diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java
index d65de51..d348cc3 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java
@@ -517,6 +517,7 @@
                 appsView.setAlpha(startAlpha);
                 SCALE_PROPERTY.set(appsView, startScale);
                 appsView.setLayerType(View.LAYER_TYPE_NONE, null);
+                mLauncher.resumeExpensiveViewUpdates();
             };
         } else if (mLauncher.isInState(OVERVIEW)) {
             endListener = composeViewContentAnimator(launcherAnimator, alphas, scales);
@@ -634,6 +635,7 @@
             overview.setFreezeViewVisibility(false);
             SCALE_PROPERTY.set(overview, 1f);
             mLauncher.getStateManager().reapplyState();
+            mLauncher.resumeExpensiveViewUpdates();
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/QuickstepAtomicAnimationFactory.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/QuickstepAtomicAnimationFactory.java
index 872e64a..cb1da38 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/QuickstepAtomicAnimationFactory.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/QuickstepAtomicAnimationFactory.java
@@ -188,6 +188,9 @@
             AllAppsSwipeController.applyAllAppsToNormalConfig(mActivity, config);
         } else if (fromState == NORMAL && toState == ALL_APPS) {
             AllAppsSwipeController.applyNormalToAllAppsAnimConfig(mActivity, config);
+        } else if (fromState == OVERVIEW && toState == OVERVIEW_SPLIT_SELECT) {
+            config.setInterpolator(ANIM_OVERVIEW_ACTIONS_FADE,
+                    clampToProgress(LINEAR, 0, 0.167f));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/SplitScreenSelectState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/SplitScreenSelectState.java
index e79d56b..cb08ac8 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/SplitScreenSelectState.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/states/SplitScreenSelectState.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.states;
 
+import android.content.Context;
+
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView;
 
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@
  * pinned and user is selecting the second one
  */
 public class SplitScreenSelectState extends OverviewState {
+    private static final int OVERVIEW_SPLIT_SELECT_SLIDE_IN_DURATION = 500;
+
     public SplitScreenSelectState(int id) {
         super(id);
     }
@@ -38,4 +42,9 @@
         RecentsView recentsView = launcher.getOverviewPanel();
         return recentsView.getSplitSelectTranslation();
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getTransitionDuration(Context context, boolean isToState) {
+        return OVERVIEW_SPLIT_SELECT_SLIDE_IN_DURATION;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/FloatingTaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/FloatingTaskView.java
index 7a66ea0..d93f015 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/FloatingTaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/FloatingTaskView.java
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.AbstractFloatingView.TYPE_TASK_MENU;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.ACCEL;
-import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.DEACCEL_3;
+import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.FASTER_OUT_SLOWER_IN;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.LINEAR;
+import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.clampToProgress;
 
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -200,10 +201,16 @@
         RectF floatingTaskViewBounds = new RectF();
 
         if (fadeWithThumbnail) {
-            animation.addFloat(mSplitPlaceholderView, SplitPlaceholderView.ALPHA_FLOAT,
-                    0, 1, ACCEL);
+            // FloatingTaskThumbnailView: thumbnail fades out to transparent
             animation.addFloat(mThumbnailView, LauncherAnimUtils.VIEW_ALPHA,
-                    1, 0, DEACCEL_3);
+                    1, 0, clampToProgress(LINEAR, 0, 0.267f));
+
+            // SplitPlaceholderView: gray background fades in at the same time, then new icon fades
+            // in
+            animation.addFloat(mSplitPlaceholderView, SplitPlaceholderView.ALPHA_FLOAT,
+                    0, 1, clampToProgress(LINEAR, 0, 0.267f));
+            animation.addFloat(mSplitPlaceholderView, SplitPlaceholderView.ICON_ALPHA,
+                    0, 1, clampToProgress(LINEAR, 0.333f, 0.5f));
         } else if (isStagedTask) {
             // Fade in the placeholder view when split is initiated from homescreen / all apps
             // icons.
@@ -214,12 +221,15 @@
         }
 
         MultiValueUpdateListener listener = new MultiValueUpdateListener() {
-            final FloatProp mDx = new FloatProp(0, prop.dX, 0, animDuration, LINEAR);
-            final FloatProp mDy = new FloatProp(0, prop.dY, 0, animDuration, LINEAR);
+            // SplitPlaceholderView: rectangle translates and stretches to new position
+            final FloatProp mDx = new FloatProp(0, prop.dX, 0, animDuration,
+                    clampToProgress(FASTER_OUT_SLOWER_IN, 0, 0.833f));
+            final FloatProp mDy = new FloatProp(0, prop.dY, 0, animDuration,
+                    clampToProgress(FASTER_OUT_SLOWER_IN, 0, 0.833f));
             final FloatProp mTaskViewScaleX = new FloatProp(1f, prop.finalTaskViewScaleX, 0,
-                    animDuration, LINEAR);
+                    animDuration, clampToProgress(FASTER_OUT_SLOWER_IN, 0, 0.833f));
             final FloatProp mTaskViewScaleY = new FloatProp(1f, prop.finalTaskViewScaleY, 0,
-                    animDuration, LINEAR);
+                    animDuration, clampToProgress(FASTER_OUT_SLOWER_IN, 0, 0.833f));
             @Override
             public void onUpdate(float percent, boolean initOnly) {
                 // Calculate the icon position.
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 64068ad..a153f26 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.ACCEL_0_75;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.ACCEL_DEACCEL;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.DEACCEL_2;
+import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.EMPHASIZED_DECELERATE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.FAST_OUT_SLOW_IN;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.FINAL_FRAME;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.LINEAR;
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
 import androidx.core.graphics.ColorUtils;
+import androidx.dynamicanimation.animation.SpringForce;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.BaseActivity;
 import com.android.launcher3.BaseActivity.MultiWindowModeChangedListener;
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorListeners;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorPlaybackController;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.PendingAnimation;
+import com.android.launcher3.anim.SpringAnimationBuilder;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.SpringProperty;
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.AccessibilityManagerCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
@@ -442,6 +445,9 @@
     private static final float ANIMATION_DISMISS_PROGRESS_MIDPOINT = 0.5f;
     private static final float END_DISMISS_TRANSLATION_INTERPOLATION_OFFSET = 0.75f;
 
+    private static final float INITIAL_SPRING_DISMISS_TRANSLATION_INTERPOLATION_OFFSET = 0.133f;
+    private static final float ADDITIONAL_SPRING_DISMISS_TRANSLATION_INTERPOLATION_OFFSET = 0.033f;
+
     private static final float SIGNIFICANT_MOVE_SCREEN_WIDTH_PERCENTAGE = 0.15f;
 
     protected final RecentsOrientedState mOrientationState;
@@ -2825,7 +2831,20 @@
 
         RectF startingTaskRect = new RectF();
         if (mSplitHiddenTaskView != null) {
-            mSplitHiddenTaskView.setVisibility(INVISIBLE);
+            // Split staging is initiated, hide the original TaskView except for the icon (which
+            // needs to animate out over time)
+            // If needed, visibility should be toggled back on in resetFromSplitSelectionState().
+            for (int i = 0; i < mSplitHiddenTaskView.getChildCount(); i++) {
+                View child = mSplitHiddenTaskView.getChildAt(i);
+                if (child != mSplitHiddenTaskView.mIconView) {
+                    child.setVisibility(INVISIBLE);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // Icon animates out over time
+            anim.addFloat(mSplitHiddenTaskView, TaskView.ICON_ALPHA, 1, 0,
+                    clampToProgress(LINEAR, 0, 0.167f));
+
             mFirstFloatingTaskView = FloatingTaskView.getFloatingTaskView(mActivity,
                     mSplitHiddenTaskView.getThumbnail(),
                     mSplitHiddenTaskView.getThumbnail().getThumbnail(),
@@ -2842,9 +2861,15 @@
                     false /* fadeWithThumbnail */, true /* isStagedTask */);
         }
 
+        // SplitInstructionsView: animate in
         mSplitInstructionsView = SplitInstructionsView.getSplitInstructionsView(mActivity);
         mSplitInstructionsView.setAlpha(0);
-        anim.addFloat(mSplitInstructionsView, SplitInstructionsView.ALPHA_FLOAT, 0, 1, ACCEL);
+        anim.addFloat(mSplitInstructionsView, SplitInstructionsView.CONTAINER_ALPHA, 0, 1,
+                clampToProgress(LINEAR, 0, 0.167f));
+        anim.addFloat(mSplitInstructionsView, SplitInstructionsView.TEXT_ALPHA, 0, 1,
+                clampToProgress(LINEAR, 0.1f, 0.267f));
+        anim.addFloat(mSplitInstructionsView, mSplitInstructionsView.UNFOLD, 0.1f, 1,
+                clampToProgress(EMPHASIZED_DECELERATE, 0, 0.667f));
 
         InteractionJankMonitorWrapper.begin(this,
                 InteractionJankMonitorWrapper.CUJ_SPLIT_SCREEN_ENTER, "First tile selected");
@@ -3124,11 +3149,22 @@
                 // Animate task with index >= dismissed index and in the same row as the
                 // dismissed index or next focused index. Offset successive task dismissal
                 // durations for a staggered effect.
-                float animationStartProgress = Utilities.boundToRange(
-                        INITIAL_DISMISS_TRANSLATION_INTERPOLATION_OFFSET
-                                + ADDITIONAL_DISMISS_TRANSLATION_INTERPOLATION_OFFSET
-                                * ++distanceFromDismissedTask, 0f,
-                        dismissTranslationInterpolationEnd);
+                distanceFromDismissedTask++;
+                // If user is initiating splitscreen from the focused (large) task, we use a
+                // spring-based animation and timings. For other, smaller, repositions, we currently
+                // fall back on a less complicated linear animation and timings.
+                float animationStartProgress = isFocusedTaskDismissed && nextFocusedTaskView == null
+                        ? Utilities.boundToRange(
+                                INITIAL_SPRING_DISMISS_TRANSLATION_INTERPOLATION_OFFSET
+                                        + ADDITIONAL_SPRING_DISMISS_TRANSLATION_INTERPOLATION_OFFSET
+                                        * (int) Math.ceil(distanceFromDismissedTask / 2f), 0f,
+                        dismissTranslationInterpolationEnd)
+                        : Utilities.boundToRange(
+                                INITIAL_DISMISS_TRANSLATION_INTERPOLATION_OFFSET
+                                        + ADDITIONAL_DISMISS_TRANSLATION_INTERPOLATION_OFFSET
+                                        * distanceFromDismissedTask, 0f,
+                                dismissTranslationInterpolationEnd);
+
                 if (taskView == nextFocusedTaskView) {
                     // Enlarge the task to be focused next, and translate into focus position.
                     float scale = mTaskWidth / (float) mLastComputedGridTaskSize.width();
@@ -3163,12 +3199,36 @@
                             primaryTranslation +=
                                     mIsRtl ? -mSplitPlaceholderSize : mSplitPlaceholderSize;
                         }
-                    }
 
-                    anim.setFloat(taskView, taskView.getPrimaryDismissTranslationProperty(),
-                            mIsRtl ? primaryTranslation : -primaryTranslation,
-                            clampToProgress(LINEAR, animationStartProgress,
-                                    dismissTranslationInterpolationEnd));
+                        // Transitioning to split select -- set up staggered spring animation for
+                        // other TaskViews.
+                        Animator taskSlideIn = new SpringAnimationBuilder(taskView.mActivity)
+                                .setDampingRatio(0.85f)
+                                .setStiffness(SpringForce.STIFFNESS_LOW)
+                                .setEndValue(mIsRtl ? primaryTranslation : -primaryTranslation)
+                                .setStartValue(
+                                        taskView.getPrimaryDismissTranslationProperty()
+                                                .get(taskView)
+                                )
+                                .build(taskView, taskView.getPrimaryDismissTranslationProperty());
+                        long taskSlideInDuration = taskSlideIn.getDuration();
+                        anim.add(taskSlideIn);
+                        taskSlideIn
+                                .setDuration(taskSlideInDuration)
+                                .setStartDelay(
+                                        Math.round(animationStartProgress * anim.getDuration()));
+                    } else {
+                        // Task was dismissed individually -- translate other TaskViews to fill the
+                        // vacant space.
+
+                        // TODO (b/242075836): This dismiss animation uses a linear transition.
+                        // When the above bug is fixed, it can use the same (nicer) spring
+                        // transition as the focused task split case above.
+                        anim.setFloat(taskView, taskView.getPrimaryDismissTranslationProperty(),
+                                mIsRtl ? primaryTranslation : -primaryTranslation,
+                                clampToProgress(LINEAR, animationStartProgress,
+                                        dismissTranslationInterpolationEnd));
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -3189,7 +3249,8 @@
         final boolean finalCloseGapBetweenClearAll = closeGapBetweenClearAll;
         final boolean finalSnapToLastTask = snapToLastTask;
         final boolean finalIsFocusedTaskDismissed = isFocusedTaskDismissed;
-        mPendingAnimation.addEndListener(new Consumer<Boolean>() {
+
+        Consumer endConsumer = new Consumer<Boolean>() {
             @Override
             public void accept(Boolean success) {
                 if (ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get() && mEnableDrawingLiveTile
@@ -3399,7 +3460,9 @@
                 onDismissAnimationEnds();
                 mPendingAnimation = null;
             }
-        });
+        };
+
+        mPendingAnimation.addListener(AnimatorListeners.forEndCallback(endConsumer));
         return anim;
     }
 
@@ -4220,7 +4283,6 @@
         resetTaskVisuals();
         mSplitHiddenTaskViewIndex = -1;
         if (mSplitHiddenTaskView != null) {
-            mSplitHiddenTaskView.setVisibility(VISIBLE);
             mSplitHiddenTaskView = null;
         }
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/SplitInstructionsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/SplitInstructionsView.java
index 7d94505..d0d715f 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/SplitInstructionsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/SplitInstructionsView.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+import androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatTextView;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
@@ -40,9 +41,10 @@
  */
 public class SplitInstructionsView extends FrameLayout {
     private final StatefulActivity mLauncher;
+    private AppCompatTextView mTextView;
 
-    public static final FloatProperty<SplitInstructionsView> ALPHA_FLOAT =
-            new FloatProperty<SplitInstructionsView>("SplitInstructionsAlpha") {
+    public static final FloatProperty<SplitInstructionsView> CONTAINER_ALPHA =
+            new FloatProperty<SplitInstructionsView>("SplitInstructionsContainerAlpha") {
                 @Override
                 public void setValue(SplitInstructionsView splitInstructionsView, float v) {
                     splitInstructionsView.setVisibility(v != 0 ? VISIBLE : GONE);
@@ -55,6 +57,32 @@
                 }
             };
 
+    public static final FloatProperty<SplitInstructionsView> UNFOLD =
+            new FloatProperty<SplitInstructionsView>("SplitInstructionsUnfold") {
+                @Override
+                public void setValue(SplitInstructionsView splitInstructionsView, float v) {
+                    splitInstructionsView.setScaleY(v);
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public Float get(SplitInstructionsView splitInstructionsView) {
+                    return splitInstructionsView.getScaleY();
+                }
+            };
+
+    public static final FloatProperty<SplitInstructionsView> TEXT_ALPHA =
+            new FloatProperty<SplitInstructionsView>("SplitInstructionsTextAlpha") {
+                @Override
+                public void setValue(SplitInstructionsView splitInstructionsView, float v) {
+                    splitInstructionsView.mTextView.setAlpha(v);
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public Float get(SplitInstructionsView splitInstructionsView) {
+                    return splitInstructionsView.mTextView.getAlpha();
+                }
+            };
+
     public SplitInstructionsView(Context context) {
         this(context, null);
     }
@@ -77,6 +105,9 @@
                         false
                 );
 
+        splitInstructionsView.mTextView = splitInstructionsView.findViewById(
+                R.id.split_instructions_text);
+
         dragLayer.addView(splitInstructionsView);
         return splitInstructionsView;
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/SplitPlaceholderView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/SplitPlaceholderView.java
index 28080d4..ae6aae1 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/SplitPlaceholderView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/SplitPlaceholderView.java
@@ -47,6 +47,19 @@
                 }
             };
 
+    public static final FloatProperty<SplitPlaceholderView> ICON_ALPHA =
+            new FloatProperty<SplitPlaceholderView>("SplitViewIconAlpha") {
+                @Override
+                public void setValue(SplitPlaceholderView splitPlaceholderView, float v) {
+                    splitPlaceholderView.mIconView.setAlpha(v);
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public Float get(SplitPlaceholderView splitPlaceholderView) {
+                    return splitPlaceholderView.mIconView.getAlpha();
+                }
+            };
+
     @Nullable
     private IconView mIconView;
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
index b089155..d2c2988 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
@@ -323,6 +323,19 @@
                 }
             };
 
+    public static final FloatProperty<TaskView> ICON_ALPHA =
+            new FloatProperty<TaskView>("iconAlpha") {
+                @Override
+                public void setValue(TaskView taskView, float v) {
+                    taskView.mIconView.setAlpha(v);
+                }
+
+                @Override
+                public Float get(TaskView taskView) {
+                    return taskView.mIconView.getAlpha();
+                }
+            };
+
     @Nullable
     protected Task mTask;
     protected TaskThumbnailView mSnapshotView;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java
index 7cefef9..14a467a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java
@@ -38,11 +38,13 @@
 import android.view.Surface;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.CellLayout.ContainerType;
 import com.android.launcher3.DevicePaddings.DevicePadding;
 import com.android.launcher3.icons.DotRenderer;
 import com.android.launcher3.icons.IconNormalizer;
+import com.android.launcher3.model.data.ItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.ApiWrapper;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.DisplayController;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.DisplayController.Info;
@@ -57,6 +59,9 @@
     private static final int DEFAULT_DOT_SIZE = 100;
     private static final float ALL_APPS_TABLET_MAX_ROWS = 5.5f;
 
+    public static final PointF DEFAULT_SCALE = new PointF(1.0f, 1.0f);
+    public static final ViewScaleProvider DEFAULT_PROVIDER = itemInfo -> DEFAULT_SCALE;
+
     // Ratio of empty space, qsb should take up to appear visually centered.
     private final float mQsbCenterFactor;
 
@@ -203,7 +208,7 @@
     public int overviewGridSideMargin;
 
     // Widgets
-    public final PointF appWidgetScale = new PointF(1.0f, 1.0f);
+    private final ViewScaleProvider mViewScaleProvider;
 
     // Drop Target
     public int dropTargetBarSizePx;
@@ -239,7 +244,8 @@
     /** TODO: Once we fully migrate to staged split, remove "isMultiWindowMode" */
     DeviceProfile(Context context, InvariantDeviceProfile inv, Info info, WindowBounds windowBounds,
             SparseArray<DotRenderer> dotRendererCache, boolean isMultiWindowMode,
-            boolean transposeLayoutWithOrientation, boolean useTwoPanels, boolean isGestureMode) {
+            boolean transposeLayoutWithOrientation, boolean useTwoPanels, boolean isGestureMode,
+            @NonNull final ViewScaleProvider viewScaleProvider) {
 
         this.inv = inv;
         this.isLandscape = windowBounds.isLandscape();
@@ -471,6 +477,8 @@
         flingToDeleteThresholdVelocity = res.getDimensionPixelSize(
                 R.dimen.drag_flingToDeleteMinVelocity);
 
+        mViewScaleProvider = viewScaleProvider;
+
         // This is done last, after iconSizePx is calculated above.
         mDotRendererWorkSpace = createDotRenderer(iconSizePx, dotRendererCache);
         mDotRendererAllApps = createDotRenderer(allAppsIconSizePx, dotRendererCache);
@@ -667,13 +675,18 @@
                 .setMultiWindowMode(true)
                 .build();
 
-        profile.hideWorkspaceLabelsIfNotEnoughSpace();
-
         // We use these scales to measure and layout the widgets using their full invariant profile
         // sizes and then draw them scaled and centered to fit in their multi-window mode cellspans.
         float appWidgetScaleX = (float) profile.getCellSize().x / getCellSize().x;
         float appWidgetScaleY = (float) profile.getCellSize().y / getCellSize().y;
-        profile.appWidgetScale.set(appWidgetScaleX, appWidgetScaleY);
+        if (appWidgetScaleX != 1 || appWidgetScaleY != 1) {
+            final PointF p = new PointF(appWidgetScaleX, appWidgetScaleY);
+            profile = profile.toBuilder(context)
+                    .setViewScaleProvider(i -> p)
+                    .build();
+        }
+
+        profile.hideWorkspaceLabelsIfNotEnoughSpace();
 
         return profile;
     }
@@ -1239,6 +1252,19 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Takes the View and return the scales of width and height depending on the DeviceProfile
+     * specifications
+     *
+     * @param itemInfo The tag of the widget view
+     * @return A PointF instance with the x set to be the scale of width, and y being the scale of
+     * height
+     */
+    @NonNull
+    public PointF getAppWidgetScale(@Nullable final ItemInfo itemInfo) {
+        return mViewScaleProvider.getScaleFromItemInfo(itemInfo);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * @return the bounds for which the open folders should be contained within
      */
     public Rect getAbsoluteOpenFolderBounds() {
@@ -1548,6 +1574,22 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Handler that deals with ItemInfo of the views for the DeviceProfile
+     */
+    @FunctionalInterface
+    public interface ViewScaleProvider {
+        /**
+         * Get the scales from the view
+         *
+         * @param itemInfo The tag of the widget view
+         * @return PointF instance containing the scale information, or null if using the default
+         * app widget scale of this device profile.
+         */
+        @NonNull
+        PointF getScaleFromItemInfo(@Nullable ItemInfo itemInfo);
+    }
+
     public static class Builder {
         private Context mContext;
         private InvariantDeviceProfile mInv;
@@ -1559,6 +1601,7 @@
         private boolean mIsMultiWindowMode = false;
         private Boolean mTransposeLayoutWithOrientation;
         private Boolean mIsGestureMode;
+        private ViewScaleProvider mViewScaleProvider = null;
 
         private SparseArray<DotRenderer> mDotRendererCache;
 
@@ -1598,6 +1641,19 @@
             return this;
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Set the viewScaleProvider for the builder
+         *
+         * @param viewScaleProvider The viewScaleProvider to be set for the
+         *                                DeviceProfile
+         * @return This builder
+         */
+        @NonNull
+        public Builder setViewScaleProvider(@Nullable ViewScaleProvider viewScaleProvider) {
+            mViewScaleProvider = viewScaleProvider;
+            return this;
+        }
+
         public DeviceProfile build() {
             if (mWindowBounds == null) {
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Window bounds not set");
@@ -1611,9 +1667,12 @@
             if (mDotRendererCache == null) {
                 mDotRendererCache = new SparseArray<>();
             }
+            if (mViewScaleProvider == null) {
+                mViewScaleProvider = DEFAULT_PROVIDER;
+            }
             return new DeviceProfile(mContext, mInv, mInfo, mWindowBounds, mDotRendererCache,
                     mIsMultiWindowMode, mTransposeLayoutWithOrientation, mUseTwoPanels,
-                    mIsGestureMode);
+                    mIsGestureMode, mViewScaleProvider);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index e55321b..761f198 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@
                 root.getViewTreeObserver().removeOnDrawListener(mViewCapture);
             }
             mViewCapture = new ViewCapture(root);
-            root.getViewTreeObserver().addOnDrawListener(mViewCapture);
+            mViewCapture.attach();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/ShortcutAndWidgetContainer.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/ShortcutAndWidgetContainer.java
index 5583eae..486a68f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/ShortcutAndWidgetContainer.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/ShortcutAndWidgetContainer.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import android.app.WallpaperManager;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Point;
+import android.graphics.PointF;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
 
 import com.android.launcher3.CellLayout.ContainerType;
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.FolderIcon;
+import com.android.launcher3.model.data.ItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.ActivityContext;
 import com.android.launcher3.widget.NavigableAppWidgetHostView;
 
@@ -109,8 +111,9 @@
         if (child instanceof NavigableAppWidgetHostView) {
             DeviceProfile profile = mActivity.getDeviceProfile();
             ((NavigableAppWidgetHostView) child).getWidgetInset(profile, mTempRect);
+            final PointF appWidgetScale = profile.getAppWidgetScale((ItemInfo) child.getTag());
             lp.setup(mCellWidth, mCellHeight, invertLayoutHorizontally(), mCountX, mCountY,
-                    profile.appWidgetScale.x, profile.appWidgetScale.y, mBorderSpace, mTempRect);
+                    appWidgetScale.x, appWidgetScale.y, mBorderSpace, mTempRect);
         } else {
             lp.setup(mCellWidth, mCellHeight, invertLayoutHorizontally(), mCountX, mCountY,
                     mBorderSpace, null);
@@ -133,8 +136,9 @@
 
         if (child instanceof NavigableAppWidgetHostView) {
             ((NavigableAppWidgetHostView) child).getWidgetInset(dp, mTempRect);
+            final PointF appWidgetScale = dp.getAppWidgetScale((ItemInfo) child.getTag());
             lp.setup(mCellWidth, mCellHeight, invertLayoutHorizontally(), mCountX, mCountY,
-                    dp.appWidgetScale.x, dp.appWidgetScale.y, mBorderSpace, mTempRect);
+                    appWidgetScale.x, appWidgetScale.y, mBorderSpace, mTempRect);
         } else {
             lp.setup(mCellWidth, mCellHeight, invertLayoutHorizontally(), mCountX, mCountY,
                     mBorderSpace, null);
@@ -187,8 +191,9 @@
 
             // Scale and center the widget to fit within its cells.
             DeviceProfile profile = mActivity.getDeviceProfile();
-            float scaleX = profile.appWidgetScale.x;
-            float scaleY = profile.appWidgetScale.y;
+            final PointF appWidgetScale = profile.getAppWidgetScale((ItemInfo) child.getTag());
+            float scaleX = appWidgetScale.x;
+            float scaleY = appWidgetScale.y;
 
             nahv.setScaleToFit(Math.min(scaleX, scaleY));
             nahv.setTranslationForCentering(-(lp.width - (lp.width * scaleX)) / 2.0f,
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
index 4c9542d..b716912 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.Point;
+import android.graphics.PointF;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.os.Handler;
@@ -369,7 +370,8 @@
             float scale = 1;
             if (isWidget) {
                 DeviceProfile profile = mLauncher.getDeviceProfile();
-                scale = Utilities.shrinkRect(r, profile.appWidgetScale.x, profile.appWidgetScale.y);
+                final PointF appWidgetScale = profile.getAppWidgetScale(null);
+                scale = Utilities.shrinkRect(r, appWidgetScale.x, appWidgetScale.y);
             }
             size[0] = r.width();
             size[1] = r.height();
@@ -2884,7 +2886,8 @@
                 r.top -= widgetPadding.top;
                 r.bottom += widgetPadding.bottom;
             }
-            Utilities.shrinkRect(r, profile.appWidgetScale.x, profile.appWidgetScale.y);
+            PointF appWidgetScale = profile.getAppWidgetScale(null);
+            Utilities.shrinkRect(r, appWidgetScale.x, appWidgetScale.y);
         }
 
         mTempFXY[0] = r.left;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/anim/Interpolators.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/anim/Interpolators.java
index 0a77aa7..464b3ed 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/anim/Interpolators.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/anim/Interpolators.java
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
     public static final Interpolator ACCEL_DEACCEL = new AccelerateDecelerateInterpolator();
 
     public static final Interpolator FAST_OUT_SLOW_IN = new PathInterpolator(0.4f, 0f, 0.2f, 1f);
+    public static final Interpolator FASTER_OUT_SLOWER_IN =
+            new PathInterpolator(0.3f, 0f, 0.1f, 1f);
 
     public static final Interpolator AGGRESSIVE_EASE = new PathInterpolator(0.2f, 0f, 0f, 1f);
     public static final Interpolator AGGRESSIVE_EASE_IN_OUT = new PathInterpolator(0.6f,0, 0.4f, 1);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherPreviewRenderer.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherPreviewRenderer.java
index a8546e8..c1bab54 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherPreviewRenderer.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherPreviewRenderer.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import static android.view.View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec;
 import static android.view.View.VISIBLE;
 
+import static com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile.DEFAULT_SCALE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_HOTSEAT_PREDICTION;
 import static com.android.launcher3.model.ModelUtils.filterCurrentWorkspaceItems;
 import static com.android.launcher3.model.ModelUtils.getMissingHotseatRanks;
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
 import android.graphics.Color;
+import android.graphics.PointF;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.drawable.AdaptiveIconDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable;
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@
 import android.view.WindowManager;
 import android.widget.TextClock;
 
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.BubbleTextView;
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.widget.LocalColorExtractor;
 import com.android.launcher3.widget.NavigableAppWidgetHostView;
 import com.android.launcher3.widget.custom.CustomWidgetManager;
+import com.android.launcher3.widget.util.WidgetSizes;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -173,6 +177,7 @@
     private final Context mContext;
     private final InvariantDeviceProfile mIdp;
     private final DeviceProfile mDp;
+    private final DeviceProfile mDpOrig;
     private final Rect mInsets;
     private final WorkspaceItemInfo mWorkspaceItemInfo;
     private final LayoutInflater mHomeElementInflater;
@@ -192,7 +197,16 @@
         mUiHandler = new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper());
         mContext = context;
         mIdp = idp;
-        mDp = idp.getDeviceProfile(context).copy(context);
+        mDp = idp.getDeviceProfile(context).toBuilder(context).setViewScaleProvider(
+                this::getAppWidgetScale).build();
+        if (context instanceof PreviewContext) {
+            Context tempContext = ((PreviewContext) context).getBaseContext();
+            mDpOrig = new InvariantDeviceProfile(tempContext, InvariantDeviceProfile
+                    .getCurrentGridName(tempContext)).getDeviceProfile(tempContext)
+                    .copy(tempContext);
+        } else {
+            mDpOrig = mDp;
+        }
 
         WindowInsets currentWindowInsets = context.getSystemService(WindowManager.class)
                 .getCurrentWindowMetrics().getWindowInsets();
@@ -390,6 +404,41 @@
         addInScreenFromBind(view, info);
     }
 
+    @NonNull
+    private PointF getAppWidgetScale(@Nullable ItemInfo itemInfo) {
+        if (!(itemInfo instanceof LauncherAppWidgetInfo)) {
+            return DEFAULT_SCALE;
+        }
+        LauncherAppWidgetInfo info = (LauncherAppWidgetInfo) itemInfo;
+        final Size launcherWidgetSize = mLauncherWidgetSpanInfo.get(info.appWidgetId);
+        if (launcherWidgetSize == null) {
+            return DEFAULT_SCALE;
+        }
+        final Size origSize = WidgetSizes.getWidgetSizePx(mDpOrig,
+                launcherWidgetSize.getWidth(), launcherWidgetSize.getHeight());
+        final Size newSize = WidgetSizes.getWidgetSizePx(mDp, info.spanX, info.spanY);
+        final Rect previewInset = new Rect();
+        final Rect origInset = new Rect();
+        // When the setup() is called for the LayoutParams, insets are added to the width
+        // and height of the view. This is not accounted for in WidgetSizes and is handled
+        // here.
+        if (mDp.shouldInsetWidgets()) {
+            previewInset.set(mDp.inv.defaultWidgetPadding);
+        } else {
+            previewInset.setEmpty();
+        }
+        if (mDpOrig.shouldInsetWidgets()) {
+            origInset.set(mDpOrig.inv.defaultWidgetPadding);
+        } else {
+            origInset.setEmpty();
+        }
+
+        return new PointF((float) newSize.getWidth() / (origSize.getWidth()
+                + origInset.left + origInset.right),
+                (float) newSize.getHeight() / (origSize.getHeight()
+                + origInset.top + origInset.bottom));
+    }
+
     private void inflateAndAddPredictedIcon(WorkspaceItemInfo info) {
         CellLayout screen = mWorkspaceScreens.get(info.screenId);
         View view = PredictedAppIconInflater.inflate(mHomeElementInflater, screen, info);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/LandscapePagedViewHandler.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/LandscapePagedViewHandler.java
index 9ac1c0e..2a0fe3a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/LandscapePagedViewHandler.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/LandscapePagedViewHandler.java
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@
     public void setSplitInstructionsParams(View out, DeviceProfile dp, int splitInstructionsHeight,
             int splitInstructionsWidth, int threeButtonNavShift) {
         out.setPivotX(0);
-        out.setPivotY(0);
+        out.setPivotY(splitInstructionsHeight);
         out.setRotation(getDegreesRotated());
         int distanceToEdge = out.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(
                 R.dimen.split_instructions_bottom_margin_phone_landscape);
@@ -448,8 +448,8 @@
         int insetCorrectionX = dp.getInsets().left;
         // Center the view in case of unbalanced insets on top or bottom of screen
         int insetCorrectionY = (dp.getInsets().bottom - dp.getInsets().top) / 2;
-        out.setTranslationX(splitInstructionsHeight + distanceToEdge - insetCorrectionX);
-        out.setTranslationY(((splitInstructionsHeight - splitInstructionsWidth) / 2f)
+        out.setTranslationX(distanceToEdge - insetCorrectionX);
+        out.setTranslationY(((-splitInstructionsHeight - splitInstructionsWidth) / 2f)
                 + insetCorrectionY);
         FrameLayout.LayoutParams lp = (FrameLayout.LayoutParams) out.getLayoutParams();
         // Setting gravity to LEFT instead of the lint-recommended START because we always want this
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/PortraitPagedViewHandler.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/PortraitPagedViewHandler.java
index dd9f642..f89c0e5 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/PortraitPagedViewHandler.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/PortraitPagedViewHandler.java
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@
     public void setSplitInstructionsParams(View out, DeviceProfile dp, int splitInstructionsHeight,
             int splitInstructionsWidth, int threeButtonNavShift) {
         out.setPivotX(0);
-        out.setPivotY(0);
+        out.setPivotY(splitInstructionsHeight);
         out.setRotation(getDegreesRotated());
         int distanceToEdge;
         if ((DisplayController.getNavigationMode(out.getContext()) == THREE_BUTTONS)
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/SeascapePagedViewHandler.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/SeascapePagedViewHandler.java
index 387e980..55bb5e8 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/SeascapePagedViewHandler.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/SeascapePagedViewHandler.java
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
     public void setSplitInstructionsParams(View out, DeviceProfile dp, int splitInstructionsHeight,
             int splitInstructionsWidth, int threeButtonNavShift) {
         out.setPivotX(0);
-        out.setPivotY(0);
+        out.setPivotY(splitInstructionsHeight);
         out.setRotation(getDegreesRotated());
         int distanceToEdge = out.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(
                 R.dimen.split_instructions_bottom_margin_phone_landscape);
@@ -198,9 +198,8 @@
         int insetCorrectionX = dp.getInsets().right;
         // Center the view in case of unbalanced insets on top or bottom of screen
         int insetCorrectionY = (dp.getInsets().bottom - dp.getInsets().top) / 2;
-        out.setTranslationX(splitInstructionsWidth - splitInstructionsHeight - distanceToEdge
-                + insetCorrectionX);
-        out.setTranslationY(((splitInstructionsHeight + splitInstructionsWidth) / 2f)
+        out.setTranslationX(splitInstructionsWidth - distanceToEdge + insetCorrectionX);
+        out.setTranslationY(((-splitInstructionsHeight + splitInstructionsWidth) / 2f)
                 + insetCorrectionY);
         FrameLayout.LayoutParams lp = (FrameLayout.LayoutParams) out.getLayoutParams();
         // Setting gravity to RIGHT instead of the lint-recommended END because we always want this
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/ViewCapture.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/ViewCapture.java
index cf9ea69..cf4e84a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/ViewCapture.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/ViewCapture.java
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@
  */
 package com.android.launcher3.util;
 
+import static com.android.launcher3.util.Executors.UI_HELPER_EXECUTOR;
+
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.os.Handler;
-import android.os.Looper;
-import android.os.SystemClock;
+import android.os.Message;
 import android.os.Trace;
 import android.util.Base64;
 import android.util.Base64OutputStream;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@
 import android.view.ViewTreeObserver.OnDrawListener;
 
 import androidx.annotation.UiThread;
+import androidx.annotation.WorkerThread;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.view.ViewCaptureData.ExportedData;
 import com.android.launcher3.view.ViewCaptureData.FrameData;
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@
 import java.io.FileDescriptor;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
-import java.util.concurrent.FutureTask;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 
 /**
  * Utility class for capturing view data every frame
@@ -45,49 +47,132 @@
 
     private static final String TAG = "ViewCapture";
 
+    // Number of frames to keep in memory
     private static final int MEMORY_SIZE = 2000;
+    // Initial size of the reference pool. This is at least be 5 * total number of views in
+    // Launcher. This allows the first free frames avoid object allocation during view capture.
+    private static final int INIT_POOL_SIZE = 300;
 
     private final View mRoot;
-    private final long[] mFrameTimes = new long[MEMORY_SIZE];
-    private final Node[] mNodes = new Node[MEMORY_SIZE];
+    private final Resources mResources;
 
-    private int mFrameIndex = -1;
+    private final Handler mHandler;
+    private final ViewRef mViewRef = new ViewRef();
+
+    private int mFrameIndexBg = -1;
+    private final long[] mFrameTimesBg = new long[MEMORY_SIZE];
+    private final ViewPropertyRef[] mNodesBg = new ViewPropertyRef[MEMORY_SIZE];
+
+    // Pool used for capturing view tree on the UI thread.
+    private ViewRef mPool = new ViewRef();
 
     /**
      * @param root the root view for the capture data
      */
     public ViewCapture(View root) {
         mRoot = root;
+        mResources = root.getResources();
+        mHandler = new Handler(UI_HELPER_EXECUTOR.getLooper(), this::captureViewPropertiesBg);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Attaches the ViewCapture to the root
+     */
+    public void attach() {
+        mHandler.post(this::initPool);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void onDraw() {
         Trace.beginSection("view_capture");
-        long now = SystemClock.elapsedRealtimeNanos();
-
-        mFrameIndex++;
-        if (mFrameIndex >= MEMORY_SIZE) {
-            mFrameIndex = 0;
-        }
-        mFrameTimes[mFrameIndex] = now;
-        mNodes[mFrameIndex] = captureView(mRoot, mNodes[mFrameIndex]);
+        captureViewTree(mRoot, mViewRef);
+        Message m = Message.obtain(mHandler);
+        m.obj = mViewRef.next;
+        mHandler.sendMessage(m);
         Trace.endSection();
     }
 
     /**
+     * Captures the View property on the background thread, and transfer all the ViewRef objects
+     * back to the pool
+     */
+    @WorkerThread
+    private boolean captureViewPropertiesBg(Message msg) {
+        ViewRef start = (ViewRef) msg.obj;
+        long time = msg.getWhen();
+        if (start == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        mFrameIndexBg++;
+        if (mFrameIndexBg >= MEMORY_SIZE) {
+            mFrameIndexBg = 0;
+        }
+        mFrameTimesBg[mFrameIndexBg] = time;
+
+        ViewPropertyRef recycle = mNodesBg[mFrameIndexBg];
+
+        ViewPropertyRef result = null;
+        ViewPropertyRef resultEnd = null;
+
+        ViewRef current = start;
+        ViewRef last = start;
+        while (current != null) {
+            ViewPropertyRef propertyRef = recycle;
+            if (propertyRef == null) {
+                propertyRef = new ViewPropertyRef();
+            } else {
+                recycle = recycle.next;
+                propertyRef.next = null;
+            }
+
+            propertyRef.transfer(current);
+            last = current;
+            current = current.next;
+
+            if (result == null) {
+                result = propertyRef;
+                resultEnd = result;
+            } else {
+                resultEnd.next = propertyRef;
+                resultEnd = propertyRef;
+            }
+        }
+        mNodesBg[mFrameIndexBg] = result;
+        ViewRef end = last;
+        Executors.MAIN_EXECUTOR.execute(() -> addToPool(start, end));
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @UiThread
+    private void addToPool(ViewRef start, ViewRef end) {
+        end.next = mPool;
+        mPool = start;
+    }
+
+    @WorkerThread
+    private void initPool() {
+        ViewRef start = new ViewRef();
+        ViewRef current = start;
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < INIT_POOL_SIZE; i++) {
+            current.next = new ViewRef();
+            current = current.next;
+        }
+
+        ViewRef end = current;
+        Executors.MAIN_EXECUTOR.execute(() ->  {
+            addToPool(start, end);
+            if (mRoot.isAttachedToWindow()) {
+                mRoot.getViewTreeObserver().addOnDrawListener(this);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Creates a proto of all the data captured so far.
      */
     public void dump(FileDescriptor out) {
-        Handler handler = mRoot.getHandler();
-        if (handler == null) {
-            handler = Executors.MAIN_EXECUTOR.getHandler();
-        }
-        FutureTask<ExportedData> task = new FutureTask<>(this::dumpToProtoUI);
-        if (Looper.myLooper() == handler.getLooper()) {
-            task.run();
-        } else {
-            handler.post(task);
-        }
+        Future<ExportedData> task = UI_HELPER_EXECUTOR.submit(this::dumpToProto);
         try (OutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(out)) {
             ExportedData data = task.get();
             Base64OutputStream encodedOS = new Base64OutputStream(os,
@@ -100,70 +185,53 @@
         }
     }
 
-    @UiThread
-    private ExportedData dumpToProtoUI() {
+    @WorkerThread
+    private ExportedData dumpToProto() {
         ExportedData.Builder dataBuilder = ExportedData.newBuilder();
-        Resources res = mRoot.getResources();
+        Resources res = mResources;
 
-        int size = (mNodes[MEMORY_SIZE - 1] == null) ? mFrameIndex + 1 : MEMORY_SIZE;
+        int size = (mNodesBg[MEMORY_SIZE - 1] == null) ? mFrameIndexBg + 1 : MEMORY_SIZE;
         for (int i = size - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-            int index = (MEMORY_SIZE + mFrameIndex - i) % MEMORY_SIZE;
+            int index = (MEMORY_SIZE + mFrameIndexBg - i) % MEMORY_SIZE;
+            ViewNode.Builder nodeBuilder = ViewNode.newBuilder();
+            mNodesBg[index].toProto(res, nodeBuilder);
             dataBuilder.addFrameData(FrameData.newBuilder()
-                    .setNode(mNodes[index].toProto(res))
-                    .setTimestamp(mFrameTimes[index]));
+                    .setNode(nodeBuilder)
+                    .setTimestamp(mFrameTimesBg[index]));
         }
         return dataBuilder.build();
     }
 
-    private Node captureView(View view, Node recycle) {
-        Node result = recycle == null ? new Node() : recycle;
-
-        result.clazz = view.getClass();
-        result.hashCode = view.hashCode();
-        result.id = view.getId();
-        result.left = view.getLeft();
-        result.top = view.getTop();
-        result.right = view.getRight();
-        result.bottom = view.getBottom();
-        result.scrollX = view.getScrollX();
-        result.scrollY = view.getScrollY();
-
-        result.translateX = view.getTranslationX();
-        result.translateY = view.getTranslationY();
-        result.scaleX = view.getScaleX();
-        result.scaleY = view.getScaleY();
-        result.alpha = view.getAlpha();
-
-        result.visibility = view.getVisibility();
-        result.willNotDraw = view.willNotDraw();
-
-        if (view instanceof ViewGroup) {
-            ViewGroup parent = (ViewGroup) view;
-            result.clipChildren = parent.getClipChildren();
-            int childCount = parent.getChildCount();
-            if (childCount == 0) {
-                result.children = null;
-            } else {
-                result.children = captureView(parent.getChildAt(0), result.children);
-                Node lastChild = result.children;
-                for (int i = 1; i < childCount; i++) {
-                    lastChild.sibling = captureView(parent.getChildAt(i), lastChild.sibling);
-                    lastChild = lastChild.sibling;
-                }
-                lastChild.sibling = null;
-            }
+    private ViewRef captureViewTree(View view, ViewRef start) {
+        ViewRef ref;
+        if (mPool != null) {
+            ref = mPool;
+            mPool = mPool.next;
+            ref.next = null;
         } else {
-            result.clipChildren = false;
-            result.children = null;
+            ref = new ViewRef();
         }
-        return result;
+        ref.view = view;
+        start.next = ref;
+        if (view instanceof ViewGroup) {
+            ViewRef result = ref;
+            ViewGroup parent = (ViewGroup) view;
+            int childCount = ref.childCount = parent.getChildCount();
+            for (int i = 0; i < childCount; i++) {
+                result = captureViewTree(parent.getChildAt(i), result);
+            }
+            return result;
+        } else {
+            ref.childCount = 0;
+            return ref;
+        }
     }
 
-    private static class Node {
-
+    private static class ViewPropertyRef {
         // We store reference in memory to avoid generating and storing too many strings
         public Class clazz;
         public int hashCode;
+        public int childCount = 0;
 
         public int id;
         public int left, top, right, bottom;
@@ -177,10 +245,41 @@
         public boolean willNotDraw;
         public boolean clipChildren;
 
-        public Node sibling;
-        public Node children;
+        public ViewPropertyRef next;
 
-        public ViewNode toProto(Resources res) {
+        public void transfer(ViewRef viewRef) {
+            childCount = viewRef.childCount;
+
+            View view = viewRef.view;
+            viewRef.view = null;
+
+            clazz = view.getClass();
+            hashCode = view.hashCode();
+            id = view.getId();
+            left = view.getLeft();
+            top = view.getTop();
+            right = view.getRight();
+            bottom = view.getBottom();
+            scrollX = view.getScrollX();
+            scrollY = view.getScrollY();
+
+            translateX = view.getTranslationX();
+            translateY = view.getTranslationY();
+            scaleX = view.getScaleX();
+            scaleY = view.getScaleY();
+            alpha = view.getAlpha();
+
+            visibility = view.getVisibility();
+            willNotDraw = view.willNotDraw();
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Converts the data to the proto representation and returns the next property ref
+         * at the end of the iteration.
+         * @param res
+         * @return
+         */
+        public ViewPropertyRef toProto(Resources res, ViewNode.Builder outBuilder) {
             String resolvedId;
             if (id >= 0) {
                 try {
@@ -191,9 +290,7 @@
             } else {
                 resolvedId = "NO_ID";
             }
-
-            ViewNode.Builder result = ViewNode.newBuilder()
-                    .setClassname(clazz.getName() + "@" + hashCode)
+            outBuilder.setClassname(clazz.getName() + "@" + hashCode)
                     .setId(resolvedId)
                     .setLeft(left)
                     .setTop(top)
@@ -207,13 +304,20 @@
                     .setVisibility(visibility)
                     .setWillNotDraw(willNotDraw)
                     .setClipChildren(clipChildren);
-            Node child = children;
-            while (child != null) {
-                result.addChildren(child.toProto(res));
-                child = child.sibling;
-            }
-            return result.build();
-        }
 
+            ViewPropertyRef result = next;
+            for (int i = 0; (i < childCount) && (result != null); i++) {
+                ViewNode.Builder childBuilder = ViewNode.newBuilder();
+                result = result.toProto(res, childBuilder);
+                outBuilder.addChildren(childBuilder);
+            }
+            return result;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static class ViewRef {
+        public View view;
+        public int childCount = 0;
+        public ViewRef next;
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfileBaseTest.kt b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfileBaseTest.kt
index c2d6eed..2c1cbdf 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfileBaseTest.kt
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfileBaseTest.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import android.graphics.Rect
 import android.util.SparseArray
 import androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider
+import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile.DEFAULT_PROVIDER;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.DisplayController.Info
 import com.android.launcher3.util.WindowBounds
 import org.junit.Before
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@
         isMultiWindowMode,
         transposeLayoutWithOrientation,
         useTwoPanels,
-        isGestureMode
+        isGestureMode,
+        DEFAULT_PROVIDER
     )
 
     protected fun initializeVarsForPhone(isGestureMode: Boolean = true,
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index 96622ca..fa7e8e9 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -1124,6 +1124,16 @@
     }
 
     @Nullable
+    UiObject2 findObjectInContainer(UiObject2 container, String resName) {
+        try {
+            return container.findObject(getLauncherObjectSelector(resName));
+        } catch (StaleObjectException e) {
+            fail("The container disappeared from screen");
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Nullable
     UiObject2 findObjectInContainer(UiObject2 container, BySelector selector) {
         try {
             return container.findObject(selector);
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
index 0752e1e..adc993d 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
@@ -182,6 +182,6 @@
     }
 
     boolean isTaskSplit() {
-        return mTask.hasObject(By.res("bottomright_snapshot"));
+        return mLauncher.findObjectInContainer(mTask.getParent(), "bottomright_snapshot") != null;
     }
 }