diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/ContactsApplication.java b/src/com/android/contacts/ContactsApplication.java
index b23dde1..956ce65 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/ContactsApplication.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/ContactsApplication.java
@@ -26,10 +26,13 @@
 import android.app.FragmentManager;
 import android.app.LoaderManager;
 import android.content.ContentResolver;
+import android.content.ContentUris;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
+import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.StrictMode;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
+import android.provider.ContactsContract.Contacts;
 import android.util.Log;
 
 public final class ContactsApplication extends Application {
@@ -120,10 +123,6 @@
             Log.d(Constants.PERFORMANCE_TAG, "ContactsApplication.onCreate start");
         }
 
-        // Priming caches to placate the StrictMode police
-        Context context = getApplicationContext();
-        PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
-        AccountTypeManager.getInstance(context);
         if (ENABLE_FRAGMENT_LOG) FragmentManager.enableDebugLogging(true);
         if (ENABLE_LOADER_LOG) LoaderManager.enableDebugLogging(true);
 
@@ -132,8 +131,30 @@
                     new StrictMode.ThreadPolicy.Builder().detectAll().penaltyLog().build());
         }
 
+        // Perform the initialization that doesn't have to finish immediately.
+        // We use an async task here just to avoid creating a new thread.
+        (new DelayedInitializer()).execute();
+
         if (Log.isLoggable(Constants.PERFORMANCE_TAG, Log.DEBUG)) {
             Log.d(Constants.PERFORMANCE_TAG, "ContactsApplication.onCreate finish");
         }
     }
+
+    private class DelayedInitializer extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void> {
+        @Override
+        protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) {
+            final Context context = ContactsApplication.this;
+
+            // Warm up the preferences, the account type manager and the contacts provider.
+            PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
+            AccountTypeManager.getInstance(context);
+            getContentResolver().getType(ContentUris.withAppendedId(Contacts.CONTENT_URI, 1));
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public void execute() {
+            executeOnExecutor(AsyncTask.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR,
+                    (Void[]) null);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/list/ShortcutIntentBuilder.java b/src/com/android/contacts/list/ShortcutIntentBuilder.java
index 753ba02..d71a0f5 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/list/ShortcutIntentBuilder.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/list/ShortcutIntentBuilder.java
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
      */
     private abstract class LoadingAsyncTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void> {
         protected Uri mUri;
+        protected String mContentType;
         protected String mDisplayName;
         protected byte[] mBitmapData;
         protected long mPhotoId;
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@
 
         @Override
         protected Void doInBackground(Void... params) {
+            mContentType = mContext.getContentResolver().getType(mUri);
             loadData();
             loadPhoto();
             return null;
@@ -196,7 +198,7 @@
         }
         @Override
         protected void onPostExecute(Void result) {
-            createContactShortcutIntent(mUri, mDisplayName, mBitmapData);
+            createContactShortcutIntent(mUri, mContentType, mDisplayName, mBitmapData);
         }
     }
 
@@ -248,7 +250,7 @@
         return bitmap;
     }
 
-    private void createContactShortcutIntent(Uri contactUri, String displayName,
+    private void createContactShortcutIntent(Uri contactUri, String contentType, String displayName,
             byte[] bitmapData) {
         Bitmap bitmap = getPhotoBitmap(bitmapData);
 
@@ -263,7 +265,7 @@
         // Tell the launcher to not do its animation, because we are doing our own
         shortcutIntent.putExtra(INTENT_EXTRA_IGNORE_LAUNCH_ANIMATION, true);
 
-        shortcutIntent.setData(contactUri);
+        shortcutIntent.setDataAndType(contactUri, contentType);
         shortcutIntent.putExtra(ContactsContract.QuickContact.EXTRA_MODE,
                 ContactsContract.QuickContact.MODE_LARGE);
         shortcutIntent.putExtra(ContactsContract.QuickContact.EXTRA_EXCLUDE_MIMES,
diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/QuickContactActivity.java b/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/QuickContactActivity.java
index 5fe34e0..eb5fb23 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/QuickContactActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/quickcontact/QuickContactActivity.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import com.android.contacts.R;
 import com.android.contacts.model.AccountTypeManager;
 import com.android.contacts.model.DataKind;
+import com.android.contacts.util.Constants;
 import com.android.contacts.util.DataStatus;
 import com.android.contacts.util.ImageViewDrawableSetter;
 import com.android.contacts.util.SchedulingUtils;
@@ -494,6 +495,9 @@
             bindData(data);
 
             if (TRACE_LAUNCH) android.os.Debug.stopMethodTracing();
+            if (Log.isLoggable(Constants.PERFORMANCE_TAG, Log.DEBUG)) {
+                Log.d(Constants.PERFORMANCE_TAG, "QuickContact shown");
+            }
 
             // Data bound and ready, pull curtain to show. Put this on the Handler to ensure
             // that the layout passes are completed