diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewInteractionState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewInteractionState.java
index 99fffd8..a5ff681 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewInteractionState.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewInteractionState.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 import android.content.ContentResolver;
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.database.ContentObserver;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Message;
@@ -51,10 +50,6 @@
     private static final String TAG = "OverviewFlags";
 
     private static final String HAS_ENABLED_QUICKSTEP_ONCE = "launcher.has_enabled_quickstep_once";
-    private static final String SWIPE_UP_SETTING_AVAILABLE_RES_NAME =
-            "config_swipe_up_gesture_setting_available";
-    private static final String SWIPE_UP_ENABLED_DEFAULT_RES_NAME =
-            "config_swipe_up_gesture_default";
 
     // We do not need any synchronization for this variable as its only written on UI thread.
     public static final MainThreadInitializedObject<OverviewInteractionState> INSTANCE =
@@ -88,13 +83,13 @@
         mUiHandler = new Handler(this::handleUiMessage);
         mBgHandler = new Handler(UiThreadHelper.getBackgroundLooper(), this::handleBgMessage);
 
-        if (getSystemBooleanRes(SWIPE_UP_SETTING_AVAILABLE_RES_NAME)) {
+        if (SwipeUpSetting.isSwipeUpSettingAvailable()) {
             mSwipeUpSettingObserver = new SwipeUpGestureEnabledSettingObserver(mUiHandler,
                     context.getContentResolver());
             mSwipeUpSettingObserver.register();
         } else {
             mSwipeUpSettingObserver = null;
-            mSwipeUpEnabled = getSystemBooleanRes(SWIPE_UP_ENABLED_DEFAULT_RES_NAME);
+            mSwipeUpEnabled = SwipeUpSetting.isSwipeUpEnabledDefaultValue();
         }
     }
 
@@ -199,7 +194,7 @@
             super(handler);
             mHandler = handler;
             mResolver = resolver;
-            defaultValue = getSystemBooleanRes(SWIPE_UP_ENABLED_DEFAULT_RES_NAME) ? 1 : 0;
+            defaultValue = SwipeUpSetting.isSwipeUpEnabledDefaultValue() ? 1 : 0;
         }
 
         public void register() {
@@ -221,18 +216,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private boolean getSystemBooleanRes(String resName) {
-        Resources res = Resources.getSystem();
-        int resId = res.getIdentifier(resName, "bool", "android");
-
-        if (resId != 0) {
-            return res.getBoolean(resId);
-        } else {
-            Log.e(TAG, "Failed to get system resource ID. Incompatible framework version?");
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
     private void resetHomeBounceSeenOnQuickstepEnabledFirstTime() {
         if (mSwipeUpEnabled && !Utilities.getPrefs(mContext).getBoolean(
                 HAS_ENABLED_QUICKSTEP_ONCE, true)) {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/SwipeUpSetting.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/SwipeUpSetting.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f91f97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/SwipeUpSetting.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 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 android.content.res.Resources;
+import android.util.Log;
+
+public final class SwipeUpSetting {
+    private static final String TAG = "SwipeUpSetting";
+
+    private static final String SWIPE_UP_SETTING_AVAILABLE_RES_NAME =
+            "config_swipe_up_gesture_setting_available";
+
+    private static final String SWIPE_UP_ENABLED_DEFAULT_RES_NAME =
+            "config_swipe_up_gesture_default";
+
+    private static boolean getSystemBooleanRes(String resName) {
+        Resources res = Resources.getSystem();
+        int resId = res.getIdentifier(resName, "bool", "android");
+
+        if (resId != 0) {
+            return res.getBoolean(resId);
+        } else {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Failed to get system resource ID. Incompatible framework version?");
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isSwipeUpSettingAvailable() {
+        return getSystemBooleanRes(SWIPE_UP_SETTING_AVAILABLE_RES_NAME);
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isSwipeUpEnabledDefaultValue() {
+        return getSystemBooleanRes(SWIPE_UP_ENABLED_DEFAULT_RES_NAME);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/Android.mk b/tests/Android.mk
index c8e554d..c7a222a 100644
--- a/tests/Android.mk
+++ b/tests/Android.mk
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 LOCAL_STATIC_JAVA_LIBRARIES := android-support-test ub-uiautomator
 
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(call all-java-files-under, tapl)
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(call all-java-files-under, tapl) \
+  ../quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/SwipeUpSetting.java
 
 LOCAL_SDK_VERSION := current
 LOCAL_MODULE := ub-launcher-aosp-tapl
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index 19fa391..c3f27ee 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 import android.app.ActivityManager;
 import android.app.UiAutomation;
-import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
@@ -35,6 +34,8 @@
 import android.support.test.uiautomator.Until;
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent;
 
+import com.android.quickstep.SwipeUpSetting;
+
 import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 
@@ -78,10 +79,6 @@
     private static final String WIDGETS_RES_ID = "widgets_list_view";
     static final String LAUNCHER_PKG = "com.google.android.apps.nexuslauncher";
     static final int WAIT_TIME_MS = 60000;
-    private static final String SWIPE_UP_SETTING_AVAILABLE_RES_NAME =
-            "config_swipe_up_gesture_setting_available";
-    private static final String SWIPE_UP_ENABLED_DEFAULT_RES_NAME =
-            "config_swipe_up_gesture_default";
     private static final String SYSTEMUI_PACKAGE = "com.android.systemui";
 
     private static WeakReference<VisibleContainer> sActiveContainer = new WeakReference<>(null);
@@ -95,8 +92,8 @@
     public LauncherInstrumentation(UiDevice device) {
         mDevice = device;
         final boolean swipeUpEnabledDefault =
-                !getSystemBooleanRes(SWIPE_UP_SETTING_AVAILABLE_RES_NAME) ||
-                        getSystemBooleanRes(SWIPE_UP_ENABLED_DEFAULT_RES_NAME);
+                !SwipeUpSetting.isSwipeUpSettingAvailable() ||
+                        SwipeUpSetting.isSwipeUpEnabledDefaultValue();
         mSwipeUpEnabled = Settings.Secure.getInt(
                 InstrumentationRegistry.getTargetContext().getContentResolver(),
                 "swipe_up_to_switch_apps_enabled",
@@ -104,13 +101,6 @@
         assertTrue("Device must run in a test harness", ActivityManager.isRunningInTestHarness());
     }
 
-    private boolean getSystemBooleanRes(String resName) {
-        final Resources res = Resources.getSystem();
-        final int resId = res.getIdentifier(resName, "bool", "android");
-        assertTrue("Resource not found: " + resName, resId != 0);
-        return res.getBoolean(resId);
-    }
-
     void setActiveContainer(VisibleContainer container) {
         sActiveContainer = new WeakReference<>(container);
     }