diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 63aea45..85b2221 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -2966,7 +2966,7 @@
                     false /* fadeWithThumbnail */, true /* isStagedTask */);
         }
 
-        // TODO (b/257513449): Launch animation not fully complete. OK to remove flag once it is.
+        // Allow user to click staged app to launch into fullscreen
         if (ENABLE_LAUNCH_FROM_STAGED_APP.get()) {
             mFirstFloatingTaskView.setOnClickListener(this::animateToFullscreen);
         }
@@ -3037,7 +3037,9 @@
                 false /* fadeWithThumbnail */,
                 true /* isStagedTask */);
 
-        pendingAnimation.addEndListener(success -> launchStagedTask());
+        pendingAnimation.addEndListener(animationSuccess ->
+                mSplitSelectStateController.launchSplitTasks(launchSuccess ->
+                        resetFromSplitSelectionState()));
 
         pendingAnimation.buildAnim().start();
     }
@@ -4744,16 +4746,6 @@
         return mPendingAnimation;
     }
 
-    protected void launchStagedTask() {
-        if (mSplitHiddenTaskView != null) {
-            // Split staging was started from an existing running task (in Overview)
-            mSplitHiddenTaskView.launchTask(success -> resetFromSplitSelectionState());
-        } else {
-            // Split staging was started from a new intent (from app menu in Home/AllApps)
-            mActivity.startActivity(mSplitSelectSource.intent);
-        }
-    }
-
     protected void onTaskLaunchAnimationEnd(boolean success) {
         if (success) {
             resetTaskVisuals();
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java
index b46e43f..3a11a32 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@
             "ENABLE_DEVICE_PROFILE_LOGGING", false, "Allows DeviceProfile logging");
 
     public static final BooleanFlag ENABLE_LAUNCH_FROM_STAGED_APP = getDebugFlag(
-            "ENABLE_LAUNCH_FROM_STAGED_APP", false,
+            "ENABLE_LAUNCH_FROM_STAGED_APP", true,
             "Enable the ability to tap a staged app during split select to launch it in full screen"
     );