diff --git a/quickstep/res/layout/task.xml b/quickstep/res/layout/task.xml
index 429f3a2..f163872 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/layout/task.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/layout/task.xml
@@ -13,9 +13,11 @@
      See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
      limitations under the License.
 -->
-<com.android.quickstep.views.TaskView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+<com.android.quickstep.views.TaskView
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:focusable="false"
     android:elevation="4dp">
 
     <com.android.quickstep.views.TaskThumbnailView
@@ -29,5 +31,6 @@
         android:layout_width="@dimen/task_thumbnail_icon_size"
         android:layout_height="@dimen/task_thumbnail_icon_size"
         android:importantForAccessibility="no"
+        android:focusable="false"
         android:layout_gravity="top|center_horizontal" />
 </com.android.quickstep.views.TaskView>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BackButtonAlphaHandler.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BackButtonAlphaHandler.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e6dcc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BackButtonAlphaHandler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.launcher3.uioverrides;
+
+import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
+import com.android.launcher3.LauncherState;
+import com.android.launcher3.LauncherStateManager;
+import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorSetBuilder;
+import com.android.quickstep.OverviewInteractionState;
+
+public class BackButtonAlphaHandler implements LauncherStateManager.StateHandler {
+
+    private static final String TAG = "BackButtonAlphaHandler";
+
+    private final Launcher mLauncher;
+    private final OverviewInteractionState mOverviewInteractionState;
+
+    public BackButtonAlphaHandler(Launcher launcher) {
+        mLauncher = launcher;
+        mOverviewInteractionState = OverviewInteractionState.getInstance(mLauncher);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setState(LauncherState state) {
+        UiFactory.onLauncherStateOrFocusChanged(mLauncher);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setStateWithAnimation(LauncherState toState,
+            AnimatorSetBuilder builder, LauncherStateManager.AnimationConfig config) {
+        if (!config.playNonAtomicComponent()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        float fromAlpha = mOverviewInteractionState.getBackButtonAlpha();
+        float toAlpha = toState.hideBackButton ? 0 : 1;
+        if (Float.compare(fromAlpha, toAlpha) != 0) {
+            ValueAnimator anim = ValueAnimator.ofFloat(fromAlpha, toAlpha);
+            anim.setDuration(config.duration);
+            anim.addUpdateListener(valueAnimator -> {
+                final float alpha = (float) valueAnimator.getAnimatedValue();
+                mOverviewInteractionState.setBackButtonAlpha(alpha, false);
+            });
+            builder.play(anim);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
index b371677..76820b6 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
@@ -78,11 +78,13 @@
     }
 
     public static StateHandler[] getStateHandler(Launcher launcher) {
-        return new StateHandler[] {
-                launcher.getAllAppsController(), launcher.getWorkspace(),
-                new RecentsViewStateController(launcher)};
+        return new StateHandler[] {launcher.getAllAppsController(), launcher.getWorkspace(),
+                new RecentsViewStateController(launcher), new BackButtonAlphaHandler(launcher)};
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the back button visibility based on the current state/window focus.
+     */
     public static void onLauncherStateOrFocusChanged(Launcher launcher) {
         boolean shouldBackButtonBeHidden = launcher != null
                 && launcher.getStateManager().getState().hideBackButton
@@ -96,10 +98,6 @@
                 .setBackButtonAlpha(shouldBackButtonBeHidden ? 0 : 1, true /* animate */);
     }
 
-    public static void setBackButtonAlpha(Launcher launcher, float alpha, boolean animate) {
-         OverviewInteractionState.getInstance(launcher).setBackButtonAlpha(alpha,animate);
-    }
-
     public static void resetOverview(Launcher launcher) {
         RecentsView recents = launcher.getOverviewPanel();
         recents.reset();
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewInteractionState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewInteractionState.java
index d605746..922a7ff 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewInteractionState.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewInteractionState.java
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
     // These are updated on the background thread
     private ISystemUiProxy mISystemUiProxy;
     private boolean mSwipeUpEnabled = true;
+    private float mBackButtonAlpha = 1;
 
     private Runnable mOnSwipeUpSettingChangedListener;
 
@@ -117,7 +118,14 @@
         return mSwipeUpEnabled;
     }
 
+    public float getBackButtonAlpha() {
+        return mBackButtonAlpha;
+    }
+
     public void setBackButtonAlpha(float alpha, boolean animate) {
+        if (!mSwipeUpEnabled) {
+            alpha = 1;
+        }
         mUiHandler.removeMessages(MSG_SET_BACK_BUTTON_ALPHA);
         mUiHandler.obtainMessage(MSG_SET_BACK_BUTTON_ALPHA, animate ? 1 : 0, 0, alpha)
                 .sendToTarget();
@@ -128,6 +136,9 @@
     }
 
     private boolean handleUiMessage(Message msg) {
+        if (msg.what == MSG_SET_BACK_BUTTON_ALPHA) {
+            mBackButtonAlpha = (float) msg.obj;
+        }
         mBgHandler.obtainMessage(msg.what, msg.arg1, msg.arg2, msg.obj).sendToTarget();
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsView.java
index 9e2de33..c5d74c7 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/fallback/FallbackRecentsView.java
@@ -20,8 +20,10 @@
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfo;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
+import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.quickstep.RecentsActivity;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.LayoutUtils;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView;
@@ -71,4 +73,21 @@
         // Just use the activity task size for multi-window as well.
         return false;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void addTaskAccessibilityActionsExtra(AccessibilityNodeInfo info) {
+        info.addAction(
+                new AccessibilityNodeInfo.AccessibilityAction(
+                        R.string.recents_clear_all,
+                        getContext().getText(R.string.recents_clear_all)));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean performTaskAccessibilityActionExtra(int action) {
+        if (action == R.string.recents_clear_all) {
+            dismissAllTasks();
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/ClearAllButton.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/ClearAllButton.java
index d5c43a0..25e3dc6 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/ClearAllButton.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/ClearAllButton.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import static android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfo.ACTION_ACCESSIBILITY_FOCUS;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
@@ -43,4 +44,12 @@
         }
         return res;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onFocusChanged(boolean focused, int direction, Rect previouslyFocusedRect) {
+        super.onFocusChanged(focused, direction, previouslyFocusedRect);
+        if (focused) {
+            mRecentsView.revealClearAllButton();
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index a6da89f..ae8ebbe 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
+import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.text.Layout;
 import android.text.StaticLayout;
 import android.text.TextPaint;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewDebug;
+import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfo;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.BaseActivity;
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
@@ -581,6 +583,11 @@
      * and unloads the associated task data for tasks that are no longer visible.
      */
     public void loadVisibleTaskData() {
+        if (!mOverviewStateEnabled) {
+            // Skip loading visible task data if we've already left the overview state
+            return;
+        }
+
         RecentsTaskLoader loader = mModel.getRecentsTaskLoader();
         int centerPageIndex = getPageNearestToCenterOfScreen();
         int lower = Math.max(0, centerPageIndex - 2);
@@ -967,6 +974,13 @@
         if (event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
             switch (event.getKeyCode()) {
                 case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_TAB:
+                    if (!event.isAltPressed() &&
+                            getNextPage() ==
+                                    (event.isShiftPressed() ? 0 : getChildCount() - 1)) {
+                        // If not Alt-Tab navigation, don't loop forever in the carousel and leave
+                        // it once we reached the end.
+                        return false;
+                    }
                     snapToPageRelative(event.isShiftPressed() ? -1 : 1);
                     return true;
                 case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_DPAD_RIGHT:
@@ -992,6 +1006,22 @@
         return super.dispatchKeyEvent(event);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void onFocusChanged(boolean gainFocus, int direction,
+            @Nullable Rect previouslyFocusedRect) {
+        super.onFocusChanged(gainFocus, direction, previouslyFocusedRect);
+        if (gainFocus && getChildCount() > 0) {
+            switch (direction) {
+                case FOCUS_FORWARD:
+                    setCurrentPage(0);
+                    break;
+                case FOCUS_BACKWARD:
+                    setCurrentPage(getChildCount() - 1);
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     public void snapToTaskAfterNext() {
         snapToPageRelative(1);
     }
@@ -1303,6 +1333,7 @@
     }
 
     public void revealClearAllButton() {
+        setCurrentPage(getChildCount() - 1); // Loads tasks info if needed.
         scrollTo(mIsRtl ? 0 : computeMaxScrollX(), 0);
     }
 
@@ -1321,4 +1352,11 @@
     protected boolean isPageOrderFlipped() {
         return FLIP_RECENTS;
     }
+
+    public void addTaskAccessibilityActionsExtra(AccessibilityNodeInfo info) {
+    }
+
+    public boolean performTaskAccessibilityActionExtra(int action) {
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsViewContainer.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsViewContainer.java
index 429432b..06e2e89 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsViewContainer.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsViewContainer.java
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@
 import android.util.FloatProperty;
 import android.view.Gravity;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
+import android.view.View;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.InsettableFrameLayout;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+
 public class RecentsViewContainer extends InsettableFrameLayout {
     public static final FloatProperty<RecentsViewContainer> CONTENT_ALPHA =
             new FloatProperty<RecentsViewContainer>("contentAlpha") {
@@ -104,4 +107,11 @@
         mRecentsView.setContentAlpha(alpha);
         setVisibility(alpha > 0 ? VISIBLE : GONE);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void addFocusables(ArrayList<View> views, int direction, int focusableMode) {
+        // Carousel is first in tab order.
+        views.add(mRecentsView);
+        views.add(mClearAllButton);
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
index 82aa45a..2f1a0fe 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.android.quickstep.views;
 
 import static android.widget.Toast.LENGTH_SHORT;
+
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.TaskThumbnailView.DIM_ALPHA_MULTIPLIER;
 
 import android.animation.Animator;
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@
             }
             launchTask(true /* animate */);
             BaseActivity.fromContext(context).getUserEventDispatcher().logTaskLaunchOrDismiss(
-                    Touch.TAP, Direction.NONE, ((RecentsView) getParent()).indexOfChild(this),
+                    Touch.TAP, Direction.NONE, getRecentsView().indexOfChild(this),
                     TaskUtils.getComponentKeyForTask(getTask().key));
         });
         setOutlineProvider(new TaskOutlineProvider(getResources()));
@@ -318,12 +319,14 @@
                         context.getText(menuOption.labelResId)));
             }
         }
+
+        getRecentsView().addTaskAccessibilityActionsExtra(info);
     }
 
     @Override
     public boolean performAccessibilityAction(int action, Bundle arguments) {
         if (action == R.string.accessibility_close_task) {
-            ((RecentsView) getParent()).dismissTask(this, true /*animateTaskView*/,
+            getRecentsView().dismissTask(this, true /*animateTaskView*/,
                     true /*removeTask*/);
             return true;
         }
@@ -339,9 +342,15 @@
             }
         }
 
+        if (getRecentsView().performTaskAccessibilityActionExtra(action)) return true;
+
         return super.performAccessibilityAction(action, arguments);
     }
 
+    private RecentsView getRecentsView() {
+        return (RecentsView) getParent();
+    }
+
     public void notifyTaskLaunchFailed(String tag) {
         String msg = "Failed to launch task";
         if (mTask != null) {
diff --git a/res/layout/all_apps.xml b/res/layout/all_apps.xml
index 5e7b117..02d793e 100644
--- a/res/layout/all_apps.xml
+++ b/res/layout/all_apps.xml
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
     android:clipChildren="true"
     android:clipToPadding="false"
-    android:focusable="true"
-    android:focusableInTouchMode="true"
+    android:focusable="false"
     android:saveEnabled="false" >
 
     <include layout="@layout/all_apps_rv_layout" />
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherStateManager.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherStateManager.java
index e6fc4c6..3fcdee9 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherStateManager.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherStateManager.java
@@ -396,7 +396,6 @@
             setRestState(null);
         }
 
-        UiFactory.onLauncherStateOrFocusChanged(mLauncher);
         UiFactory.onLauncherStateOrResumeChanged(mLauncher);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java
index b5c821a..2c3e3ee 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java
@@ -25,11 +25,9 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherStateManager.AnimationConfig;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherStateManager.StateHandler;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
-import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimationSuccessListener;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorSetBuilder;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.PropertySetter;
-import com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.UiFactory;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Themes;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.ScrimView;
 
@@ -184,13 +182,6 @@
         anim.setDuration(config.duration);
         anim.setInterpolator(builder.getInterpolator(ANIM_VERTICAL_PROGRESS, interpolator));
         anim.addListener(getProgressAnimatorListener());
-        if (toState.hideBackButton) {
-            anim.addUpdateListener(animation -> {
-                final float alpha = (float) animation.getAnimatedValue();
-                UiFactory.setBackButtonAlpha(mLauncher, 1 - Utilities.boundToRange(alpha, 0, 1),
-                        false /* animate */);
-            });
-        }
 
         builder.play(anim);
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherIcons.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherIcons.java
index 3b5585b..f020d2d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherIcons.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherIcons.java
@@ -360,16 +360,18 @@
                 .getShortcutIconDrawable(shortcutInfo, mFillResIconDpi);
         IconCache cache = LauncherAppState.getInstance(mContext).getIconCache();
 
-        Bitmap unbadgedBitmap = null;
+        final Bitmap unbadgedBitmap;
         if (unbadgedDrawable != null) {
             unbadgedBitmap = createScaledBitmapWithoutShadow(unbadgedDrawable, 0);
         } else {
             if (fallbackIconProvider != null) {
-                unbadgedBitmap = fallbackIconProvider.get();
+                // Fallback icons are already badged and with appropriate shadow
+                Bitmap fullIcon = fallbackIconProvider.get();
+                if (fullIcon != null) {
+                    return createIconBitmap(fullIcon);
+                }
             }
-            if (unbadgedBitmap == null) {
-                unbadgedBitmap = cache.getDefaultIcon(Process.myUserHandle()).icon;
-            }
+            unbadgedBitmap = cache.getDefaultIcon(Process.myUserHandle()).icon;
         }
 
         BitmapInfo result = new BitmapInfo();
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java
index 0e68538..24382b7 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimationSuccessListener;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorPlaybackController;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorSetBuilder;
-import com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.UiFactory;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto.Action.Direction;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto.Action.Touch;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto.ContainerType;
@@ -224,8 +223,6 @@
             cancelAtomicComponentsController();
         }
         mProgressMultiplier = initCurrentAnimation(animComponents);
-        mCurrentAnimation.getAnimationPlayer().addUpdateListener(animation ->
-                setBackButtonAlphaWithProgress((float) animation.getAnimatedValue()));
         mCurrentAnimation.dispatchOnStart();
         return true;
     }
@@ -284,7 +281,6 @@
             mAtomicComponentsController.setPlayFraction(fraction - mAtomicComponentsStartProgress);
         }
         maybeUpdateAtomicAnim(mFromState, mToState, fraction);
-        setBackButtonAlphaWithProgress(fraction);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -477,14 +473,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private void setBackButtonAlphaWithProgress(float progress) {
-        if (mFromState.hideBackButton ^ mToState.hideBackButton) {
-            progress = Utilities.boundToRange(progress, 0, 1);
-            final float alpha = mToState.hideBackButton ? 1 - progress : progress;
-            UiFactory.setBackButtonAlpha(mLauncher, alpha, false /* animate */);
-        }
-    }
-
     private void logReachedState(int logAction) {
         // Transition complete. log the action
         mLauncher.getUserEventDispatcher().logStateChangeAction(logAction,
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/ScrimView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/ScrimView.java
index 6bbce00..ea05cdc 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/ScrimView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/ScrimView.java
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
         ViewCompat.setAccessibilityDelegate(this, mAccessibilityHelper);
 
         mAM = (AccessibilityManager) context.getSystemService(ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE);
+        setFocusable(false);
     }
 
     @NonNull