diff --git a/res/layout-sw720dp/launcher.xml b/res/layout-sw720dp/launcher.xml
index fef80de..3a429c6 100644
--- a/res/layout-sw720dp/launcher.xml
+++ b/res/layout-sw720dp/launcher.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@
             android:id="@+id/apps_view"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="match_parent"
-            android:visibility="invisible" />
+            android:visibility="invisible"
+           launcher:layout_ignoreInsets="true" />
     </com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragLayer>
 
 </com.android.launcher3.LauncherRootView>
diff --git a/res/values-fr-rCA/strings.xml b/res/values-fr-rCA/strings.xml
index a82427e..1fb2e82 100644
--- a/res/values-fr-rCA/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values-fr-rCA/strings.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     <string name="msg_disabled_by_admin" msgid="6898038085516271325">"Cette fonction est désactivée par votre administrateur"</string>
     <string name="accessibility_action_overview" msgid="6257665857640347026">"Présentation"</string>
     <string name="allow_rotation_title" msgid="7728578836261442095">"Autoriser la rotation de l\'écran d\'accueil"</string>
-    <string name="allow_rotation_desc" msgid="8662546029078692509">"Quand le téléphone est pivoté"</string>
+    <string name="allow_rotation_desc" msgid="8662546029078692509">"Lorsque vous faites pivoter le téléphone"</string>
     <string name="allow_rotation_blocked_desc" msgid="3212602545192996253">"Le mode d\'affichage actuel ne permet pas le pivotement"</string>
     <string name="package_state_unknown" msgid="7592128424511031410">"Inconnu"</string>
     <string name="abandoned_clean_this" msgid="7610119707847920412">"Supprimer"</string>
diff --git a/res/values/dimens.xml b/res/values/dimens.xml
index 3f2d186..87ef78b 100644
--- a/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
     <dimen name="deep_shortcuts_spacing">4dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="deep_shortcuts_drag_view_scale">6dp</dimen>
     <!-- an icon with shortcuts must be dragged this far before the container is removed. -->
-    <dimen name="deep_shortcuts_start_drag_threshold">12dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="deep_shortcuts_start_drag_threshold">16dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="deep_shortcut_icon_size">36dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="deep_shortcut_padding_start">6dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="deep_shortcut_padding_end">16dp</dimen>
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/AutoInstallsLayout.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/AutoInstallsLayout.java
index 0d5043b..d5309b4 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/AutoInstallsLayout.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/AutoInstallsLayout.java
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
         parsers.put(TAG_APP_ICON, new AppShortcutParser());
         parsers.put(TAG_AUTO_INSTALL, new AutoInstallParser());
         parsers.put(TAG_FOLDER, new FolderParser());
-        parsers.put(TAG_APPWIDGET, new AppWidgetParser());
+        parsers.put(TAG_APPWIDGET, new PendingWidgetParser());
         parsers.put(TAG_SHORTCUT, new ShortcutParser(mSourceRes));
         return parsers;
     }
@@ -459,8 +459,12 @@
     /**
      * AppWidget parser: Required attributes packageName, className, spanX and spanY.
      * Options child nodes: <extra key=... value=... />
+     * It adds a pending widget which allows the widget to come later. If there are extras, those
+     * are passed to widget options during bind.
+     * The config activity for the widget (if present) is not shown, so any optional configurations
+     * should be passed as extras and the widget should support reading these widget options.
      */
-    protected class AppWidgetParser implements TagParser {
+    protected class PendingWidgetParser implements TagParser {
 
         @Override
         public long parseAndAdd(XmlResourceParser parser)
@@ -468,27 +472,13 @@
             final String packageName = getAttributeValue(parser, ATTR_PACKAGE_NAME);
             final String className = getAttributeValue(parser, ATTR_CLASS_NAME);
             if (TextUtils.isEmpty(packageName) || TextUtils.isEmpty(className)) {
-                if (LOGD) Log.d(TAG, "Skipping invalid <favorite> with no component");
+                if (LOGD) Log.d(TAG, "Skipping invalid <appwidget> with no component");
                 return -1;
             }
 
-            ComponentName cn = new ComponentName(packageName, className);
-            try {
-                mPackageManager.getReceiverInfo(cn, 0);
-            } catch (Exception e) {
-                String[] packages = mPackageManager.currentToCanonicalPackageNames(
-                        new String[] { packageName });
-                cn = new ComponentName(packages[0], className);
-                try {
-                    mPackageManager.getReceiverInfo(cn, 0);
-                } catch (Exception e1) {
-                    if (LOGD) Log.d(TAG, "Can't find widget provider: " + className);
-                    return -1;
-                }
-            }
-
             mValues.put(Favorites.SPANX, getAttributeValue(parser, ATTR_SPAN_X));
             mValues.put(Favorites.SPANY, getAttributeValue(parser, ATTR_SPAN_Y));
+            mValues.put(Favorites.ITEM_TYPE, Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_APPWIDGET);
 
             // Read the extras
             Bundle extras = new Bundle();
@@ -513,38 +503,26 @@
                 }
             }
 
-            final AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager = AppWidgetManager.getInstance(mContext);
-            long insertedId = -1;
-            try {
-                int appWidgetId = mAppWidgetHost.allocateAppWidgetId();
+            return verifyAndInsert(new ComponentName(packageName, className), extras);
+        }
 
-                if (!appWidgetManager.bindAppWidgetIdIfAllowed(appWidgetId, cn)) {
-                    if (LOGD) Log.e(TAG, "Unable to bind app widget id " + cn);
-                    return -1;
-                }
-
-                mValues.put(Favorites.ITEM_TYPE, Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_APPWIDGET);
-                mValues.put(Favorites.APPWIDGET_ID, appWidgetId);
-                mValues.put(Favorites.APPWIDGET_PROVIDER, cn.flattenToString());
-                mValues.put(Favorites._ID, mCallback.generateNewItemId());
-                insertedId = mCallback.insertAndCheck(mDb, mValues);
-                if (insertedId < 0) {
-                    mAppWidgetHost.deleteAppWidgetId(appWidgetId);
-                    return insertedId;
-                }
-
-                // Send a broadcast to configure the widget
-                if (!extras.isEmpty()) {
-                    Intent intent = new Intent(ACTION_APPWIDGET_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_CONFIGURE);
-                    intent.setComponent(cn);
-                    intent.putExtras(extras);
-                    intent.putExtra(AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_ID, appWidgetId);
-                    mContext.sendBroadcast(intent);
-                }
-            } catch (RuntimeException ex) {
-                if (LOGD) Log.e(TAG, "Problem allocating appWidgetId", ex);
+        protected long verifyAndInsert(ComponentName cn, Bundle extras) {
+            mValues.put(Favorites.APPWIDGET_PROVIDER, cn.flattenToString());
+            mValues.put(Favorites.RESTORED,
+                    LauncherAppWidgetInfo.FLAG_ID_NOT_VALID |
+                            LauncherAppWidgetInfo.FLAG_PROVIDER_NOT_READY |
+                            LauncherAppWidgetInfo.FLAG_DIRECT_CONFIG);
+            mValues.put(Favorites._ID, mCallback.generateNewItemId());
+            if (!extras.isEmpty()) {
+                mValues.put(Favorites.INTENT, new Intent().putExtras(extras).toUri(0));
             }
-            return insertedId;
+
+            long insertedId = mCallback.insertAndCheck(mDb, mValues);
+            if (insertedId < 0) {
+                return -1;
+            } else {
+                return insertedId;
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/ButtonDropTarget.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/ButtonDropTarget.java
index 5a4ed2f..0f6073e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/ButtonDropTarget.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/ButtonDropTarget.java
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@
 
     /** Whether this drop target is active for the current drag */
     protected boolean mActive;
+    /** Whether an accessible drag is in progress */
+    private boolean mAccessibleDrag;
     /** An item must be dragged at least this many pixels before this drop target is enabled. */
     private final int mDragDistanceThreshold;
 
@@ -218,8 +220,8 @@
 
     @Override
     public boolean isDropEnabled() {
-        return mActive
-                && mLauncher.getDragController().getDistanceDragged() >= mDragDistanceThreshold;
+        return mActive && (mAccessibleDrag ||
+                mLauncher.getDragController().getDistanceDragged() >= mDragDistanceThreshold);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -307,6 +309,7 @@
     }
 
     public void enableAccessibleDrag(boolean enable) {
+        mAccessibleDrag = enable;
         setOnClickListener(enable ? this : null);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
index 77f6612..baccfd1 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.ProviderConfig;
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.FolderIcon;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.DragPreviewProvider;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.CellAndSpan;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.GridOccupancy;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ParcelableSparseArray;
@@ -1047,15 +1048,16 @@
         return false;
     }
 
-    void visualizeDropLocation(View v, Bitmap dragOutline, int cellX, int cellY, int spanX,
-            int spanY, boolean resize, DropTarget.DragObject dragObject) {
+    void visualizeDropLocation(View v, DragPreviewProvider outlineProvider, int cellX, int cellY,
+            int spanX, int spanY, boolean resize, DropTarget.DragObject dragObject) {
         final int oldDragCellX = mDragCell[0];
         final int oldDragCellY = mDragCell[1];
 
-        if (dragOutline == null && v == null) {
+        if (outlineProvider == null || outlineProvider.gerenatedDragOutline == null) {
             return;
         }
 
+        Bitmap dragOutline = outlineProvider.gerenatedDragOutline;
         if (cellX != oldDragCellX || cellY != oldDragCellY) {
             Point dragOffset = dragObject.dragView.getDragVisualizeOffset();
             Rect dragRegion = dragObject.dragView.getDragRegion();
@@ -1354,12 +1356,9 @@
                 // and that passed in.
                 int curDirectionScore = direction[0] * curDirection[0] +
                         direction[1] * curDirection[1];
-                boolean exactDirectionOnly = false;
-                boolean directionMatches = direction[0] == curDirection[0] &&
-                        direction[0] == curDirection[0];
-                if ((directionMatches || !exactDirectionOnly) &&
-                        Float.compare(distance,  bestDistance) < 0 || (Float.compare(distance,
-                        bestDistance) == 0 && curDirectionScore > bestDirectionScore)) {
+                if (Float.compare(distance,  bestDistance) < 0 ||
+                        (Float.compare(distance, bestDistance) == 0
+                                && curDirectionScore > bestDirectionScore)) {
                     bestDistance = distance;
                     bestDirectionScore = curDirectionScore;
                     bestXY[0] = x;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/DefaultLayoutParser.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/DefaultLayoutParser.java
index e6f34d9..ef28d1e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/DefaultLayoutParser.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/DefaultLayoutParser.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package com.android.launcher3;
 
 import android.appwidget.AppWidgetHost;
+import android.appwidget.AppWidgetManager;
+import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo;
@@ -9,6 +11,7 @@
 import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.content.res.XmlResourceParser;
+import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.Log;
 
@@ -42,6 +45,10 @@
     private static final String ATTR_SCREEN = "screen";
     private static final String ATTR_FOLDER_ITEMS = "folderItems";
 
+    // TODO: Remove support for this broadcast, instead use widget options to send bind time options
+    private static final String ACTION_APPWIDGET_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_CONFIGURE =
+            "com.android.launcher.action.APPWIDGET_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_CONFIGURE";
+
     public DefaultLayoutParser(Context context, AppWidgetHost appWidgetHost,
             LayoutParserCallback callback, Resources sourceRes, int layoutId) {
         super(context, appWidgetHost, callback, sourceRes, layoutId, TAG_FAVORITES);
@@ -270,4 +277,61 @@
             return super.parseAndAdd(parser);
         }
     }
+
+
+    /**
+     * AppWidget parser which enforces that the app is already installed when the layout is parsed.
+     */
+    protected class AppWidgetParser extends PendingWidgetParser {
+
+        @Override
+        protected long verifyAndInsert(ComponentName cn, Bundle extras) {
+            try {
+                mPackageManager.getReceiverInfo(cn, 0);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                String[] packages = mPackageManager.currentToCanonicalPackageNames(
+                        new String[] { cn.getPackageName() });
+                cn = new ComponentName(packages[0], cn.getClassName());
+                try {
+                    mPackageManager.getReceiverInfo(cn, 0);
+                } catch (Exception e1) {
+                    Log.d(TAG, "Can't find widget provider: " + cn.getClassName());
+                    return -1;
+                }
+            }
+
+            final AppWidgetManager appWidgetManager = AppWidgetManager.getInstance(mContext);
+            long insertedId = -1;
+            try {
+                int appWidgetId = mAppWidgetHost.allocateAppWidgetId();
+
+                if (!appWidgetManager.bindAppWidgetIdIfAllowed(appWidgetId, cn)) {
+                    Log.e(TAG, "Unable to bind app widget id " + cn);
+                    mAppWidgetHost.deleteAppWidgetId(appWidgetId);
+                    return -1;
+                }
+
+                mValues.put(Favorites.APPWIDGET_ID, appWidgetId);
+                mValues.put(Favorites.APPWIDGET_PROVIDER, cn.flattenToString());
+                mValues.put(Favorites._ID, mCallback.generateNewItemId());
+                insertedId = mCallback.insertAndCheck(mDb, mValues);
+                if (insertedId < 0) {
+                    mAppWidgetHost.deleteAppWidgetId(appWidgetId);
+                    return insertedId;
+                }
+
+                // Send a broadcast to configure the widget
+                if (!extras.isEmpty()) {
+                    Intent intent = new Intent(ACTION_APPWIDGET_DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_CONFIGURE);
+                    intent.setComponent(cn);
+                    intent.putExtras(extras);
+                    intent.putExtra(AppWidgetManager.EXTRA_APPWIDGET_ID, appWidgetId);
+                    mContext.sendBroadcast(intent);
+                }
+            } catch (RuntimeException ex) {
+                Log.e(TAG, "Problem allocating appWidgetId", ex);
+            }
+            return insertedId;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/HolographicOutlineHelper.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/HolographicOutlineHelper.java
index 427acea..6822311 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/HolographicOutlineHelper.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/HolographicOutlineHelper.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
         applyExpensiveOutlineWithBlur(srcDst, srcDstCanvas, color, outlineColor, true);
     }
 
-    void applyExpensiveOutlineWithBlur(Bitmap srcDst, Canvas srcDstCanvas, int color,
+    public void applyExpensiveOutlineWithBlur(Bitmap srcDst, Canvas srcDstCanvas, int color,
             int outlineColor, boolean clipAlpha) {
 
         // We start by removing most of the alpha channel so as to ignore shadows, and
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Hotseat.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Hotseat.java
index 084de70..c738480 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Hotseat.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Hotseat.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package com.android.launcher3;
 
+import android.animation.Animator;
+import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.animation.ArgbEvaluator;
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@
     private int mBackgroundColor;
     @ViewDebug.ExportedProperty(category = "launcher")
     private ColorDrawable mBackground;
+    private ValueAnimator mBackgroundColorAnimator;
 
     public Hotseat(Context context) {
         this(context, null);
@@ -162,16 +165,13 @@
     @Override
     public boolean onInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
         // We don't want any clicks to go through to the hotseat unless the workspace is in
-        // the normal state.
-        if (mLauncher.getWorkspace().workspaceInModalState()) {
-            return true;
-        }
-        return false;
+        // the normal state or an accessible drag is in progress.
+        return mLauncher.getWorkspace().workspaceInModalState() &&
+                !mLauncher.getAccessibilityDelegate().isInAccessibleDrag();
     }
 
     @Override
     public void fillInLaunchSourceData(View v, ItemInfo info, Target target, Target targetParent) {
-        target.itemType = LauncherLogProto.APP_ICON;
         target.gridX = info.cellX;
         target.gridY = info.cellY;
         targetParent.containerType = LauncherLogProto.HOTSEAT;
@@ -180,18 +180,27 @@
     public void updateColor(ExtractedColors extractedColors, boolean animate) {
         if (!mHasVerticalHotseat) {
             int color = extractedColors.getColor(ExtractedColors.HOTSEAT_INDEX, Color.TRANSPARENT);
+            if (mBackgroundColorAnimator != null) {
+                mBackgroundColorAnimator.cancel();
+            }
             if (!animate) {
                 setBackgroundColor(color);
             } else {
-                ValueAnimator animator = ValueAnimator.ofInt(mBackgroundColor, color);
-                animator.setEvaluator(new ArgbEvaluator());
-                animator.addUpdateListener(new ValueAnimator.AnimatorUpdateListener() {
+                mBackgroundColorAnimator = ValueAnimator.ofInt(mBackgroundColor, color);
+                mBackgroundColorAnimator.setEvaluator(new ArgbEvaluator());
+                mBackgroundColorAnimator.addUpdateListener(new ValueAnimator.AnimatorUpdateListener() {
                     @Override
                     public void onAnimationUpdate(ValueAnimator animation) {
                         mBackground.setColor((Integer) animation.getAnimatedValue());
                     }
                 });
-                animator.start();
+                mBackgroundColorAnimator.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
+                        mBackgroundColorAnimator = null;
+                    }
+                });
+                mBackgroundColorAnimator.start();
             }
             mBackgroundColor = color;
         }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 886c5f0..92aaaf7 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -2809,7 +2809,7 @@
         mDragLayer.onAccessibilityStateChanged(enabled);
     }
 
-    public void onDragStarted(View view) {
+    public void onDragStarted() {
         if (isOnCustomContent()) {
             // Custom content screen doesn't participate in drag and drop. If on custom
             // content screen, move to default.
@@ -3952,14 +3952,30 @@
                     pendingInfo.minSpanX = item.minSpanX;
                     pendingInfo.minSpanY = item.minSpanY;
                     Bundle options = WidgetHostViewLoader.getDefaultOptionsForWidget(this, pendingInfo);
+
+                    boolean isDirectConfig =
+                            item.hasRestoreFlag(LauncherAppWidgetInfo.FLAG_DIRECT_CONFIG);
+                    if (isDirectConfig && item.bindOptions != null) {
+                        Bundle newOptions = item.bindOptions.getExtras();
+                        if (options != null) {
+                            newOptions.putAll(options);
+                        }
+                        options = newOptions;
+                    }
                     boolean success = mAppWidgetManager.bindAppWidgetIdIfAllowed(
                             item.appWidgetId, appWidgetInfo, options);
 
+                    // We tried to bind once. If we were not able to bind, we would need to
+                    // go through the permission dialog, which means we cannot skip the config
+                    // activity.
+                    item.bindOptions = null;
+                    item.restoreStatus &= ~LauncherAppWidgetInfo.FLAG_DIRECT_CONFIG;
+
                     // Bind succeeded
                     if (success) {
                         // If the widget has a configure activity, it is still needs to set it up,
                         // otherwise the widget is ready to go.
-                        item.restoreStatus = (appWidgetInfo.configure == null)
+                        item.restoreStatus = (appWidgetInfo.configure == null) || isDirectConfig
                                 ? LauncherAppWidgetInfo.RESTORE_COMPLETED
                                 : LauncherAppWidgetInfo.FLAG_UI_NOT_READY;
                     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherAppWidgetInfo.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherAppWidgetInfo.java
index 99210fd..f22c2a4 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherAppWidgetInfo.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherAppWidgetInfo.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.ContentValues;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.Intent;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserHandleCompat;
 
@@ -57,6 +58,12 @@
     public static final int FLAG_ID_ALLOCATED = 16;
 
     /**
+     * Indicates that the widget does not need to show config activity, even if it has a
+     * configuration screen. It can also optionally have some extras which are sent during bind.
+     */
+    public static final int FLAG_DIRECT_CONFIG = 32;
+
+    /**
      * Indicates that the widget hasn't been instantiated yet.
      */
     static final int NO_ID = -1;
@@ -84,6 +91,11 @@
      */
     int installProgress = -1;
 
+    /**
+     * Optional extras sent during widget bind. See {@link #FLAG_DIRECT_CONFIG}.
+     */
+    public Intent bindOptions;
+
     private boolean mHasNotifiedInitialWidgetSizeChanged;
 
     LauncherAppWidgetInfo(int appWidgetId, ComponentName providerName) {
@@ -115,6 +127,8 @@
         values.put(LauncherSettings.Favorites.APPWIDGET_ID, appWidgetId);
         values.put(LauncherSettings.Favorites.APPWIDGET_PROVIDER, providerName.flattenToString());
         values.put(LauncherSettings.Favorites.RESTORED, restoreStatus);
+        values.put(LauncherSettings.Favorites.INTENT,
+                bindOptions == null ? null : bindOptions.toUri(0));
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
index 6a63110..d4223e1 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
@@ -2144,7 +2144,7 @@
 
                                             // Id would be valid only if the widget restore broadcast was received.
                                             if (isIdValid) {
-                                                status = LauncherAppWidgetInfo.FLAG_UI_NOT_READY;
+                                                status |= LauncherAppWidgetInfo.FLAG_UI_NOT_READY;
                                             } else {
                                                 status &= ~LauncherAppWidgetInfo
                                                         .FLAG_PROVIDER_NOT_READY;
@@ -2175,6 +2175,14 @@
                                         appWidgetInfo.installProgress =
                                                 installProgress == null ? 0 : installProgress;
                                     }
+                                    if (appWidgetInfo.hasRestoreFlag(
+                                            LauncherAppWidgetInfo.FLAG_DIRECT_CONFIG)) {
+                                        intentDescription = c.getString(intentIndex);
+                                        if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(intentDescription)) {
+                                            appWidgetInfo.bindOptions =
+                                                    Intent.parseUri(intentDescription, 0);
+                                        }
+                                    }
 
                                     appWidgetInfo.id = id;
                                     appWidgetInfo.screenId = c.getInt(screenIndex);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
index 2cbad53..50f7156 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.PaintDrawable;
 import android.os.Build;
-import android.os.Build.VERSION;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.PowerManager;
 import android.text.Spannable;
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@
 import android.util.TypedValue;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
-import android.view.ViewParent;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserHandleCompat;
@@ -71,7 +69,6 @@
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.Closeable;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -108,9 +105,7 @@
     private static final int[] sLoc1 = new int[2];
 
     public static boolean isNycMR1OrAbove() {
-        // TODO: Use the check from support lib
-        return !"REL".equals(VERSION.CODENAME)
-                && "NMR1".compareTo(VERSION.CODENAME) <= 0;
+        return Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N_MR1;
     }
 
     public static final boolean ATLEAST_MARSHMALLOW =
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
index 5105c1a..4c2d4bb 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.config.ProviderConfig;
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragController;
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragLayer;
-import com.android.launcher3.graphics.DragPreviewProvider;
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragScroller;
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragView;
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.SpringLoadedDragController;
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.Folder;
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.FolderIcon;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.DragPreviewProvider;
 import com.android.launcher3.logging.UserEventDispatcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.shortcuts.DeepShortcutManager;
 import com.android.launcher3.shortcuts.ShortcutsContainerListener;
@@ -247,8 +247,7 @@
     /** Is the user is dragging an item near the edge of a page? */
     private boolean mInScrollArea = false;
 
-    private HolographicOutlineHelper mOutlineHelper;
-    @Thunk Bitmap mDragOutline = null;
+    private DragPreviewProvider mOutlineProvider = null;
     public static final int DRAG_BITMAP_PADDING = DragPreviewProvider.DRAG_BITMAP_PADDING;
     private boolean mWorkspaceFadeInAdjacentScreens;
 
@@ -343,8 +342,6 @@
     public Workspace(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
         super(context, attrs, defStyle);
 
-        mOutlineHelper = HolographicOutlineHelper.obtain(context);
-
         mLauncher = (Launcher) context;
         mStateTransitionAnimation = new WorkspaceStateTransitionAnimation(mLauncher, this);
         final Resources res = getResources();
@@ -417,7 +414,13 @@
             enfoceDragParity("onDragStart", 0, 0);
         }
 
+        if (mOutlineProvider != null) {
+            // The outline is used to visualize where the item will land if dropped
+            mOutlineProvider.generateDragOutline(mCanvas);
+        }
+
         updateChildrenLayersEnabled(false);
+        mLauncher.onDragStarted();
         mLauncher.lockScreenOrientation();
         mLauncher.onInteractionBegin();
         // Prevent any Un/InstallShortcutReceivers from updating the db while we are dragging
@@ -426,6 +429,27 @@
         if (mAddNewPageOnDrag) {
             mDeferRemoveExtraEmptyScreen = false;
             addExtraEmptyScreenOnDrag();
+
+            if (source != this && info.itemType == LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_APPWIDGET) {
+                // When dragging a widget from different source, move to a page which has
+                // enough space to place this widget (after rearranging/resizing). We special case
+                // widgets as they cannot be placed inside a folder.
+                // Start at the current page and search right (on LTR) until finding a page with
+                // enough space. Since an empty screen is the furthest right, a page must be found.
+                int currentPage = getPageNearestToCenterOfScreen();
+                for (int pageIndex = currentPage; pageIndex < getPageCount(); pageIndex++) {
+                    CellLayout page = (CellLayout) getPageAt(pageIndex);
+                    if (page.hasReorderSolution(info)) {
+                        setCurrentPage(pageIndex);
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (!FeatureFlags.LAUNCHER3_LEGACY_WORKSPACE_DND) {
+            // Always enter the spring loaded mode
+            mLauncher.enterSpringLoadedDragMode();
         }
     }
 
@@ -1999,23 +2023,8 @@
                 position[0], position[1], 0, null);
     }
 
-    public void onDragStartedWithItem(PendingAddItemInfo info, Bitmap b, boolean clipAlpha) {
-        // Find a page that has enough space to place this widget (after rearranging/resizing).
-        // Start at the current page and search right (on LTR) until finding a page with enough
-        // space. Since an empty screen is the furthest right, a page must be found.
-        int currentPageInOverview = getPageNearestToCenterOfScreen();
-        for (int pageIndex = currentPageInOverview; pageIndex < getPageCount(); pageIndex++) {
-            CellLayout page = (CellLayout) getPageAt(pageIndex);
-            if (page.hasReorderSolution(info)) {
-                setCurrentPage(pageIndex);
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-
-        int[] size = estimateItemSize(info, false);
-
-        // The outline is used to visualize where the item will land if dropped
-        mDragOutline = createDragOutline(b, DRAG_BITMAP_PADDING, size[0], size[1], clipAlpha);
+    public void prepareDragWithProvider(DragPreviewProvider outlineProvider) {
+        mOutlineProvider = outlineProvider;
     }
 
     public void exitWidgetResizeMode() {
@@ -2271,34 +2280,6 @@
         return null;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns a new bitmap to be used as the object outline, e.g. to visualize the drop location.
-     * Responsibility for the bitmap is transferred to the caller.
-     */
-    private Bitmap createDragOutline(Bitmap orig, int padding, int w, int h,
-            boolean clipAlpha) {
-        final int outlineColor = getResources().getColor(R.color.outline_color);
-        final Bitmap b = Bitmap.createBitmap(w, h, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
-        mCanvas.setBitmap(b);
-
-        Rect src = new Rect(0, 0, orig.getWidth(), orig.getHeight());
-        float scaleFactor = Math.min((w - padding) / (float) orig.getWidth(),
-                (h - padding) / (float) orig.getHeight());
-        int scaledWidth = (int) (scaleFactor * orig.getWidth());
-        int scaledHeight = (int) (scaleFactor * orig.getHeight());
-        Rect dst = new Rect(0, 0, scaledWidth, scaledHeight);
-
-        // center the image
-        dst.offset((w - scaledWidth) / 2, (h - scaledHeight) / 2);
-
-        mCanvas.drawBitmap(orig, src, dst, null);
-        mOutlineHelper.applyExpensiveOutlineWithBlur(b, mCanvas, outlineColor, outlineColor,
-                clipAlpha);
-        mCanvas.setBitmap(null);
-
-        return b;
-    }
-
     public void startDrag(CellLayout.CellInfo cellInfo) {
         startDrag(cellInfo, false);
     }
@@ -2337,11 +2318,8 @@
             ItemInfo dragObject, DragPreviewProvider previewProvider) {
         child.clearFocus();
         child.setPressed(false);
+        mOutlineProvider = previewProvider;
 
-        // The outline is used to visualize where the item will land if dropped
-        mDragOutline = previewProvider.createDragOutline(mCanvas);
-
-        mLauncher.onDragStarted(child);
         // The drag bitmap follows the touch point around on the screen
         final Bitmap b = previewProvider.createDragBitmap(mCanvas);
         int halfPadding = previewProvider.previewPadding / 2;
@@ -2384,12 +2362,7 @@
                 dragObject, DragController.DRAG_ACTION_MOVE, dragVisualizeOffset,
                 dragRect, scale, accessible);
         dv.setIntrinsicIconScaleFactor(source.getIntrinsicIconScaleFactor());
-
         b.recycle();
-
-        if (!FeatureFlags.LAUNCHER3_LEGACY_WORKSPACE_DND) {
-            mLauncher.enterSpringLoadedDragMode();
-        }
         return dv;
     }
 
@@ -3180,7 +3153,7 @@
                     item.spanY, child, mTargetCell);
 
             if (!nearestDropOccupied) {
-                mDragTargetLayout.visualizeDropLocation(child, mDragOutline,
+                mDragTargetLayout.visualizeDropLocation(child, mOutlineProvider,
                         mTargetCell[0], mTargetCell[1], item.spanX, item.spanY, false, d);
             } else if ((mDragMode == DRAG_MODE_NONE || mDragMode == DRAG_MODE_REORDER)
                     && !mReorderAlarm.alarmPending() && (mLastReorderX != reorderX ||
@@ -3325,7 +3298,7 @@
             }
 
             boolean resize = resultSpan[0] != spanX || resultSpan[1] != spanY;
-            mDragTargetLayout.visualizeDropLocation(child, mDragOutline,
+            mDragTargetLayout.visualizeDropLocation(child, mOutlineProvider,
                 mTargetCell[0], mTargetCell[1], resultSpan[0], resultSpan[1], resize, dragObject);
         }
     }
@@ -3716,7 +3689,7 @@
                 && mDragInfo.cell != null) {
             mDragInfo.cell.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
         }
-        mDragOutline = null;
+        mOutlineProvider = null;
         mDragInfo = null;
 
         if (!isFlingToDelete) {
@@ -4318,7 +4291,6 @@
 
     @Override
     public void fillInLaunchSourceData(View v, ItemInfo info, Target target, Target targetParent) {
-        target.itemType = LauncherLogProto.APP_ICON;
         target.gridX = info.cellX;
         target.gridY = info.cellY;
         target.pageIndex = getCurrentPage();
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java
index 3684136..96da181 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java
@@ -1428,7 +1428,6 @@
 
     @Override
     public void fillInLaunchSourceData(View v, ItemInfo info, Target target, Target targetParent) {
-        target.itemType = LauncherLogProto.APP_ICON;
         target.gridX = info.cellX;
         target.gridY = info.cellY;
         target.pageIndex = mContent.getCurrentPage();
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/DragPreviewProvider.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/DragPreviewProvider.java
index b90c2fd..e078d9b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/DragPreviewProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/DragPreviewProvider.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.PreloadIconDrawable;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.Workspace;
+import com.android.launcher3.config.ProviderConfig;
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.FolderIcon;
 
 /**
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@
     // The padding added to the drag view during the preview generation.
     public final int previewPadding;
 
+    public Bitmap gerenatedDragOutline;
+
     public DragPreviewProvider(View view) {
         mView = view;
 
@@ -118,6 +121,14 @@
         return b;
     }
 
+    public final void generateDragOutline(Canvas canvas) {
+        if (ProviderConfig.IS_DOGFOOD_BUILD && gerenatedDragOutline != null) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("Drag outline generated twice");
+        }
+
+        gerenatedDragOutline = createDragOutline(canvas);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns a new bitmap to be used as the object outline, e.g. to visualize the drop location.
      * Responsibility for the bitmap is transferred to the caller.
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/logging/LoggerUtils.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/logging/LoggerUtils.java
index aad266b..dc04597 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/logging/LoggerUtils.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/logging/LoggerUtils.java
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.logging;
 
+import android.view.View;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.ItemInfo;
+import com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto.Action;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto.Target;
@@ -47,17 +51,25 @@
             return typeStr;
         }
         switch(t.itemType){
-            case LauncherLogProto.APP_ICON: typeStr = "ICON"; break;
+            case LauncherLogProto.APP_ICON: typeStr = "APPICON"; break;
             case LauncherLogProto.SHORTCUT: typeStr = "SHORTCUT"; break;
             case LauncherLogProto.WIDGET: typeStr = "WIDGET"; break;
             case LauncherLogProto.DEEPSHORTCUT: typeStr = "DEEPSHORTCUT"; break;
+            case LauncherLogProto.FOLDER_ICON: typeStr = "FOLDERICON"; break;
+
             default: typeStr = "UNKNOWN";
         }
 
-        return typeStr + ", packageHash=" + t.packageNameHash
-                + ", componentHash=" + t.componentHash
-                + ", intentHash=" + t.intentHash
-                + ", grid=(" + t.gridX + "," + t.gridY + "), id=" + t.pageIndex;
+        if (t.packageNameHash != 0) {
+            typeStr += ", packageHash=" + t.packageNameHash;
+        }
+        if (t.componentHash != 0) {
+            typeStr += ", componentHash=" + t.componentHash;
+        }
+        if (t.intentHash != 0) {
+            typeStr += ", intentHash=" + t.intentHash;
+        }
+        return typeStr += ", grid=(" + t.gridX + "," + t.gridY + "), id=" + t.pageIndex;
     }
 
     private static String getControlStr(Target t) {
@@ -116,16 +128,17 @@
         return str + " id=" + t.pageIndex;
     }
 
-
+    /**
+     * Used for launching an event by tapping on an icon.
+     */
     public static LauncherLogProto.LauncherEvent initLauncherEvent(
             int actionType,
-            int childTargetType,
+            View v,
             int parentTargetType){
         LauncherLogProto.LauncherEvent event = new LauncherLogProto.LauncherEvent();
 
         event.srcTarget = new LauncherLogProto.Target[2];
-        event.srcTarget[0] = new LauncherLogProto.Target();
-        event.srcTarget[0].type = childTargetType;
+        event.srcTarget[0] = initTarget(v);
         event.srcTarget[1] = new LauncherLogProto.Target();
         event.srcTarget[1].type = parentTargetType;
 
@@ -134,6 +147,9 @@
         return event;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Used for clicking on controls and buttons.
+     */
     public static LauncherLogProto.LauncherEvent initLauncherEvent(
             int actionType,
             int childTargetType){
@@ -147,4 +163,31 @@
         event.action.type = actionType;
         return event;
     }
+
+    private static Target initTarget(View v) {
+        Target t = new LauncherLogProto.Target();
+        t.type = Target.ITEM;
+        if (!(v.getTag() instanceof ItemInfo)) {
+            return t;
+        }
+        ItemInfo itemInfo = (ItemInfo) v.getTag();
+        switch (itemInfo.itemType) {
+            case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_APPLICATION:
+                t.itemType = LauncherLogProto.APP_ICON;
+                break;
+            case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_SHORTCUT:
+                t.itemType = LauncherLogProto.SHORTCUT;
+                break;
+            case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_FOLDER:
+                t.itemType = LauncherLogProto.FOLDER_ICON;
+                break;
+            case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_APPWIDGET:
+                t.itemType = LauncherLogProto.WIDGET;
+                break;
+            case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_DEEP_SHORTCUT:
+                t.itemType = LauncherLogProto.DEEPSHORTCUT;
+                break;
+        }
+        return t;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/logging/UserEventDispatcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/logging/UserEventDispatcher.java
index 64a5f57..e4cc182 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/logging/UserEventDispatcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/logging/UserEventDispatcher.java
@@ -97,13 +97,16 @@
 
     protected LauncherEvent createLauncherEvent(View v, Intent intent) {
         LauncherEvent event = LoggerUtils.initLauncherEvent(
-                Action.TOUCH, Target.ITEM, Target.CONTAINER);
+                Action.TOUCH, v, Target.CONTAINER);
         event.action.touch = Action.TAP;
 
         // Fill in grid(x,y), pageIndex of the child and container type of the parent
         // TODO: make this percolate up the view hierarchy if needed.
         int idx = 0;
         LaunchSourceProvider provider = getLaunchProviderRecursive(v);
+        if (!(v.getTag() instanceof ItemInfo)) {
+            return null;
+        }
         ItemInfo itemInfo = (ItemInfo) v.getTag();
         provider.fillInLaunchSourceData(v, itemInfo, event.srcTarget[idx], event.srcTarget[idx + 1]);
 
@@ -125,7 +128,11 @@
     }
 
     public void logAppLaunch(View v, Intent intent) {
-        dispatchUserEvent(createLauncherEvent(v, intent), intent);
+        LauncherEvent ev = createLauncherEvent(v, intent);
+        if (ev == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        dispatchUserEvent(ev, intent);
     }
 
     public void logActionOnControl(int action, int controlType) {
@@ -149,21 +156,19 @@
 
     public void logDeepShortcutsOpen(View icon) {
         LauncherEvent event = LoggerUtils.initLauncherEvent(
-                Action.TOUCH, Target.ITEM, Target.CONTAINER);
+                Action.TOUCH, icon, Target.CONTAINER);
         LaunchSourceProvider provider = getLaunchProviderRecursive(icon);
+        if (!(icon.getTag() instanceof ItemInfo)) {
+            return;
+        }
         ItemInfo info = (ItemInfo) icon.getTag();
         provider.fillInLaunchSourceData(icon, info, event.srcTarget[0], event.srcTarget[1]);
-        event.srcTarget[0].itemType = LauncherLogProto.DEEPSHORTCUT;
         event.action.touch = Action.LONGPRESS;
         event.elapsedContainerMillis = System.currentTimeMillis() - mElapsedContainerMillis;
         event.elapsedSessionMillis = System.currentTimeMillis() - mElapsedSessionMillis;
         dispatchUserEvent(event, null);
     }
 
-    public void logDragNDrop() {
-        // TODO
-    }
-
     public void setPredictedApps(List<ComponentKey> predictedApps) {
         mPredictedApps = predictedApps;
     }
@@ -187,17 +192,20 @@
     public void dispatchUserEvent(LauncherEvent ev, Intent intent) {
         if (DEBUG_LOGGING) {
             Log.d(TAG, String.format(Locale.US,
-                    "action:%s\nchild:%s\nparent:%s\nelapsed container %d ms session %d ms",
+                    "\naction:%s\n Source child:%s\tparent:%s",
                     LoggerUtils.getActionStr(ev.action),
                     LoggerUtils.getTargetStr(ev.srcTarget != null ? ev.srcTarget[0] : null),
-                    LoggerUtils.getTargetStr(ev.srcTarget.length > 1 ? ev.srcTarget[1] : null),
+                    LoggerUtils.getTargetStr(ev.srcTarget.length > 1 ? ev.srcTarget[1] : null)));
+            if (ev.destTarget != null && ev.destTarget.length > 0) {
+                Log.d(TAG, String.format(Locale.US,
+                        " Destination child:%s\tparent:%s",
+                        LoggerUtils.getTargetStr(ev.destTarget != null ? ev.destTarget[0] : null),
+                        LoggerUtils.getTargetStr(ev.destTarget.length > 1 ? ev.destTarget[1] : null)));
+            }
+            Log.d(TAG, String.format(Locale.US,
+                    " Elapsed container %d ms session %d ms",
                     ev.elapsedContainerMillis,
                     ev.elapsedSessionMillis));
         }
     }
-
-    public int getPredictedRank(ComponentKey key) {
-        if (mPredictedApps == null) return -1;
-        return mPredictedApps.indexOf(key);
-    }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/shortcuts/DeepShortcutTextView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/shortcuts/DeepShortcutTextView.java
index 450d36d..42086fc 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/shortcuts/DeepShortcutTextView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/shortcuts/DeepShortcutTextView.java
@@ -17,15 +17,23 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.shortcuts;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.res.Resources;
+import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.BubbleTextView;
+import com.android.launcher3.R;
+import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 
 /**
  * A {@link BubbleTextView} that has the shortcut icon on the left and drag handle on the right.
  */
 public class DeepShortcutTextView extends BubbleTextView {
+    private final Rect mDragHandleBounds = new Rect();
+    private final int mDragHandleWidth;
+    private boolean mShouldPerformClick = true;
 
     public DeepShortcutTextView(Context context) {
         this(context, null, 0);
@@ -37,10 +45,39 @@
 
     public DeepShortcutTextView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
         super(context, attrs, defStyle);
+
+        Resources resources = getResources();
+        mDragHandleWidth = resources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.deep_shortcut_padding_end)
+                + resources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.deep_shortcut_drag_handle_size)
+                + resources.getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.deep_shortcut_drawable_padding) / 2;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
+        super.onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
+
+        mDragHandleBounds.set(0, 0, mDragHandleWidth, getMeasuredHeight());
+        if (!Utilities.isRtl(getResources())) {
+            mDragHandleBounds.offset(getMeasuredWidth() - mDragHandleBounds.width(), 0);
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
     protected void applyCompoundDrawables(Drawable icon) {
         // The icon is drawn in a separate view.
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
+        if (ev.getAction() == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
+            // Ignore clicks on the drag handle (long clicks still start the drag).
+            mShouldPerformClick = !mDragHandleBounds.contains((int) ev.getX(), (int) ev.getY());
+        }
+        return super.onTouchEvent(ev);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean performClick() {
+        return mShouldPerformClick && super.performClick();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/MultiStateAlphaController.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/MultiStateAlphaController.java
index 2a49361..956fc9e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/MultiStateAlphaController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/MultiStateAlphaController.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.util;
 
 import android.animation.Animator;
+import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator.AnimatorUpdateListener;
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
     private final View mTargetView;
     private final float[] mAlphas;
     private final AccessibilityManager mAm;
+    private int mZeroAlphaListenerCount = 0;
 
     public MultiStateAlphaController(View view, int stateCount) {
         mTargetView = view;
@@ -44,12 +46,20 @@
 
     public void setAlphaAtIndex(float alpha, int index) {
         mAlphas[index] = alpha;
+        updateAlpha();
+    }
+
+    private void updateAlpha() {
+        // Only update the alpha if no zero-alpha animation is running.
+        if (mZeroAlphaListenerCount > 0) {
+            return;
+        }
         float finalAlpha = 1;
         for (float a : mAlphas) {
             finalAlpha = finalAlpha * a;
         }
         mTargetView.setAlpha(finalAlpha);
-        mTargetView.setVisibility(alpha > 0 ? View.VISIBLE
+        mTargetView.setVisibility(finalAlpha > 0 ? View.VISIBLE
                 : (mAm.isEnabled() ? View.GONE : View.INVISIBLE));
     }
 
@@ -58,9 +68,11 @@
      * to {@param finalAlpha}. Alphas at other index are not affected.
      */
     public Animator animateAlphaAtIndex(float finalAlpha, final int index) {
+        final ValueAnimator anim;
+
         if (Float.compare(finalAlpha, mAlphas[index]) == 0) {
             // Return a dummy animator to avoid null checks.
-            return ValueAnimator.ofFloat(0, 0);
+            anim = ValueAnimator.ofFloat(0, 0);
         } else {
             ValueAnimator animator = ValueAnimator.ofFloat(mAlphas[index], finalAlpha);
             animator.addUpdateListener(new AnimatorUpdateListener() {
@@ -70,7 +82,38 @@
                     setAlphaAtIndex(value, index);
                 }
             });
-            return animator;
+            anim = animator;
+        }
+
+        if (Float.compare(finalAlpha, 0f) == 0) {
+            // In case when any channel is animating to 0, and the current alpha is also 0, do not
+            // update alpha of the target view while the animation is running.
+            // We special case '0' because if any channel is set to 0, values of other
+            // channels do not matter.
+            anim.addListener(new ZeroAlphaAnimatorListener());
+        }
+        return anim;
+    }
+
+    private class ZeroAlphaAnimatorListener extends AnimatorListenerAdapter {
+
+        private boolean mStartedAtZero = false;
+
+        @Override
+        public void onAnimationStart(Animator animation) {
+            mStartedAtZero = Float.compare(mTargetView.getAlpha(), 0f) == 0;
+            if (mStartedAtZero) {
+                mZeroAlphaListenerCount++;
+                mTargetView.setAlpha(0);
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
+            if (mStartedAtZero) {
+                mZeroAlphaListenerCount--;
+                updateAlpha();
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/PendingItemPreviewProvider.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/PendingItemPreviewProvider.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8739390
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/PendingItemPreviewProvider.java
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 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.widget;
+
+import android.graphics.Bitmap;
+import android.graphics.Canvas;
+import android.graphics.Rect;
+import android.view.View;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.HolographicOutlineHelper;
+import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
+import com.android.launcher3.PendingAddItemInfo;
+import com.android.launcher3.R;
+import com.android.launcher3.Workspace;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.DragPreviewProvider;
+
+/**
+ * Extension of {@link DragPreviewProvider} with logic specific to pending widgets/shortcuts
+ * dragged from the widget tray.
+ */
+public class PendingItemPreviewProvider extends DragPreviewProvider {
+
+    private final PendingAddItemInfo mAddInfo;
+    private final Bitmap mPreviewBitmap;
+
+    public PendingItemPreviewProvider(View view, PendingAddItemInfo addInfo, Bitmap preview) {
+        super(view);
+        mAddInfo = addInfo;
+        mPreviewBitmap = preview;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Bitmap createDragOutline(Canvas canvas) {
+        Workspace workspace = Launcher.getLauncher(mView.getContext()).getWorkspace();
+        int[] size = workspace.estimateItemSize(mAddInfo, false);
+
+        int w = size[0];
+        int h = size[1];
+        final Bitmap b = Bitmap.createBitmap(w, h, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
+        canvas.setBitmap(b);
+
+        Rect src = new Rect(0, 0, mPreviewBitmap.getWidth(), mPreviewBitmap.getHeight());
+        float scaleFactor = Math.min((w - DRAG_BITMAP_PADDING) / (float) mPreviewBitmap.getWidth(),
+                (h - DRAG_BITMAP_PADDING) / (float) mPreviewBitmap.getHeight());
+        int scaledWidth = (int) (scaleFactor * mPreviewBitmap.getWidth());
+        int scaledHeight = (int) (scaleFactor * mPreviewBitmap.getHeight());
+        Rect dst = new Rect(0, 0, scaledWidth, scaledHeight);
+
+        // center the image
+        dst.offset((w - scaledWidth) / 2, (h - scaledHeight) / 2);
+
+        canvas.drawBitmap(mPreviewBitmap, src, dst, null);
+
+        // Don't clip alpha values for the drag outline if we're using the default widget preview
+        boolean clipAlpha = !(mAddInfo instanceof PendingAddWidgetInfo &&
+                (((PendingAddWidgetInfo) mAddInfo).previewImage == 0));
+        final int outlineColor = mView.getResources().getColor(R.color.outline_color);
+        HolographicOutlineHelper.obtain(mView.getContext())
+                .applyExpensiveOutlineWithBlur(b, canvas, outlineColor, outlineColor, clipAlpha);
+        canvas.setBitmap(null);
+
+        return b;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetsContainerView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetsContainerView.java
index 34bee1b..352cea4 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetsContainerView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetsContainerView.java
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
 
         // Compose the drag image
         Bitmap preview;
-        float scale = 1f;
+        final float scale;
         final Rect bounds = image.getBitmapBounds();
 
         if (createItemInfo instanceof PendingAddWidgetInfo) {
@@ -242,19 +242,14 @@
             scale = ((float) mLauncher.getDeviceProfile().iconSizePx) / preview.getWidth();
         }
 
-        // Don't clip alpha values for the drag outline if we're using the default widget preview
-        boolean clipAlpha = !(createItemInfo instanceof PendingAddWidgetInfo &&
-                (((PendingAddWidgetInfo) createItemInfo).previewImage == 0));
+        // Since we are not going through the workspace for starting the drag, set drag related
+        // information on the workspace before starting the drag.
+        mLauncher.getWorkspace().prepareDragWithProvider(
+                new PendingItemPreviewProvider(v, createItemInfo, preview));
 
         // Start the drag
-        mLauncher.lockScreenOrientation();
         mDragController.startDrag(image, preview, this, createItemInfo,
                 bounds, DragController.DRAG_ACTION_COPY, scale);
-        // This call expects the extra empty screen to already be created, which is why we call it
-        // after mDragController.startDrag().
-        mLauncher.getWorkspace().onDragStartedWithItem(createItemInfo, preview, clipAlpha);
-
-        preview.recycle();
         return true;
     }