diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/AppIcon.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/AppIcon.java
index 3ffd30c..d39a38e 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/AppIcon.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/AppIcon.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.tapl;
 
 import android.graphics.Point;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import androidx.test.uiautomator.By;
@@ -40,9 +41,10 @@
      */
     public AppIconMenu openMenu() {
         final Point iconCenter = mObject.getVisibleCenter();
-        mLauncher.longTap(iconCenter.x, iconCenter.y);
+        mLauncher.sendPointer(MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN, iconCenter);
         final UiObject2 deepShortcutsContainer = mLauncher.waitForLauncherObject(
                 "deep_shortcuts_container");
+        mLauncher.sendPointer(MotionEvent.ACTION_UP, iconCenter);
         return new AppIconMenu(mLauncher, deepShortcutsContainer);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index 49bd73a..444f3bd 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -21,10 +21,13 @@
 import android.app.ActivityManager;
 import android.app.Instrumentation;
 import android.app.UiAutomation;
+import android.graphics.Point;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Parcelable;
+import android.os.SystemClock;
 import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.Surface;
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent;
 
@@ -403,11 +406,6 @@
         return mDevice;
     }
 
-    void longTap(int x, int y) {
-        mDevice.drag(x, y, x, y, 0);
-    }
-
-
     void swipe(int startX, int startY, int endX, int endY) {
         executeAndWaitForEvent(
                 () -> mDevice.swipe(startX, startY, endX, endY, 60),
@@ -419,4 +417,11 @@
     void waitForIdle() {
         mDevice.waitForIdle();
     }
+
+    void sendPointer(int action, Point point) {
+        final MotionEvent event = MotionEvent.obtain(SystemClock.uptimeMillis(),
+                SystemClock.uptimeMillis(), action, point.x, point.y, 0);
+        mInstrumentation.sendPointerSync(event);
+        event.recycle();
+    }
 }
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