diff --git a/quickstep/libs/sysui_shared.jar b/quickstep/libs/sysui_shared.jar
index f508eab..d1ac936 100644
--- a/quickstep/libs/sysui_shared.jar
+++ b/quickstep/libs/sysui_shared.jar
Binary files differ
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/EdgeSwipeController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/EdgeSwipeController.java
index e39430d..bf55bd6 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/EdgeSwipeController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/EdgeSwipeController.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import static com.android.quickstep.TouchInteractionService.EDGE_NAV_BAR;
 
 import android.graphics.Rect;
+import android.metrics.LogMaker;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
@@ -34,6 +35,40 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.util.VerticalSwipeController;
 import com.android.quickstep.RecentsView;
 
+class EventLogTags {
+    private EventLogTags() {
+    }  // don't instantiate
+
+    /** 524292 sysui_multi_action (content|4) */
+    public static final int SYSUI_MULTI_ACTION = 524292;
+
+    public static void writeSysuiMultiAction(Object[] content) {
+        android.util.EventLog.writeEvent(SYSUI_MULTI_ACTION, content);
+    }
+}
+
+class MetricsLogger {
+    private static MetricsLogger sMetricsLogger;
+
+    private static MetricsLogger getLogger() {
+        if (sMetricsLogger == null) {
+            sMetricsLogger = new MetricsLogger();
+        }
+        return sMetricsLogger;
+    }
+
+    protected void saveLog(Object[] rep) {
+        EventLogTags.writeSysuiMultiAction(rep);
+    }
+
+    public void write(LogMaker content) {
+        if (content.getType() == 0/*MetricsEvent.TYPE_UNKNOWN*/) {
+            content.setType(4/*MetricsEvent.TYPE_ACTION*/);
+        }
+        saveLog(content.serialize());
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * Extension of {@link VerticalSwipeController} to go from NORMAL to OVERVIEW.
  */
@@ -42,6 +77,8 @@
 
     private static final Rect sTempRect = new Rect();
 
+    private final MetricsLogger mMetricsLogger = new MetricsLogger();
+
     public EdgeSwipeController(Launcher l) {
         super(l, NORMAL, OVERVIEW, l.getDeviceProfile().isVerticalBarLayout()
                 ? HORIZONTAL : VERTICAL);
@@ -70,6 +107,17 @@
 
     @Override
     protected void onTransitionComplete(boolean wasFling, boolean stateChanged) {
+        if (stateChanged && mToState instanceof OverviewState) {
+            // Mimic ActivityMetricsLogger.logAppTransitionMultiEvents() logging for
+            // "Recents" activity for app transition tests.
+            final LogMaker builder = new LogMaker(761/*APP_TRANSITION*/);
+            builder.setPackageName("com.android.systemui");
+            builder.addTaggedData(871/*FIELD_CLASS_NAME*/,
+                    "com.android.systemui.recents.RecentsActivity");
+            builder.addTaggedData(319/*APP_TRANSITION_DELAY_MS*/,
+                    0/* zero time */);
+            mMetricsLogger.write(builder);
+        }
         // TODO: Log something
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
index b4f40c2..92b38fe 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
@@ -16,12 +16,11 @@
 
 package com.android.launcher3.uioverrides;
 
-import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.NORMAL;
+
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.PointF;
-import android.os.Bundle;
-import android.view.View;
 import android.view.View.AccessibilityDelegate;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
 import com.android.launcher3.graphics.BitmapRenderer;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.TouchController;
+import com.android.quickstep.OverviewInteractionState;
 import com.android.quickstep.RecentsView;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.recents.view.RecentsTransition;
 
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@
         OptionsPopupView.show(launcher, touchPoint.x, touchPoint.y);
     }
 
+    public static void onLauncherStateOrFocusChanged(Launcher launcher) {
+        OverviewInteractionState.setBackButtonVisible(launcher, !launcher.isInState(NORMAL)
+                || !launcher.hasWindowFocus());
+    }
+
     public static Bitmap createFromRenderer(int width, int height, boolean forceSoftwareRenderer,
             BitmapRenderer renderer) {
         if (USE_HARDWARE_BITMAP && !forceSoftwareRenderer) {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewInteractionState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewInteractionState.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9be12bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewInteractionState.java
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.android.quickstep;
+
+import static com.android.systemui.shared.system.NavigationBarCompat.FLAG_HIDE_BACK_BUTTON;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.os.RemoteException;
+import android.util.Log;
+
+import com.android.systemui.shared.recents.ISystemUiProxy;
+
+/**
+ * Sets overview interaction flags, such as:
+ *
+ *   - FLAG_DISABLE_QUICK_SCRUB
+ *   - FLAG_DISABLE_SWIPE_UP
+ *   - FLAG_HIDE_BACK_BUTTON
+ *   - FLAG_SHOW_OVERVIEW_BUTTON
+ *
+ * @see com.android.systemui.shared.system.NavigationBarCompat.InteractionType and associated flags.
+ */
+public class OverviewInteractionState {
+
+    private static final String TAG = "OverviewFlags";
+
+    private static int sFlags;
+
+    public static void setBackButtonVisible(Context context, boolean visible) {
+        updateOverviewInteractionFlag(context, FLAG_HIDE_BACK_BUTTON, !visible);
+    }
+
+    private static void updateOverviewInteractionFlag(Context context, int flag, boolean enabled) {
+        if (enabled) {
+            sFlags |= flag;
+        } else {
+            sFlags &= ~flag;
+        }
+
+        ISystemUiProxy systemUiProxy = RecentsModel.getInstance(context).getSystemUiProxy();
+        if (systemUiProxy == null) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "Unable to update overview interaction flags; not bound to service");
+            return;
+        }
+        try {
+            systemUiProxy.setInteractionState(sFlags);
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "Unable to update overview interaction flags", e);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java
index d09daed..bbd90cb 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import android.annotation.TargetApi;
 import android.app.ActivityManager.RunningTaskInfo;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.Matrix;
 import android.graphics.Point;
@@ -280,6 +281,10 @@
         mWasLauncherAlreadyVisible = alreadyOnHome;
         mLauncher = launcher;
 
+        // For the duration of the gesture, lock the screen orientation to ensure that we do not
+        // rotate mid-quickscrub
+        mLauncher.setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LOCKED);
+
         LauncherState startState = mLauncher.getStateManager().getState();
         if (startState.disableRestore) {
             startState = mLauncher.getStateManager().getRestState();
@@ -616,6 +621,9 @@
         mLauncherTransitionController = null;
         mLauncherLayoutListener.setHandler(null);
         mLauncherLayoutListener.close(false);
+
+        // Restore the requested orientation to the user preference after the gesture has ended
+        mLauncher.updateRequestedOrientation();
     }
 
     public void layoutListenerClosed() {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 7905ed0..b4093b7 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -371,11 +371,7 @@
         // For handling default keys
         setDefaultKeyMode(DEFAULT_KEYS_SEARCH_LOCAL);
 
-        // On large interfaces, or on devices that a user has specifically enabled screen rotation,
-        // we want the screen to auto-rotate based on the current orientation
-        setRequestedOrientation(mRotationEnabled
-                ? SCREEN_ORIENTATION_UNSPECIFIED : SCREEN_ORIENTATION_NOSENSOR);
-
+        updateRequestedOrientation();
         setContentView(mLauncherView);
         getRootView().dispatchInsets();
 
@@ -398,6 +394,13 @@
         TraceHelper.endSection("Launcher-onCreate");
     }
 
+    public void updateRequestedOrientation() {
+        // On large interfaces, or on devices that a user has specifically enabled screen rotation,
+        // we want the screen to auto-rotate based on the current orientation
+        setRequestedOrientation(mRotationEnabled
+                ? SCREEN_ORIENTATION_UNSPECIFIED : SCREEN_ORIENTATION_NOSENSOR);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) {
         int diff = newConfig.diff(mOldConfig);
@@ -855,6 +858,12 @@
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void onWindowFocusChanged(boolean hasFocus) {
+        super.onWindowFocusChanged(hasFocus);
+        mStateManager.onWindowFocusChanged();
+    }
+
     public interface LauncherOverlay {
 
         /**
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherStateManager.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherStateManager.java
index 6050d15..e0b84bf 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherStateManager.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherStateManager.java
@@ -303,6 +303,12 @@
         if (state == NORMAL) {
             setRestState(null);
         }
+
+        UiFactory.onLauncherStateOrFocusChanged(mLauncher);
+    }
+
+    public void onWindowFocusChanged() {
+        UiFactory.onLauncherStateOrFocusChanged(mLauncher);
     }
 
     public LauncherState getLastState() {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/VerticalSwipeController.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/VerticalSwipeController.java
index 735fb2f..a647378 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/VerticalSwipeController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/VerticalSwipeController.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     private boolean mNoIntercept;
 
     private AnimatorPlaybackController mCurrentAnimation;
-    private LauncherState mToState;
+    protected LauncherState mToState;
 
     private float mStartProgress;
     // Ratio of transition process [0, 1] to drag displacement (px)
diff --git a/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java b/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
index 744125e..64a29ea 100644
--- a/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
+++ b/src_ui_overrides/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.android.launcher3.uioverrides;
 
+import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.NORMAL;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.OVERVIEW;
 
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
@@ -61,4 +62,6 @@
     }
 
     public static void resetOverview(Launcher launcher) { }
+
+    public static void onLauncherStateOrFocusChanged(Launcher launcher) { }
 }