diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java
index 4f97180..25cc33d 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityControllerHelper.java
@@ -172,8 +172,6 @@
                 AnimatorSetBuilder builder = new AnimatorSetBuilder();
                 // setRecentsAttachedToAppWindow() will animate recents out.
                 builder.addFlag(AnimatorSetBuilder.FLAG_DONT_ANIMATE_OVERVIEW);
-                // We want to keep all apps content as GONE to avoid relayout during home animation.
-                builder.addFlag(AnimatorSetBuilder.FLAG_DONT_UPDATE_ALL_APPS_VISIBILITY);
                 stateManager.createAtomicAnimation(BACKGROUND_APP, NORMAL, builder, ANIM_ALL, 0);
                 builder.build().start();
 
@@ -202,9 +200,6 @@
         // This ensures then the next swipe up to all-apps starts from scroll 0.
         activity.getAppsView().reset(false /* animate */);
 
-        // Optimization, hide the all apps view to prevent layout while initializing
-        activity.getAppsView().getContentView().setVisibility(View.GONE);
-
         return new AnimationFactory() {
             private ShelfAnimState mShelfState;
             private boolean mIsAttachedToWindow;
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/AssistantTouchConsumer.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/AssistantTouchConsumer.java
index 38b5a13..346969e 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/AssistantTouchConsumer.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/AssistantTouchConsumer.java
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
  *
@@ -82,7 +83,8 @@
     private int mDirection;
     private ActivityControlHelper mActivityControlHelper;
 
-    private final float mDistThreshold;
+    private final float mDragDistThreshold;
+    private final float mFlingDistThreshold;
     private final long mTimeThreshold;
     private final int mAngleThreshold;
     private final float mSquaredSlop;
@@ -97,7 +99,8 @@
         final Resources res = context.getResources();
         mContext = context;
         mSysUiProxy = systemUiProxy;
-        mDistThreshold = res.getDimension(R.dimen.gestures_assistant_drag_threshold);
+        mDragDistThreshold = res.getDimension(R.dimen.gestures_assistant_drag_threshold);
+        mFlingDistThreshold = res.getDimension(R.dimen.gestures_assistant_fling_threshold);
         mTimeThreshold = res.getInteger(R.integer.assistant_gesture_min_time_threshold);
         mAngleThreshold = res.getInteger(R.integer.assistant_gesture_corner_deg_threshold);
 
@@ -117,8 +120,6 @@
     @Override
     public void onMotionEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
         // TODO add logging
-        mGestureDetector.onTouchEvent(ev);
-
         switch (ev.getActionMasked()) {
             case ACTION_DOWN: {
                 mActivePointerId = ev.getPointerId(0);
@@ -213,6 +214,8 @@
                 break;
         }
 
+        mGestureDetector.onTouchEvent(ev);
+
         if (mState != STATE_ACTIVE) {
             mDelegate.onMotionEvent(ev);
         }
@@ -220,9 +223,9 @@
 
     private void updateAssistantProgress() {
         if (!mLaunchedAssistant) {
-            mLastProgress = Math.min(mDistance * 1f / mDistThreshold, 1) * mTimeFraction;
+            mLastProgress = Math.min(mDistance * 1f / mDragDistThreshold, 1) * mTimeFraction;
             try {
-                if (mDistance >= mDistThreshold && mTimeFraction >= 1) {
+                if (mDistance >= mDragDistThreshold && mTimeFraction >= 1) {
                     mSysUiProxy.onAssistantGestureCompletion(0);
                     startAssistantInternal(SWIPE);
 
@@ -271,7 +274,9 @@
         @Override
         public boolean onFling(MotionEvent e1, MotionEvent e2, float velocityX, float velocityY) {
             if (isValidAssistantGestureAngle(velocityX, -velocityY)
-                && !mLaunchedAssistant && mState != STATE_DELEGATE_ACTIVE) {
+                && mDistance >= mFlingDistThreshold
+                && !mLaunchedAssistant
+                && mState != STATE_DELEGATE_ACTIVE) {
                 mLastProgress = 1;
                 try {
                     mSysUiProxy.onAssistantGestureCompletion(
diff --git a/quickstep/res/values/dimens.xml b/quickstep/res/values/dimens.xml
index b0968f9..78424ca 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
     <!-- Distance from the vertical edges of the screen in which assist gestures are recognized -->
     <dimen name="gestures_assistant_width">48dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="gestures_assistant_drag_threshold">55dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="gestures_assistant_fling_threshold">55dp</dimen>
 
     <!-- Distance to move elements when swiping up to go home from launcher -->
     <dimen name="home_pullback_distance">28dp</dimen>
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsRecyclerView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsRecyclerView.java
index ec9457d..f82e380 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsRecyclerView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsRecyclerView.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppState;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
+import com.android.launcher3.allapps.AllAppsGridAdapter.AppsGridLayoutManager;
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.AccessibilityManagerCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.logging.StatsLogUtils.LogContainerProvider;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto.ContainerType;
@@ -113,6 +114,13 @@
         if (mScrollbar != null) {
             mScrollbar.reattachThumbToScroll();
         }
+        if (getLayoutManager() instanceof AppsGridLayoutManager) {
+            AppsGridLayoutManager layoutManager = (AppsGridLayoutManager) getLayoutManager();
+            if (layoutManager.findFirstCompletelyVisibleItemPosition() == 0) {
+                // We are at the top, so don't scrollToPosition (would cause unnecessary relayout).
+                return;
+            }
+        }
         scrollToPosition(0);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java
index dfddc61..3836c9f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsTransitionController.java
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.allapps;
 
-import static android.view.View.ALPHA;
-
 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.BACKGROUND_APP;
@@ -12,7 +10,6 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorSetBuilder.ANIM_ALL_APPS_HEADER_FADE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorSetBuilder.ANIM_OVERVIEW_SCALE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorSetBuilder.ANIM_VERTICAL_PROGRESS;
-import static com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorSetBuilder.FLAG_DONT_UPDATE_ALL_APPS_VISIBILITY;
 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.PropertySetter.NO_ANIM_PROPERTY_SETTER;
@@ -21,7 +18,6 @@
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.util.FloatProperty;
-import android.view.View;
 import android.view.animation.Interpolator;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
@@ -215,12 +211,7 @@
 
         Interpolator allAppsFade = builder.getInterpolator(ANIM_ALL_APPS_FADE, LINEAR);
         Interpolator headerFade = builder.getInterpolator(ANIM_ALL_APPS_HEADER_FADE, allAppsFade);
-        View allAppsContent = mAppsView.getContentView();
-        if (!hasAllAppsContent && builder.hasFlag(FLAG_DONT_UPDATE_ALL_APPS_VISIBILITY)) {
-            setter.setFloat(allAppsContent, ALPHA, 0, allAppsFade);
-        } else {
-            setter.setViewAlpha(allAppsContent, hasAllAppsContent ? 1 : 0, allAppsFade);
-        }
+        setter.setViewAlpha(mAppsView.getContentView(), hasAllAppsContent ? 1 : 0, allAppsFade);
         setter.setViewAlpha(mAppsView.getScrollBar(), hasAllAppsContent ? 1 : 0, allAppsFade);
         mAppsView.getFloatingHeaderView().setContentVisibility(hasHeaderExtra, hasAllAppsContent,
                 setter, headerFade, allAppsFade);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/anim/AnimatorSetBuilder.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/anim/AnimatorSetBuilder.java
index 07e7553..cd30dea 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/anim/AnimatorSetBuilder.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/anim/AnimatorSetBuilder.java
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
     public static final int ANIM_ALL_APPS_HEADER_FADE = 12; // e.g. predictions
 
     public static final int FLAG_DONT_ANIMATE_OVERVIEW = 1 << 0;
-    public static final int FLAG_DONT_UPDATE_ALL_APPS_VISIBILITY = 1 << 1;
 
     protected final ArrayList<Animator> mAnims = new ArrayList<>();
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/DragDriver.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/DragDriver.java
index bd2a03b..01e0f92 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/DragDriver.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/DragDriver.java
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@
                 mEventListener.onDriverDragEnd(ev.getX(), ev.getY());
                 break;
             case MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL:
+                if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+                    Log.d(TestProtocol.NO_DRAG_TO_WORKSPACE, "DragDriver.ACTION_CANCEL");
+                }
                 mEventListener.onDriverDragCancel();
                 break;
         }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestInformationHandler.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestInformationHandler.java
index 4fd0f88..243ff6f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestInformationHandler.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestInformationHandler.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.os.Debug;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.InvariantDeviceProfile;
@@ -113,13 +114,13 @@
                 break;
             }
 
-            case TestProtocol.REQUEST_ALLOCATED_MEMORY: {
-                final Runtime runtime = Runtime.getRuntime();
-                response.putLong(TestProtocol.TEST_INFO_RESPONSE_FIELD,
-                        runtime.totalMemory() - runtime.freeMemory());
+            case TestProtocol.REQUEST_TOTAL_PSS_KB: {
+                Debug.MemoryInfo mem = new Debug.MemoryInfo();
+                Debug.getMemoryInfo(mem);
+                response.putInt(TestProtocol.TEST_INFO_RESPONSE_FIELD, mem.getTotalPss());
                 break;
             }
         }
         return response;
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestProtocol.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestProtocol.java
index d569d40..60a59dd 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestProtocol.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestProtocol.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     public static final String REQUEST_APP_LIST_FREEZE_FLAGS = "app-list-freeze-flags";
     public static final String REQUEST_OVERVIEW_LEFT_GESTURE_MARGIN = "overview-left-margin";
     public static final String REQUEST_OVERVIEW_RIGHT_GESTURE_MARGIN = "overview-right-margin";
-    public static final String REQUEST_ALLOCATED_MEMORY = "allocated-memory";
+    public static final String REQUEST_TOTAL_PSS_KB = "total_pss";
 
     public static boolean sDebugTracing = false;
     public static final String REQUEST_ENABLE_DEBUG_TRACING = "enable-debug-tracing";
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/BaseDragLayer.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/BaseDragLayer.java
index 799762d..c08b659 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/BaseDragLayer.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/BaseDragLayer.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import android.graphics.RectF;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.Property;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.AbstractFloatingView;
 import com.android.launcher3.InsettableFrameLayout;
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
+import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.MultiValueAlpha;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.MultiValueAlpha.AlphaProperty;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.TouchController;
@@ -261,6 +263,10 @@
             }
             case ACTION_CANCEL:
             case ACTION_UP:
+                if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+                    Log.d(TestProtocol.NO_DRAG_TO_WORKSPACE,
+                            "BaseDragLayer.ACTION_UP/CANCEL " + ev);
+                }
                 mTouchDispatchState &= ~TOUCH_DISPATCHING_GESTURE;
                 mTouchDispatchState &= ~TOUCH_DISPATCHING_VIEW;
                 break;
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/PortraitLandscapeRunner.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/PortraitLandscapeRunner.java
index ddcb4da..80bb3ed 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/PortraitLandscapeRunner.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/PortraitLandscapeRunner.java
@@ -44,8 +44,11 @@
                 } finally {
                     mTest.mDevice.setOrientationNatural();
                     mTest.executeOnLauncher(launcher ->
-                            launcher.getRotationHelper().forceAllowRotationForTesting(
-                                    false));
+                    {
+                        if (launcher != null) {
+                            launcher.getRotationHelper().forceAllowRotationForTesting(false);
+                        }
+                    });
                     mTest.mLauncher.setExpectedRotation(Surface.ROTATION_0);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index 0bd6362..14f2c85 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -957,8 +957,8 @@
         getTestInfo(TestProtocol.REQUEST_DISABLE_DEBUG_TRACING);
     }
 
-    public long getAllocatedMemory() {
-        return getTestInfo(TestProtocol.REQUEST_ALLOCATED_MEMORY).
-                getLong(TestProtocol.TEST_INFO_RESPONSE_FIELD);
+    public int getTotalPssKb() {
+        return getTestInfo(TestProtocol.REQUEST_TOTAL_PSS_KB).
+                getInt(TestProtocol.TEST_INFO_RESPONSE_FIELD);
     }
 }
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