diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/AllAppsList.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/AllAppsList.java
index c431593..c427ddc 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/AllAppsList.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/AllAppsList.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.LauncherAppsCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserHandleCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.FlagOp;
-import com.android.launcher3.util.StringFilter;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.ItemInfoMatcher;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -121,14 +121,13 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Updates the apps for the given packageName and user based on {@param op}.
+     * Updates the disabled flags of apps matching {@param matcher} based on {@param op}.
      */
-    public void updatePackageFlags(StringFilter pkgFilter, UserHandleCompat user, FlagOp op) {
+    public void updateDisabledFlags(ItemInfoMatcher matcher, FlagOp op) {
         final List<AppInfo> data = this.data;
         for (int i = data.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
             AppInfo info = data.get(i);
-            final ComponentName component = info.intent.getComponent();
-            if (info.user.equals(user) && pkgFilter.matches(component.getPackageName())) {
+            if (matcher.matches(info, info.intent.getComponent())) {
                 info.isDisabled = op.apply(info.isDisabled);
                 modified.add(info);
             }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/AutoInstallsLayout.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/AutoInstallsLayout.java
index d5309b4..8b5a8a8 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/AutoInstallsLayout.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/AutoInstallsLayout.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherProvider.SqlArguments;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings.Favorites;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.LauncherIcons;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Thunk;
 
 import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser;
@@ -436,7 +437,7 @@
                 return -1;
             }
 
-            ItemInfo.writeBitmap(mValues, Utilities.createIconBitmap(icon, mContext));
+            ItemInfo.writeBitmap(mValues, LauncherIcons.createIconBitmap(icon, mContext));
             mValues.put(Favorites.ICON_PACKAGE, mIconRes.getResourcePackageName(iconId));
             mValues.put(Favorites.ICON_RESOURCE, mIconRes.getResourceName(iconId));
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseRecyclerViewFastScrollPopup.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseRecyclerViewFastScrollPopup.java
index b9e6277..b9b044d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseRecyclerViewFastScrollPopup.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseRecyclerViewFastScrollPopup.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.HolographicOutlineHelper;
+
 /**
  * The fast scroller popup that shows the section name the list will jump to.
  */
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@
             mBgBounds.bottom = mBgBounds.top + bgHeight;
 
             // Generate a bitmap for a shadow matching these bounds
-            mShadow = HolographicOutlineHelper.obtain(
+            mShadow = HolographicOutlineHelper.getInstance(
                     mRv.getContext()).createMediumDropShadow(mBg, false /* shouldCache */);
         } else {
             mShadow = null;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
index 33b3ad3..5cb2d4f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 
 import com.android.launcher3.IconCache.IconLoadRequest;
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.FolderIcon;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.HolographicOutlineHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.PackageItemInfo;
 
 import java.text.NumberFormat;
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@
         mLongPressHelper = new CheckLongPressHelper(this);
         mStylusEventHelper = new StylusEventHelper(new SimpleOnStylusPressListener(this), this);
 
-        mOutlineHelper = HolographicOutlineHelper.obtain(getContext());
+        mOutlineHelper = HolographicOutlineHelper.getInstance(getContext());
         setAccessibilityDelegate(mLauncher.getAccessibilityDelegate());
     }
 
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@
     void setStayPressed(boolean stayPressed) {
         mStayPressed = stayPressed;
         if (!stayPressed) {
-            HolographicOutlineHelper.obtain(getContext()).recycleShadowBitmap(mPressedBackground);
+            HolographicOutlineHelper.getInstance(getContext()).recycleShadowBitmap(mPressedBackground);
             mPressedBackground = null;
         } else {
             if (mPressedBackground == null) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/ExtendedEditText.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/ExtendedEditText.java
index bf4551b..f7737f4 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/ExtendedEditText.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/ExtendedEditText.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.DragEvent;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
+import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
 import android.widget.EditText;
 
 
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@
  */
 public class ExtendedEditText extends EditText {
 
+    private boolean mShowImeAfterFirstLayout;
+
     /**
      * Implemented by listeners of the back key.
      */
@@ -37,11 +40,11 @@
     private OnBackKeyListener mBackKeyListener;
 
     public ExtendedEditText(Context context) {
-        super(context);
+        this(context, null, 0);
     }
 
     public ExtendedEditText(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
-        super(context, attrs);
+        this(context, attrs, 0);
     }
 
     public ExtendedEditText(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
@@ -69,4 +72,29 @@
         // We don't want this view to interfere with Launcher own drag and drop.
         return false;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onLayout(boolean changed, int left, int top, int right, int bottom) {
+        super.onLayout(changed, left, top, right, bottom);
+        if (mShowImeAfterFirstLayout) {
+            // soft input only shows one frame after the layout of the EditText happens,
+            post(new Runnable() {
+                @Override
+                public void run() {
+                    showSoftInput();
+                    mShowImeAfterFirstLayout = false;
+                }
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void showKeyboard() {
+        mShowImeAfterFirstLayout = !showSoftInput();
+    }
+
+    private boolean showSoftInput() {
+        return requestFocus() &&
+                ((InputMethodManager) getContext().getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE))
+                    .showSoftInput(this, InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/IconCache.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/IconCache.java
index a49162c..9ac4847 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/IconCache.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/IconCache.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserHandleCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserManagerCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.LauncherIcons;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.PackageItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ComponentKey;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.SQLiteCacheHelper;
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@
 
     private Bitmap makeDefaultIcon(UserHandleCompat user) {
         Drawable unbadged = getFullResDefaultActivityIcon();
-        return Utilities.createBadgedIconBitmap(unbadged, user, mContext);
+        return LauncherIcons.createBadgedIconBitmap(unbadged, user, mContext);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@
         }
         if (entry == null) {
             entry = new CacheEntry();
-            entry.icon = Utilities.createBadgedIconBitmap(
+            entry.icon = LauncherIcons.createBadgedIconBitmap(
                     mIconProvider.getIcon(app, mIconDpi), app.getUser(),
                     mContext);
         }
@@ -555,7 +556,7 @@
             // Check the DB first.
             if (!getEntryFromDB(cacheKey, entry, useLowResIcon) || DEBUG_IGNORE_CACHE) {
                 if (info != null) {
-                    entry.icon = Utilities.createBadgedIconBitmap(
+                    entry.icon = LauncherIcons.createBadgedIconBitmap(
                             mIconProvider.getIcon(info, mIconDpi), info.getUser(),
                             mContext);
                 } else {
@@ -606,7 +607,7 @@
             entry.title = title;
         }
         if (icon != null) {
-            entry.icon = Utilities.createIconBitmap(icon, mContext);
+            entry.icon = LauncherIcons.createIconBitmap(icon, mContext);
         }
     }
 
@@ -641,7 +642,7 @@
 
                     // Load the full res icon for the application, but if useLowResIcon is set, then
                     // only keep the low resolution icon instead of the larger full-sized icon
-                    Bitmap icon = Utilities.createBadgedIconBitmap(
+                    Bitmap icon = LauncherIcons.createBadgedIconBitmap(
                             appInfo.loadIcon(mPackageManager), user, mContext);
                     Bitmap lowResIcon =  generateLowResIcon(icon, mPackageBgColor);
                     entry.title = appInfo.loadLabel(mPackageManager);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/InfoDropTarget.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/InfoDropTarget.java
index e136bcd..398c9d2 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/InfoDropTarget.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/InfoDropTarget.java
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
                 Settings.Global.DEVELOPMENT_SETTINGS_ENABLED, 0) == 1;
         return developmentSettingsEnabled
                 && (info instanceof AppInfo || info instanceof ShortcutInfo
-                || info instanceof PendingAddItemInfo || info instanceof LauncherAppWidgetInfo);
+                || info instanceof PendingAddItemInfo || info instanceof LauncherAppWidgetInfo)
+                && info.itemType != LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_SHORTCUT;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/InstallShortcutReceiver.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/InstallShortcutReceiver.java
index df87cc2..d8e58d8 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/InstallShortcutReceiver.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/InstallShortcutReceiver.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.LauncherAppsCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserHandleCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserManagerCompat;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.PackageManagerHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Thunk;
 
 import org.json.JSONException;
@@ -146,6 +147,15 @@
         }
         PendingInstallShortcutInfo info = createPendingInfo(context, data);
         if (info != null) {
+            if (!info.isLauncherActivity()) {
+                // Since its a custom shortcut, verify that it is safe to launch.
+                if (!PackageManagerHelper.hasPermissionForActivity(
+                        context, info.launchIntent, null)) {
+                    // Target cannot be launched, or requires some special permission to launch
+                    Log.e(TAG, "Ignoring malicious intent " + info.launchIntent.toUri(0));
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
             queuePendingShortcutInfo(info, context);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 901900e..4ea387f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@
 
         switch (requestCode) {
             case REQUEST_CREATE_SHORTCUT:
-                completeAddShortcut(intent, info.container, screenId, info.cellX, info.cellY);
+                completeAddShortcut(intent, info.container, screenId, info.cellX, info.cellY, info);
                 break;
             case REQUEST_CREATE_APPWIDGET:
                 completeAddAppWidget(appWidgetId, info, null, null);
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@
             // view after launching an app, as they may be depending on the UI to be static to
             // switch to another app, otherwise, if it was
             showAppsView(false /* animated */, !launchedFromApp /* updatePredictedApps */,
-                    false /* focusSearchBar */);
+                    mAppsView.shouldRestoreImeState() /* focusSearchBar */);
         } else if (mOnResumeState == State.WIDGETS) {
             showWidgetsView(false, false);
         }
@@ -1456,12 +1456,19 @@
      * @param data The intent describing the shortcut.
      */
     private void completeAddShortcut(Intent data, long container, long screenId, int cellX,
-            int cellY) {
+            int cellY, PendingRequestArgs args) {
         int[] cellXY = mTmpAddItemCellCoordinates;
         CellLayout layout = getCellLayout(container, screenId);
 
         ShortcutInfo info = InstallShortcutReceiver.fromShortcutIntent(this, data);
-        if (info == null) {
+        if (info == null || args.getRequestCode() != REQUEST_CREATE_SHORTCUT ||
+                args.getPendingIntent().getComponent() == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (!PackageManagerHelper.hasPermissionForActivity(
+                this, info.intent, args.getPendingIntent().getComponent().getPackageName())) {
+            // The app is trying to add a shortcut without sufficient permissions
+            Log.e(TAG, "Ignoring malicious intent " + info.intent.toUri(0));
             return;
         }
         final View view = createShortcut(info);
@@ -2178,10 +2185,9 @@
      * Process a shortcut drop.
      */
     private void processShortcutFromDrop(PendingAddItemInfo info) {
-        setWaitingForResult(new PendingRequestArgs(info));
-        Intent createShortcutIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CREATE_SHORTCUT);
-        createShortcutIntent.setComponent(info.componentName);
-        Utilities.startActivityForResultSafely(this, createShortcutIntent, REQUEST_CREATE_SHORTCUT);
+        Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CREATE_SHORTCUT).setComponent(info.componentName);
+        setWaitingForResult(PendingRequestArgs.forIntent(REQUEST_CREATE_SHORTCUT, intent, info));
+        Utilities.startActivityForResultSafely(this, intent, REQUEST_CREATE_SHORTCUT);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -4449,14 +4455,6 @@
         return sCustomAppWidgets;
     }
 
-    public static List<View> getFolderContents(View icon) {
-        if (icon instanceof FolderIcon) {
-            return ((FolderIcon) icon).getFolder().getItemsInReadingOrder();
-        } else {
-            return Collections.EMPTY_LIST;
-        }
-    }
-
     public static Launcher getLauncher(Context context) {
         if (context instanceof Launcher) {
             return (Launcher) context;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherClings.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherClings.java
deleted file mode 100644
index c1282b5..0000000
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherClings.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2008 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.launcher3;
-
-import android.content.Context;
-
-@Deprecated
-public class LauncherClings {
-    private static final String WORKSPACE_CLING_DISMISSED_KEY = "cling_gel.workspace.dismissed";
-
-    public static void markFirstRunClingDismissed(Context ctx) {
-        Utilities.getPrefs(ctx).edit()
-                .putBoolean(WORKSPACE_CLING_DISMISSED_KEY, true)
-                .apply();
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
index 68450e7..a812317 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
@@ -57,8 +57,11 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.dynamicui.ExtractionUtils;
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.Folder;
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.FolderIcon;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.LauncherIcons;
 import com.android.launcher3.logging.FileLog;
+import com.android.launcher3.model.BgDataModel;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.GridSizeMigrationTask;
+import com.android.launcher3.model.SdCardAvailableReceiver;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.WidgetsModel;
 import com.android.launcher3.provider.ImportDataTask;
 import com.android.launcher3.provider.LauncherDbUtils;
@@ -69,12 +72,12 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.util.CursorIconInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.FlagOp;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.GridOccupancy;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.ItemInfoMatcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.LongArrayMap;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ManagedProfileHeuristic;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.MultiHashMap;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.PackageManagerHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Preconditions;
-import com.android.launcher3.util.StringFilter;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Thunk;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ViewOnDrawExecutor;
 
@@ -159,38 +162,11 @@
         }
     };
 
-    // The lock that must be acquired before referencing any static bg data structures.  Unlike
-    // other locks, this one can generally be held long-term because we never expect any of these
-    // static data structures to be referenced outside of the worker thread except on the first
-    // load after configuration change.
-    static final Object sBgLock = new Object();
-
-    // sBgItemsIdMap maps *all* the ItemInfos (shortcuts, folders, and widgets) created by
-    // LauncherModel to their ids
-    static final LongArrayMap<ItemInfo> sBgItemsIdMap = new LongArrayMap<>();
-
-    // sBgWorkspaceItems is passed to bindItems, which expects a list of all folders and shortcuts
-    //       created by LauncherModel that are directly on the home screen (however, no widgets or
-    //       shortcuts within folders).
-    static final ArrayList<ItemInfo> sBgWorkspaceItems = new ArrayList<ItemInfo>();
-
-    // sBgAppWidgets is all LauncherAppWidgetInfo created by LauncherModel. Passed to bindAppWidget()
-    static final ArrayList<LauncherAppWidgetInfo> sBgAppWidgets =
-        new ArrayList<LauncherAppWidgetInfo>();
-
-    // sBgFolders is all FolderInfos created by LauncherModel. Passed to bindFolders()
-    static final LongArrayMap<FolderInfo> sBgFolders = new LongArrayMap<>();
-
-    // sBgWorkspaceScreens is the ordered set of workspace screens.
-    static final ArrayList<Long> sBgWorkspaceScreens = new ArrayList<Long>();
-
-    // sBgPinnedShortcutCounts is the ComponentKey representing a pinned shortcut to the number of
-    // times it is pinned.
-    static final Map<ShortcutKey, MutableInt> sBgPinnedShortcutCounts = new HashMap<>();
-
-    // sPendingPackages is a set of packages which could be on sdcard and are not available yet
-    static final HashMap<UserHandleCompat, HashSet<String>> sPendingPackages =
-            new HashMap<UserHandleCompat, HashSet<String>>();
+    /**
+     * All the static data should be accessed on the background thread, A lock should be acquired
+     * on this object when accessing any data from this model.
+     */
+    static final BgDataModel sBgDataModel = new BgDataModel();
 
     // </ only access in worker thread >
 
@@ -232,10 +208,6 @@
         public void bindDeepShortcutMap(MultiHashMap<ComponentKey, String> deepShortcutMap);
     }
 
-    public interface ItemInfoFilter {
-        public boolean filterItem(ItemInfo parent, ItemInfo info, ComponentName cn);
-    }
-
     LauncherModel(LauncherAppState app, IconCache iconCache, AppFilter appFilter,
             DeepShortcutManager deepShortcutManager) {
         Context context = app.getContext();
@@ -276,7 +248,7 @@
 
             @Override
             public void run() {
-                synchronized (sBgLock) {
+                synchronized (sBgDataModel) {
                     final HashSet<ItemInfo> updates = new HashSet<>();
 
                     if (installInfo.state == PackageInstallerCompat.STATUS_INSTALLED) {
@@ -284,7 +256,7 @@
                         return;
                     }
 
-                    for (ItemInfo info : sBgItemsIdMap) {
+                    for (ItemInfo info : sBgDataModel.itemsIdMap) {
                         if (info instanceof ShortcutInfo) {
                             ShortcutInfo si = (ShortcutInfo) info;
                             ComponentName cn = si.getTargetComponent();
@@ -301,7 +273,7 @@
                         }
                     }
 
-                    for (LauncherAppWidgetInfo widget : sBgAppWidgets) {
+                    for (LauncherAppWidgetInfo widget : sBgDataModel.appWidgets) {
                         if (widget.providerName.getPackageName().equals(installInfo.packageName)) {
                             widget.installProgress = installInfo.progress;
                             updates.add(widget);
@@ -334,11 +306,11 @@
 
             @Override
             public void run() {
-                synchronized (sBgLock) {
+                synchronized (sBgDataModel) {
                     ArrayList<ShortcutInfo> updates = new ArrayList<>();
                     UserHandleCompat user = UserHandleCompat.myUserHandle();
 
-                    for (ItemInfo info : sBgItemsIdMap) {
+                    for (ItemInfo info : sBgDataModel.itemsIdMap) {
                         if (info instanceof ShortcutInfo) {
                             ShortcutInfo si = (ShortcutInfo) info;
                             ComponentName cn = si.getTargetComponent();
@@ -418,8 +390,8 @@
 
         // Use sBgItemsIdMap as all the items are already loaded.
         assertWorkspaceLoaded();
-        synchronized (sBgLock) {
-            for (ItemInfo info : sBgItemsIdMap) {
+        synchronized (sBgDataModel) {
+            for (ItemInfo info : sBgDataModel.itemsIdMap) {
                 if (info.container == LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_DESKTOP) {
                     ArrayList<ItemInfo> items = screenItems.get(info.screenId);
                     if (items == null) {
@@ -496,7 +468,7 @@
                 // can not use sBgWorkspaceScreens because loadWorkspace() may not have been
                 // called.
                 ArrayList<Long> workspaceScreens = loadWorkspaceScreensDb(context);
-                synchronized(sBgLock) {
+                synchronized(sBgDataModel) {
                     for (ItemInfo item : workspaceApps) {
                         if (item instanceof ShortcutInfo) {
                             // Short-circuit this logic if the icon exists somewhere on the workspace
@@ -578,7 +550,7 @@
 
     static void checkItemInfoLocked(
             final long itemId, final ItemInfo item, StackTraceElement[] stackTrace) {
-        ItemInfo modelItem = sBgItemsIdMap.get(itemId);
+        ItemInfo modelItem = sBgDataModel.itemsIdMap.get(itemId);
         if (modelItem != null && item != modelItem) {
             // check all the data is consistent
             if (modelItem instanceof ShortcutInfo && item instanceof ShortcutInfo) {
@@ -619,7 +591,7 @@
         final long itemId = item.id;
         Runnable r = new Runnable() {
             public void run() {
-                synchronized (sBgLock) {
+                synchronized (sBgDataModel) {
                     checkItemInfoLocked(itemId, item, stackTrace);
                 }
             }
@@ -675,13 +647,13 @@
 
     static void updateItemArrays(ItemInfo item, long itemId, StackTraceElement[] stackTrace) {
         // Lock on mBgLock *after* the db operation
-        synchronized (sBgLock) {
+        synchronized (sBgDataModel) {
             checkItemInfoLocked(itemId, item, stackTrace);
 
             if (item.container != LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_DESKTOP &&
                     item.container != LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_HOTSEAT) {
                 // Item is in a folder, make sure this folder exists
-                if (!sBgFolders.containsKey(item.container)) {
+                if (!sBgDataModel.folders.containsKey(item.container)) {
                     // An items container is being set to a that of an item which is not in
                     // the list of Folders.
                     String msg = "item: " + item + " container being set to: " +
@@ -693,7 +665,7 @@
             // Items are added/removed from the corresponding FolderInfo elsewhere, such
             // as in Workspace.onDrop. Here, we just add/remove them from the list of items
             // that are on the desktop, as appropriate
-            ItemInfo modelItem = sBgItemsIdMap.get(itemId);
+            ItemInfo modelItem = sBgDataModel.itemsIdMap.get(itemId);
             if (modelItem != null &&
                     (modelItem.container == LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_DESKTOP ||
                      modelItem.container == LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_HOTSEAT)) {
@@ -702,15 +674,15 @@
                     case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_SHORTCUT:
                     case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_DEEP_SHORTCUT:
                     case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_FOLDER:
-                        if (!sBgWorkspaceItems.contains(modelItem)) {
-                            sBgWorkspaceItems.add(modelItem);
+                        if (!sBgDataModel.workspaceItems.contains(modelItem)) {
+                            sBgDataModel.workspaceItems.add(modelItem);
                         }
                         break;
                     default:
                         break;
                 }
             } else {
-                sBgWorkspaceItems.remove(modelItem);
+                sBgDataModel.workspaceItems.remove(modelItem);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -854,8 +826,8 @@
             intentWithoutPkg = intent.toUri(0);
         }
 
-        synchronized (sBgLock) {
-            for (ItemInfo item : sBgItemsIdMap) {
+        synchronized (sBgDataModel) {
+            for (ItemInfo item : sBgDataModel.itemsIdMap) {
                 if (item instanceof ShortcutInfo) {
                     ShortcutInfo info = (ShortcutInfo) item;
                     Intent targetIntent = info.promisedIntent == null
@@ -906,76 +878,35 @@
             public void run() {
                 cr.insert(LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTENT_URI, values);
 
-                // Lock on mBgLock *after* the db operation
-                synchronized (sBgLock) {
+                synchronized (sBgDataModel) {
                     checkItemInfoLocked(item.id, item, stackTrace);
-                    sBgItemsIdMap.put(item.id, item);
-                    switch (item.itemType) {
-                        case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_FOLDER:
-                            sBgFolders.put(item.id, (FolderInfo) item);
-                            // Fall through
-                        case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_APPLICATION:
-                        case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_SHORTCUT:
-                        case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_DEEP_SHORTCUT:
-                            if (item.container == LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_DESKTOP ||
-                                    item.container == LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_HOTSEAT) {
-                                sBgWorkspaceItems.add(item);
-                            } else {
-                                if (!sBgFolders.containsKey(item.container)) {
-                                    // Adding an item to a folder that doesn't exist.
-                                    String msg = "adding item: " + item + " to a folder that " +
-                                            " doesn't exist";
-                                    Log.e(TAG, msg);
-                                }
-                            }
-                            if (item.itemType == LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_DEEP_SHORTCUT) {
-                                incrementPinnedShortcutCount(
-                                        ShortcutKey.fromShortcutInfo((ShortcutInfo) item),
-                                        true /* shouldPin */);
-                            }
-                            break;
-                        case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_APPWIDGET:
-                            sBgAppWidgets.add((LauncherAppWidgetInfo) item);
-                            break;
-                    }
+                    sBgDataModel.addItem(item, true);
                 }
             }
         };
         runOnWorkerThread(r);
     }
 
-    private static ArrayList<ItemInfo> getItemsByPackageName(
-            final String pn, final UserHandleCompat user) {
-        ItemInfoFilter filter  = new ItemInfoFilter() {
-            @Override
-            public boolean filterItem(ItemInfo parent, ItemInfo info, ComponentName cn) {
-                return cn.getPackageName().equals(pn) && info.user.equals(user);
-            }
-        };
-        return filterItemInfos(sBgItemsIdMap, filter);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Removes all the items from the database corresponding to the specified package.
-     */
-    static void deletePackageFromDatabase(Context context, final String pn,
-            final UserHandleCompat user) {
-        deleteItemsFromDatabase(context, getItemsByPackageName(pn, user));
-    }
-
     /**
      * Removes the specified item from the database
      */
     public static void deleteItemFromDatabase(Context context, final ItemInfo item) {
-        ArrayList<ItemInfo> items = new ArrayList<ItemInfo>();
+        ArrayList<ItemInfo> items = new ArrayList<>();
         items.add(item);
         deleteItemsFromDatabase(context, items);
     }
 
     /**
+     * Removes all the items from the database matching {@param matcher}.
+     */
+    public static void deleteItemsFromDatabase(Context context, ItemInfoMatcher matcher) {
+        deleteItemsFromDatabase(context, matcher.filterItemInfos(sBgDataModel.itemsIdMap));
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Removes the specified items from the database
      */
-    static void deleteItemsFromDatabase(Context context, final ArrayList<? extends ItemInfo> items) {
+    static void deleteItemsFromDatabase(Context context, final Iterable<? extends ItemInfo> items) {
         final ContentResolver cr = context.getContentResolver();
         Runnable r = new Runnable() {
             public void run() {
@@ -983,36 +914,7 @@
                     final Uri uri = LauncherSettings.Favorites.getContentUri(item.id);
                     cr.delete(uri, null, null);
 
-                    // Lock on mBgLock *after* the db operation
-                    synchronized (sBgLock) {
-                        switch (item.itemType) {
-                            case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_FOLDER:
-                                sBgFolders.remove(item.id);
-                                for (ItemInfo info: sBgItemsIdMap) {
-                                    if (info.container == item.id) {
-                                        // We are deleting a folder which still contains items that
-                                        // think they are contained by that folder.
-                                        String msg = "deleting a folder (" + item + ") which still " +
-                                                "contains items (" + info + ")";
-                                        Log.e(TAG, msg);
-                                    }
-                                }
-                                sBgWorkspaceItems.remove(item);
-                                break;
-                            case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_DEEP_SHORTCUT:
-                                decrementPinnedShortcutCount(ShortcutKey.fromShortcutInfo(
-                                        (ShortcutInfo) item));
-                                // Fall through.
-                            case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_APPLICATION:
-                            case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_SHORTCUT:
-                                sBgWorkspaceItems.remove(item);
-                                break;
-                            case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_APPWIDGET:
-                                sBgAppWidgets.remove((LauncherAppWidgetInfo) item);
-                                break;
-                        }
-                        sBgItemsIdMap.remove(item.id);
-                    }
+                    sBgDataModel.removeItem(item);
                 }
             }
         };
@@ -1020,39 +922,6 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Decrement the count for the given pinned shortcut, unpinning it if the count becomes 0.
-     */
-    private static void decrementPinnedShortcutCount(final ShortcutKey pinnedShortcut) {
-        synchronized (sBgLock) {
-            MutableInt count = sBgPinnedShortcutCounts.get(pinnedShortcut);
-            if (count == null || --count.value == 0) {
-                LauncherAppState.getInstance().getShortcutManager().unpinShortcut(pinnedShortcut);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Increment the count for the given shortcut, pinning it if the count becomes 1.
-     *
-     * As an optimization, the caller can pass shouldPin == false to avoid
-     * unnecessary RPC's if the shortcut is already pinned.
-     */
-    private static void incrementPinnedShortcutCount(ShortcutKey pinnedShortcut, boolean shouldPin) {
-        synchronized (sBgLock) {
-            MutableInt count = sBgPinnedShortcutCounts.get(pinnedShortcut);
-            if (count == null) {
-                count = new MutableInt(1);
-                sBgPinnedShortcutCounts.put(pinnedShortcut, count);
-            } else {
-                count.value++;
-            }
-            if (shouldPin && count.value == 1) {
-                LauncherAppState.getInstance().getShortcutManager().pinShortcut(pinnedShortcut);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Update the order of the workspace screens in the database. The array list contains
      * a list of screen ids in the order that they should appear.
      */
@@ -1091,9 +960,9 @@
                     throw new RuntimeException(ex);
                 }
 
-                synchronized (sBgLock) {
-                    sBgWorkspaceScreens.clear();
-                    sBgWorkspaceScreens.addAll(screensCopy);
+                synchronized (sBgDataModel) {
+                    sBgDataModel.workspaceScreens.clear();
+                    sBgDataModel.workspaceScreens.addAll(screensCopy);
                 }
             }
         };
@@ -1108,22 +977,13 @@
 
         Runnable r = new Runnable() {
             public void run() {
-                cr.delete(LauncherSettings.Favorites.getContentUri(info.id), null, null);
-                // Lock on mBgLock *after* the db operation
-                synchronized (sBgLock) {
-                    sBgItemsIdMap.remove(info.id);
-                    sBgFolders.remove(info.id);
-                    sBgWorkspaceItems.remove(info);
-                }
-
                 cr.delete(LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTENT_URI,
                         LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER + "=" + info.id, null);
-                // Lock on mBgLock *after* the db operation
-                synchronized (sBgLock) {
-                    for (ItemInfo childInfo : info.contents) {
-                        sBgItemsIdMap.remove(childInfo.id);
-                    }
-                }
+                sBgDataModel.removeItem(info.contents);
+                info.contents.clear();
+
+                cr.delete(LauncherSettings.Favorites.getContentUri(info.id), null, null);
+                sBgDataModel.removeItem(info);
             }
         };
         runOnWorkerThread(r);
@@ -1150,9 +1010,12 @@
 
     @Override
     public void onPackageRemoved(String packageName, UserHandleCompat user) {
+        onPackagesRemoved(user, packageName);
+    }
+
+    public void onPackagesRemoved(UserHandleCompat user, String... packages) {
         int op = PackageUpdatedTask.OP_REMOVE;
-        enqueueItemUpdatedTask(new PackageUpdatedTask(op, new String[] { packageName },
-                user));
+        enqueueItemUpdatedTask(new PackageUpdatedTask(op, packages, user));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -1639,18 +1502,6 @@
             }
         }
 
-        /** Clears all the sBg data structures */
-        private void clearSBgDataStructures() {
-            synchronized (sBgLock) {
-                sBgWorkspaceItems.clear();
-                sBgAppWidgets.clear();
-                sBgFolders.clear();
-                sBgItemsIdMap.clear();
-                sBgWorkspaceScreens.clear();
-                sBgPinnedShortcutCounts.clear();
-            }
-        }
-
         private void loadWorkspace() {
             if (LauncherAppState.PROFILE_STARTUP) {
                 Trace.beginSection("Loading Workspace");
@@ -1663,6 +1514,7 @@
             final boolean isSafeMode = manager.isSafeMode();
             final LauncherAppsCompat launcherApps = LauncherAppsCompat.getInstance(context);
             final boolean isSdCardReady = Utilities.isBootCompleted();
+            final MultiHashMap<UserHandleCompat, String> pendingPackages = new MultiHashMap<>();
 
             LauncherAppState app = LauncherAppState.getInstance();
             InvariantDeviceProfile profile = app.getInvariantDeviceProfile();
@@ -1693,11 +1545,12 @@
             LauncherSettings.Settings.call(contentResolver,
                     LauncherSettings.Settings.METHOD_LOAD_DEFAULT_FAVORITES);
 
-            synchronized (sBgLock) {
-                clearSBgDataStructures();
+            synchronized (sBgDataModel) {
+                sBgDataModel.clear();
+
                 final HashMap<String, Integer> installingPkgs = PackageInstallerCompat
                         .getInstance(mContext).updateAndGetActiveSessionCache();
-                sBgWorkspaceScreens.addAll(loadWorkspaceScreensDb(mContext));
+                sBgDataModel.workspaceScreens.addAll(loadWorkspaceScreensDb(mContext));
 
                 final ArrayList<Long> itemsToRemove = new ArrayList<>();
                 final ArrayList<Long> restoredRows = new ArrayList<>();
@@ -1901,12 +1754,7 @@
                                             // SdCard is not ready yet. Package might get available,
                                             // once it is ready.
                                             Log.d(TAG, "Invalid package: " + cn + " (check again later)");
-                                            HashSet<String> pkgs = sPendingPackages.get(user);
-                                            if (pkgs == null) {
-                                                pkgs = new HashSet<String>();
-                                                sPendingPackages.put(user, pkgs);
-                                            }
-                                            pkgs.add(cn.getPackageName());
+                                            pendingPackages.addToList(user, cn.getPackageName());
                                             allowMissingTarget = true;
                                             // Add the icon on the workspace anyway.
 
@@ -1977,7 +1825,6 @@
 
                                         info.isDisabled |= ShortcutInfo.FLAG_DISABLED_LOCKED_USER;
                                     }
-                                    incrementPinnedShortcutCount(key, false /* shouldPin */);
                                 } else { // item type == ITEM_TYPE_SHORTCUT
                                     info = getShortcutInfo(c, cursorIconInfo);
 
@@ -2019,7 +1866,7 @@
                                     }
 
                                     // check & update map of what's occupied
-                                    if (!checkItemPlacement(occupied, info, sBgWorkspaceScreens)) {
+                                    if (!checkItemPlacement(occupied, info, sBgDataModel.workspaceScreens)) {
                                         itemsToRemove.add(id);
                                         break;
                                     }
@@ -2036,19 +1883,7 @@
                                         }
                                     }
 
-                                    switch (container) {
-                                    case LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_DESKTOP:
-                                    case LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_HOTSEAT:
-                                        sBgWorkspaceItems.add(info);
-                                        break;
-                                    default:
-                                        // Item is in a user folder
-                                        FolderInfo folderInfo =
-                                                findOrMakeFolder(sBgFolders, container);
-                                        folderInfo.add(info, false);
-                                        break;
-                                    }
-                                    sBgItemsIdMap.put(info.id, info);
+                                    sBgDataModel.addItem(info, false);
                                 } else {
                                     throw new RuntimeException("Unexpected null ShortcutInfo");
                                 }
@@ -2056,7 +1891,7 @@
 
                             case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_FOLDER:
                                 id = c.getLong(idIndex);
-                                FolderInfo folderInfo = findOrMakeFolder(sBgFolders, id);
+                                FolderInfo folderInfo = sBgDataModel.findOrMakeFolder(id);
 
                                 // Do not trim the folder label, as is was set by the user.
                                 folderInfo.title = c.getString(cursorIconInfo.titleIndex);
@@ -2070,25 +1905,16 @@
                                 folderInfo.options = c.getInt(optionsIndex);
 
                                 // check & update map of what's occupied
-                                if (!checkItemPlacement(occupied, folderInfo, sBgWorkspaceScreens)) {
+                                if (!checkItemPlacement(occupied, folderInfo, sBgDataModel.workspaceScreens)) {
                                     itemsToRemove.add(id);
                                     break;
                                 }
-
-                                switch (container) {
-                                    case LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_DESKTOP:
-                                    case LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_HOTSEAT:
-                                        sBgWorkspaceItems.add(folderInfo);
-                                        break;
-                                }
-
                                 if (restored) {
                                     // no special handling required for restored folders
                                     restoredRows.add(id);
                                 }
 
-                                sBgItemsIdMap.put(folderInfo.id, folderInfo);
-                                sBgFolders.put(folderInfo.id, folderInfo);
+                                sBgDataModel.addItem(folderInfo, false);
                                 break;
 
                             case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_APPWIDGET:
@@ -2205,7 +2031,7 @@
 
                                     appWidgetInfo.container = container;
                                     // check & update map of what's occupied
-                                    if (!checkItemPlacement(occupied, appWidgetInfo, sBgWorkspaceScreens)) {
+                                    if (!checkItemPlacement(occupied, appWidgetInfo, sBgDataModel.workspaceScreens)) {
                                         itemsToRemove.add(id);
                                         break;
                                     }
@@ -2224,8 +2050,7 @@
                                             updateItem(id, values);
                                         }
                                     }
-                                    sBgItemsIdMap.put(appWidgetInfo.id, appWidgetInfo);
-                                    sBgAppWidgets.add(appWidgetInfo);
+                                    sBgDataModel.addItem(appWidgetInfo, false);
                                 }
                                 break;
                             }
@@ -2239,7 +2064,7 @@
 
                 // Break early if we've stopped loading
                 if (mStopped) {
-                    clearSBgDataStructures();
+                    sBgDataModel.clear();
                     return;
                 }
 
@@ -2259,15 +2084,15 @@
                                     LauncherSettings.Settings.METHOD_DELETE_EMPTY_FOLDERS)
                             .getSerializable(LauncherSettings.Settings.EXTRA_VALUE);
                     for (long folderId : deletedFolderIds) {
-                        sBgWorkspaceItems.remove(sBgFolders.get(folderId));
-                        sBgFolders.remove(folderId);
-                        sBgItemsIdMap.remove(folderId);
+                        sBgDataModel.workspaceItems.remove(sBgDataModel.folders.get(folderId));
+                        sBgDataModel.folders.remove(folderId);
+                        sBgDataModel.itemsIdMap.remove(folderId);
                     }
                 }
 
                 // Unpin shortcuts that don't exist on the workspace.
                 for (ShortcutKey key : shortcutKeyToPinnedShortcuts.keySet()) {
-                    MutableInt numTimesPinned = sBgPinnedShortcutCounts.get(key);
+                    MutableInt numTimesPinned = sBgDataModel.pinnedShortcutCounts.get(key);
                     if (numTimesPinned == null || numTimesPinned.value == 0) {
                         // Shortcut is pinned but doesn't exist on the workspace; unpin it.
                         mDeepShortcutManager.unpinShortcut(key);
@@ -2275,7 +2100,7 @@
                 }
 
                 // Sort all the folder items and make sure the first 3 items are high resolution.
-                for (FolderInfo folder : sBgFolders) {
+                for (FolderInfo folder : sBgDataModel.folders) {
                     Collections.sort(folder.contents, Folder.ITEM_POS_COMPARATOR);
                     int pos = 0;
                     for (ShortcutInfo info : folder.contents) {
@@ -2298,15 +2123,18 @@
                                     LauncherSettings.Favorites._ID, restoredRows), null);
                 }
 
-                if (!isSdCardReady && !sPendingPackages.isEmpty()) {
-                    context.registerReceiver(new AppsAvailabilityCheck(),
+                if (!isSdCardReady && !pendingPackages.isEmpty()) {
+                    context.registerReceiver(
+                            new SdCardAvailableReceiver(
+                                    LauncherModel.this, mContext, pendingPackages),
                             new IntentFilter(Intent.ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED),
-                            null, sWorker);
+                            null,
+                            sWorker);
                 }
 
                 // Remove any empty screens
-                ArrayList<Long> unusedScreens = new ArrayList<Long>(sBgWorkspaceScreens);
-                for (ItemInfo item: sBgItemsIdMap) {
+                ArrayList<Long> unusedScreens = new ArrayList<Long>(sBgDataModel.workspaceScreens);
+                for (ItemInfo item: sBgDataModel.itemsIdMap) {
                     long screenId = item.screenId;
                     if (item.container == LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_DESKTOP &&
                             unusedScreens.contains(screenId)) {
@@ -2316,8 +2144,8 @@
 
                 // If there are any empty screens remove them, and update.
                 if (unusedScreens.size() != 0) {
-                    sBgWorkspaceScreens.removeAll(unusedScreens);
-                    updateWorkspaceScreenOrder(context, sBgWorkspaceScreens);
+                    sBgDataModel.workspaceScreens.removeAll(unusedScreens);
+                    updateWorkspaceScreenOrder(context, sBgDataModel.workspaceScreens);
                 }
 
                 if (DEBUG_LOADERS) {
@@ -2530,10 +2358,10 @@
             ArrayList<LauncherAppWidgetInfo> appWidgets = new ArrayList<>();
             ArrayList<Long> orderedScreenIds = new ArrayList<>();
 
-            synchronized (sBgLock) {
-                workspaceItems.addAll(sBgWorkspaceItems);
-                appWidgets.addAll(sBgAppWidgets);
-                orderedScreenIds.addAll(sBgWorkspaceScreens);
+            synchronized (sBgDataModel) {
+                workspaceItems.addAll(sBgDataModel.workspaceItems);
+                appWidgets.addAll(sBgDataModel.appWidgets);
+                orderedScreenIds.addAll(sBgDataModel.workspaceScreens);
             }
 
             final int currentScreen;
@@ -2677,8 +2505,8 @@
         private void updateIconCache() {
             // Ignore packages which have a promise icon.
             HashSet<String> packagesToIgnore = new HashSet<>();
-            synchronized (sBgLock) {
-                for (ItemInfo info : sBgItemsIdMap) {
+            synchronized (sBgDataModel) {
+                for (ItemInfo info : sBgDataModel.itemsIdMap) {
                     if (info instanceof ShortcutInfo) {
                         ShortcutInfo si = (ShortcutInfo) info;
                         if (si.isPromise() && si.getTargetComponent() != null) {
@@ -2841,11 +2669,11 @@
         }
 
         public void dumpState() {
-            synchronized (sBgLock) {
+            synchronized (sBgDataModel) {
                 Log.d(TAG, "mLoaderTask.mContext=" + mContext);
                 Log.d(TAG, "mLoaderTask.mStopped=" + mStopped);
                 Log.d(TAG, "mLoaderTask.mLoadAndBindStepFinished=" + mLoadAndBindStepFinished);
-                Log.d(TAG, "mItems size=" + sBgWorkspaceItems.size());
+                Log.d(TAG, "mItems size=" + sBgDataModel.workspaceItems.size());
             }
         }
     }
@@ -2914,8 +2742,8 @@
 
         // If any package icon has changed (app was updated while launcher was dead),
         // update the corresponding shortcuts.
-        synchronized (sBgLock) {
-            for (ItemInfo info : sBgItemsIdMap) {
+        synchronized (sBgDataModel) {
+            for (ItemInfo info : sBgDataModel.itemsIdMap) {
                 if (info instanceof ShortcutInfo && user.equals(info.user)
                         && info.itemType == LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_APPLICATION) {
                     ShortcutInfo si = (ShortcutInfo) info;
@@ -2971,47 +2799,10 @@
         sWorker.post(task);
     }
 
-    @Thunk class AppsAvailabilityCheck extends BroadcastReceiver {
-
-        @Override
-        public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
-            synchronized (sBgLock) {
-                final LauncherAppsCompat launcherApps = LauncherAppsCompat
-                        .getInstance(mApp.getContext());
-                final PackageManager manager = context.getPackageManager();
-                final ArrayList<String> packagesRemoved = new ArrayList<String>();
-                final ArrayList<String> packagesUnavailable = new ArrayList<String>();
-                for (Entry<UserHandleCompat, HashSet<String>> entry : sPendingPackages.entrySet()) {
-                    UserHandleCompat user = entry.getKey();
-                    packagesRemoved.clear();
-                    packagesUnavailable.clear();
-                    for (String pkg : entry.getValue()) {
-                        if (!launcherApps.isPackageEnabledForProfile(pkg, user)) {
-                            if (PackageManagerHelper.isAppOnSdcard(manager, pkg)) {
-                                packagesUnavailable.add(pkg);
-                            } else {
-                                packagesRemoved.add(pkg);
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                    if (!packagesRemoved.isEmpty()) {
-                        enqueueItemUpdatedTask(new PackageUpdatedTask(PackageUpdatedTask.OP_REMOVE,
-                                packagesRemoved.toArray(new String[packagesRemoved.size()]), user));
-                    }
-                    if (!packagesUnavailable.isEmpty()) {
-                        enqueueItemUpdatedTask(new PackageUpdatedTask(PackageUpdatedTask.OP_UNAVAILABLE,
-                                packagesUnavailable.toArray(new String[packagesUnavailable.size()]), user));
-                    }
-                }
-                sPendingPackages.clear();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     private class PackageUpdatedTask implements Runnable {
-        int mOp;
-        String[] mPackages;
-        UserHandleCompat mUser;
+        final int mOp;
+        final String[] mPackages;
+        final UserHandleCompat mUser;
 
         public static final int OP_NONE = 0;
         public static final int OP_ADD = 1;
@@ -3038,7 +2829,7 @@
             final String[] packages = mPackages;
             final int N = packages.length;
             FlagOp flagOp = FlagOp.NO_OP;
-            StringFilter pkgFilter = StringFilter.of(new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(packages)));
+            final HashSet<String> packageSet = new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList(packages));
             switch (mOp) {
                 case OP_ADD: {
                     for (int i=0; i<N; i++) {
@@ -3088,15 +2879,15 @@
                             FlagOp.addFlag(ShortcutInfo.FLAG_DISABLED_SUSPENDED) :
                                     FlagOp.removeFlag(ShortcutInfo.FLAG_DISABLED_SUSPENDED);
                     if (DEBUG_LOADERS) Log.d(TAG, "mAllAppsList.(un)suspend " + N);
-                    mBgAllAppsList.updatePackageFlags(pkgFilter, mUser, flagOp);
+                    mBgAllAppsList.updateDisabledFlags(
+                            ItemInfoMatcher.ofPackages(packageSet, mUser), flagOp);
                     break;
                 case OP_USER_AVAILABILITY_CHANGE:
                     flagOp = UserManagerCompat.getInstance(context).isQuietModeEnabled(mUser)
                             ? FlagOp.addFlag(ShortcutInfo.FLAG_DISABLED_QUIET_USER)
                             : FlagOp.removeFlag(ShortcutInfo.FLAG_DISABLED_QUIET_USER);
                     // We want to update all packages for this user.
-                    pkgFilter = StringFilter.matchesAll();
-                    mBgAllAppsList.updatePackageFlags(pkgFilter, mUser, flagOp);
+                    mBgAllAppsList.updateDisabledFlags(ItemInfoMatcher.ofUser(mUser), flagOp);
                     break;
             }
 
@@ -3145,12 +2936,12 @@
 
             // Update shortcut infos
             if (mOp == OP_ADD || flagOp != FlagOp.NO_OP) {
-                final ArrayList<ShortcutInfo> updatedShortcuts = new ArrayList<ShortcutInfo>();
-                final ArrayList<ShortcutInfo> removedShortcuts = new ArrayList<ShortcutInfo>();
-                final ArrayList<LauncherAppWidgetInfo> widgets = new ArrayList<LauncherAppWidgetInfo>();
+                final ArrayList<ShortcutInfo> updatedShortcuts = new ArrayList<>();
+                final ArrayList<ShortcutInfo> removedShortcuts = new ArrayList<>();
+                final ArrayList<LauncherAppWidgetInfo> widgets = new ArrayList<>();
 
-                synchronized (sBgLock) {
-                    for (ItemInfo info : sBgItemsIdMap) {
+                synchronized (sBgDataModel) {
+                    for (ItemInfo info : sBgDataModel.itemsIdMap) {
                         if (info instanceof ShortcutInfo && mUser.equals(info.user)) {
                             ShortcutInfo si = (ShortcutInfo) info;
                             boolean infoUpdated = false;
@@ -3158,8 +2949,8 @@
 
                             // Update shortcuts which use iconResource.
                             if ((si.iconResource != null)
-                                    && pkgFilter.matches(si.iconResource.packageName)) {
-                                Bitmap icon = Utilities.createIconBitmap(
+                                    && packageSet.contains(si.iconResource.packageName)) {
+                                Bitmap icon = LauncherIcons.createIconBitmap(
                                         si.iconResource.packageName,
                                         si.iconResource.resourceName, context);
                                 if (icon != null) {
@@ -3170,7 +2961,7 @@
                             }
 
                             ComponentName cn = si.getTargetComponent();
-                            if (cn != null && pkgFilter.matches(cn.getPackageName())) {
+                            if (cn != null && packageSet.contains(cn.getPackageName())) {
                                 AppInfo appInfo = addedOrUpdatedApps.get(cn);
 
                                 if (si.isPromise()) {
@@ -3235,7 +3026,7 @@
                             LauncherAppWidgetInfo widgetInfo = (LauncherAppWidgetInfo) info;
                             if (mUser.equals(widgetInfo.user)
                                     && widgetInfo.hasRestoreFlag(LauncherAppWidgetInfo.FLAG_PROVIDER_NOT_READY)
-                                    && pkgFilter.matches(widgetInfo.providerName.getPackageName())) {
+                                    && packageSet.contains(widgetInfo.providerName.getPackageName())) {
                                 widgetInfo.restoreStatus &=
                                         ~LauncherAppWidgetInfo.FLAG_PROVIDER_NOT_READY &
                                         ~LauncherAppWidgetInfo.FLAG_RESTORE_STARTED;
@@ -3293,12 +3084,10 @@
             }
 
             if (!removedPackages.isEmpty() || !removedComponents.isEmpty()) {
-                for (String pn : removedPackages) {
-                    deletePackageFromDatabase(context, pn, mUser);
-                }
-                for (ComponentName cn : removedComponents) {
-                    deleteItemsFromDatabase(context, getItemInfoForComponentName(cn, mUser));
-                }
+                deleteItemsFromDatabase(
+                        context, ItemInfoMatcher.ofPackages(removedPackages, mUser));
+                deleteItemsFromDatabase(
+                        context, ItemInfoMatcher.ofComponents(removedComponents, mUser));
 
                 // Remove any queued items from the install queue
                 InstallShortcutReceiver.removeFromInstallQueue(context, removedPackages, mUser);
@@ -3387,7 +3176,7 @@
 
             // Find ShortcutInfo's that have changed on the workspace.
             MultiHashMap<String, ShortcutInfo> idsToWorkspaceShortcutInfos = new MultiHashMap<>();
-            for (ItemInfo itemInfo : sBgItemsIdMap) {
+            for (ItemInfo itemInfo : sBgDataModel.itemsIdMap) {
                 if (itemInfo.itemType == LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_DEEP_SHORTCUT) {
                     ShortcutInfo si = (ShortcutInfo) itemInfo;
                     if (si.getPromisedIntent().getPackage().equals(mPackageName)
@@ -3458,7 +3247,7 @@
             // Update the workspace to reflect the changes to updated shortcuts residing on it.
             ArrayList<ShortcutInfo> updatedShortcutInfos = new ArrayList<>();
             ArrayList<ShortcutInfo> deletedShortcutInfos = new ArrayList<>();
-            for (ItemInfo itemInfo : sBgItemsIdMap) {
+            for (ItemInfo itemInfo : sBgDataModel.itemsIdMap) {
                 if (itemInfo.itemType == LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_DEEP_SHORTCUT
                         && mUser.equals(itemInfo.user)) {
                     ShortcutInfo si = (ShortcutInfo) itemInfo;
@@ -3534,18 +3323,6 @@
         return !launcherApps.isPackageEnabledForProfile(packageName, user);
     }
 
-    public static boolean isValidPackageActivity(Context context, ComponentName cn,
-            UserHandleCompat user) {
-        if (cn == null) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        final LauncherAppsCompat launcherApps = LauncherAppsCompat.getInstance(context);
-        if (!launcherApps.isPackageEnabledForProfile(cn.getPackageName(), user)) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        return launcherApps.isActivityEnabledForProfile(cn, user);
-    }
-
     public static boolean isValidPackage(Context context, String packageName,
             UserHandleCompat user) {
         if (packageName == null) {
@@ -3668,50 +3445,6 @@
         return info;
     }
 
-    static ArrayList<ItemInfo> filterItemInfos(Iterable<ItemInfo> infos,
-            ItemInfoFilter f) {
-        HashSet<ItemInfo> filtered = new HashSet<ItemInfo>();
-        for (ItemInfo i : infos) {
-            if (i instanceof ShortcutInfo) {
-                ShortcutInfo info = (ShortcutInfo) i;
-                ComponentName cn = info.getTargetComponent();
-                if (cn != null && f.filterItem(null, info, cn)) {
-                    filtered.add(info);
-                }
-            } else if (i instanceof FolderInfo) {
-                FolderInfo info = (FolderInfo) i;
-                for (ShortcutInfo s : info.contents) {
-                    ComponentName cn = s.getTargetComponent();
-                    if (cn != null && f.filterItem(info, s, cn)) {
-                        filtered.add(s);
-                    }
-                }
-            } else if (i instanceof LauncherAppWidgetInfo) {
-                LauncherAppWidgetInfo info = (LauncherAppWidgetInfo) i;
-                ComponentName cn = info.providerName;
-                if (cn != null && f.filterItem(null, info, cn)) {
-                    filtered.add(info);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return new ArrayList<ItemInfo>(filtered);
-    }
-
-    @Thunk ArrayList<ItemInfo> getItemInfoForComponentName(final ComponentName cname,
-            final UserHandleCompat user) {
-        ItemInfoFilter filter  = new ItemInfoFilter() {
-            @Override
-            public boolean filterItem(ItemInfo parent, ItemInfo info, ComponentName cn) {
-                if (info.user == null) {
-                    return cn.equals(cname);
-                } else {
-                    return cn.equals(cname) && info.user.equals(user);
-                }
-            }
-        };
-        return filterItemInfos(sBgItemsIdMap, filter);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Make an ShortcutInfo object for a shortcut that isn't an application.
      */
@@ -3753,17 +3486,15 @@
         }
 
         Bitmap icon = null;
-        boolean customIcon = false;
         ShortcutIconResource iconResource = null;
 
         if (bitmap instanceof Bitmap) {
-            icon = Utilities.createIconBitmap((Bitmap) bitmap, context);
-            customIcon = true;
+            icon = LauncherIcons.createIconBitmap((Bitmap) bitmap, context);
         } else {
             Parcelable extra = data.getParcelableExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_ICON_RESOURCE);
             if (extra instanceof ShortcutIconResource) {
                 iconResource = (ShortcutIconResource) extra;
-                icon = Utilities.createIconBitmap(iconResource.packageName,
+                icon = LauncherIcons.createIconBitmap(iconResource.packageName,
                         iconResource.resourceName, context);
             }
         }
@@ -3787,22 +3518,6 @@
         return info;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Return an existing FolderInfo object if we have encountered this ID previously,
-     * or make a new one.
-     */
-    @Thunk static FolderInfo findOrMakeFolder(LongArrayMap<FolderInfo> folders, long id) {
-        // See if a placeholder was created for us already
-        FolderInfo folderInfo = folders.get(id);
-        if (folderInfo == null) {
-            // No placeholder -- create a new instance
-            folderInfo = new FolderInfo();
-            folders.put(id, folderInfo);
-        }
-        return folderInfo;
-    }
-
-
     static boolean isValidProvider(AppWidgetProviderInfo provider) {
         return (provider != null) && (provider.provider != null)
                 && (provider.provider.getPackageName() != null);
@@ -3829,8 +3544,8 @@
      * @return {@link FolderInfo} if its already loaded.
      */
     public FolderInfo findFolderById(Long folderId) {
-        synchronized (sBgLock) {
-            return sBgFolders.get(folderId);
+        synchronized (sBgDataModel) {
+            return sBgDataModel.folders.get(folderId);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
index f3d9493..e1ff6db 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
@@ -764,12 +764,7 @@
                     }
                 }
                 case 16: {
-                    // We use the db version upgrade here to identify users who may not have seen
-                    // clings yet (because they weren't available), but for whom the clings are now
-                    // available (tablet users). Because one of the possible cling flows (migration)
-                    // is very destructive (wipes out workspaces), we want to prevent this from showing
-                    // until clear data. We do so by marking that the clings have been shown.
-                    LauncherClings.markFirstRunClingDismissed(mContext);
+                    // No-op
                 }
                 case 17: {
                     // No-op
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/ShortcutInfo.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/ShortcutInfo.java
index 9d7be16..9b4bfbc 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/ShortcutInfo.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/ShortcutInfo.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserHandleCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserManagerCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.FolderIcon;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.LauncherIcons;
 import com.android.launcher3.shortcuts.ShortcutInfoCompat;
 
 /**
@@ -323,13 +324,13 @@
         IconCache cache = launcherAppState.getIconCache();
         Bitmap unbadgedBitmap = unbadgedDrawable == null
                 ? cache.getDefaultIcon(UserHandleCompat.myUserHandle())
-                : Utilities.createScaledBitmapWithoutShadow(unbadgedDrawable, context);
+                : LauncherIcons.createScaledBitmapWithoutShadow(unbadgedDrawable, context);
         setIcon(getBadgedIcon(unbadgedBitmap, shortcutInfo, cache, context));
     }
 
     protected Bitmap getBadgedIcon(Bitmap unbadgedBitmap, ShortcutInfoCompat shortcutInfo,
             IconCache cache, Context context) {
-        unbadgedBitmap = Utilities.addShadowToIcon(unbadgedBitmap);
+        unbadgedBitmap = LauncherIcons.addShadowToIcon(unbadgedBitmap);
         // Get the app info for the source activity.
         AppInfo appInfo = new AppInfo();
         appInfo.user = user;
@@ -338,9 +339,9 @@
             cache.getTitleAndIcon(appInfo, shortcutInfo.getActivityInfo(context), false);
         } catch (NullPointerException e) {
             // This may happen when we fail to load the activity info. Worst case ignore badging.
-            return Utilities.badgeIconForUser(unbadgedBitmap, user, context);
+            return LauncherIcons.badgeIconForUser(unbadgedBitmap, user, context);
         }
-        return Utilities.badgeWithBitmap(unbadgedBitmap, appInfo.iconBitmap, context);
+        return LauncherIcons.badgeWithBitmap(unbadgedBitmap, appInfo.iconBitmap, context);
     }
 
     /** Returns the ShortcutInfo id associated with the deep shortcut. */
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
index e34f509..17afe05 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
@@ -31,19 +31,11 @@
 import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
-import android.database.Cursor;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
-import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
-import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.Matrix;
 import android.graphics.Paint;
-import android.graphics.PaintFlagsDrawFilter;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
-import android.graphics.RectF;
-import android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable;
-import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
-import android.graphics.drawable.PaintDrawable;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.PowerManager;
@@ -62,11 +54,7 @@
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityManager;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
-import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserHandleCompat;
-import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.ProviderConfig;
-import com.android.launcher3.graphics.ShadowGenerator;
-import com.android.launcher3.util.IconNormalizer;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.Closeable;
@@ -90,19 +78,9 @@
 
     private static final String TAG = "Launcher.Utilities";
 
-    private static final Rect sOldBounds = new Rect();
-    private static final Canvas sCanvas = new Canvas();
-
     private static final Pattern sTrimPattern =
             Pattern.compile("^[\\s|\\p{javaSpaceChar}]*(.*)[\\s|\\p{javaSpaceChar}]*$");
 
-    static {
-        sCanvas.setDrawFilter(new PaintFlagsDrawFilter(Paint.DITHER_FLAG,
-                Paint.FILTER_BITMAP_FLAG));
-    }
-    static int sColors[] = { 0xffff0000, 0xff00ff00, 0xff0000ff };
-    static int sColorIndex = 0;
-
     private static final int[] sLoc0 = new int[2];
     private static final int[] sLoc1 = new int[2];
 
@@ -170,198 +148,6 @@
         return false;
     }
 
-    public static Bitmap createIconBitmap(Cursor c, int iconIndex, Context context) {
-        byte[] data = c.getBlob(iconIndex);
-        try {
-            return createIconBitmap(BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(data, 0, data.length), context);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            return null;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns a bitmap suitable for the all apps view. If the package or the resource do not
-     * exist, it returns null.
-     */
-    public static Bitmap createIconBitmap(String packageName, String resourceName,
-            Context context) {
-        PackageManager packageManager = context.getPackageManager();
-        // the resource
-        try {
-            Resources resources = packageManager.getResourcesForApplication(packageName);
-            if (resources != null) {
-                final int id = resources.getIdentifier(resourceName, null, null);
-                return createIconBitmap(
-                        resources.getDrawableForDensity(id, LauncherAppState.getInstance()
-                                .getInvariantDeviceProfile().fillResIconDpi), context);
-            }
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            // Icon not found.
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    private static int getIconBitmapSize() {
-        return LauncherAppState.getInstance().getInvariantDeviceProfile().iconBitmapSize;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns a bitmap which is of the appropriate size to be displayed as an icon
-     */
-    public static Bitmap createIconBitmap(Bitmap icon, Context context) {
-        final int iconBitmapSize = getIconBitmapSize();
-        if (iconBitmapSize == icon.getWidth() && iconBitmapSize == icon.getHeight()) {
-            return icon;
-        }
-        return createIconBitmap(new BitmapDrawable(context.getResources(), icon), context);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns a bitmap suitable for the all apps view. The icon is badged for {@param user}.
-     * The bitmap is also visually normalized with other icons.
-     */
-    @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
-    public static Bitmap createBadgedIconBitmap(
-            Drawable icon, UserHandleCompat user, Context context) {
-        float scale = FeatureFlags.LAUNCHER3_DISABLE_ICON_NORMALIZATION ?
-                1 : IconNormalizer.getInstance().getScale(icon, null);
-        Bitmap bitmap = createIconBitmap(icon, context, scale);
-        return badgeIconForUser(bitmap, user, context);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Badges the provided icon with the user badge if required.
-     */
-    public static Bitmap badgeIconForUser(Bitmap icon,  UserHandleCompat user, Context context) {
-        if (Utilities.ATLEAST_LOLLIPOP && user != null
-                && !UserHandleCompat.myUserHandle().equals(user)) {
-            BitmapDrawable drawable = new FixedSizeBitmapDrawable(icon);
-            Drawable badged = context.getPackageManager().getUserBadgedIcon(
-                    drawable, user.getUser());
-            if (badged instanceof BitmapDrawable) {
-                return ((BitmapDrawable) badged).getBitmap();
-            } else {
-                return createIconBitmap(badged, context);
-            }
-        } else {
-            return icon;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Creates a normalized bitmap suitable for the all apps view. The bitmap is also visually
-     * normalized with other icons and has enough spacing to add shadow.
-     */
-    public static Bitmap createScaledBitmapWithoutShadow(Drawable icon, Context context) {
-        RectF iconBounds = new RectF();
-        float scale = FeatureFlags.LAUNCHER3_DISABLE_ICON_NORMALIZATION ?
-                1 : IconNormalizer.getInstance().getScale(icon, iconBounds);
-        scale = Math.min(scale, ShadowGenerator.getScaleForBounds(iconBounds));
-        return createIconBitmap(icon, context, scale);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Adds a shadow to the provided icon. It assumes that the icon has already been scaled using
-     * {@link #createScaledBitmapWithoutShadow(Drawable, Context)}
-     */
-    public static Bitmap addShadowToIcon(Bitmap icon) {
-        return ShadowGenerator.getInstance().recreateIcon(icon);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Adds the {@param badge} on top of {@param srcTgt} using the badge dimensions.
-     */
-    @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
-    public static Bitmap badgeWithBitmap(Bitmap srcTgt, Bitmap badge, Context context) {
-        int badgeSize = context.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.profile_badge_size);
-        synchronized (sCanvas) {
-            sCanvas.setBitmap(srcTgt);
-            sCanvas.drawBitmap(badge, new Rect(0, 0, badge.getWidth(), badge.getHeight()),
-                    new Rect(srcTgt.getWidth() - badgeSize,
-                            srcTgt.getHeight() - badgeSize, srcTgt.getWidth(), srcTgt.getHeight()),
-                    new Paint(Paint.FILTER_BITMAP_FLAG));
-            sCanvas.setBitmap(null);
-        }
-        return srcTgt;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns a bitmap suitable for the all apps view.
-     */
-    public static Bitmap createIconBitmap(Drawable icon, Context context) {
-        return createIconBitmap(icon, context, 1.0f /* scale */);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @param scale the scale to apply before drawing {@param icon} on the canvas
-     */
-    public static Bitmap createIconBitmap(Drawable icon, Context context, float scale) {
-        synchronized (sCanvas) {
-            final int iconBitmapSize = getIconBitmapSize();
-
-            int width = iconBitmapSize;
-            int height = iconBitmapSize;
-
-            if (icon instanceof PaintDrawable) {
-                PaintDrawable painter = (PaintDrawable) icon;
-                painter.setIntrinsicWidth(width);
-                painter.setIntrinsicHeight(height);
-            } else if (icon instanceof BitmapDrawable) {
-                // Ensure the bitmap has a density.
-                BitmapDrawable bitmapDrawable = (BitmapDrawable) icon;
-                Bitmap bitmap = bitmapDrawable.getBitmap();
-                if (bitmap != null && bitmap.getDensity() == Bitmap.DENSITY_NONE) {
-                    bitmapDrawable.setTargetDensity(context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics());
-                }
-            }
-            int sourceWidth = icon.getIntrinsicWidth();
-            int sourceHeight = icon.getIntrinsicHeight();
-            if (sourceWidth > 0 && sourceHeight > 0) {
-                // Scale the icon proportionally to the icon dimensions
-                final float ratio = (float) sourceWidth / sourceHeight;
-                if (sourceWidth > sourceHeight) {
-                    height = (int) (width / ratio);
-                } else if (sourceHeight > sourceWidth) {
-                    width = (int) (height * ratio);
-                }
-            }
-
-            // no intrinsic size --> use default size
-            int textureWidth = iconBitmapSize;
-            int textureHeight = iconBitmapSize;
-
-            final Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(textureWidth, textureHeight,
-                    Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
-            final Canvas canvas = sCanvas;
-            canvas.setBitmap(bitmap);
-
-            final int left = (textureWidth-width) / 2;
-            final int top = (textureHeight-height) / 2;
-
-            @SuppressWarnings("all") // suppress dead code warning
-            final boolean debug = false;
-            if (debug) {
-                // draw a big box for the icon for debugging
-                canvas.drawColor(sColors[sColorIndex]);
-                if (++sColorIndex >= sColors.length) sColorIndex = 0;
-                Paint debugPaint = new Paint();
-                debugPaint.setColor(0xffcccc00);
-                canvas.drawRect(left, top, left+width, top+height, debugPaint);
-            }
-
-            sOldBounds.set(icon.getBounds());
-            icon.setBounds(left, top, left+width, top+height);
-            canvas.save(Canvas.MATRIX_SAVE_FLAG);
-            canvas.scale(scale, scale, textureWidth / 2, textureHeight / 2);
-            icon.draw(canvas);
-            canvas.restore();
-            icon.setBounds(sOldBounds);
-            canvas.setBitmap(null);
-
-            return bitmap;
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Given a coordinate relative to the descendant, find the coordinate in a parent view's
      * coordinates.
@@ -880,28 +666,6 @@
         return c == null || c.isEmpty();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * An extension of {@link BitmapDrawable} which returns the bitmap pixel size as intrinsic size.
-     * This allows the badging to be done based on the action bitmap size rather than
-     * the scaled bitmap size.
-     */
-    private static class FixedSizeBitmapDrawable extends BitmapDrawable {
-
-        public FixedSizeBitmapDrawable(Bitmap bitmap) {
-            super(null, bitmap);
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public int getIntrinsicHeight() {
-            return getBitmap().getWidth();
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public int getIntrinsicWidth() {
-            return getBitmap().getWidth();
-        }
-    }
-
     public static int getColorAccent(Context context) {
         TypedArray ta = context.obtainStyledAttributes(new int[]{android.R.attr.colorAccent});
         int colorAccent = ta.getColor(0, 0);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
index d5f1363..02c561f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 import android.app.WallpaperManager;
 import android.appwidget.AppWidgetHostView;
 import android.appwidget.AppWidgetProviderInfo;
-import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
@@ -3976,63 +3975,34 @@
         for (final CellLayout layoutParent: cellLayouts) {
             final ViewGroup layout = layoutParent.getShortcutsAndWidgets();
 
-            final HashMap<ItemInfo, View> children = new HashMap<>();
+            LongArrayMap<View> idToViewMap = new LongArrayMap<>();
+            ArrayList<ItemInfo> items = new ArrayList<>();
             for (int j = 0; j < layout.getChildCount(); j++) {
                 final View view = layout.getChildAt(j);
-                children.put((ItemInfo) view.getTag(), view);
+                if (view.getTag() instanceof ItemInfo) {
+                    ItemInfo item = (ItemInfo) view.getTag();
+                    items.add(item);
+                    idToViewMap.put(item.id, view);
+                }
             }
 
-            final ArrayList<View> childrenToRemove = new ArrayList<>();
-            final HashMap<FolderInfo, ArrayList<ShortcutInfo>> folderAppsToRemove = new HashMap<>();
-            LauncherModel.ItemInfoFilter filter = new LauncherModel.ItemInfoFilter() {
-                @Override
-                public boolean filterItem(ItemInfo parent, ItemInfo info,
-                        ComponentName cn) {
-                    if (parent instanceof FolderInfo) {
-                        if (matcher.matches(info, cn)) {
-                            FolderInfo folder = (FolderInfo) parent;
-                            ArrayList<ShortcutInfo> appsToRemove;
-                            if (folderAppsToRemove.containsKey(folder)) {
-                                appsToRemove = folderAppsToRemove.get(folder);
-                            } else {
-                                appsToRemove = new ArrayList<ShortcutInfo>();
-                                folderAppsToRemove.put(folder, appsToRemove);
-                            }
-                            appsToRemove.add((ShortcutInfo) info);
-                            return true;
-                        }
-                    } else {
-                        if (matcher.matches(info, cn)) {
-                            childrenToRemove.add(children.get(info));
-                            return true;
-                        }
+            for (ItemInfo itemToRemove : matcher.filterItemInfos(items)) {
+                View child = idToViewMap.get(itemToRemove.id);
+
+                if (child != null) {
+                    // Note: We can not remove the view directly from CellLayoutChildren as this
+                    // does not re-mark the spaces as unoccupied.
+                    layoutParent.removeViewInLayout(child);
+                    if (child instanceof DropTarget) {
+                        mDragController.removeDropTarget((DropTarget) child);
                     }
-                    return false;
+                } else if (itemToRemove.container >= 0) {
+                    // The item may belong to a folder.
+                    View parent = idToViewMap.get(itemToRemove.container);
+                    if (parent != null) {
+                        ((FolderInfo) parent.getTag()).remove((ShortcutInfo) itemToRemove, false);
+                    }
                 }
-            };
-            LauncherModel.filterItemInfos(children.keySet(), filter);
-
-            // Remove all the apps from their folders
-            for (FolderInfo folder : folderAppsToRemove.keySet()) {
-                ArrayList<ShortcutInfo> appsToRemove = folderAppsToRemove.get(folder);
-                for (ShortcutInfo info : appsToRemove) {
-                    folder.remove(info, false);
-                }
-            }
-
-            // Remove all the other children
-            for (View child : childrenToRemove) {
-                // Note: We can not remove the view directly from CellLayoutChildren as this
-                // does not re-mark the spaces as unoccupied.
-                layoutParent.removeViewInLayout(child);
-                if (child instanceof DropTarget) {
-                    mDragController.removeDropTarget((DropTarget) child);
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (childrenToRemove.size() > 0) {
-                layout.requestLayout();
-                layout.invalidate();
             }
         }
 
@@ -4133,8 +4103,9 @@
     public void removeAbandonedPromise(String packageName, UserHandleCompat user) {
         HashSet<String> packages = new HashSet<>(1);
         packages.add(packageName);
-        LauncherModel.deletePackageFromDatabase(mLauncher, packageName, user);
-        removeItemsByMatcher(ItemInfoMatcher.ofPackages(packages, user));
+        ItemInfoMatcher matcher = ItemInfoMatcher.ofPackages(packages, user);
+        LauncherModel.deleteItemsFromDatabase(mLauncher, matcher);
+        removeItemsByMatcher(matcher);
     }
 
     public void updateRestoreItems(final HashSet<ItemInfo> updates) {
@@ -4311,7 +4282,6 @@
                 @Override
                 public boolean evaluate(ItemInfo info, View view) {
                     if (view instanceof PendingAppWidgetHostView && mInfos.contains(info)) {
-                        PendingAppWidgetHostView hostView = (PendingAppWidgetHostView) view;
                         mLauncher.removeItem(view, info, false /* deleteFromDb */);
                         mLauncher.bindAppWidget((LauncherAppWidgetInfo) info);
                     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsContainerView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsContainerView.java
index a3786fa..0a71a69 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsContainerView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsContainerView.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import android.text.Spannable;
 import android.text.SpannableString;
 import android.text.SpannableStringBuilder;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.text.method.TextKeyListener;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
@@ -52,7 +53,6 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.Folder;
 import com.android.launcher3.graphics.TintedDrawableSpan;
 import com.android.launcher3.keyboard.FocusedItemDecorator;
-import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto.Target;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ComponentKey;
 
@@ -708,4 +708,8 @@
     public void fillInLaunchSourceData(View v, ItemInfo info, Target target, Target targetParent) {
         targetParent.containerType = mAppsRecyclerView.getContainerType(v);
     }
+
+    public boolean shouldRestoreImeState() {
+        return !TextUtils.isEmpty(mSearchInput.getText());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsSearchBarController.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsSearchBarController.java
index 9a48367..41abb4c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsSearchBarController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsSearchBarController.java
@@ -163,8 +163,7 @@
      * Focuses the search field to handle key events.
      */
     public void focusSearchField() {
-        mInput.requestFocus();
-        mInputMethodManager.showSoftInput(mInput, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT);
+        mInput.showKeyboard();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/DragPreviewProvider.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/DragPreviewProvider.java
index bc91c15..7ad1e3a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/DragPreviewProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/DragPreviewProvider.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
-import com.android.launcher3.HolographicOutlineHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.PreloadIconDrawable;
 import com.android.launcher3.Workspace;
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@
                 mView.getHeight() + DRAG_BITMAP_PADDING, Bitmap.Config.ALPHA_8);
         canvas.setBitmap(b);
         drawDragView(canvas);
-        HolographicOutlineHelper.obtain(mView.getContext())
+        HolographicOutlineHelper.getInstance(mView.getContext())
                 .applyExpensiveOutlineWithBlur(b, canvas);
         canvas.setBitmap(null);
         return b;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/HolographicOutlineHelper.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/HolographicOutlineHelper.java
similarity index 95%
rename from src/com/android/launcher3/HolographicOutlineHelper.java
rename to src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/HolographicOutlineHelper.java
index 9dec7d9..0d70bde 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/HolographicOutlineHelper.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/HolographicOutlineHelper.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package com.android.launcher3;
+package com.android.launcher3.graphics;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.util.SparseArray;
 
+import com.android.launcher3.BubbleTextView;
+import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.ProviderConfig;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
@@ -72,9 +74,9 @@
         mErasePaint.setXfermode(new PorterDuffXfermode(PorterDuff.Mode.DST_OUT));
     }
 
-    public static HolographicOutlineHelper obtain(Context context) {
+    public static HolographicOutlineHelper getInstance(Context context) {
         if (sInstance == null) {
-            sInstance = new HolographicOutlineHelper(context);
+            sInstance = new HolographicOutlineHelper(context.getApplicationContext());
         }
         return sInstance;
     }
@@ -155,11 +157,11 @@
         thickInnerBlur.recycle();
     }
 
-    Bitmap createMediumDropShadow(BubbleTextView view) {
+    public Bitmap createMediumDropShadow(BubbleTextView view) {
         return createMediumDropShadow(view.getIcon(), view.getScaleX(), view.getScaleY(), true);
     }
 
-    Bitmap createMediumDropShadow(Drawable drawable, boolean shouldCache) {
+    public Bitmap createMediumDropShadow(Drawable drawable, boolean shouldCache) {
         return createMediumDropShadow(drawable, 1f, 1f, shouldCache);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/IconNormalizer.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/IconNormalizer.java
similarity index 99%
rename from src/com/android/launcher3/util/IconNormalizer.java
rename to src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/IconNormalizer.java
index 040a1b5..f90b2d7 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/IconNormalizer.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/IconNormalizer.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package com.android.launcher3.util;
+package com.android.launcher3.graphics;
 
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherIcons.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherIcons.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f3f357
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherIcons.java
@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 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.launcher3.graphics;
+
+import android.annotation.TargetApi;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.content.res.Resources;
+import android.database.Cursor;
+import android.graphics.Bitmap;
+import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
+import android.graphics.Canvas;
+import android.graphics.Paint;
+import android.graphics.PaintFlagsDrawFilter;
+import android.graphics.Rect;
+import android.graphics.RectF;
+import android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable;
+import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
+import android.graphics.drawable.PaintDrawable;
+import android.os.Build;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppState;
+import com.android.launcher3.R;
+import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
+import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserHandleCompat;
+import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
+
+/**
+ * Helper methods for generating various launcher icons
+ */
+public class LauncherIcons {
+
+    private static final Rect sOldBounds = new Rect();
+    private static final Canvas sCanvas = new Canvas();
+
+    static {
+        sCanvas.setDrawFilter(new PaintFlagsDrawFilter(Paint.DITHER_FLAG,
+                Paint.FILTER_BITMAP_FLAG));
+    }
+
+
+    public static Bitmap createIconBitmap(Cursor c, int iconIndex, Context context) {
+        byte[] data = c.getBlob(iconIndex);
+        try {
+            return createIconBitmap(BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(data, 0, data.length), context);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a bitmap suitable for the all apps view. If the package or the resource do not
+     * exist, it returns null.
+     */
+    public static Bitmap createIconBitmap(String packageName, String resourceName,
+            Context context) {
+        PackageManager packageManager = context.getPackageManager();
+        // the resource
+        try {
+            Resources resources = packageManager.getResourcesForApplication(packageName);
+            if (resources != null) {
+                final int id = resources.getIdentifier(resourceName, null, null);
+                return createIconBitmap(
+                        resources.getDrawableForDensity(id, LauncherAppState.getInstance()
+                                .getInvariantDeviceProfile().fillResIconDpi), context);
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            // Icon not found.
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private static int getIconBitmapSize() {
+        return LauncherAppState.getInstance().getInvariantDeviceProfile().iconBitmapSize;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a bitmap which is of the appropriate size to be displayed as an icon
+     */
+    public static Bitmap createIconBitmap(Bitmap icon, Context context) {
+        final int iconBitmapSize = getIconBitmapSize();
+        if (iconBitmapSize == icon.getWidth() && iconBitmapSize == icon.getHeight()) {
+            return icon;
+        }
+        return createIconBitmap(new BitmapDrawable(context.getResources(), icon), context);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a bitmap suitable for the all apps view. The icon is badged for {@param user}.
+     * The bitmap is also visually normalized with other icons.
+     */
+    @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
+    public static Bitmap createBadgedIconBitmap(
+            Drawable icon, UserHandleCompat user, Context context) {
+        float scale = FeatureFlags.LAUNCHER3_DISABLE_ICON_NORMALIZATION ?
+                1 : IconNormalizer.getInstance().getScale(icon, null);
+        Bitmap bitmap = createIconBitmap(icon, context, scale);
+        return badgeIconForUser(bitmap, user, context);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Badges the provided icon with the user badge if required.
+     */
+    public static Bitmap badgeIconForUser(Bitmap icon,  UserHandleCompat user, Context context) {
+        if (Utilities.ATLEAST_LOLLIPOP && user != null
+                && !UserHandleCompat.myUserHandle().equals(user)) {
+            BitmapDrawable drawable = new FixedSizeBitmapDrawable(icon);
+            Drawable badged = context.getPackageManager().getUserBadgedIcon(
+                    drawable, user.getUser());
+            if (badged instanceof BitmapDrawable) {
+                return ((BitmapDrawable) badged).getBitmap();
+            } else {
+                return createIconBitmap(badged, context);
+            }
+        } else {
+            return icon;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a normalized bitmap suitable for the all apps view. The bitmap is also visually
+     * normalized with other icons and has enough spacing to add shadow.
+     */
+    public static Bitmap createScaledBitmapWithoutShadow(Drawable icon, Context context) {
+        RectF iconBounds = new RectF();
+        float scale = FeatureFlags.LAUNCHER3_DISABLE_ICON_NORMALIZATION ?
+                1 : IconNormalizer.getInstance().getScale(icon, iconBounds);
+        scale = Math.min(scale, ShadowGenerator.getScaleForBounds(iconBounds));
+        return createIconBitmap(icon, context, scale);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds a shadow to the provided icon. It assumes that the icon has already been scaled using
+     * {@link #createScaledBitmapWithoutShadow(Drawable, Context)}
+     */
+    public static Bitmap addShadowToIcon(Bitmap icon) {
+        return ShadowGenerator.getInstance().recreateIcon(icon);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds the {@param badge} on top of {@param srcTgt} using the badge dimensions.
+     */
+    @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
+    public static Bitmap badgeWithBitmap(Bitmap srcTgt, Bitmap badge, Context context) {
+        int badgeSize = context.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.profile_badge_size);
+        synchronized (sCanvas) {
+            sCanvas.setBitmap(srcTgt);
+            sCanvas.drawBitmap(badge, new Rect(0, 0, badge.getWidth(), badge.getHeight()),
+                    new Rect(srcTgt.getWidth() - badgeSize,
+                            srcTgt.getHeight() - badgeSize, srcTgt.getWidth(), srcTgt.getHeight()),
+                    new Paint(Paint.FILTER_BITMAP_FLAG));
+            sCanvas.setBitmap(null);
+        }
+        return srcTgt;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a bitmap suitable for the all apps view.
+     */
+    public static Bitmap createIconBitmap(Drawable icon, Context context) {
+        return createIconBitmap(icon, context, 1.0f /* scale */);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param scale the scale to apply before drawing {@param icon} on the canvas
+     */
+    public static Bitmap createIconBitmap(Drawable icon, Context context, float scale) {
+        synchronized (sCanvas) {
+            final int iconBitmapSize = getIconBitmapSize();
+
+            int width = iconBitmapSize;
+            int height = iconBitmapSize;
+
+            if (icon instanceof PaintDrawable) {
+                PaintDrawable painter = (PaintDrawable) icon;
+                painter.setIntrinsicWidth(width);
+                painter.setIntrinsicHeight(height);
+            } else if (icon instanceof BitmapDrawable) {
+                // Ensure the bitmap has a density.
+                BitmapDrawable bitmapDrawable = (BitmapDrawable) icon;
+                Bitmap bitmap = bitmapDrawable.getBitmap();
+                if (bitmap != null && bitmap.getDensity() == Bitmap.DENSITY_NONE) {
+                    bitmapDrawable.setTargetDensity(context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics());
+                }
+            }
+            int sourceWidth = icon.getIntrinsicWidth();
+            int sourceHeight = icon.getIntrinsicHeight();
+            if (sourceWidth > 0 && sourceHeight > 0) {
+                // Scale the icon proportionally to the icon dimensions
+                final float ratio = (float) sourceWidth / sourceHeight;
+                if (sourceWidth > sourceHeight) {
+                    height = (int) (width / ratio);
+                } else if (sourceHeight > sourceWidth) {
+                    width = (int) (height * ratio);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // no intrinsic size --> use default size
+            int textureWidth = iconBitmapSize;
+            int textureHeight = iconBitmapSize;
+
+            final Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(textureWidth, textureHeight,
+                    Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
+            final Canvas canvas = sCanvas;
+            canvas.setBitmap(bitmap);
+
+            final int left = (textureWidth-width) / 2;
+            final int top = (textureHeight-height) / 2;
+
+            sOldBounds.set(icon.getBounds());
+            icon.setBounds(left, top, left+width, top+height);
+            canvas.save(Canvas.MATRIX_SAVE_FLAG);
+            canvas.scale(scale, scale, textureWidth / 2, textureHeight / 2);
+            icon.draw(canvas);
+            canvas.restore();
+            icon.setBounds(sOldBounds);
+            canvas.setBitmap(null);
+
+            return bitmap;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * An extension of {@link BitmapDrawable} which returns the bitmap pixel size as intrinsic size.
+     * This allows the badging to be done based on the action bitmap size rather than
+     * the scaled bitmap size.
+     */
+    private static class FixedSizeBitmapDrawable extends BitmapDrawable {
+
+        public FixedSizeBitmapDrawable(Bitmap bitmap) {
+            super(null, bitmap);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int getIntrinsicHeight() {
+            return getBitmap().getWidth();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int getIntrinsicWidth() {
+            return getBitmap().getWidth();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/BgDataModel.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/BgDataModel.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b70399
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/BgDataModel.java
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 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.launcher3.model;
+
+import android.util.Log;
+import android.util.MutableInt;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.FolderInfo;
+import com.android.launcher3.ItemInfo;
+import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppState;
+import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppWidgetInfo;
+import com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings;
+import com.android.launcher3.ShortcutInfo;
+import com.android.launcher3.config.ProviderConfig;
+import com.android.launcher3.shortcuts.ShortcutKey;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.LongArrayMap;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * All the data stored in-memory and managed by the LauncherModel
+ */
+public class BgDataModel {
+
+    private static final String TAG = "BgDataModel";
+
+    /**
+     * Map of all the ItemInfos (shortcuts, folders, and widgets) created by
+     * LauncherModel to their ids
+     */
+    public final LongArrayMap<ItemInfo> itemsIdMap = new LongArrayMap<>();
+
+    /**
+     * List of all the folders and shortcuts directly on the home screen (no widgets
+     * or shortcuts within folders).
+     */
+    public final ArrayList<ItemInfo> workspaceItems = new ArrayList<>();
+
+    /**
+     * All LauncherAppWidgetInfo created by LauncherModel.
+     */
+    public final ArrayList<LauncherAppWidgetInfo> appWidgets = new ArrayList<>();
+
+    /**
+     * Map of id to FolderInfos of all the folders created by LauncherModel
+     */
+    public final LongArrayMap<FolderInfo> folders = new LongArrayMap<>();
+
+    /**
+     * Ordered list of workspace screens ids.
+     */
+    public final ArrayList<Long> workspaceScreens = new ArrayList<>();
+
+    /**
+     * Map of ShortcutKey to the number of times it is pinned.
+     */
+    public final Map<ShortcutKey, MutableInt> pinnedShortcutCounts = new HashMap<>();
+
+    /**
+     * Clears all the data
+     */
+    public synchronized void clear() {
+        workspaceItems.clear();
+        appWidgets.clear();
+        folders.clear();
+        itemsIdMap.clear();
+        workspaceScreens.clear();
+        pinnedShortcutCounts.clear();
+    }
+
+    public synchronized void removeItem(ItemInfo... items) {
+        removeItem(Arrays.asList(items));
+    }
+
+    public synchronized void removeItem(Iterable<? extends ItemInfo> items) {
+        for (ItemInfo item : items) {
+            switch (item.itemType) {
+                case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_FOLDER:
+                    folders.remove(item.id);
+                    if (ProviderConfig.IS_DOGFOOD_BUILD) {
+                        for (ItemInfo info : itemsIdMap) {
+                            if (info.container == item.id) {
+                                // We are deleting a folder which still contains items that
+                                // think they are contained by that folder.
+                                String msg = "deleting a folder (" + item + ") which still " +
+                                        "contains items (" + info + ")";
+                                Log.e(TAG, msg);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    workspaceItems.remove(item);
+                    break;
+                case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_DEEP_SHORTCUT: {
+                    // Decrement pinned shortcut count
+                    ShortcutKey pinnedShortcut = ShortcutKey.fromShortcutInfo((ShortcutInfo) item);
+                    MutableInt count = pinnedShortcutCounts.get(pinnedShortcut);
+                    if (count == null || --count.value == 0) {
+                        LauncherAppState.getInstance()
+                                .getShortcutManager().unpinShortcut(pinnedShortcut);
+                    }
+                    // Fall through.
+                }
+                case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_APPLICATION:
+                case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_SHORTCUT:
+                    workspaceItems.remove(item);
+                    break;
+                case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_APPWIDGET:
+                case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_CUSTOM_APPWIDGET:
+                    appWidgets.remove(item);
+                    break;
+            }
+            itemsIdMap.remove(item.id);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public synchronized void addItem(ItemInfo item, boolean newItem) {
+        itemsIdMap.put(item.id, item);
+        switch (item.itemType) {
+            case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_FOLDER:
+                folders.put(item.id, (FolderInfo) item);
+                workspaceItems.add(item);
+                break;
+            case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_DEEP_SHORTCUT: {
+                // Increment the count for the given shortcut
+                ShortcutKey pinnedShortcut = ShortcutKey.fromShortcutInfo((ShortcutInfo) item);
+                MutableInt count = pinnedShortcutCounts.get(pinnedShortcut);
+                if (count == null) {
+                    count = new MutableInt(1);
+                    pinnedShortcutCounts.put(pinnedShortcut, count);
+                } else {
+                    count.value++;
+                }
+
+                // Since this is a new item, pin the shortcut in the system server.
+                if (newItem && count.value == 1) {
+                    LauncherAppState.getInstance().getShortcutManager()
+                            .pinShortcut(pinnedShortcut);
+                }
+                // Fall through
+            }
+            case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_APPLICATION:
+            case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_SHORTCUT:
+                if (item.container == LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_DESKTOP ||
+                        item.container == LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_HOTSEAT) {
+                    workspaceItems.add(item);
+                } else {
+                    if (newItem) {
+                        if (!folders.containsKey(item.container)) {
+                            // Adding an item to a folder that doesn't exist.
+                            String msg = "adding item: " + item + " to a folder that " +
+                                    " doesn't exist";
+                            Log.e(TAG, msg);
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        findOrMakeFolder(item.container).add((ShortcutInfo) item, false);
+                    }
+
+                }
+                break;
+            case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_APPWIDGET:
+            case LauncherSettings.Favorites.ITEM_TYPE_CUSTOM_APPWIDGET:
+                appWidgets.add((LauncherAppWidgetInfo) item);
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return an existing FolderInfo object if we have encountered this ID previously,
+     * or make a new one.
+     */
+    public synchronized FolderInfo findOrMakeFolder(long id) {
+        // See if a placeholder was created for us already
+        FolderInfo folderInfo = folders.get(id);
+        if (folderInfo == null) {
+            // No placeholder -- create a new instance
+            folderInfo = new FolderInfo();
+            folders.put(id, folderInfo);
+        }
+        return folderInfo;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/SdCardAvailableReceiver.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/SdCardAvailableReceiver.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54260c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/SdCardAvailableReceiver.java
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 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.launcher3.model;
+
+import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppState;
+import com.android.launcher3.LauncherModel;
+import com.android.launcher3.compat.LauncherAppsCompat;
+import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserHandleCompat;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.MultiHashMap;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.PackageManagerHelper;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
+
+/**
+ * Helper class to re-query app status when SD-card becomes available.
+ *
+ * During first load, just after reboot, some apps on sdcard might not be available immediately due
+ * to some race conditions in the system. We wait for ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED and process such
+ * apps again.
+ */
+public class SdCardAvailableReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
+
+    private final LauncherModel mModel;
+    private final Context mContext;
+    private final MultiHashMap<UserHandleCompat, String> mPackages;
+
+    public SdCardAvailableReceiver(LauncherModel model, Context context,
+            MultiHashMap<UserHandleCompat, String> packages) {
+        mModel = model;
+        mContext = context;
+        mPackages = packages;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
+        final LauncherAppsCompat launcherApps = LauncherAppsCompat.getInstance(context);
+        final PackageManager manager = context.getPackageManager();
+        for (Entry<UserHandleCompat, ArrayList<String>> entry : mPackages.entrySet()) {
+            UserHandleCompat user = entry.getKey();
+
+            final ArrayList<String> packagesRemoved = new ArrayList<>();
+            final ArrayList<String> packagesUnavailable = new ArrayList<>();
+
+            for (String pkg : new HashSet<>(entry.getValue())) {
+                if (!launcherApps.isPackageEnabledForProfile(pkg, user)) {
+                    if (PackageManagerHelper.isAppOnSdcard(manager, pkg)) {
+                        packagesUnavailable.add(pkg);
+                    } else {
+                        packagesRemoved.add(pkg);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if (!packagesRemoved.isEmpty()) {
+                mModel.onPackagesRemoved(user,
+                        packagesRemoved.toArray(new String[packagesRemoved.size()]));
+            }
+            if (!packagesUnavailable.isEmpty()) {
+                mModel.onPackagesUnavailable(
+                        packagesUnavailable.toArray(new String[packagesUnavailable.size()]),
+                        user, false);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Unregister the broadcast receiver, just in case
+        mContext.unregisterReceiver(this);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/shortcuts/DeepShortcutsContainer.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/shortcuts/DeepShortcutsContainer.java
index 3c7ba32..aa0deea 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/shortcuts/DeepShortcutsContainer.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/shortcuts/DeepShortcutsContainer.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragLayer;
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragOptions;
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragView;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.LauncherIcons;
 import com.android.launcher3.graphics.TriangleShape;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto.Target;
@@ -391,7 +392,7 @@
 
     private void showDragView(BubbleTextView originalIcon) {
         // TODO: implement support for Drawable DragViews so we don't have to create a bitmap here.
-        Bitmap b = Utilities.createIconBitmap(originalIcon.getIcon(), mLauncher);
+        Bitmap b = LauncherIcons.createIconBitmap(originalIcon.getIcon(), mLauncher);
         float scale = mLauncher.getDragLayer().getLocationInDragLayer(originalIcon, mTempXY);
         int dragLayerX = Math.round(mTempXY[0] - (b.getWidth() - scale * originalIcon.getWidth()) / 2);
         int dragLayerY = Math.round(mTempXY[1] - (b.getHeight() - scale * b.getHeight()) / 2
@@ -578,8 +579,7 @@
             } else {
                 // Close animation is not running.
                 if (mDeferContainerRemoval) {
-                    mDeferContainerRemoval = false;
-                    mLauncher.getDragLayer().removeView(this);
+                    close();
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -600,7 +600,6 @@
             mOpenCloseAnimator.cancel();
         }
         mIsOpen = false;
-        mLauncher.getDragController().removeDragListener(this);
 
         final AnimatorSet shortcutAnims = LauncherAnimUtils.createAnimatorSet();
         final int shortcutCount = getShortcutCount();
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/shortcuts/ShortcutDragPreviewProvider.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/shortcuts/ShortcutDragPreviewProvider.java
index 2adb82e..fc474f5 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/shortcuts/ShortcutDragPreviewProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/shortcuts/ShortcutDragPreviewProvider.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.view.View;
 
-import com.android.launcher3.HolographicOutlineHelper;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.HolographicOutlineHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.graphics.DragPreviewProvider;
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     public Bitmap createDragOutline(Canvas canvas) {
         Bitmap b = drawScaledPreview(canvas, Bitmap.Config.ALPHA_8);
 
-        HolographicOutlineHelper.obtain(mView.getContext())
+        HolographicOutlineHelper.getInstance(mView.getContext())
                 .applyExpensiveOutlineWithBlur(b, canvas);
         canvas.setBitmap(null);
         return b;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/CursorIconInfo.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/CursorIconInfo.java
index 4fefa98..6603ee7 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/CursorIconInfo.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/CursorIconInfo.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings;
 import com.android.launcher3.ShortcutInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.LauncherIcons;
 
 /**
  * Utility class to load icon from a cursor.
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@
             info.iconResource = new ShortcutIconResource();
             info.iconResource.packageName = packageName;
             info.iconResource.resourceName = resourceName;
-            icon = Utilities.createIconBitmap(packageName, resourceName, mContext);
+            icon = LauncherIcons.createIconBitmap(packageName, resourceName, mContext);
         }
         if (icon == null) {
             // Failed to load from resource, try loading from DB.
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@
      * Loads the fixed bitmap from the icon if available.
      */
     public Bitmap loadIcon(Cursor c) {
-        return Utilities.createIconBitmap(c, iconIndex, mContext);
+        return LauncherIcons.createIconBitmap(c, iconIndex, mContext);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/ItemInfoMatcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/ItemInfoMatcher.java
index 46e9184..8f985c3 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/ItemInfoMatcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/ItemInfoMatcher.java
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 
+import com.android.launcher3.FolderInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.ItemInfo;
+import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppWidgetInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings.Favorites;
 import com.android.launcher3.ShortcutInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserHandleCompat;
@@ -33,6 +35,46 @@
 
     public abstract boolean matches(ItemInfo info, ComponentName cn);
 
+    /**
+     * Filters {@param infos} to those satisfying the {@link #matches(ItemInfo, ComponentName)}.
+     */
+    public final HashSet<ItemInfo> filterItemInfos(Iterable<ItemInfo> infos) {
+        HashSet<ItemInfo> filtered = new HashSet<>();
+        for (ItemInfo i : infos) {
+            if (i instanceof ShortcutInfo) {
+                ShortcutInfo info = (ShortcutInfo) i;
+                ComponentName cn = info.getTargetComponent();
+                if (cn != null && matches(info, cn)) {
+                    filtered.add(info);
+                }
+            } else if (i instanceof FolderInfo) {
+                FolderInfo info = (FolderInfo) i;
+                for (ShortcutInfo s : info.contents) {
+                    ComponentName cn = s.getTargetComponent();
+                    if (cn != null && matches(s, cn)) {
+                        filtered.add(s);
+                    }
+                }
+            } else if (i instanceof LauncherAppWidgetInfo) {
+                LauncherAppWidgetInfo info = (LauncherAppWidgetInfo) i;
+                ComponentName cn = info.providerName;
+                if (cn != null && matches(info, cn)) {
+                    filtered.add(info);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return filtered;
+    }
+
+    public static ItemInfoMatcher ofUser(final UserHandleCompat user) {
+        return new ItemInfoMatcher() {
+            @Override
+            public boolean matches(ItemInfo info, ComponentName cn) {
+                return info.user.equals(user);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
     public static ItemInfoMatcher ofComponents(
             final HashSet<ComponentName> components, final UserHandleCompat user) {
         return new ItemInfoMatcher() {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/PackageManagerHelper.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/PackageManagerHelper.java
index 3c4c79a..3e15d05 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/PackageManagerHelper.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/PackageManagerHelper.java
@@ -16,10 +16,15 @@
 
 package com.android.launcher3.util;
 
+import android.app.AppOpsManager;
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.pm.ApplicationInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException;
 import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
+import android.os.Build;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 
@@ -96,4 +101,53 @@
         }
         return excludePackages.get(0);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if {@param srcPackage} has the permission required to start the activity from
+     * {@param intent}. If {@param srcPackage} is null, then the activity should not need
+     * any permissions
+     */
+    public static boolean hasPermissionForActivity(Context context, Intent intent,
+            String srcPackage) {
+        PackageManager pm = context.getPackageManager();
+        ResolveInfo target = pm.resolveActivity(intent, 0);
+        if (target == null) {
+            // Not a valid target
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(target.activityInfo.permission)) {
+            // No permission is needed
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(srcPackage)) {
+            // The activity requires some permission but there is no source.
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Source does not have sufficient permissions.
+        if(pm.checkPermission(target.activityInfo.permission, srcPackage) !=
+                PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (!Utilities.ATLEAST_MARSHMALLOW) {
+            // These checks are sufficient for below M devices.
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // On M and above also check AppOpsManager for compatibility mode permissions.
+        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(AppOpsManager.permissionToOp(target.activityInfo.permission))) {
+            // There is no app-op for this permission, which could have been disabled.
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        // There is no direct way to check if the app-op is allowed for a particular app. Since
+        // app-op is only enabled for apps running in compatibility mode, simply block such apps.
+
+        try {
+            return pm.getApplicationInfo(srcPackage, 0).targetSdkVersion >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M;
+        } catch (NameNotFoundException e) { }
+
+        return false;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/StringFilter.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/StringFilter.java
deleted file mode 100644
index f539ad1..0000000
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/StringFilter.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-package com.android.launcher3.util;
-
-import java.util.Set;
-
-/**
- * Abstract class to filter a set of strings.
- */
-public abstract class StringFilter {
-
-    private StringFilter() { }
-
-    public abstract boolean matches(String str);
-
-    public static StringFilter matchesAll() {
-        return new StringFilter() {
-            @Override
-            public boolean matches(String str) {
-                return true;
-            }
-        };
-    }
-
-    public static StringFilter of(final Set<String> validEntries) {
-        return new StringFilter() {
-            @Override
-            public boolean matches(String str) {
-                return validEntries.contains(str);
-            }
-        };
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/PendingItemPreviewProvider.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/PendingItemPreviewProvider.java
index eaa0bb3..7c06701 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/PendingItemPreviewProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/PendingItemPreviewProvider.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.view.View;
 
-import com.android.launcher3.HolographicOutlineHelper;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.HolographicOutlineHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.PendingAddItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.Workspace;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         // Don't clip alpha values for the drag outline if we're using the default widget preview
         boolean clipAlpha = !(mAddInfo instanceof PendingAddWidgetInfo &&
                 (((PendingAddWidgetInfo) mAddInfo).previewImage == 0));
-        HolographicOutlineHelper.obtain(mView.getContext())
+        HolographicOutlineHelper.getInstance(mView.getContext())
                 .applyExpensiveOutlineWithBlur(b, canvas, clipAlpha);
         canvas.setBitmap(null);
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetsContainerView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetsContainerView.java
index 70b2945..656fba6 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetsContainerView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetsContainerView.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.WidgetPreviewLoader;
 import com.android.launcher3.Workspace;
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragController;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.LauncherIcons;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.WidgetsModel;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto.Target;
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@
         } else {
             PendingAddShortcutInfo createShortcutInfo = (PendingAddShortcutInfo) v.getTag();
             Drawable icon = mIconCache.getFullResIcon(createShortcutInfo.activityInfo);
-            preview = Utilities.createIconBitmap(icon, mLauncher);
+            preview = LauncherIcons.createIconBitmap(icon, mLauncher);
             createItemInfo.spanX = createItemInfo.spanY = 1;
             scale = ((float) mLauncher.getDeviceProfile().iconSizePx) / preview.getWidth();
         }
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/BindWidgetTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/BindWidgetTest.java
index 5c5069f..c133bf6 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/BindWidgetTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/BindWidgetTest.java
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@
             runTestOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                 @Override
                 public void run() {
-                    LauncherClings.markFirstRunClingDismissed(mTargetContext);
                     ManagedProfileHeuristic.markExistingUsersForNoFolderCreation(mTargetContext);
                     LauncherAppState.getInstance().getModel().resetLoadedState(true, true);
                 }
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/LauncherInstrumentationTestCase.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/LauncherInstrumentationTestCase.java
index e858d17..e94fca6 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/LauncherInstrumentationTestCase.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/LauncherInstrumentationTestCase.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppState;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo;
-import com.android.launcher3.LauncherClings;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
@@ -189,7 +188,6 @@
                 LauncherSettings.Settings.METHOD_CREATE_EMPTY_DB);
         LauncherSettings.Settings.call(mTargetContext.getContentResolver(),
                 LauncherSettings.Settings.METHOD_CLEAR_EMPTY_DB_FLAG);
-        LauncherClings.markFirstRunClingDismissed(mTargetContext);
         ManagedProfileHeuristic.markExistingUsersForNoFolderCreation(mTargetContext);
 
         runTestOnUiThread(new Runnable() {