_POS_COMPARATOR.compare((ItemInfo) lhs.getTag(), (ItemInfo) rhs.getTag());
+        }
+    };
+
     /**
      * Temporary resource held while we don't want to handle info changes
      */
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java
index 1cc285e..3a0e71f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIcon.java
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@
         mPreviewVerifier.setFolderInfo(mFolder.getInfo());
 
         List<BubbleTextView> itemsToDisplay = new ArrayList<>();
-        List<View> allItems = mFolder.getItemsInReadingOrder();
+        List<View> allItems = mFolder.getItemsInRankOrder();
         int numItems = allItems.size();
         for (int rank = 0; rank < numItems; ++rank) {
             if (mPreviewVerifier.isItemInPreview(rank)) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIconPreviewVerifier.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIconPreviewVerifier.java
index de962b0..d0d8e79 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIconPreviewVerifier.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderIconPreviewVerifier.java
@@ -25,40 +25,15 @@
  */
 public class FolderIconPreviewVerifier {
 
-    private final int mMaxGridCountX;
-    private final int mMaxGridCountY;
-    private final int mMaxItemsPerPage;
-    private final int[] mGridSize = new int[2];
-
-    private int mGridCountX;
-    private boolean mDisplayingUpperLeftQuadrant = false;
-
     public FolderIconPreviewVerifier(InvariantDeviceProfile profile) {
-        mMaxGridCountX = profile.numFolderColumns;
-        mMaxGridCountY = profile.numFolderRows;
-        mMaxItemsPerPage = mMaxGridCountX * mMaxGridCountY;
+        // b/37570804
     }
 
     public void setFolderInfo(FolderInfo info) {
-        int numItemsInFolder = info.contents.size();
-        mDisplayingUpperLeftQuadrant = FeatureFlags.LAUNCHER3_NEW_FOLDER_ANIMATION
-                && !FeatureFlags.LAUNCHER3_LEGACY_FOLDER_ICON
-                && numItemsInFolder > FolderIcon.NUM_ITEMS_IN_PREVIEW;
-
-        if (mDisplayingUpperLeftQuadrant) {
-            FolderPagedView.calculateGridSize(info.contents.size(), 0, 0, mMaxGridCountX,
-                    mMaxGridCountY, mMaxItemsPerPage, mGridSize);
-            mGridCountX = mGridSize[0];
-        }
+        // b/37570804
     }
 
     public boolean isItemInPreview(int rank) {
-        if (mDisplayingUpperLeftQuadrant) {
-            // Returns true iff the icon is in the 2x2 upper left quadrant of the Folder.
-            int col = rank % mGridCountX;
-            int row = rank / mGridCountX;
-            return col < 2 && row < 2;
-        }
         return rank < FolderIcon.NUM_ITEMS_IN_PREVIEW;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderPagedView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderPagedView.java
index f62568f..21631fa 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderPagedView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/FolderPagedView.java
@@ -201,18 +201,29 @@
     }
 
     public void allocateSpaceForRank(int rank) {
-        ArrayList<View> views = new ArrayList<>(mFolder.getItemsInReadingOrder());
+        ArrayList<View> views = new ArrayList<>(mFolder.getItemsInRankOrder());
         views.add(rank, null);
         arrangeChildren(views, views.size(), false);
     }
 
+    private ArrayList<View> createListWithViewAtPos(ArrayList<View> list, View v, int position) {
+        ArrayList<View> newList = new ArrayList<>(list.size() + 1);
+        newList.addAll(list);
+        newList.add(position, v);
+        return newList;
+    }
+
     /**
-     * Create space for a new item at the end, and returns the rank for that item.
+     * Create space for a new item and returns the rank for that item.
      * Also sets the current page to the last page.
      */
     public int allocateRankForNewItem() {
-        int rank = getItemCount();
-        allocateSpaceForRank(rank);
+        ArrayList<View> rankOrder = mFolder.getItemsInRankOrder();
+        int rank = rankOrder.size();
+
+        ArrayList<View> views = createListWithViewAtPos(rankOrder, null, rank);
+        arrangeChildren(views, views.size(), false);
+
         setCurrentPage(rank / mMaxItemsPerPage);
         return rank;
     }
@@ -229,20 +240,59 @@
      * related attributes. It assumes that {@param item} is already attached to the view.
      */
     public void addViewForRank(View view, ShortcutInfo item, int rank) {
-        int pagePos = rank % mMaxItemsPerPage;
-        int pageNo = rank / mMaxItemsPerPage;
+        updateShortcutInfoWithRank(item, rank);
 
-        item.rank = rank;
-        item.cellX = pagePos % mGridCountX;
-        item.cellY = pagePos / mGridCountX;
+        ArrayList<View> views = createListWithViewAtPos(mFolder.getItemsInRankOrder(), view, rank);
+        arrangeChildren(views, views.size(), false);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Similar to {@link #addViewForRank(View, ShortcutInfo, int)}}, but specific to real time
+     * reorder.
+     *
+     * The difference here is that during real time reorder, we are moving the Views in a contained
+     * order.
+     */
+    public void addViewForRankDuringReorder(View view, ShortcutInfo item, int rank) {
+        updateShortcutInfoWithRank(item, rank);
 
         CellLayout.LayoutParams lp = (CellLayout.LayoutParams) view.getLayoutParams();
         lp.cellX = item.cellX;
         lp.cellY = item.cellY;
+
+        int pageNo = rank / mMaxItemsPerPage;
         getPageAt(pageNo).addViewToCellLayout(
                 view, -1, mFolder.mLauncher.getViewIdForItem(item), lp, true);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Similar to {@link #addViewForRank(View, ShortcutInfo, int)}, but specific to drag and drop.
+     *
+     * The difference is that we handle the drag and drop by adjusting the reading order of the
+     * children, rather than based on their rank.
+     */
+    public void addViewForRankDuringDragAndDrop(View view, ShortcutInfo item, int readingRank) {
+        updateShortcutInfoWithRank(item, readingRank);
+
+        ArrayList<View> views = createListWithViewAtPos(mFolder.getItemsInReadingOrder(), view,
+                readingRank);
+
+        int numItems = views.size();
+        ArrayList<View> rankOrder = new ArrayList<>(numItems);
+        for (int i = 0; i < numItems; ++i) {
+            rankOrder.add(views.get(getReadingOrderPosForRank(i)));
+        }
+
+        arrangeChildren(rankOrder, numItems, false);
+    }
+
+    private void updateShortcutInfoWithRank(ShortcutInfo info, int rank) {
+        info.rank = rank;
+        getCellXYPositionForRank(rank, sTmpArray);
+        info.cellX = sTmpArray[0];
+        info.cellY = sTmpArray[1];
+    }
+
     @SuppressLint("InflateParams")
     public View createNewView(ShortcutInfo item) {
         final BubbleTextView textView = (BubbleTextView) mInflater.inflate(
@@ -310,18 +360,19 @@
      * It essentially removes all views from all the pages and then adds them again in appropriate
      * page.
      *
-     * @param list the ordered list of children.
+     * @param rankOrderedList the rank-ordered list of children.
      * @param itemCount if greater than the total children count, empty spaces are left
      * at the end, otherwise it is ignored.
      *
      */
-    public void arrangeChildren(ArrayList<View> list, int itemCount) {
-        arrangeChildren(list, itemCount, true);
+    public void arrangeChildren(ArrayList<View> rankOrderedList, int itemCount) {
+        arrangeChildren(rankOrderedList, itemCount, true);
     }
 
     @SuppressLint("RtlHardcoded")
-    private void arrangeChildren(ArrayList<View> list, int itemCount, boolean saveChanges) {
-        ArrayList<CellLayout> pages = new ArrayList<>();
+    private void arrangeChildren(ArrayList<View> rankOrderedList, int itemCount,
+            boolean saveChanges) {
+        ArrayList<CellLayout> pages = new ArrayList<CellLayout>();
         for (int i = 0; i < getChildCount(); i++) {
             CellLayout page = (CellLayout) getChildAt(i);
             page.removeAllViews();
@@ -339,7 +390,7 @@
                 Launcher.getLauncher(getContext()).getDeviceProfile().inv);
         rank = 0;
         for (int i = 0; i < itemCount; i++) {
-            View v = list.size() > i ? list.get(i) : null;
+            View v = rankOrderedList.size() > i ? rankOrderedList.get(i) : null;
             if (currentPage == null || position >= mMaxItemsPerPage) {
                 // Next page
                 if (pageItr.hasNext()) {
@@ -352,8 +403,10 @@
 
             if (v != null) {
                 CellLayout.LayoutParams lp = (CellLayout.LayoutParams) v.getLayoutParams();
-                newX = position % mGridCountX;
-                newY = position / mGridCountX;
+                getCellXYPositionForRank(rank, sTmpArray);
+                newX = sTmpArray[0];
+                newY = sTmpArray[1];
+
                 ItemInfo info = (ItemInfo) v.getTag();
                 if (info.cellX != newX || info.cellY != newY || info.rank != rank) {
                     info.cellX = newX;
@@ -651,7 +704,7 @@
             if (v != null) {
                 if (pageToAnimate != p) {
                     page.removeView(v);
-                    addViewForRank(v, (ShortcutInfo) v.getTag(), moveStart);
+                    addViewForRankDuringReorder(v, (ShortcutInfo) v.getTag(), moveStart);
                 } else {
                     // Do a fake animation before removing it.
                     final int newRank = moveStart;
@@ -664,14 +717,14 @@
                             mPendingAnimations.remove(v);
                             v.setTranslationX(oldTranslateX);
                             ((CellLayout) v.getParent().getParent()).removeView(v);
-                            addViewForRank(v, (ShortcutInfo) v.getTag(), newRank);
+                            addViewForRankDuringReorder(v, (ShortcutInfo) v.getTag(), newRank);
                         }
                     };
                     v.animate()
-                        .translationXBy((direction > 0 ^ mIsRtl) ? -v.getWidth() : v.getWidth())
-                        .setDuration(REORDER_ANIMATION_DURATION)
-                        .setStartDelay(0)
-                        .withEndAction(endAction);
+                            .translationXBy((direction > 0 ^ mIsRtl) ? -v.getWidth() : v.getWidth())
+                            .setDuration(REORDER_ANIMATION_DURATION)
+                            .setStartDelay(0)
+                            .withEndAction(endAction);
                     mPendingAnimations.put(v, endAction);
                 }
             }
@@ -701,4 +754,88 @@
     public int itemsPerPage() {
         return mMaxItemsPerPage;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the reading order position for a given rank.
+     *
+     * ie. For the permutation below, rank 0 returns 0, rank 1 returns 1, rank 4 returns 2,
+     *                                rank 2 returns 3, rank 3 returns 4, rank 5 returns 5.
+     *
+     *     R0 R1 R4
+     *     R2 R3 R5
+     */
+    public int getReadingOrderPosForRank(int rank) {
+        if (rank >= mMaxItemsPerPage) {
+            return rank;
+        }
+
+        getCellXYPositionForRank(rank, sTmpArray);
+        return sTmpArray[0] + (mGridCountX * sTmpArray[1]);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the cell XY position for a Folder item with the given rank.
+     */
+    public void getCellXYPositionForRank(int rank, int[] outXY) {
+        boolean onFirstPage = rank < mMaxItemsPerPage;
+
+        if (onFirstPage && mGridCountX == 3) {
+            outXY[0] = FolderPermutation.THREE_COLS[rank][0];
+            outXY[1] = FolderPermutation.THREE_COLS[rank][1];
+        } else if (onFirstPage && mGridCountX == 4) {
+            outXY[0] = FolderPermutation.FOUR_COLS[rank][0];
+            outXY[1] = FolderPermutation.FOUR_COLS[rank][1];
+        } else if (onFirstPage && mGridCountX == 5) {
+            outXY[0] = FolderPermutation.FIVE_COLS[rank][0];
+            outXY[1] = FolderPermutation.FIVE_COLS[rank][1];
+        } else {
+            outXY[0] = (rank % mMaxItemsPerPage) % mGridCountX;
+            outXY[1] = (rank % mMaxItemsPerPage) / mGridCountX;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Provides the mapping between a folder item's rank and its cell location, based on the
+     * number of columns.
+     *
+     * We use this mapping, rather than the regular reading order, to preserve the items in the
+     * upper left quadrant of the Folder. This allows a smooth transition between the FolderIcon
+     * and the opened Folder.
+     *
+     * TODO: We will replace these hard coded tables with an algorithm b/62986680
+     */
+    private static class FolderPermutation {
+        /**
+         *  R0 R1 R4
+         *  R2 R3 R5
+         *  R6 R7 R8
+         */
+        static final int[][] THREE_COLS = new int[][] {
+                {0, 0}, {1, 0}, {0, 1}, {1, 1}, {2, 0}, {2, 1}, {0, 2}, {1, 2}, {2, 2}
+        };
+
+        /**
+         * R0  R1  R4  R6
+         * R2  R3  R5  R7
+         * R8  R9  R10 R11
+         * R12 R13 R14 R15
+         */
+        static final int[][] FOUR_COLS = new int[][] {
+                {0, 0}, {1, 0}, {0, 1}, {1, 1}, {2, 0}, {2, 1}, {3, 0}, {3, 1}, {0, 2}, {1, 2},
+                {2, 2}, {3, 2}, {0, 3}, {1, 3}, {2, 3}, {3, 3}
+        };
+
+        /**
+         * R0  R1  R4  R6  R12
+         * R2  R3  R5  R7  R13
+         * R8  R9  R10 R11 R14
+         * R15 R16 R17 R18 R19
+         * R20 R21 R22 R23 R24
+         */
+        static final int[][] FIVE_COLS = new int[][] {
+                {0, 0}, {1, 0}, {0, 1}, {1, 1}, {2, 0}, {2, 1}, {3, 0}, {3, 1}, {0, 2}, {1, 2},
+                {2, 2}, {3, 2}, {4, 0}, {4, 1}, {4, 2}, {0, 3}, {1, 3}, {2, 3}, {3, 3}, {4, 3},
+                {0, 4}, {1, 4}, {2, 4}, {3, 4}, {4, 4}
+        };
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderCursor.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderCursor.java
index 1a2c04d..bc7da9b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderCursor.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/LoaderCursor.java
@@ -184,9 +184,13 @@
                 icon = LauncherIcons.createIconBitmap(
                         BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(data, 0, data.length), mContext);
             } catch (Exception e) {
+                Log.e(TAG, "Failed to load icon for info " + info, e);
                 return null;
             }
         }
+        if (icon == null) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Failed to load icon for info " + info);
+        }
         return icon;
     }