diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 92f1a67..0188962 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -1335,6 +1335,7 @@
             return;
         }
 
+        mLoadPlanEverApplied = true;
         if (taskGroups == null || taskGroups.isEmpty()) {
             removeTasksViewsAndClearAllButton();
             onTaskStackUpdated();
@@ -1437,7 +1438,6 @@
         resetTaskVisuals();
         onTaskStackUpdated();
         updateEnabledOverlays();
-        mLoadPlanEverApplied = true;
     }
 
     private boolean isModal() {
@@ -3115,12 +3115,17 @@
                     } else if (dismissedIndex < pageToSnapTo || pageToSnapTo == taskCount - 1) {
                         pageToSnapTo--;
                     }
+                    boolean isHomeTaskDismissed = dismissedTaskView == getHomeTaskView();
                     removeViewInLayout(dismissedTaskView);
                     mTopRowIdSet.remove(dismissedTaskViewId);
 
                     if (taskCount == 1) {
                         removeViewInLayout(mClearAllButton);
-                        startHome();
+                        if (isHomeTaskDismissed) {
+                            updateEmptyMessage();
+                        } else {
+                            startHome();
+                        }
                     } else {
                         // Update focus task and its size.
                         if (finalIsFocusedTaskDismissed) {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskThumbnailView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskThumbnailView.java
index c960f88..f8368ae 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskThumbnailView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskThumbnailView.java
@@ -459,15 +459,36 @@
                 float availableHeight = surfaceHeight
                         - (thumbnailClipHint.top + thumbnailClipHint.bottom);
 
-                if (isRotated) {
-                    float canvasAspect = canvasWidth / (float) canvasHeight;
-                    float availableAspect = availableHeight / availableWidth;
+                float canvasAspect = canvasWidth / (float) canvasHeight;
+                float availableAspect = isRotated
+                        ? availableHeight / availableWidth
+                        : availableWidth / availableHeight;
+                boolean isAspectLargelyDifferent = Utilities.isRelativePercentDifferenceGreaterThan(
+                        canvasAspect, availableAspect, 0.1f);
+                if (isRotated && isAspectLargelyDifferent) {
                     // Do not rotate thumbnail if it would not improve fit
-                    if (Utilities.isRelativePercentDifferenceGreaterThan(canvasAspect,
-                            availableAspect, 0.1f)) {
-                        isRotated = false;
-                        isOrientationDifferent = false;
+                    isRotated = false;
+                    isOrientationDifferent = false;
+                }
+
+                if (isAspectLargelyDifferent) {
+                    // Crop letterbox insets if insets isn't already clipped
+                    if (!TaskView.clipLeft(dp)) {
+                        thumbnailClipHint.left = thumbnailData.letterboxInsets.left;
                     }
+                    if (!TaskView.clipRight(dp)) {
+                        thumbnailClipHint.right = thumbnailData.letterboxInsets.right;
+                    }
+                    if (!TaskView.clipTop(dp)) {
+                        thumbnailClipHint.top = thumbnailData.letterboxInsets.top;
+                    }
+                    if (!TaskView.clipBottom(dp)) {
+                        thumbnailClipHint.bottom = thumbnailData.letterboxInsets.bottom;
+                    }
+                    availableWidth = surfaceWidth
+                            - (thumbnailClipHint.left + thumbnailClipHint.right);
+                    availableHeight = surfaceHeight
+                            - (thumbnailClipHint.top + thumbnailClipHint.bottom);
                 }
 
                 final float targetW, targetH;
@@ -478,30 +499,25 @@
                     targetW = canvasWidth;
                     targetH = canvasHeight;
                 }
-                float canvasAspect = targetW / targetH;
+                float targetAspect = targetW / targetH;
 
                 // Update the clipHint such that
                 //   > the final clipped position has same aspect ratio as requested by canvas
-                //   > the clipped region is within the task insets if possible
-                //   > the clipped region is not scaled up when drawing. If that is not possible
-                //     while staying within the taskInsets, move outside the insets.
+                //   > first fit the width and crop the extra height
+                //   > if that will leave empty space, fit the height and crop the width instead
                 float croppedWidth = availableWidth;
-                if (croppedWidth < targetW) {
-                    croppedWidth = Math.min(targetW, surfaceWidth);
-                }
-
-                float croppedHeight = croppedWidth / canvasAspect;
+                float croppedHeight = croppedWidth / targetAspect;
                 if (croppedHeight > availableHeight) {
                     croppedHeight = availableHeight;
                     if (croppedHeight < targetH) {
                         croppedHeight = Math.min(targetH, surfaceHeight);
                     }
-                    croppedWidth = croppedHeight * canvasAspect;
+                    croppedWidth = croppedHeight * targetAspect;
 
                     // One last check in case the task aspect radio messed up something
                     if (croppedWidth > surfaceWidth) {
                         croppedWidth = surfaceWidth;
-                        croppedHeight = croppedWidth / canvasAspect;
+                        croppedHeight = croppedWidth / targetAspect;
                     }
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
index 9f3d445..68e19cb 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
             case LauncherSettings.Settings.METHOD_NEW_SCREEN_ID: {
                 Bundle result = new Bundle();
                 result.putInt(LauncherSettings.Settings.EXTRA_VALUE,
-                        mOpenHelper.generateNewScreenId());
+                        mOpenHelper.getNewScreenId());
                 return result;
             }
             case LauncherSettings.Settings.METHOD_CREATE_EMPTY_DB: {
@@ -628,7 +628,6 @@
         private final Context mContext;
         private final boolean mForMigration;
         private int mMaxItemId = -1;
-        private int mMaxScreenId = -1;
         private boolean mBackupTableExists;
         private boolean mHotseatRestoreTableExists;
 
@@ -672,9 +671,6 @@
             if (mMaxItemId == -1) {
                 mMaxItemId = initializeMaxItemId(getWritableDatabase());
             }
-            if (mMaxScreenId == -1) {
-                mMaxScreenId = initializeMaxScreenId(getWritableDatabase());
-            }
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -682,7 +678,6 @@
             if (LOGD) Log.d(TAG, "creating new launcher database");
 
             mMaxItemId = 1;
-            mMaxScreenId = 0;
 
             addFavoritesTable(db, false);
 
@@ -1043,36 +1038,19 @@
         public void checkId(ContentValues values) {
             int id = values.getAsInteger(Favorites._ID);
             mMaxItemId = Math.max(id, mMaxItemId);
-
-            Integer screen = values.getAsInteger(Favorites.SCREEN);
-            Integer container = values.getAsInteger(Favorites.CONTAINER);
-            if (screen != null && container != null
-                    && container.intValue() == Favorites.CONTAINER_DESKTOP) {
-                mMaxScreenId = Math.max(screen, mMaxScreenId);
-            }
         }
 
         private int initializeMaxItemId(SQLiteDatabase db) {
             return getMaxId(db, "SELECT MAX(%1$s) FROM %2$s", Favorites._ID, Favorites.TABLE_NAME);
         }
 
-        // Generates a new ID to use for an workspace screen in your database. This method
-        // should be only called from the main UI thread. As an exception, we do call it when we
-        // call the constructor from the worker thread; however, this doesn't extend until after the
-        // constructor is called, and we only pass a reference to LauncherProvider to LauncherApp
-        // after that point
-        public int generateNewScreenId() {
-            if (mMaxScreenId < 0) {
-                throw new RuntimeException("Error: max screen id was not initialized");
-            }
-            mMaxScreenId += 1;
-            return mMaxScreenId;
-        }
-
-        private int initializeMaxScreenId(SQLiteDatabase db) {
-            return getMaxId(db, "SELECT MAX(%1$s) FROM %2$s WHERE %3$s = %4$d AND %1$s >= 0",
+        // Returns a new ID to use for an workspace screen in your database that is greater than all
+        // existing screen IDs.
+        private int getNewScreenId() {
+            return getMaxId(getWritableDatabase(),
+                    "SELECT MAX(%1$s) FROM %2$s WHERE %3$s = %4$d AND %1$s >= 0",
                     Favorites.SCREEN, Favorites.TABLE_NAME, Favorites.CONTAINER,
-                    Favorites.CONTAINER_DESKTOP);
+                    Favorites.CONTAINER_DESKTOP) + 1;
         }
 
         @Thunk int loadFavorites(SQLiteDatabase db, AutoInstallsLayout loader) {
@@ -1081,7 +1059,6 @@
 
             // Ensure that the max ids are initialized
             mMaxItemId = initializeMaxItemId(db);
-            mMaxScreenId = initializeMaxScreenId(db);
             return count;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
index ce06c6e..131fbfb 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
@@ -869,13 +869,13 @@
         mWorkspaceScreens.remove(emptyScreenId);
         mScreenOrder.removeValue(emptyScreenId);
 
-        int newScreenId = -1;
+        int newScreenId = LauncherSettings.Settings.call(getContext().getContentResolver(),
+                LauncherSettings.Settings.METHOD_NEW_SCREEN_ID)
+                .getInt(LauncherSettings.Settings.EXTRA_VALUE);
         // Launcher database isn't aware of empty pages that are already bound, so we need to
         // skip those IDs manually.
-        while (newScreenId == -1 || mWorkspaceScreens.containsKey(newScreenId)) {
-            newScreenId = LauncherSettings.Settings.call(getContext().getContentResolver(),
-                    LauncherSettings.Settings.METHOD_NEW_SCREEN_ID)
-                    .getInt(LauncherSettings.Settings.EXTRA_VALUE);
+        while (mWorkspaceScreens.containsKey(newScreenId)) {
+            newScreenId++;
         }
 
         mWorkspaceScreens.put(newScreenId, cl);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/AddWorkspaceItemsTask.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/AddWorkspaceItemsTask.java
index fea15c4..a13fa55 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/AddWorkspaceItemsTask.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/AddWorkspaceItemsTask.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.model;
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.WorkspaceLayoutManager.FIRST_SCREEN_ID;
-import static com.android.launcher3.WorkspaceLayoutManager.SECOND_SCREEN_ID;
 
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.LauncherActivityInfo;
@@ -300,11 +299,6 @@
         IntSet screensToExclude = new IntSet();
         if (FeatureFlags.QSB_ON_FIRST_SCREEN) {
             screensToExclude.add(FIRST_SCREEN_ID);
-
-            // On split display we don't want to add the new items onto the second screen.
-            if (app.getInvariantDeviceProfile().isSplitDisplay) {
-                screensToExclude.add(SECOND_SCREEN_ID);
-            }
         }
 
         for (int screen = 0; screen < screenCount; screen++) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/ModelWriter.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/ModelWriter.java
index 0439e75..94e06d1 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/ModelWriter.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/ModelWriter.java
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
         FileLog.d(TAG, "removing items from db " + items.stream().map(
                 (item) -> item.getTargetComponent() == null ? ""
                         : item.getTargetComponent().getPackageName()).collect(
-                Collectors.joining(",")), new Exception());
+                Collectors.joining(",")));
         notifyDelete(items);
         enqueueDeleteRunnable(() -> {
             for (ItemInfo item : items) {
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/model/AddWorkspaceItemsTaskTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/model/AddWorkspaceItemsTaskTest.java
index 16f024e..8a4590a 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/model/AddWorkspaceItemsTaskTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/model/AddWorkspaceItemsTaskTest.java
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@
 
     @Test
     public void testFindSpaceForItem_prefers_second() throws Exception {
-        mIdp.isSplitDisplay = false;
-
         // First screen has only one hole of size 1
         int nextId = setupWorkspaceWithHoles(1, 1, new Rect(2, 2, 3, 3));
 
@@ -109,24 +107,6 @@
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testFindSpaceForItem_prefers_third_on_split_display() throws Exception {
-        mIdp.isSplitDisplay = true;
-        // First screen has only one hole of size 1
-        int nextId = setupWorkspaceWithHoles(1, 1, new Rect(2, 2, 3, 3));
-
-        // Second screen has 2 holes of sizes 3x2 and 2x3
-        setupWorkspaceWithHoles(nextId, 2, new Rect(2, 0, 5, 2), new Rect(0, 2, 2, 5));
-
-        int[] spaceFound = newTask().findSpaceForItem(
-                mAppState, mModelHelper.getBgDataModel(), mExistingScreens, mNewScreens, 1, 1);
-        // For split display, it picks the next screen, even if there is enough space
-        // on previous screen
-        assertEquals(2, spaceFound[0]);
-        assertTrue(mScreenOccupancy.get(spaceFound[0])
-                .isRegionVacant(spaceFound[1], spaceFound[2], 1, 1));
-    }
-
-    @Test
     public void testFindSpaceForItem_adds_new_screen() throws Exception {
         // First screen has 2 holes of sizes 3x2 and 2x3
         setupWorkspaceWithHoles(1, 1, new Rect(2, 0, 5, 2), new Rect(0, 2, 2, 5));