diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/PortraitOverviewStateTouchHelper.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/PortraitOverviewStateTouchHelper.java
index 03862db..1f5228a 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/PortraitOverviewStateTouchHelper.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/PortraitOverviewStateTouchHelper.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.touchcontrollers.PortraitStatesTouchController.isTouchOverHotseat;
 
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
+import android.view.animation.Interpolator;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.PendingAnimation;
@@ -74,12 +75,12 @@
      * @param duration how long the animation should be
      * @return the animation
      */
-    PendingAnimation createSwipeDownToTaskAppAnimation(long duration) {
+    PendingAnimation createSwipeDownToTaskAppAnimation(long duration, Interpolator interpolator) {
         mRecentsView.setCurrentPage(mRecentsView.getPageNearestToCenterOfScreen());
         TaskView taskView = mRecentsView.getCurrentPageTaskView();
         if (taskView == null) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("There is no task view to animate to.");
         }
-        return mRecentsView.createTaskLauncherAnimation(taskView, duration);
+        return mRecentsView.createTaskLaunchAnimation(taskView, duration, interpolator);
     }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/TaskViewTouchController.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/TaskViewTouchController.java
index 32855d7..947a861 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/TaskViewTouchController.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/TaskViewTouchController.java
@@ -191,9 +191,8 @@
 
             mEndDisplacement = -mTaskBeingDragged.getHeight();
         } else {
-            mPendingAnimation = mRecentsView.createTaskLauncherAnimation(
-                    mTaskBeingDragged, maxDuration);
-            mPendingAnimation.anim.setInterpolator(Interpolators.ZOOM_IN);
+            mPendingAnimation = mRecentsView.createTaskLaunchAnimation(
+                    mTaskBeingDragged, maxDuration, Interpolators.ZOOM_IN);
 
             mTempCords[1] = mTaskBeingDragged.getHeight();
             dl.getDescendantCoordRelativeToSelf(mTaskBeingDragged, mTempCords);
@@ -203,8 +202,8 @@
         if (mCurrentAnimation != null) {
             mCurrentAnimation.setOnCancelRunnable(null);
         }
-        mCurrentAnimation = AnimatorPlaybackController
-                .wrap(mPendingAnimation.anim, maxDuration, this::clearState);
+        mCurrentAnimation = AnimatorPlaybackController.wrap(
+                mPendingAnimation.anim, maxDuration, this::clearState);
         onUserControlledAnimationCreated(mCurrentAnimation);
         mCurrentAnimation.getTarget().addListener(this);
         mCurrentAnimation.dispatchOnStart();
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index fe78a84..e34e74c 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent;
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityNodeInfo;
+import android.view.animation.Interpolator;
 import android.widget.ListView;
 
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
@@ -1599,7 +1600,8 @@
         return anim;
     }
 
-    public PendingAnimation createTaskLauncherAnimation(TaskView tv, long duration) {
+    public PendingAnimation createTaskLaunchAnimation(
+            TaskView tv, long duration, Interpolator interpolator) {
         if (FeatureFlags.IS_STUDIO_BUILD && mPendingAnimation != null) {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Another pending animation is still running");
         }
@@ -1612,7 +1614,6 @@
         int targetSysUiFlags = tv.getThumbnail().getSysUiStatusNavFlags();
         final boolean[] passedOverviewThreshold = new boolean[] {false};
         ValueAnimator progressAnim = ValueAnimator.ofFloat(0, 1);
-        progressAnim.setInterpolator(LINEAR);
         progressAnim.addUpdateListener(animator -> {
             // Once we pass a certain threshold, update the sysui flags to match the target
             // tasks' flags
@@ -1638,7 +1639,7 @@
         appWindowAnimationHelper.prepareAnimation(mActivity.getDeviceProfile(), true /* isOpening */);
         AnimatorSet anim = createAdjacentPageAnimForTaskLaunch(tv, appWindowAnimationHelper);
         anim.play(progressAnim);
-        anim.setDuration(duration);
+        anim.setDuration(duration).setInterpolator(interpolator);
 
         Consumer<Boolean> onTaskLaunchFinish = this::onTaskLaunched;
 
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
index 8b7ce10..dce92ff 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.QuickstepAppTransitionManagerImpl.RECENTS_LAUNCH_DURATION;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.FAST_OUT_SLOW_IN;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.LINEAR;
+import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.TOUCH_RESPONSE_INTERPOLATOR;
 import static com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags.ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE;
 import static com.android.quickstep.SysUINavigationMode.removeShelfFromOverview;
 
@@ -280,11 +281,10 @@
     }
 
     public AnimatorPlaybackController createLaunchAnimationForRunningTask() {
-        final PendingAnimation pendingAnimation =
-                getRecentsView().createTaskLauncherAnimation(this, RECENTS_LAUNCH_DURATION);
-        pendingAnimation.anim.setInterpolator(Interpolators.TOUCH_RESPONSE_INTERPOLATOR);
-        AnimatorPlaybackController currentAnimation = AnimatorPlaybackController
-                .wrap(pendingAnimation.anim, RECENTS_LAUNCH_DURATION, null);
+        final PendingAnimation pendingAnimation = getRecentsView().createTaskLaunchAnimation(
+                this, RECENTS_LAUNCH_DURATION, TOUCH_RESPONSE_INTERPOLATOR);
+        AnimatorPlaybackController currentAnimation = AnimatorPlaybackController.wrap(
+                pendingAnimation.anim, RECENTS_LAUNCH_DURATION);
         currentAnimation.setEndAction(() -> {
             pendingAnimation.finish(true, Touch.SWIPE);
             launchTask(false);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/PortraitStatesTouchController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/PortraitStatesTouchController.java
index d5ce734..fe830d2 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/PortraitStatesTouchController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/PortraitStatesTouchController.java
@@ -228,15 +228,13 @@
             // Reset the state manager, when changing the interaction mode
             mLauncher.getStateManager().goToState(OVERVIEW, false /* animate */);
             mPendingAnimation = mOverviewPortraitStateTouchHelper
-                    .createSwipeDownToTaskAppAnimation(maxAccuracy);
-            mPendingAnimation.anim.setInterpolator(Interpolators.LINEAR);
-
+                    .createSwipeDownToTaskAppAnimation(maxAccuracy, Interpolators.LINEAR);
             Runnable onCancelRunnable = () -> {
                 cancelPendingAnim();
                 clearState();
             };
-            mCurrentAnimation = AnimatorPlaybackController.wrap(mPendingAnimation.anim, maxAccuracy,
-                    onCancelRunnable);
+            mCurrentAnimation = AnimatorPlaybackController.wrap(
+                    mPendingAnimation.anim, maxAccuracy, onCancelRunnable);
             mLauncher.getStateManager().setCurrentUserControlledAnimation(mCurrentAnimation);
             totalShift = LayoutUtils.getShelfTrackingDistance(mLauncher,
                     mLauncher.getDeviceProfile());