diff --git a/res/values/dimens.xml b/res/values/dimens.xml
index 2cf929f..3c91c7a 100644
--- a/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -320,6 +320,9 @@
     <!-- Size of the maximum radius for the enforced rounded rectangles. -->
     <dimen name="enforced_rounded_corner_max_radius">16dp</dimen>
 
+<!-- Base Swipe Detector, speed in dp/s -->
+    <dimen name="base_swift_detector_fling_release_velocity">1dp</dimen>
+
 <!-- Overview placeholder to compile in Launcher3 without Quickstep -->
     <dimen name="task_thumbnail_icon_size">0dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="task_thumbnail_icon_drawable_size">0dp</dimen>
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/BaseSwipeDetector.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/BaseSwipeDetector.java
index 1276ece..52c3581 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/BaseSwipeDetector.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/BaseSwipeDetector.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import static android.view.MotionEvent.INVALID_POINTER_ID;
 
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.PointF;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
 
+import com.android.launcher3.R;
+
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.Queue;
 
@@ -44,10 +47,9 @@
     private static final boolean DBG = false;
     private static final String TAG = "BaseSwipeDetector";
     private static final float ANIMATION_DURATION = 1200;
-    /** The minimum release velocity in pixels per millisecond that triggers fling.*/
-    private static final float RELEASE_VELOCITY_PX_MS = 1.0f;
     private static final PointF sTempPoint = new PointF();
 
+    private final float mReleaseVelocity;
     private final PointF mDownPos = new PointF();
     private final PointF mLastPos = new PointF();
     protected final boolean mIsRtl;
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@
     private boolean mIsSettingState;
 
     protected boolean mIgnoreSlopWhenSettling;
+    protected Context mContext;
 
     private enum ScrollState {
         IDLE,
@@ -71,10 +74,14 @@
         SETTLING       // onDragEnd
     }
 
-    protected BaseSwipeDetector(@NonNull ViewConfiguration config, boolean isRtl) {
+    protected BaseSwipeDetector(@NonNull Context context, @NonNull ViewConfiguration config,
+            boolean isRtl) {
         mTouchSlop = config.getScaledTouchSlop();
         mMaxVelocity = config.getScaledMaximumFlingVelocity();
         mIsRtl = isRtl;
+        mContext = context;
+        mReleaseVelocity = mContext.getResources()
+                .getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.base_swift_detector_fling_release_velocity);
     }
 
     public static long calculateDuration(float velocity, float progressNeeded) {
@@ -120,7 +127,7 @@
     }
 
     public boolean isFling(float velocity) {
-        return Math.abs(velocity) > RELEASE_VELOCITY_PX_MS;
+        return Math.abs(velocity) > mReleaseVelocity;
     }
 
     public boolean onTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
@@ -236,7 +243,7 @@
         } else {
             mSubtractDisplacement.x = mDisplacement.x > 0 ? mTouchSlop : -mTouchSlop;
             mSubtractDisplacement.y = mDisplacement.y > 0 ? mTouchSlop : -mTouchSlop;
-        } 
+        }
     }
 
     protected abstract boolean shouldScrollStart(PointF displacement);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/BothAxesSwipeDetector.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/BothAxesSwipeDetector.java
index 944391e..6e2f0d8 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/BothAxesSwipeDetector.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/BothAxesSwipeDetector.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import android.view.ViewConfiguration;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
-import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 
@@ -43,13 +42,7 @@
     private int mScrollDirections;
 
     public BothAxesSwipeDetector(@NonNull Context context, @NonNull Listener l) {
-        this(ViewConfiguration.get(context), l, Utilities.isRtl(context.getResources()));
-    }
-
-    @VisibleForTesting
-    protected BothAxesSwipeDetector(@NonNull ViewConfiguration config, @NonNull Listener l,
-            boolean isRtl) {
-        super(config, isRtl);
+        super(context, ViewConfiguration.get(context), Utilities.isRtl(context.getResources()));
         mListener = l;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/SingleAxisSwipeDetector.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/SingleAxisSwipeDetector.java
index f751b7d..5c599c0 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/SingleAxisSwipeDetector.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/SingleAxisSwipeDetector.java
@@ -106,13 +106,15 @@
 
     public SingleAxisSwipeDetector(@NonNull Context context, @NonNull Listener l,
             @NonNull Direction dir) {
-        this(ViewConfiguration.get(context), l, dir, Utilities.isRtl(context.getResources()));
+        super(context, ViewConfiguration.get(context),  Utilities.isRtl(context.getResources()));
+        mListener = l;
+        mDir = dir;
     }
 
     @VisibleForTesting
-    protected SingleAxisSwipeDetector(@NonNull ViewConfiguration config, @NonNull Listener l,
-            @NonNull Direction dir, boolean isRtl) {
-        super(config, isRtl);
+    protected SingleAxisSwipeDetector(@NonNull Context context, @NonNull ViewConfiguration config,
+            @NonNull Listener l, @NonNull Direction dir, boolean isRtl) {
+        super(context, config, isRtl);
         mListener = l;
         mDir = dir;
     }
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/SingleAxisSwipeDetectorTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/SingleAxisSwipeDetectorTest.java
index 472e1a1..260f556 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/SingleAxisSwipeDetectorTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/SingleAxisSwipeDetectorTest.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.ViewConfiguration;
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@
     private TouchEventGenerator mGenerator;
     private SingleAxisSwipeDetector mDetector;
     private int mTouchSlop;
+    Context mContext;
 
     @Mock
     private SingleAxisSwipeDetector.Listener mMockListener;
@@ -69,12 +71,13 @@
     public void setup() {
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
         mGenerator = new TouchEventGenerator((ev) -> mDetector.onTouchEvent(ev));
-        ViewConfiguration orgConfig = ViewConfiguration
-                .get(InstrumentationRegistry.getTargetContext());
+        mContext = InstrumentationRegistry.getTargetContext();
+        ViewConfiguration orgConfig = ViewConfiguration.get(mContext);
         doReturn(orgConfig.getScaledMaximumFlingVelocity()).when(mMockConfig)
                 .getScaledMaximumFlingVelocity();
 
-        mDetector = new SingleAxisSwipeDetector(mMockConfig, mMockListener, VERTICAL, false);
+        mDetector = new SingleAxisSwipeDetector(mContext,
+                mMockConfig, mMockListener, VERTICAL, false);
         mDetector.setDetectableScrollConditions(DIRECTION_BOTH, false);
         mTouchSlop = orgConfig.getScaledTouchSlop();
         doReturn(mTouchSlop).when(mMockConfig).getScaledTouchSlop();
@@ -84,7 +87,8 @@
 
     @Test
     public void testDragStart_verticalPositive() {
-        mDetector = new SingleAxisSwipeDetector(mMockConfig, mMockListener, VERTICAL, false);
+        mDetector = new SingleAxisSwipeDetector(mContext,
+                mMockConfig, mMockListener, VERTICAL, false);
         mDetector.setDetectableScrollConditions(DIRECTION_POSITIVE, false);
         mGenerator.put(0, 100, 100);
         mGenerator.move(0, 100, 100 - mTouchSlop);
@@ -94,7 +98,8 @@
 
     @Test
     public void testDragStart_verticalNegative() {
-        mDetector = new SingleAxisSwipeDetector(mMockConfig, mMockListener, VERTICAL, false);
+        mDetector = new SingleAxisSwipeDetector(mContext,
+                mMockConfig, mMockListener, VERTICAL, false);
         mDetector.setDetectableScrollConditions(DIRECTION_NEGATIVE, false);
         mGenerator.put(0, 100, 100);
         mGenerator.move(0, 100, 100 + mTouchSlop);
@@ -112,7 +117,8 @@
 
     @Test
     public void testDragStart_horizontalPositive() {
-        mDetector = new SingleAxisSwipeDetector(mMockConfig, mMockListener, HORIZONTAL, false);
+        mDetector = new SingleAxisSwipeDetector(mContext,
+                mMockConfig, mMockListener, HORIZONTAL, false);
         mDetector.setDetectableScrollConditions(DIRECTION_POSITIVE, false);
 
         mGenerator.put(0, 100, 100);
@@ -123,7 +129,8 @@
 
     @Test
     public void testDragStart_horizontalNegative() {
-        mDetector = new SingleAxisSwipeDetector(mMockConfig, mMockListener, HORIZONTAL, false);
+        mDetector = new SingleAxisSwipeDetector(mContext,
+                mMockConfig, mMockListener, HORIZONTAL, false);
         mDetector.setDetectableScrollConditions(DIRECTION_NEGATIVE, false);
 
         mGenerator.put(0, 100, 100);
@@ -134,7 +141,8 @@
 
     @Test
     public void testDragStart_horizontalRtlPositive() {
-        mDetector = new SingleAxisSwipeDetector(mMockConfig, mMockListener, HORIZONTAL, true);
+        mDetector = new SingleAxisSwipeDetector(mContext,
+                mMockConfig, mMockListener, HORIZONTAL, true);
         mDetector.setDetectableScrollConditions(DIRECTION_POSITIVE, false);
 
         mGenerator.put(0, 100, 100);
@@ -145,7 +153,8 @@
 
     @Test
     public void testDragStart_horizontalRtlNegative() {
-        mDetector = new SingleAxisSwipeDetector(mMockConfig, mMockListener, HORIZONTAL, true);
+        mDetector = new SingleAxisSwipeDetector(mContext,
+                mMockConfig, mMockListener, HORIZONTAL, true);
         mDetector.setDetectableScrollConditions(DIRECTION_NEGATIVE, false);
 
         mGenerator.put(0, 100, 100);