diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java
index be0c980..830737d 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.util.WindowBounds;
 import com.android.quickstep.BaseActivityInterface.AnimationFactory;
 import com.android.quickstep.GestureState.GestureEndTarget;
+import com.android.quickstep.RemoteTargetGluer.RemoteTargetHandle;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.ActiveGestureLog;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.ActivityInitListener;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.AnimatorControllerWithResistance;
@@ -434,7 +435,7 @@
         // RecentsView never updates the display rotation until swipe-up, force update
         // RecentsOrientedState before passing to TaskViewSimulator.
         mRecentsView.updateRecentsRotation();
-        runActionOnRemoteHandles(remoteTargetHandle -> remoteTargetHandle.mTaskViewSimulator
+        runActionOnRemoteHandles(remoteTargetHandle -> remoteTargetHandle.getTaskViewSimulator()
                 .setOrientationState(mRecentsView.getPagedViewOrientedState()));
 
         // If we've already ended the gesture and are going home, don't prepare recents UI,
@@ -753,6 +754,8 @@
     public void onRecentsAnimationStart(RecentsAnimationController controller,
             RecentsAnimationTargets targets) {
         super.onRecentsAnimationStart(controller, targets);
+        ActiveGestureLog.INSTANCE.addLog("startRecentsAnimationCallback", targets.apps.length);
+        mRemoteTargetHandles = mTargetGluer.assignTargetsForSplitScreen(targets);
         mRecentsAnimationController = controller;
         mRecentsAnimationTargets = targets;
 
@@ -763,7 +766,7 @@
             // orientation state is independent of which remote target handle we use since both
             // should be pointing to the same one. Just choose index 0 for now since that works for
             // both split and non-split
-            RecentsOrientedState orientationState = mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTaskViewSimulator
+            RecentsOrientedState orientationState = mRemoteTargetHandles[0].getTaskViewSimulator()
                     .getOrientationState();
             DeviceProfile dp = orientationState.getLauncherDeviceProfile();
             if (targets.minimizedHomeBounds != null && primaryTaskTarget != null) {
@@ -1350,7 +1353,7 @@
             RemoteAnimationTargetCompat runningTaskTarget, float startProgress) {
         // Directly animate the app to PiP (picture-in-picture) mode
         final ActivityManager.RunningTaskInfo taskInfo = mGestureState.getRunningTask();
-        final RecentsOrientedState orientationState = mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTaskViewSimulator
+        final RecentsOrientedState orientationState = mRemoteTargetHandles[0].getTaskViewSimulator()
                 .getOrientationState();
         final int windowRotation = calculateWindowRotation(runningTaskTarget, orientationState);
         final int homeRotation = orientationState.getRecentsActivityRotation();
@@ -1386,7 +1389,7 @@
         // is not ROTATION_0 (which implies the rotation is turned on in launcher settings).
         if (homeRotation == ROTATION_0
                 && (windowRotation == ROTATION_90 || windowRotation == ROTATION_270)) {
-            builder.setFromRotation(mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTaskViewSimulator, windowRotation,
+            builder.setFromRotation(mRemoteTargetHandles[0].getTaskViewSimulator(), windowRotation,
                     taskInfo.displayCutoutInsets);
         }
         final SwipePipToHomeAnimator swipePipToHomeAnimator = builder.build();
@@ -1756,7 +1759,7 @@
      * depend on proper class initialization.
      */
     protected void initAfterSubclassConstructor() {
-        initTransitionEndpoints(mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTaskViewSimulator
+        initTransitionEndpoints(mRemoteTargetHandles[0].getTaskViewSimulator()
                         .getOrientationState().getLauncherDeviceProfile());
     }
 
@@ -1774,7 +1777,7 @@
 
     protected void linkRecentsViewScroll() {
         SurfaceTransactionApplier.create(mRecentsView, applier -> {
-            runActionOnRemoteHandles(remoteTargetHandle -> remoteTargetHandle.mTransformParams
+            runActionOnRemoteHandles(remoteTargetHandle -> remoteTargetHandle.getTransformParams()
                             .setSyncTransactionApplier(applier));
             runOnRecentsAnimationStart(() ->
                     mRecentsAnimationTargets.addReleaseCheck(applier));
@@ -1910,18 +1913,19 @@
         boolean notSwipingPipToHome = mRecentsAnimationTargets != null && !mIsSwipingPipToHome;
         boolean setRecentsScroll = mRecentsViewScrollLinked && mRecentsView != null;
         for (RemoteTargetHandle remoteHandle : mRemoteTargetHandles) {
-            AnimatorControllerWithResistance playbackController = remoteHandle.mPlaybackController;
+            AnimatorControllerWithResistance playbackController =
+                    remoteHandle.getPlaybackController();
             if (playbackController != null) {
                 playbackController.setProgress(Math.max(mCurrentShift.value,
                         getScaleProgressDueToScroll()), mDragLengthFactor);
             }
 
             if (notSwipingPipToHome) {
-                TaskViewSimulator taskViewSimulator = remoteHandle.mTaskViewSimulator;
+                TaskViewSimulator taskViewSimulator = remoteHandle.getTaskViewSimulator();
                 if (setRecentsScroll) {
                     taskViewSimulator.setScroll(mRecentsView.getScrollOffset());
                 }
-                taskViewSimulator.apply(remoteHandle.mTransformParams);
+                taskViewSimulator.apply(remoteHandle.getTransformParams());
             }
         }
         ProtoTracer.INSTANCE.get(mContext).scheduleFrameUpdate();
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackSwipeHandler.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackSwipeHandler.java
index 773817f..80ae65e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackSwipeHandler.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackSwipeHandler.java
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
         mRunningOverHome = ActivityManagerWrapper.isHomeTask(mGestureState.getRunningTask());
         if (mRunningOverHome) {
             runActionOnRemoteHandles(remoteTargetHandle ->
-                    remoteTargetHandle.mTransformParams.setHomeBuilderProxy(
+                    remoteTargetHandle.getTransformParams().setHomeBuilderProxy(
                     FallbackSwipeHandler.this::updateHomeActivityTransformDuringSwipeUp));
         }
     }
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@
         super.initTransitionEndpoints(dp);
         if (mRunningOverHome) {
             // Full screen scale should be independent of remote target handle
-            mMaxLauncherScale = 1 / mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTaskViewSimulator.getFullScreenScale();
+            mMaxLauncherScale = 1 / mRemoteTargetHandles[0].getTaskViewSimulator()
+                    .getFullScreenScale();
         }
     }
 
@@ -214,21 +215,21 @@
                 mHomeAlpha.value = Utilities.boundToRange(1 - mCurrentShift.value, 0, 1);
                 mVerticalShiftForScale.value = mCurrentShift.value;
                 runActionOnRemoteHandles(remoteTargetHandle ->
-                        remoteTargetHandle.mTransformParams.setHomeBuilderProxy(
+                        remoteTargetHandle.getTransformParams().setHomeBuilderProxy(
                                 FallbackHomeAnimationFactory.this
                                         ::updateHomeActivityTransformDuringHomeAnim));
             } else {
                 mHomeAlpha = new AnimatedFloat(this::updateHomeAlpha);
                 mHomeAlpha.value = 0;
                 runActionOnRemoteHandles(remoteTargetHandle ->
-                        remoteTargetHandle.mTransformParams.setHomeBuilderProxy(
+                        remoteTargetHandle.getTransformParams().setHomeBuilderProxy(
                                 FallbackHomeAnimationFactory.this
                                         ::updateHomeActivityTransformDuringHomeAnim));
             }
 
             mRecentsAlpha.value = 1;
             runActionOnRemoteHandles(remoteTargetHandle ->
-                    remoteTargetHandle.mTransformParams.setHomeBuilderProxy(
+                    remoteTargetHandle.getTransformParams().setHomeBuilderProxy(
                             FallbackHomeAnimationFactory.this
                                     ::updateRecentsActivityTransformDuringHomeAnim));
         }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandlerV2.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandlerV2.java
index ce3406c..dc22a61 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandlerV2.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherSwipeHandlerV2.java
@@ -183,13 +183,13 @@
         Rect crop = new Rect();
         // We can assume there is only one remote target here because staged split never animates
         // into the app icon, only into the homescreen
-        mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTaskViewSimulator.getCurrentCropRect().roundOut(crop);
+        mRemoteTargetHandles[0].getTaskViewSimulator().getCurrentCropRect().roundOut(crop);
         Size windowSize = new Size(crop.width(), crop.height());
         int fallbackBackgroundColor =
                 FloatingWidgetView.getDefaultBackgroundColor(mContext, runningTaskTarget);
         FloatingWidgetView floatingWidgetView = FloatingWidgetView.getFloatingWidgetView(mActivity,
                 hostView, backgroundLocation, windowSize,
-                mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTaskViewSimulator.getCurrentCornerRadius(),
+                mRemoteTargetHandles[0].getTaskViewSimulator().getCurrentCornerRadius(),
                 isTargetTranslucent, fallbackBackgroundColor);
 
         return new FloatingViewHomeAnimationFactory(floatingWidgetView) {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RemoteTargetGluer.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RemoteTargetGluer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a4a632
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RemoteTargetGluer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.quickstep;
+
+import static android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_DOCK_DIVIDER;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions;
+import com.android.quickstep.util.AnimatorControllerWithResistance;
+import com.android.quickstep.util.LauncherSplitScreenListener;
+import com.android.quickstep.util.TaskViewSimulator;
+import com.android.quickstep.util.TransformParams;
+import com.android.systemui.shared.system.RemoteAnimationTargetCompat;
+
+/**
+ * Glues together the necessary components to animate a remote target using a
+ * {@link TaskViewSimulator}
+ */
+public class RemoteTargetGluer {
+    private final RemoteTargetHandle[] mRemoteTargetHandles;
+    private SplitConfigurationOptions.StagedSplitBounds mStagedSplitBounds;
+
+    /**
+     * Use this constructor if remote targets are split-screen independent
+     */
+    public RemoteTargetGluer(Context context, BaseActivityInterface sizingStrategy,
+            RemoteAnimationTargets targets) {
+        mRemoteTargetHandles = createHandles(context, sizingStrategy, targets.apps.length);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Use this constructor if you want the number of handles created to match the number of active
+     * running tasks
+     */
+    public RemoteTargetGluer(Context context, BaseActivityInterface sizingStrategy) {
+        int[] splitIds = LauncherSplitScreenListener.INSTANCE.getNoCreate()
+                .getRunningSplitTaskIds();
+        mRemoteTargetHandles = createHandles(context, sizingStrategy, splitIds.length == 2 ? 2 : 1);
+    }
+
+    private RemoteTargetHandle[] createHandles(Context context,
+            BaseActivityInterface sizingStrategy, int numHandles) {
+        RemoteTargetHandle[] handles = new RemoteTargetHandle[numHandles];
+        for (int i = 0; i < numHandles; i++) {
+            TaskViewSimulator tvs = new TaskViewSimulator(context, sizingStrategy);
+            TransformParams transformParams = new TransformParams();
+            handles[i] = new RemoteTargetHandle(tvs, transformParams);
+        }
+        return handles;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Pairs together {@link TaskViewSimulator}s and {@link TransformParams} into a
+     * {@link RemoteTargetHandle}
+     * Assigns only the apps associated with {@param targets} into their own TaskViewSimulators.
+     * Length of targets.apps should match that of {@link #mRemoteTargetHandles}.
+     *
+     * If split screen may be active when this is called, you might want to use
+     * {@link #assignTargetsForSplitScreen(RemoteAnimationTargets)}
+     */
+    public RemoteTargetHandle[] assignTargets(RemoteAnimationTargets targets) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < mRemoteTargetHandles.length; i++) {
+            RemoteAnimationTargetCompat primaryTaskTarget = targets.apps[i];
+            mRemoteTargetHandles[i].mTransformParams.setTargetSet(
+                    createRemoteAnimationTargetsForTarget(primaryTaskTarget, targets));
+            mRemoteTargetHandles[i].mTaskViewSimulator.setPreview(primaryTaskTarget, null);
+        }
+        return mRemoteTargetHandles;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Similar to {@link #assignTargets(RemoteAnimationTargets)}, except this matches the
+     * apps in targets.apps to that of the split screened tasks. If split screen is active, then
+     * {@link #mRemoteTargetHandles} index 0 will be the left/top task, index one right/bottom
+     */
+    public RemoteTargetHandle[] assignTargetsForSplitScreen(RemoteAnimationTargets targets) {
+        int[] splitIds = LauncherSplitScreenListener.INSTANCE.getNoCreate()
+                .getRunningSplitTaskIds();
+        RemoteAnimationTargetCompat primaryTaskTarget;
+        RemoteAnimationTargetCompat secondaryTaskTarget;
+        if (mRemoteTargetHandles.length == 1) {
+            // If we're not in split screen, the splitIds count doesn't really matter since we
+            // should always hit this case. Right now there's no use case for multiple app targets
+            // without being in split screen
+            primaryTaskTarget = targets.apps[0];
+            mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTransformParams.setTargetSet(targets);
+            mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTaskViewSimulator.setPreview(primaryTaskTarget, null);
+        } else {
+            // split screen
+            primaryTaskTarget = targets.findTask(splitIds[0]);
+            secondaryTaskTarget = targets.findTask(splitIds[1]);
+
+            RemoteAnimationTargetCompat dividerTarget = targets.getNonAppTargetOfType(
+                    TYPE_DOCK_DIVIDER);
+            mStagedSplitBounds = new SplitConfigurationOptions.StagedSplitBounds(
+                    primaryTaskTarget.screenSpaceBounds,
+                    secondaryTaskTarget.screenSpaceBounds, dividerTarget.screenSpaceBounds);
+            mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTransformParams.setTargetSet(
+                    createRemoteAnimationTargetsForTarget(primaryTaskTarget, targets));
+            mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTaskViewSimulator.setPreview(primaryTaskTarget,
+                    mStagedSplitBounds);
+
+            mRemoteTargetHandles[1].mTransformParams.setTargetSet(
+                    createRemoteAnimationTargetsForTarget(secondaryTaskTarget, targets));
+            mRemoteTargetHandles[1].mTaskViewSimulator.setPreview(secondaryTaskTarget,
+                    mStagedSplitBounds);
+        }
+        return mRemoteTargetHandles;
+    }
+
+    private RemoteAnimationTargets createRemoteAnimationTargetsForTarget(
+            RemoteAnimationTargetCompat target,
+            RemoteAnimationTargets targets) {
+        return new RemoteAnimationTargets(new RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[]{target},
+                targets.wallpapers, targets.nonApps, targets.targetMode);
+    }
+
+    public RemoteTargetHandle[] getRemoteTargetHandles() {
+        return mRemoteTargetHandles;
+    }
+
+    public SplitConfigurationOptions.StagedSplitBounds getStagedSplitBounds() {
+        return mStagedSplitBounds;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Container to keep together all the associated objects whose properties need to be updated to
+     * animate a single remote app target
+     */
+    public static class RemoteTargetHandle {
+        private final TaskViewSimulator mTaskViewSimulator;
+        private final TransformParams mTransformParams;
+        @Nullable
+        private AnimatorControllerWithResistance mPlaybackController;
+
+        public RemoteTargetHandle(TaskViewSimulator taskViewSimulator,
+                TransformParams transformParams) {
+            mTransformParams = transformParams;
+            mTaskViewSimulator = taskViewSimulator;
+        }
+
+        public TaskViewSimulator getTaskViewSimulator() {
+            return mTaskViewSimulator;
+        }
+
+        public TransformParams getTransformParams() {
+            return mTransformParams;
+        }
+
+        @Nullable
+        public AnimatorControllerWithResistance getPlaybackController() {
+            return mPlaybackController;
+        }
+
+        public void setPlaybackController(
+                @Nullable AnimatorControllerWithResistance playbackController) {
+            mPlaybackController = playbackController;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/SwipeUpAnimationLogic.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/SwipeUpAnimationLogic.java
index 78de300..51a491e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/SwipeUpAnimationLogic.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/SwipeUpAnimationLogic.java
@@ -15,13 +15,10 @@
  */
 package com.android.quickstep;
 
-import static android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_DOCK_DIVIDER;
-
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.ACCEL_1_5;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.LINEAR;
 import static com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags.ENABLE_SPLIT_SELECT;
 import static com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags.PROTOTYPE_APP_CLOSE;
-import static com.android.systemui.shared.system.RemoteAnimationTargetCompat.MODE_CLOSING;
 
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -40,8 +37,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorPlaybackController;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.PendingAnimation;
 import com.android.launcher3.touch.PagedOrientationHandler;
-import com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions;
-import com.android.quickstep.util.ActiveGestureLog;
+import com.android.quickstep.RemoteTargetGluer.RemoteTargetHandle;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.AnimatorControllerWithResistance;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.AppCloseConfig;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.LauncherSplitScreenListener;
@@ -60,6 +56,7 @@
         RecentsAnimationCallbacks.RecentsAnimationListener{
 
     protected static final Rect TEMP_RECT = new Rect();
+    protected final RemoteTargetGluer mTargetGluer;
 
     protected DeviceProfile mDp;
 
@@ -67,8 +64,7 @@
     protected final RecentsAnimationDeviceState mDeviceState;
     protected final GestureState mGestureState;
 
-    protected final RemoteTargetHandle[] mRemoteTargetHandles;
-    protected SplitConfigurationOptions.StagedSplitBounds mStagedSplitBounds;
+    protected RemoteTargetHandle[] mRemoteTargetHandles;
 
     // Shift in the range of [0, 1].
     // 0 => preview snapShot is completely visible, and hotseat is completely translated down
@@ -98,39 +94,30 @@
         primaryTVS.getOrientationState().update(
                 mDeviceState.getRotationTouchHelper().getCurrentActiveRotation(),
                 mDeviceState.getRotationTouchHelper().getDisplayRotation());
-        mRemoteTargetHandles = new RemoteTargetHandle[mIsSwipeForStagedSplit ? 2 : 1];
-        mRemoteTargetHandles[0] = new RemoteTargetHandle(primaryTVS, transformParams);
-
-        if (mIsSwipeForStagedSplit) {
-            TaskViewSimulator secondaryTVS = new TaskViewSimulator(context,
-                    gestureState.getActivityInterface());
-            secondaryTVS.getOrientationState().update(
-                    mDeviceState.getRotationTouchHelper().getCurrentActiveRotation(),
-                    mDeviceState.getRotationTouchHelper().getDisplayRotation());
-            mRemoteTargetHandles[1] = new RemoteTargetHandle(secondaryTVS, new TransformParams());
-        }
+        mTargetGluer = new RemoteTargetGluer(mContext, mGestureState.getActivityInterface());
+        mRemoteTargetHandles = mTargetGluer.getRemoteTargetHandles();
     }
 
     protected void initTransitionEndpoints(DeviceProfile dp) {
         mDp = dp;
         mTransitionDragLength = mGestureState.getActivityInterface().getSwipeUpDestinationAndLength(
-                dp, mContext, TEMP_RECT, mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTaskViewSimulator
+                dp, mContext, TEMP_RECT, mRemoteTargetHandles[0].getTaskViewSimulator()
                         .getOrientationState().getOrientationHandler());
         mDragLengthFactor = (float) dp.heightPx / mTransitionDragLength;
 
         for (RemoteTargetHandle remoteHandle : mRemoteTargetHandles) {
             PendingAnimation pendingAnimation = new PendingAnimation(mTransitionDragLength * 2);
-            TaskViewSimulator taskViewSimulator = remoteHandle.mTaskViewSimulator;
+            TaskViewSimulator taskViewSimulator = remoteHandle.getTaskViewSimulator();
             taskViewSimulator.setDp(dp);
             taskViewSimulator.addAppToOverviewAnim(pendingAnimation, LINEAR);
             AnimatorPlaybackController playbackController =
                     pendingAnimation.createPlaybackController();
 
-            remoteHandle.mPlaybackController = AnimatorControllerWithResistance.createForRecents(
+            remoteHandle.setPlaybackController(AnimatorControllerWithResistance.createForRecents(
                     playbackController, mContext, taskViewSimulator.getOrientationState(),
                     mDp, taskViewSimulator.recentsViewScale, AnimatedFloat.VALUE,
                     taskViewSimulator.recentsViewSecondaryTranslation, AnimatedFloat.VALUE
-            );
+            ));
         }
     }
 
@@ -157,7 +144,7 @@
 
     protected PagedOrientationHandler getOrientationHandler() {
         // OrientationHandler should be independent of remote target, can directly take one
-        return mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTaskViewSimulator
+        return mRemoteTargetHandles[0].getTaskViewSimulator()
                 .getOrientationState().getOrientationHandler();
     }
 
@@ -246,8 +233,8 @@
         for (int i = 0, mRemoteTargetHandlesLength = mRemoteTargetHandles.length;
                 i < mRemoteTargetHandlesLength; i++) {
             RemoteTargetHandle remoteHandle = mRemoteTargetHandles[i];
-            TaskViewSimulator tvs = remoteHandle.mTaskViewSimulator;
-            tvs.apply(remoteHandle.mTransformParams.setProgress(startProgress));
+            TaskViewSimulator tvs = remoteHandle.getTaskViewSimulator();
+            tvs.apply(remoteHandle.getTransformParams().setProgress(startProgress));
 
             startRects[i] = new RectF(tvs.getCurrentCropRect());
             tvs.applyWindowToHomeRotation(outMatrix);
@@ -266,53 +253,10 @@
     /** @return only the TaskViewSimulators from {@link #mRemoteTargetHandles} */
     protected TaskViewSimulator[] getRemoteTaskViewSimulators() {
         return Arrays.stream(mRemoteTargetHandles)
-                .map(remoteTargetHandle -> remoteTargetHandle.mTaskViewSimulator)
+                .map(remoteTargetHandle -> remoteTargetHandle.getTaskViewSimulator())
                 .toArray(TaskViewSimulator[]::new);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void onRecentsAnimationStart(RecentsAnimationController controller,
-            RecentsAnimationTargets targets) {
-        ActiveGestureLog.INSTANCE.addLog("startRecentsAnimationCallback", targets.apps.length);
-        RemoteAnimationTargetCompat dividerTarget = targets.getNonAppTargetOfType(
-                TYPE_DOCK_DIVIDER);
-        RemoteAnimationTargetCompat primaryTaskTarget;
-        RemoteAnimationTargetCompat secondaryTaskTarget;
-
-        // TODO(b/197568823) Determine if we need to exclude assistant as one of the targets we
-        //  animate
-        if (!mIsSwipeForStagedSplit) {
-            primaryTaskTarget = targets.findTask(mGestureState.getRunningTaskId());
-            mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTransformParams.setTargetSet(targets);
-
-            if (primaryTaskTarget != null) {
-                mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTaskViewSimulator.setPreview(primaryTaskTarget);
-            }
-        } else {
-            int[] taskIds = LauncherSplitScreenListener.INSTANCE.getNoCreate()
-                    .getRunningSplitTaskIds();
-            // We're in staged split
-            primaryTaskTarget = targets.findTask(taskIds[0]);
-            secondaryTaskTarget = targets.findTask(taskIds[1]);
-            mStagedSplitBounds = new SplitConfigurationOptions.StagedSplitBounds(
-                    primaryTaskTarget.screenSpaceBounds,
-                    secondaryTaskTarget.screenSpaceBounds, dividerTarget.screenSpaceBounds);
-            mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTaskViewSimulator.setPreview(primaryTaskTarget,
-                    mStagedSplitBounds);
-            mRemoteTargetHandles[1].mTaskViewSimulator.setPreview(secondaryTaskTarget,
-                    mStagedSplitBounds);
-            mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTransformParams.setTargetSet(
-                    createRemoteAnimationTargetsForTarget(primaryTaskTarget));
-            mRemoteTargetHandles[1].mTransformParams.setTargetSet(
-                    createRemoteAnimationTargetsForTarget(secondaryTaskTarget));
-        }
-    }
-
-    private RemoteAnimationTargets createRemoteAnimationTargetsForTarget(
-            RemoteAnimationTargetCompat target) {
-        return new RemoteAnimationTargets(new RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[]{target},
-                null, null, MODE_CLOSING);
-    }
     /**
      * Creates an animation that transforms the current app window into the home app.
      * @param startProgress The progress of {@link #mCurrentShift} to start the window from.
@@ -329,8 +273,8 @@
                 i < mRemoteTargetHandlesLength; i++) {
             RemoteTargetHandle remoteHandle = mRemoteTargetHandles[i];
             out[i] = getWindowAnimationToHomeInternal(homeAnimationFactory,
-                    targetRect, remoteHandle.mTransformParams, remoteHandle.mTaskViewSimulator,
-                    startRects[i], homeToWindowPositionMap);
+                    targetRect, remoteHandle.getTransformParams(),
+                    remoteHandle.getTaskViewSimulator(), startRects[i], homeToWindowPositionMap);
         }
         return out;
     }
@@ -445,21 +389,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Container to keep together all the associated objects whose properties need to be updated to
-     * animate a single remote app target
-     */
-    public static class RemoteTargetHandle {
-        public TaskViewSimulator mTaskViewSimulator;
-        public TransformParams mTransformParams;
-        public AnimatorControllerWithResistance mPlaybackController;
-        public RemoteTargetHandle(TaskViewSimulator taskViewSimulator,
-                TransformParams transformParams) {
-            mTransformParams = transformParams;
-            mTaskViewSimulator = taskViewSimulator;
-        }
-    }
-
     public interface RunningWindowAnim {
         void end();
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java
index d4c94db..23dc913 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
 import android.window.TransitionInfo;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
-import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.BaseActivity;
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
@@ -67,6 +66,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.statehandlers.DepthController;
 import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.StateManager;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.DisplayController;
+import com.android.quickstep.RemoteTargetGluer.RemoteTargetHandle;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.MultiValueUpdateListener;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.SurfaceTransactionApplier;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.TaskViewSimulator;
@@ -151,28 +151,7 @@
             RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] wallpaperTargets,
             RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] nonAppTargets, DepthController depthController,
             PendingAnimation out) {
-        boolean isRunningTask = v.isRunningTask();
-        TransformParams params = null;
-        TaskViewSimulator tsv = null;
-        // TODO(b/195675206) handle two TSVs here
-        if (ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get() && isRunningTask) {
-            params = v.getRecentsView().getRemoteTargetHandles()[0].mTransformParams;
-            tsv = v.getRecentsView().getRemoteTargetHandles()[0].mTaskViewSimulator;
-        }
-        createRecentsWindowAnimator(v, skipViewChanges, appTargets, wallpaperTargets, nonAppTargets,
-                depthController, out, params, tsv);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Creates an animation that controls the window of the opening targets for the recents launch
-     * animation.
-     */
-    public static void createRecentsWindowAnimator(TaskView v, boolean skipViewChanges,
-            RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] appTargets,
-            RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] wallpaperTargets,
-            RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] nonAppTargets, DepthController depthController,
-            PendingAnimation out, @Nullable TransformParams params,
-            @Nullable TaskViewSimulator tsv) {
+        RecentsView recentsView = v.getRecentsView();
         boolean isQuickSwitch = v.isEndQuickswitchCuj();
         v.setEndQuickswitchCuj(false);
 
@@ -183,16 +162,27 @@
                         inLiveTileMode ? MODE_CLOSING : MODE_OPENING);
         final RemoteAnimationTargetCompat navBarTarget = targets.getNavBarRemoteAnimationTarget();
 
-        if (params == null) {
-            SurfaceTransactionApplier applier = new SurfaceTransactionApplier(v);
-            targets.addReleaseCheck(applier);
+        SurfaceTransactionApplier applier = new SurfaceTransactionApplier(v);
+        targets.addReleaseCheck(applier);
 
-            params = new TransformParams()
-                    .setSyncTransactionApplier(applier)
-                    .setTargetSet(targets);
+        RemoteTargetHandle[] remoteTargetHandles;
+        RemoteTargetHandle[] recentsViewHandles = recentsView.getRemoteTargetHandles();
+        if (v.isRunningTask()) {
+            // Re-use existing handles
+            remoteTargetHandles = recentsViewHandles;
+        } else {
+            RemoteTargetGluer gluer = new RemoteTargetGluer(v.getContext(),
+                    recentsView.getSizeStrategy(), targets);
+            if (recentsViewHandles != null && recentsViewHandles.length > 1) {
+                remoteTargetHandles = gluer.assignTargetsForSplitScreen(targets);
+            } else {
+                remoteTargetHandles = gluer.assignTargets(targets);
+            }
+        }
+        for (RemoteTargetHandle remoteTargetGluer : remoteTargetHandles) {
+            remoteTargetGluer.getTransformParams().setSyncTransactionApplier(applier);
         }
 
-        final RecentsView recentsView = v.getRecentsView();
         int taskIndex = recentsView.indexOfChild(v);
         Context context = v.getContext();
         DeviceProfile dp = BaseActivity.fromContext(context).getDeviceProfile();
@@ -202,45 +192,51 @@
         float gridTranslationSecondary = recentsView.getGridTranslationSecondary(taskIndex);
         int startScroll = recentsView.getScrollOffset(taskIndex);
 
-        TaskViewSimulator topMostSimulator = null;
+        RemoteTargetHandle[] topMostSimulators = null;
 
-        if (tsv == null && targets.apps.length > 0) {
-            tsv = new TaskViewSimulator(context, recentsView.getSizeStrategy());
-            tsv.setDp(dp);
+        if (!v.isRunningTask()) {
+            // TVSs already initialized from the running task, no need to re-init
+            for (RemoteTargetHandle targetHandle : remoteTargetHandles) {
+                TaskViewSimulator tvsLocal = targetHandle.getTaskViewSimulator();
+                tvsLocal.setDp(dp);
 
-            // RecentsView never updates the display rotation until swipe-up so the value may
-            // be stale. Use the display value instead.
-            int displayRotation = DisplayController.INSTANCE.get(context).getInfo().rotation;
-            tsv.getOrientationState().update(displayRotation, displayRotation);
+                // RecentsView never updates the display rotation until swipe-up so the value may
+                // be stale. Use the display value instead.
+                int displayRotation = DisplayController.INSTANCE.get(context).getInfo().rotation;
+                tvsLocal.getOrientationState().update(displayRotation, displayRotation);
 
-            tsv.setPreview(targets.apps[targets.apps.length - 1]);
-            tsv.fullScreenProgress.value = 0;
-            tsv.recentsViewScale.value = 1;
-            if (showAsGrid) {
-                tsv.taskSecondaryTranslation.value = gridTranslationSecondary;
+                tvsLocal.fullScreenProgress.value = 0;
+                tvsLocal.recentsViewScale.value = 1;
+                if (showAsGrid) {
+                    tvsLocal.taskSecondaryTranslation.value = gridTranslationSecondary;
+                }
+                tvsLocal.setScroll(startScroll);
+
+                // Fade in the task during the initial 20% of the animation
+                out.addFloat(targetHandle.getTransformParams(), TransformParams.TARGET_ALPHA, 0, 1,
+                        clampToProgress(LINEAR, 0, 0.2f));
             }
-            tsv.setScroll(startScroll);
-
-            // Fade in the task during the initial 20% of the animation
-            out.addFloat(params, TransformParams.TARGET_ALPHA, 0, 1,
-                    clampToProgress(LINEAR, 0, 0.2f));
         }
 
-        if (tsv != null) {
-            out.setFloat(tsv.fullScreenProgress,
+        for (RemoteTargetHandle targetHandle : remoteTargetHandles) {
+            TaskViewSimulator tvsLocal = targetHandle.getTaskViewSimulator();
+            out.setFloat(tvsLocal.fullScreenProgress,
                     AnimatedFloat.VALUE, 1, TOUCH_RESPONSE_INTERPOLATOR);
-            out.setFloat(tsv.recentsViewScale,
-                    AnimatedFloat.VALUE, tsv.getFullScreenScale(), TOUCH_RESPONSE_INTERPOLATOR);
+            out.setFloat(tvsLocal.recentsViewScale,
+                    AnimatedFloat.VALUE, tvsLocal.getFullScreenScale(),
+                    TOUCH_RESPONSE_INTERPOLATOR);
             if (showAsGrid) {
-                out.setFloat(tsv.taskSecondaryTranslation, AnimatedFloat.VALUE, 0,
+                out.setFloat(tvsLocal.taskSecondaryTranslation, AnimatedFloat.VALUE, 0,
                         TOUCH_RESPONSE_INTERPOLATOR_ACCEL_DEACCEL);
             }
-            out.setFloat(tsv.recentsViewScroll, AnimatedFloat.VALUE, 0,
+            out.setFloat(tvsLocal.recentsViewScroll, AnimatedFloat.VALUE, 0,
                     TOUCH_RESPONSE_INTERPOLATOR);
 
-            TaskViewSimulator finalTsv = tsv;
-            TransformParams finalParams = params;
-            out.addOnFrameCallback(() -> finalTsv.apply(finalParams));
+            out.addOnFrameCallback(() -> {
+                for (RemoteTargetHandle handle : remoteTargetHandles) {
+                    handle.getTaskViewSimulator().apply(handle.getTransformParams());
+                }
+            });
             if (navBarTarget != null) {
                 final Rect cropRect = new Rect();
                 out.addOnFrameListener(new MultiValueUpdateListener() {
@@ -253,15 +249,20 @@
                     public void onUpdate(float percent, boolean initOnly) {
                         final SurfaceParams.Builder navBuilder =
                                 new SurfaceParams.Builder(navBarTarget.leash);
-                        if (mNavFadeIn.value > mNavFadeIn.getStartValue()) {
-                            finalTsv.getCurrentCropRect().round(cropRect);
-                            navBuilder.withMatrix(finalTsv.getCurrentMatrix())
-                                    .withWindowCrop(cropRect)
-                                    .withAlpha(mNavFadeIn.value);
-                        } else {
-                            navBuilder.withAlpha(mNavFadeOut.value);
+
+                        // TODO Do we need to operate over multiple TVSs for the navbar leash?
+                        for (RemoteTargetHandle handle : remoteTargetHandles) {
+                            if (mNavFadeIn.value > mNavFadeIn.getStartValue()) {
+                                TaskViewSimulator taskViewSimulator = handle.getTaskViewSimulator();
+                                taskViewSimulator.getCurrentCropRect().round(cropRect);
+                                navBuilder.withMatrix(taskViewSimulator.getCurrentMatrix())
+                                        .withWindowCrop(cropRect)
+                                        .withAlpha(mNavFadeIn.value);
+                            } else {
+                                navBuilder.withAlpha(mNavFadeOut.value);
+                            }
+                            handle.getTransformParams().applySurfaceParams(navBuilder.build());
                         }
-                        finalParams.applySurfaceParams(navBuilder.build());
                     }
                 });
             } else if (inLiveTileMode) {
@@ -273,14 +274,16 @@
                     controller.animateNavigationBarToApp(RECENTS_LAUNCH_DURATION);
                 }
             }
-            topMostSimulator = tsv;
+            topMostSimulators = remoteTargetHandles;
         }
 
-        if (!skipViewChanges && parallaxCenterAndAdjacentTask && topMostSimulator != null) {
+        if (!skipViewChanges && parallaxCenterAndAdjacentTask && topMostSimulators.length > 0) {
             out.addFloat(v, VIEW_ALPHA, 1, 0, clampToProgress(LINEAR, 0.2f, 0.4f));
 
-            TaskViewSimulator simulatorToCopy = topMostSimulator;
-            simulatorToCopy.apply(params);
+            RemoteTargetHandle[] simulatorCopies = topMostSimulators;
+            for (RemoteTargetHandle handle : simulatorCopies) {
+                handle.getTaskViewSimulator().apply(handle.getTransformParams());
+            }
 
             // Mt represents the overall transformation on the thumbnailView relative to the
             // Launcher's rootView
@@ -294,36 +297,49 @@
             // During animation we apply transformation on the thumbnailView (and not the rootView)
             // to follow the TaskViewSimulator. So the final matrix applied on the thumbnailView is:
             //    Mt K(0)` K(t) Mt`
-            TaskThumbnailView ttv = v.getThumbnail();
-            RectF tvBounds = new RectF(0, 0,  ttv.getWidth(), ttv.getHeight());
-            float[] tvBoundsMapped = new float[]{0, 0,  ttv.getWidth(), ttv.getHeight()};
-            getDescendantCoordRelativeToAncestor(ttv, ttv.getRootView(), tvBoundsMapped, false);
-            RectF tvBoundsInRoot = new RectF(
-                    tvBoundsMapped[0], tvBoundsMapped[1],
-                    tvBoundsMapped[2], tvBoundsMapped[3]);
+            TaskThumbnailView[] thumbnails = v.getThumbnails();
+            Matrix[] mt = new Matrix[simulatorCopies.length];
+            Matrix[] mti = new Matrix[simulatorCopies.length];
+            for (int i = 0; i < thumbnails.length; i++) {
+                TaskThumbnailView ttv = thumbnails[i];
+                RectF localBounds = new RectF(0, 0,  ttv.getWidth(), ttv.getHeight());
+                float[] tvBoundsMapped = new float[]{0, 0,  ttv.getWidth(), ttv.getHeight()};
+                getDescendantCoordRelativeToAncestor(ttv, ttv.getRootView(), tvBoundsMapped, false);
+                RectF localBoundsInRoot = new RectF(
+                        tvBoundsMapped[0], tvBoundsMapped[1],
+                        tvBoundsMapped[2], tvBoundsMapped[3]);
+                Matrix localMt = new Matrix();
+                localMt.setRectToRect(localBounds, localBoundsInRoot, ScaleToFit.FILL);
+                mt[i] = localMt;
 
-            Matrix mt = new Matrix();
-            mt.setRectToRect(tvBounds, tvBoundsInRoot, ScaleToFit.FILL);
+                Matrix localMti = new Matrix();
+                localMti.invert(localMt);
+                mti[i] = localMti;
+            }
 
-            Matrix mti = new Matrix();
-            mt.invert(mti);
-
-            Matrix k0i = new Matrix();
-            simulatorToCopy.getCurrentMatrix().invert(k0i);
-
+            Matrix[] k0i = new Matrix[simulatorCopies.length];
+            for (int i = 0; i < simulatorCopies.length; i++) {
+                k0i[i] = new Matrix();
+                simulatorCopies[i].getTaskViewSimulator().getCurrentMatrix().invert(k0i[i]);
+            }
             Matrix animationMatrix = new Matrix();
             out.addOnFrameCallback(() -> {
-                animationMatrix.set(mt);
-                animationMatrix.postConcat(k0i);
-                animationMatrix.postConcat(simulatorToCopy.getCurrentMatrix());
-                animationMatrix.postConcat(mti);
-                ttv.setAnimationMatrix(animationMatrix);
+                for (int i = 0; i < simulatorCopies.length; i++) {
+                    animationMatrix.set(mt[i]);
+                    animationMatrix.postConcat(k0i[i]);
+                    animationMatrix.postConcat(simulatorCopies[i]
+                            .getTaskViewSimulator().getCurrentMatrix());
+                    animationMatrix.postConcat(mti[i]);
+                    thumbnails[i].setAnimationMatrix(animationMatrix);
+                }
             });
 
             out.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
                 @Override
                 public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animation) {
-                    ttv.setAnimationMatrix(null);
+                    for (TaskThumbnailView ttv : thumbnails) {
+                        ttv.setAnimationMatrix(null);
+                    }
                 }
             });
         }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/interaction/SwipeUpGestureTutorialController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/interaction/SwipeUpGestureTutorialController.java
index c2c8f61..1f75936 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/interaction/SwipeUpGestureTutorialController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/interaction/SwipeUpGestureTutorialController.java
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorListeners;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorPlaybackController;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.PendingAnimation;
-import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.StatefulActivity;
 import com.android.quickstep.AnimatedFloat;
 import com.android.quickstep.GestureState;
 import com.android.quickstep.OverviewComponentObserver;
@@ -260,16 +259,16 @@
 
         void initDp(DeviceProfile dp) {
             initTransitionEndpoints(dp);
-            mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTaskViewSimulator.setPreviewBounds(
+            mRemoteTargetHandles[0].getTaskViewSimulator().setPreviewBounds(
                     new Rect(0, 0, dp.widthPx, dp.heightPx), dp.getInsets());
         }
 
         @Override
         public void updateFinalShift() {
-            mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mPlaybackController
+            mRemoteTargetHandles[0].getPlaybackController()
                     .setProgress(mCurrentShift.value, mDragLengthFactor);
-            mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTaskViewSimulator.apply(
-                    mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTransformParams);
+            mRemoteTargetHandles[0].getTaskViewSimulator().apply(
+                    mRemoteTargetHandles[0].getTransformParams());
         }
 
         AnimatedFloat getCurrentShift() {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/GroupedTaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/GroupedTaskView.java
index d3077ad..8562719 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/GroupedTaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/GroupedTaskView.java
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    public TaskThumbnailView[] getThumbnails() {
+        return new TaskThumbnailView[]{mSnapshotView, mSnapshotView2};
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public void onRecycle() {
         super.onRecycle();
         mSnapshotView2.setThumbnail(mSecondaryTask, null);
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index b690982..24d6044 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import static android.view.Surface.ROTATION_0;
 import static android.view.View.MeasureSpec.EXACTLY;
 import static android.view.View.MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec;
-import static android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_DOCK_DIVIDER;
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.AbstractFloatingView.TYPE_TASK_MENU;
 import static com.android.launcher3.AbstractFloatingView.getTopOpenViewWithType;
@@ -53,7 +52,6 @@
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.OverviewActionsView.HIDDEN_NON_ZERO_ROTATION;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.OverviewActionsView.HIDDEN_NO_RECENTS;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.OverviewActionsView.HIDDEN_NO_TASKS;
-import static com.android.systemui.shared.system.RemoteAnimationTargetCompat.MODE_CLOSING;
 
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
@@ -146,7 +144,8 @@
 import com.android.quickstep.RecentsModel;
 import com.android.quickstep.RecentsModel.TaskVisualsChangeListener;
 import com.android.quickstep.RemoteAnimationTargets;
-import com.android.quickstep.SwipeUpAnimationLogic.RemoteTargetHandle;
+import com.android.quickstep.RemoteTargetGluer;
+import com.android.quickstep.RemoteTargetGluer.RemoteTargetHandle;
 import com.android.quickstep.SystemUiProxy;
 import com.android.quickstep.TaskOverlayFactory;
 import com.android.quickstep.TaskThumbnailCache;
@@ -325,7 +324,7 @@
                     view.runActionOnRemoteHandles(new Consumer<RemoteTargetHandle>() {
                         @Override
                         public void accept(RemoteTargetHandle remoteTargetHandle) {
-                            remoteTargetHandle.mTaskViewSimulator.recentsViewScale.value =
+                            remoteTargetHandle.getTaskViewSimulator().recentsViewScale.value =
                                     scale;
                         }
                     });
@@ -828,7 +827,7 @@
         mActivity.addMultiWindowModeChangedListener(mMultiWindowModeChangedListener);
         TaskStackChangeListeners.getInstance().registerTaskStackListener(mTaskStackListener);
         mSyncTransactionApplier = new SurfaceTransactionApplier(this);
-        runActionOnRemoteHandles(remoteTargetHandle -> remoteTargetHandle.mTransformParams
+        runActionOnRemoteHandles(remoteTargetHandle -> remoteTargetHandle.getTransformParams()
                 .setSyncTransactionApplier(mSyncTransactionApplier));
         RecentsModel.INSTANCE.get(getContext()).addThumbnailChangeListener(this);
         mIPipAnimationListener.setActivityAndRecentsView(mActivity, this);
@@ -847,7 +846,7 @@
         mActivity.removeMultiWindowModeChangedListener(mMultiWindowModeChangedListener);
         TaskStackChangeListeners.getInstance().unregisterTaskStackListener(mTaskStackListener);
         mSyncTransactionApplier = null;
-        runActionOnRemoteHandles(remoteTargetHandle -> remoteTargetHandle.mTransformParams
+        runActionOnRemoteHandles(remoteTargetHandle -> remoteTargetHandle.getTransformParams()
                 .setSyncTransactionApplier(null));
         executeSideTaskLaunchCallback();
         RecentsModel.INSTANCE.get(getContext()).removeThumbnailChangeListener(this);
@@ -937,7 +936,7 @@
     public void launchSideTaskInLiveTileModeForRestartedApp(int taskId) {
         int runningTaskViewId = getTaskViewIdFromTaskId(taskId);
         if (mRunningTaskViewId != -1 && mRunningTaskViewId == runningTaskViewId) {
-            TransformParams params = mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTransformParams;
+            TransformParams params = mRemoteTargetHandles[0].getTransformParams();
             RemoteAnimationTargets targets = params.getTargetSet();
             if (targets != null && targets.findTask(taskId) != null) {
                 launchSideTaskInLiveTileMode(taskId, targets.apps, targets.wallpapers,
@@ -1481,10 +1480,11 @@
             // to reset the params after it settles in Overview from swipe up so that we don't
             // render with obsolete param values.
             runActionOnRemoteHandles(remoteTargetHandle -> {
-                remoteTargetHandle.mTaskViewSimulator.taskPrimaryTranslation.value = 0;
-                remoteTargetHandle.mTaskViewSimulator.taskSecondaryTranslation.value = 0;
-                remoteTargetHandle.mTaskViewSimulator.fullScreenProgress.value = 0;
-                remoteTargetHandle.mTaskViewSimulator.recentsViewScale.value = 1;
+                TaskViewSimulator simulator = remoteTargetHandle.getTaskViewSimulator();
+                simulator.taskPrimaryTranslation.value = 0;
+                simulator.taskSecondaryTranslation.value = 0;
+                simulator.fullScreenProgress.value = 0;
+                simulator.recentsViewScale.value = 1;
             });
 
             // Similar to setRunningTaskHidden below, reapply the state before runningTaskView is
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@
 
         // Propagate DeviceProfile change event.
         runActionOnRemoteHandles(
-                remoteTargetHandle -> remoteTargetHandle.mTaskViewSimulator.setDp(dp));
+                remoteTargetHandle -> remoteTargetHandle.getTaskViewSimulator().setDp(dp));
         mActionsView.setDp(dp);
         mOrientationState.setDeviceProfile(dp);
 
@@ -1877,7 +1877,7 @@
             }
         }
         setEnableDrawingLiveTile(false);
-        runActionOnRemoteHandles(remoteTargetHandle -> remoteTargetHandle.mTransformParams
+        runActionOnRemoteHandles(remoteTargetHandle -> remoteTargetHandle.getTransformParams()
                 .setTargetSet(null));
 
         // These are relatively expensive and don't need to be done this frame (RecentsView isn't
@@ -2590,7 +2590,7 @@
         // alpha is set to 0 so that it can be recycled in the view pool properly
         if (ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get() && taskView.isRunningTask()) {
             runActionOnRemoteHandles(remoteTargetHandle -> {
-                TransformParams params = remoteTargetHandle.mTransformParams;
+                TransformParams params = remoteTargetHandle.getTransformParams();
                 anim.setFloat(params, TransformParams.TARGET_ALPHA, 0,
                         clampToProgress(ACCEL, 0, 0.5f));
             });
@@ -2613,7 +2613,7 @@
                 && taskView.isRunningTask()) {
             anim.addOnFrameCallback(() -> {
                 runActionOnRemoteHandles(
-                        remoteTargetHandle -> remoteTargetHandle.mTaskViewSimulator
+                        remoteTargetHandle -> remoteTargetHandle.getTaskViewSimulator()
                                 .taskSecondaryTranslation.value = mOrientationHandler
                                 .getSecondaryValue(taskView.getTranslationX(),
                                         taskView.getTranslationY()
@@ -2782,7 +2782,7 @@
                         anim.addOnFrameCallback(() -> {
                             runActionOnRemoteHandles(
                                     remoteTargetHandle ->
-                                            remoteTargetHandle.mTaskViewSimulator
+                                            remoteTargetHandle.getTaskViewSimulator()
                                                     .taskPrimaryTranslation.value =
                                                     TaskView.GRID_END_TRANSLATION_X.get(taskView));
                             redrawLiveTile();
@@ -2855,7 +2855,7 @@
                         anim.addOnFrameCallback(() -> {
                             runActionOnRemoteHandles(
                                     remoteTargetHandle ->
-                                            remoteTargetHandle.mTaskViewSimulator
+                                            remoteTargetHandle.getTaskViewSimulator()
                                                     .taskPrimaryTranslation.value =
                                                     mOrientationHandler.getPrimaryValue(
                                                             child.getTranslationX(),
@@ -3533,7 +3533,7 @@
         mLastComputedTaskEndPushOutDistance = null;
         updatePageOffsets();
         runActionOnRemoteHandles(
-                remoteTargetHandle -> remoteTargetHandle.mTaskViewSimulator
+                remoteTargetHandle -> remoteTargetHandle.getTaskViewSimulator()
                         .setScroll(getScrollOffset()));
         setImportantForAccessibility(isModal() ? IMPORTANT_FOR_ACCESSIBILITY_NO
                 : IMPORTANT_FOR_ACCESSIBILITY_AUTO);
@@ -3599,7 +3599,7 @@
             if (ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get() && mEnableDrawingLiveTile
                     && i == getRunningTaskIndex()) {
                 runActionOnRemoteHandles(
-                        remoteTargetHandle -> remoteTargetHandle.mTaskViewSimulator
+                        remoteTargetHandle -> remoteTargetHandle.getTaskViewSimulator()
                                 .taskPrimaryTranslation.value = totalTranslation);
                 redrawLiveTile();
             }
@@ -3707,7 +3707,7 @@
             task.getTaskResistanceTranslationProperty().set(task, translation / getScaleY());
         }
         runActionOnRemoteHandles(
-                remoteTargetHandle -> remoteTargetHandle.mTaskViewSimulator
+                remoteTargetHandle -> remoteTargetHandle.getTaskViewSimulator()
                         .recentsViewSecondaryTranslation.value = translation);
     }
 
@@ -4023,7 +4023,7 @@
                     && runningTaskIndex != taskIndex) {
                 for (RemoteTargetHandle remoteHandle : recentsView.getRemoteTargetHandles()) {
                     anim.play(ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(
-                            remoteHandle.mTaskViewSimulator.taskPrimaryTranslation,
+                            remoteHandle.getTaskViewSimulator().taskPrimaryTranslation,
                             AnimatedFloat.VALUE,
                             primaryTranslation));
                 }
@@ -4107,7 +4107,7 @@
         mPendingAnimation.add(anim);
         if (ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get()) {
             runActionOnRemoteHandles(
-                    remoteTargetHandle -> remoteTargetHandle.mTaskViewSimulator
+                    remoteTargetHandle -> remoteTargetHandle.getTaskViewSimulator()
                             .addOverviewToAppAnim(mPendingAnimation, interpolator));
             mPendingAnimation.addOnFrameCallback(this::redrawLiveTile);
         }
@@ -4201,9 +4201,9 @@
 
     public void redrawLiveTile() {
         runActionOnRemoteHandles(remoteTargetHandle -> {
-            TransformParams params = remoteTargetHandle.mTransformParams;
+            TransformParams params = remoteTargetHandle.getTransformParams();
             if (params.getTargetSet() != null) {
-                remoteTargetHandle.mTaskViewSimulator.apply(params);
+                remoteTargetHandle.getTaskViewSimulator().apply(params);
             }
         });
     }
@@ -4224,44 +4224,14 @@
             recentsAnimationTargets.addReleaseCheck(mSyncTransactionApplier);
         }
 
-        RemoteAnimationTargetCompat dividerTarget =
-                recentsAnimationTargets.getNonAppTargetOfType(TYPE_DOCK_DIVIDER);
-        // TODO Consolidate this shared code with SwipeUpAnimationLogic (or maybe just reuse
-        //  what that class has and pass it into here)
-        mRemoteTargetHandles = new RemoteTargetHandle[dividerTarget == null ? 1 : 2];
-        TaskViewSimulator primaryTvs = createTaskViewSimulator();
-        mRemoteTargetHandles[0] = new RemoteTargetHandle(primaryTvs, new TransformParams());
-        if (dividerTarget == null) {
-            mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTaskViewSimulator
-                    .setPreview(recentsAnimationTargets.apps[0], null);
-            mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTransformParams.setTargetSet(recentsAnimationTargets);
-        } else {
-            TaskViewSimulator secondaryTvs = createTaskViewSimulator();
-            secondaryTvs.setOrientationState(mOrientationState);
-            secondaryTvs.recentsViewScale.value = 1;
-
-            mRemoteTargetHandles[1] = new RemoteTargetHandle(secondaryTvs, new TransformParams());
-            RemoteAnimationTargetCompat primaryTaskTarget = recentsAnimationTargets.apps[0];
-            RemoteAnimationTargetCompat secondaryTaskTarget = recentsAnimationTargets.apps[1];
-            mSplitBoundsConfig = new SplitConfigurationOptions.StagedSplitBounds(
-                    primaryTaskTarget.screenSpaceBounds,
-                    secondaryTaskTarget.screenSpaceBounds, dividerTarget.screenSpaceBounds);
-            mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTaskViewSimulator.setPreview(primaryTaskTarget,
-                    mSplitBoundsConfig);
-            mRemoteTargetHandles[1].mTaskViewSimulator.setPreview(secondaryTaskTarget,
-                    mSplitBoundsConfig);
-            RemoteAnimationTargets rats = new RemoteAnimationTargets(
-                    new RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[]{primaryTaskTarget},
-                    recentsAnimationTargets.wallpapers, recentsAnimationTargets.nonApps,
-                    MODE_CLOSING
-            );
-            RemoteAnimationTargets splitRats = new RemoteAnimationTargets(
-                    new RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[]{secondaryTaskTarget},
-                    recentsAnimationTargets.wallpapers, recentsAnimationTargets.nonApps,
-                    MODE_CLOSING
-            );
-            mRemoteTargetHandles[0].mTransformParams.setTargetSet(rats);
-            mRemoteTargetHandles[1].mTransformParams.setTargetSet(splitRats);
+        RemoteTargetGluer gluer = new RemoteTargetGluer(getContext(), getSizeStrategy());
+        mRemoteTargetHandles = gluer.assignTargetsForSplitScreen(recentsAnimationTargets);
+        mSplitBoundsConfig = gluer.getStagedSplitBounds();
+        for (RemoteTargetHandle remoteTargetHandle : mRemoteTargetHandles) {
+            TaskViewSimulator tvs = remoteTargetHandle.getTaskViewSimulator();
+            tvs.setOrientationState(mOrientationState);
+            tvs.setDp(mActivity.getDeviceProfile());
+            tvs.recentsViewScale.value = 1;
         }
     }
 
@@ -4276,14 +4246,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private TaskViewSimulator createTaskViewSimulator() {
-        TaskViewSimulator tvs = new TaskViewSimulator(getContext(), getSizeStrategy());
-        tvs.setOrientationState(mOrientationState);
-        tvs.setDp(mActivity.getDeviceProfile());
-        tvs.recentsViewScale.value = 1;
-        return tvs;
-    }
-
     public void finishRecentsAnimation(boolean toRecents, Runnable onFinishComplete) {
         finishRecentsAnimation(toRecents, true /* shouldPip */, onFinishComplete);
     }
@@ -4778,7 +4740,7 @@
 
     private void dispatchScrollChanged() {
         runActionOnRemoteHandles(remoteTargetHandle ->
-                remoteTargetHandle.mTaskViewSimulator.setScroll(getScrollOffset()));
+                remoteTargetHandle.getTaskViewSimulator().setScroll(getScrollOffset()));
         for (int i = mScrollListeners.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
             mScrollListeners.get(i).onScrollChanged();
         }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
index 0e6c0fd..08b614a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ViewPool.Reusable;
 import com.android.quickstep.RecentsModel;
 import com.android.quickstep.RemoteAnimationTargets;
-import com.android.quickstep.SwipeUpAnimationLogic.RemoteTargetHandle;
+import com.android.quickstep.RemoteTargetGluer.RemoteTargetHandle;
 import com.android.quickstep.SystemUiProxy;
 import com.android.quickstep.TaskIconCache;
 import com.android.quickstep.TaskOverlayFactory;
@@ -592,6 +592,11 @@
         return mSnapshotView;
     }
 
+    /** TODO(b/197033698) Remove all usages of above method and migrate to this one */
+    public TaskThumbnailView[] getThumbnails() {
+        return new TaskThumbnailView[]{mSnapshotView};
+    }
+
     public IconView getIconView() {
         return mIconView;
     }
@@ -618,13 +623,12 @@
             mIsClickableAsLiveTile = false;
             RecentsView recentsView = getRecentsView();
             RemoteAnimationTargets targets;
-            RemoteTargetHandle[] remoteTargetHandles =
-                    recentsView.mRemoteTargetHandles;
+            RemoteTargetHandle[] remoteTargetHandles = recentsView.mRemoteTargetHandles;
             if (remoteTargetHandles.length == 1) {
-                targets = remoteTargetHandles[0].mTransformParams.getTargetSet();
+                targets = remoteTargetHandles[0].getTransformParams().getTargetSet();
             } else {
-                TransformParams topLeftParams = remoteTargetHandles[0].mTransformParams;
-                TransformParams rightBottomParams = remoteTargetHandles[1].mTransformParams;
+                TransformParams topLeftParams = remoteTargetHandles[0].getTransformParams();
+                TransformParams rightBottomParams = remoteTargetHandles[1].getTransformParams();
                 RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] apps = Stream.concat(
                         Arrays.stream(topLeftParams.getTargetSet().apps),
                         Arrays.stream(rightBottomParams.getTargetSet().apps))