diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/PortraitOverviewStateTouchHelper.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/PortraitOverviewStateTouchHelper.java
index 03862db..1f5228a 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/PortraitOverviewStateTouchHelper.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/PortraitOverviewStateTouchHelper.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.touchcontrollers.PortraitStatesTouchController.isTouchOverHotseat;
 
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
+import android.view.animation.Interpolator;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.PendingAnimation;
@@ -74,12 +75,12 @@
      * @param duration how long the animation should be
      * @return the animation
      */
-    PendingAnimation createSwipeDownToTaskAppAnimation(long duration) {
+    PendingAnimation createSwipeDownToTaskAppAnimation(long duration, Interpolator interpolator) {
         mRecentsView.setCurrentPage(mRecentsView.getPageNearestToCenterOfScreen());
         TaskView taskView = mRecentsView.getCurrentPageTaskView();
         if (taskView == null) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("There is no task view to animate to.");
         }
-        return mRecentsView.createTaskLauncherAnimation(taskView, duration);
+        return mRecentsView.createTaskLaunchAnimation(taskView, duration, interpolator);
     }
 }
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 32855d7..947a861 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
@@ -191,9 +191,8 @@
 
             mEndDisplacement = -mTaskBeingDragged.getHeight();
         } else {
-            mPendingAnimation = mRecentsView.createTaskLauncherAnimation(
-                    mTaskBeingDragged, maxDuration);
-            mPendingAnimation.anim.setInterpolator(Interpolators.ZOOM_IN);
+            mPendingAnimation = mRecentsView.createTaskLaunchAnimation(
+                    mTaskBeingDragged, maxDuration, Interpolators.ZOOM_IN);
 
             mTempCords[1] = mTaskBeingDragged.getHeight();
             dl.getDescendantCoordRelativeToSelf(mTaskBeingDragged, mTempCords);
@@ -203,8 +202,8 @@
         if (mCurrentAnimation != null) {
             mCurrentAnimation.setOnCancelRunnable(null);
         }
-        mCurrentAnimation = AnimatorPlaybackController
-                .wrap(mPendingAnimation.anim, maxDuration, this::clearState);
+        mCurrentAnimation = AnimatorPlaybackController.wrap(
+                mPendingAnimation.anim, maxDuration, this::clearState);
         onUserControlledAnimationCreated(mCurrentAnimation);
         mCurrentAnimation.getTarget().addListener(this);
         mCurrentAnimation.dispatchOnStart();
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 fe78a84..e34e74c 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
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent;
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfo;
+import android.view.animation.Interpolator;
 import android.widget.ListView;
 
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -1599,7 +1600,8 @@
         return anim;
     }
 
-    public PendingAnimation createTaskLauncherAnimation(TaskView tv, long duration) {
+    public PendingAnimation createTaskLaunchAnimation(
+            TaskView tv, long duration, Interpolator interpolator) {
         if (FeatureFlags.IS_STUDIO_BUILD && mPendingAnimation != null) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Another pending animation is still running");
         }
@@ -1612,7 +1614,6 @@
         int targetSysUiFlags = tv.getThumbnail().getSysUiStatusNavFlags();
         final boolean[] passedOverviewThreshold = new boolean[] {false};
         ValueAnimator progressAnim = ValueAnimator.ofFloat(0, 1);
-        progressAnim.setInterpolator(LINEAR);
         progressAnim.addUpdateListener(animator -> {
             // Once we pass a certain threshold, update the sysui flags to match the target
             // tasks' flags
@@ -1638,7 +1639,7 @@
         appWindowAnimationHelper.prepareAnimation(mActivity.getDeviceProfile(), true /* isOpening */);
         AnimatorSet anim = createAdjacentPageAnimForTaskLaunch(tv, appWindowAnimationHelper);
         anim.play(progressAnim);
-        anim.setDuration(duration);
+        anim.setDuration(duration).setInterpolator(interpolator);
 
         Consumer<Boolean> onTaskLaunchFinish = this::onTaskLaunched;
 
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
index 8b7ce10..dce92ff 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.QuickstepAppTransitionManagerImpl.RECENTS_LAUNCH_DURATION;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.FAST_OUT_SLOW_IN;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.LINEAR;
+import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.TOUCH_RESPONSE_INTERPOLATOR;
 import static com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags.ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE;
 import static com.android.quickstep.SysUINavigationMode.removeShelfFromOverview;
 
@@ -280,11 +281,10 @@
     }
 
     public AnimatorPlaybackController createLaunchAnimationForRunningTask() {
-        final PendingAnimation pendingAnimation =
-                getRecentsView().createTaskLauncherAnimation(this, RECENTS_LAUNCH_DURATION);
-        pendingAnimation.anim.setInterpolator(Interpolators.TOUCH_RESPONSE_INTERPOLATOR);
-        AnimatorPlaybackController currentAnimation = AnimatorPlaybackController
-                .wrap(pendingAnimation.anim, RECENTS_LAUNCH_DURATION, null);
+        final PendingAnimation pendingAnimation = getRecentsView().createTaskLaunchAnimation(
+                this, RECENTS_LAUNCH_DURATION, TOUCH_RESPONSE_INTERPOLATOR);
+        AnimatorPlaybackController currentAnimation = AnimatorPlaybackController.wrap(
+                pendingAnimation.anim, RECENTS_LAUNCH_DURATION);
         currentAnimation.setEndAction(() -> {
             pendingAnimation.finish(true, Touch.SWIPE);
             launchTask(false);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/PortraitStatesTouchController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/PortraitStatesTouchController.java
index d5ce734..fe830d2 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/PortraitStatesTouchController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/PortraitStatesTouchController.java
@@ -228,15 +228,13 @@
             // Reset the state manager, when changing the interaction mode
             mLauncher.getStateManager().goToState(OVERVIEW, false /* animate */);
             mPendingAnimation = mOverviewPortraitStateTouchHelper
-                    .createSwipeDownToTaskAppAnimation(maxAccuracy);
-            mPendingAnimation.anim.setInterpolator(Interpolators.LINEAR);
-
+                    .createSwipeDownToTaskAppAnimation(maxAccuracy, Interpolators.LINEAR);
             Runnable onCancelRunnable = () -> {
                 cancelPendingAnim();
                 clearState();
             };
-            mCurrentAnimation = AnimatorPlaybackController.wrap(mPendingAnimation.anim, maxAccuracy,
-                    onCancelRunnable);
+            mCurrentAnimation = AnimatorPlaybackController.wrap(
+                    mPendingAnimation.anim, maxAccuracy, onCancelRunnable);
             mLauncher.getStateManager().setCurrentUserControlledAnimation(mCurrentAnimation);
             totalShift = LayoutUtils.getShelfTrackingDistance(mLauncher,
                     mLauncher.getDeviceProfile());
diff --git a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java
index 724af66..ecfdb55 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java
+++ b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 import com.android.quickstep.NavigationModeSwitchRule.NavigationModeSwitch;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView;
 
-import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
@@ -53,21 +52,10 @@
 @LargeTest
 @RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
 public class TaplTestsQuickstep extends AbstractQuickStepTest {
-    private int mLauncherPid;
-
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
-        mLauncherPid = 0;
         super.setUp();
         TaplTestsLauncher3.initialize(this);
-        mLauncherPid = mLauncher.getPid();
-    }
-
-    @After
-    public void teardown() {
-        if (mLauncherPid != 0) {
-            assertEquals("Launcher crashed, pid mismatch:", mLauncherPid, mLauncher.getPid());
-        }
     }
 
     private void startTestApps() throws Exception {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherState.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherState.java
index 16be391..36440c9 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherState.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherState.java
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@
     public static final int VERTICAL_SWIPE_INDICATOR = 1 << 5;
     public static final int RECENTS_CLEAR_ALL_BUTTON = 1 << 6;
 
+    /** Mask of all the items that are contained in the apps view. */
+    public static final int APPS_VIEW_ITEM_MASK =
+            HOTSEAT_SEARCH_BOX | ALL_APPS_HEADER | ALL_APPS_HEADER_EXTRA | ALL_APPS_CONTENT;
+
     protected static final int FLAG_MULTI_PAGE = 1 << 0;
     protected static final int FLAG_DISABLE_ACCESSIBILITY = 1 << 1;
     protected static final int FLAG_DISABLE_RESTORE = 1 << 2;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java
index 6aa3efc..e49ff30 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.ALL_APPS_CONTENT;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.ALL_APPS_HEADER_EXTRA;
+import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.APPS_VIEW_ITEM_MASK;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.OVERVIEW;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.VERTICAL_SWIPE_INDICATOR;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorSetBuilder.ANIM_ALL_APPS_FADE;
@@ -203,6 +204,8 @@
         boolean hasHeaderExtra = (visibleElements & ALL_APPS_HEADER_EXTRA) != 0;
         boolean hasAllAppsContent = (visibleElements & ALL_APPS_CONTENT) != 0;
 
+        boolean hasAnyVisibleItem = (visibleElements & APPS_VIEW_ITEM_MASK) != 0;
+
         Interpolator allAppsFade = builder.getInterpolator(ANIM_ALL_APPS_FADE, LINEAR);
         Interpolator headerFade = builder.getInterpolator(ANIM_ALL_APPS_HEADER_FADE, allAppsFade);
         setter.setViewAlpha(mAppsView.getContentView(), hasAllAppsContent ? 1 : 0, allAppsFade);
@@ -213,6 +216,8 @@
 
         setter.setInt(mScrimView, ScrimView.DRAG_HANDLE_ALPHA,
                 (visibleElements & VERTICAL_SWIPE_INDICATOR) != 0 ? 255 : 0, allAppsFade);
+
+        setter.setViewAlpha(mAppsView, hasAnyVisibleItem ? 1 : 0, allAppsFade);
     }
 
     public AnimatorListenerAdapter getProgressAnimatorListener() {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/compat/AccessibilityManagerCompat.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/compat/AccessibilityManagerCompat.java
index db4bef0..1d32d1d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/compat/AccessibilityManagerCompat.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/compat/AccessibilityManagerCompat.java
@@ -40,8 +40,16 @@
         return isAccessibilityEnabled(context);
     }
 
-    public static void sendCustomAccessibilityEvent(View target, int type, @Nullable String text) {
-        if (isObservedEventType(target.getContext(), type)) {
+    /**
+     *
+     * @param target The view the accessibility event is initialized on.
+     *               If null, this method has no effect.
+     * @param type See TYPE_ constants defined in {@link AccessibilityEvent}.
+     * @param text Optional text to add to the event, which will be announced to the user.
+     */
+    public static void sendCustomAccessibilityEvent(@Nullable View target, int type,
+            @Nullable String text) {
+        if (target != null && isObservedEventType(target.getContext(), type)) {
             AccessibilityEvent event = AccessibilityEvent.obtain(type);
             target.onInitializeAccessibilityEvent(event);
             if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(text)) {
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
index 4ffc251..5e98184 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.ui.TaplTestsLauncher3.getAppPackageName;
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.Executors.MAIN_EXECUTOR;
 
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
-import static java.lang.System.exit;
-
 import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.ContentResolver;
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.os.Process;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
-import android.util.Log;
 
 import androidx.test.InstrumentationRegistry;
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.By;
@@ -102,6 +100,7 @@
     protected final LauncherInstrumentation mLauncher = new LauncherInstrumentation();
     protected Context mTargetContext;
     protected String mTargetPackage;
+    private int mLauncherPid;
 
     protected AbstractLauncherUiTest() {
         mLauncher.enableCheckEventsForSuccessfulGestures();
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@
 
         return TestHelpers.isInLauncherProcess()
                 ? RuleChain.outerRule(ShellCommandRule.setDefaultLauncher())
-                        .around(inner) :
+                .around(inner) :
                 inner;
     }
 
@@ -175,17 +174,22 @@
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
+        mLauncherPid = 0;
         // Disable app tracker
         AppLaunchTracker.INSTANCE.initializeForTesting(new AppLaunchTracker());
 
         mTargetContext = InstrumentationRegistry.getTargetContext();
         mTargetPackage = mTargetContext.getPackageName();
+        mLauncherPid = mLauncher.getPid();
     }
 
     @After
     public void verifyLauncherState() {
         // Limits UI tests affecting tests running after them.
         mLauncher.waitForLauncherInitialized();
+        if (mLauncherPid != 0) {
+            assertEquals("Launcher crashed, pid mismatch:", mLauncherPid, mLauncher.getPid());
+        }
     }
 
     protected void clearLauncherData() throws IOException, InterruptedException {
@@ -196,6 +200,7 @@
         } else {
             clearPackageData(mDevice.getLauncherPackageName());
             mLauncher.enableDebugTracing();
+            mLauncherPid = mLauncher.getPid();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/TaplTestsLauncher3.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/TaplTestsLauncher3.java
index 54caf1e..7475efe 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/TaplTestsLauncher3.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/TaplTestsLauncher3.java
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.widget.WidgetsFullSheet;
 import com.android.launcher3.widget.WidgetsRecyclerView;
 
-import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -51,21 +50,10 @@
 public class TaplTestsLauncher3 extends AbstractLauncherUiTest {
     private static final String APP_NAME = "LauncherTestApp";
 
-    private int mLauncherPid;
-
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
-        mLauncherPid = 0;
         super.setUp();
         initialize(this);
-        mLauncherPid = mLauncher.getPid();
-    }
-
-    @After
-    public void teardown() {
-        if (mLauncherPid != 0) {
-            assertEquals("Launcher crashed, pid mismatch:", mLauncherPid, mLauncher.getPid());
-        }
     }
 
     public static void initialize(AbstractLauncherUiTest test) throws Exception {