diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
index c0bc73d..d2b3cf6 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     package="com.android.wm.shell">
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ROTATE_SURFACE_FLINGER" />
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_FRAME_BUFFER" />
 </manifest>
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/StartingSurfaceDrawer.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/StartingSurfaceDrawer.java
index dbd518d..14fbaac 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/StartingSurfaceDrawer.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/StartingSurfaceDrawer.java
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
         // the keyguard is being hidden. This is okay because starting windows never show
         // secret information.
         // TODO(b/113840485): Occluded may not only happen on default display
-        if (displayId == DEFAULT_DISPLAY) {
+        if (displayId == DEFAULT_DISPLAY && windowInfo.isKeyguardOccluded) {
             windowFlags |= WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SHOW_WHEN_LOCKED;
         }
 
@@ -343,12 +343,6 @@
             Slog.w(TAG, appToken + " already running, starting window not displayed. "
                     + e.getMessage());
             shouldSaveView = false;
-        } catch (RuntimeException e) {
-            // don't crash if something else bad happens, for example a
-            // failure loading resources because we are loading from an app
-            // on external storage that has been unmounted.
-            Slog.w(TAG, appToken + " failed creating starting window", e);
-            shouldSaveView = false;
         } finally {
             if (view != null && view.getParent() == null) {
                 Slog.w(TAG, "view not successfully added to wm, removing view");
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/StartingWindowController.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/StartingWindowController.java
index 60f9585..a694e52 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/StartingWindowController.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/StartingWindowController.java
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@
                         + " allowTaskSnapshot " + allowTaskSnapshot
                         + " activityCreated " + activityCreated);
             }
-            if (newTask || !processRunning || (taskSwitch && !activityCreated)) {
+            if ((newTask || !processRunning || (taskSwitch && !activityCreated))
+                    && windowInfo.taskInfo.topActivityType != ACTIVITY_TYPE_HOME) {
                 return STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_SPLASH_SCREEN;
             }
             if (taskSwitch && allowTaskSnapshot) {
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/unittest/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/StartingSurfaceDrawerTests.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/unittest/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/StartingSurfaceDrawerTests.java
index 624c27f..207db9e 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/unittest/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/StartingSurfaceDrawerTests.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/unittest/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/StartingSurfaceDrawerTests.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package unittest.src.com.android.wm.shell.startingsurface;
+package com.android.wm.shell.startingsurface;
 
 import static com.android.dx.mockito.inline.extended.ExtendedMockito.doNothing;
 import static com.android.dx.mockito.inline.extended.ExtendedMockito.doReturn;
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 import com.android.wm.shell.common.HandlerExecutor;
 import com.android.wm.shell.common.ShellExecutor;
 import com.android.wm.shell.common.TransactionPool;
-import com.android.wm.shell.startingsurface.StartingSurfaceDrawer;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/unittest/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/TaskSnapshotWindowTest.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/unittest/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/TaskSnapshotWindowTest.java
index 27e5f51..b908df2 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/unittest/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/TaskSnapshotWindowTest.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/tests/unittest/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/TaskSnapshotWindowTest.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package unittest.src.com.android.wm.shell.startingsurface;
+package com.android.wm.shell.startingsurface;
 
 import static android.app.WindowConfiguration.ACTIVITY_TYPE_STANDARD;
 import static android.app.WindowConfiguration.WINDOWING_MODE_FULLSCREEN;
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 import androidx.test.filters.SmallTest;
 
 import com.android.wm.shell.TestShellExecutor;
-import com.android.wm.shell.startingsurface.TaskSnapshotWindow;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;