diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/NoButtonQuickSwitchTouchController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/NoButtonQuickSwitchTouchController.java
index b4224be..463a095 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/NoButtonQuickSwitchTouchController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/NoButtonQuickSwitchTouchController.java
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@
             newCancelListener(this::clearState);
 
     private boolean mNoIntercept;
-    private Boolean mIsTrackpadFourFingerSwipe;
     private LauncherState mStartState;
 
     private boolean mIsHomeScreenVisible = true;
@@ -139,9 +138,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public boolean onControllerInterceptTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
-        int action = ev.getActionMasked();
-        if (action == ACTION_DOWN) {
-            mIsTrackpadFourFingerSwipe = null;
+        if (ev.getActionMasked() == ACTION_DOWN) {
             mNoIntercept = !canInterceptTouch(ev);
             if (mNoIntercept) {
                 return false;
@@ -150,13 +147,6 @@
             // Only detect horizontal swipe for intercept, then we will allow swipe up as well.
             mSwipeDetector.setDetectableScrollConditions(DIRECTION_RIGHT,
                     false /* ignoreSlopWhenSettling */);
-        } else if (isTrackpadMultiFingerSwipe(ev) && mIsTrackpadFourFingerSwipe == null
-                && action == ACTION_MOVE) {
-            mIsTrackpadFourFingerSwipe = isTrackpadFourFingerSwipe(ev);
-            mNoIntercept = !mIsTrackpadFourFingerSwipe;
-            if (mNoIntercept) {
-                return false;
-            }
         }
 
         if (mNoIntercept) {
@@ -191,6 +181,9 @@
             // TODO(b/268075592): add support for quickswitch to/from desktop
             return false;
         }
+        if (isTrackpadMultiFingerSwipe(ev)) {
+            return isTrackpadFourFingerSwipe(ev);
+        }
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/GestureState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/GestureState.java
index 9d7ccb4..3d0f6d5 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/GestureState.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/GestureState.java
@@ -150,15 +150,10 @@
 
     public enum TrackpadGestureType {
         NONE,
-        // Assigned before we know whether it's a 3-finger or 4-finger gesture.
-        MULTI_FINGER,
         THREE_FINGER,
         FOUR_FINGER;
 
         public static TrackpadGestureType getTrackpadGestureType(MotionEvent event) {
-            if (!isTrackpadMultiFingerSwipe(event)) {
-                return TrackpadGestureType.NONE;
-            }
             if (isTrackpadThreeFingerSwipe(event)) {
                 return TrackpadGestureType.THREE_FINGER;
             }
@@ -166,7 +161,7 @@
                 return TrackpadGestureType.FOUR_FINGER;
             }
 
-            return TrackpadGestureType.MULTI_FINGER;
+            return TrackpadGestureType.NONE;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
index ec06f87..4ed68aa 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
@@ -741,9 +741,6 @@
         if (mGestureState.isTrackpadGesture() && (action == ACTION_POINTER_DOWN
                 || action == ACTION_POINTER_UP)) {
             // Skip ACTION_POINTER_DOWN and ACTION_POINTER_UP events from trackpad.
-            if (action == ACTION_POINTER_DOWN) {
-                mGestureState.setTrackpadGestureType(getTrackpadGestureType(event));
-            }
         } else if (event.isHoverEvent()) {
             mUncheckedConsumer.onHoverEvent(event);
         } else {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/MotionEventsUtils.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/MotionEventsUtils.java
index 40de003..3228ec6 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/MotionEventsUtils.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/MotionEventsUtils.java
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
     /** {@link MotionEvent#CLASSIFICATION_MULTI_FINGER_SWIPE} is hidden. */
     public static final int CLASSIFICATION_MULTI_FINGER_SWIPE = 4;
 
+    /** {@link MotionEvent#AXIS_GESTURE_SWIPE_FINGER_COUNT} is hidden. */
+    private static final int AXIS_GESTURE_SWIPE_FINGER_COUNT = 53;
+
     @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.UPSIDE_DOWN_CAKE)
     public static boolean isTrackpadScroll(MotionEvent event) {
         return ENABLE_TRACKPAD_GESTURE.get()
@@ -43,11 +46,13 @@
     }
 
     public static boolean isTrackpadThreeFingerSwipe(MotionEvent event) {
-        return isTrackpadMultiFingerSwipe(event) && event.getPointerCount() == 3;
+        return isTrackpadMultiFingerSwipe(event) && event.getAxisValue(
+                AXIS_GESTURE_SWIPE_FINGER_COUNT) == 3;
     }
 
     public static boolean isTrackpadFourFingerSwipe(MotionEvent event) {
-        return isTrackpadMultiFingerSwipe(event) && event.getPointerCount() == 4;
+        return isTrackpadMultiFingerSwipe(event) && event.getAxisValue(
+                AXIS_GESTURE_SWIPE_FINGER_COUNT) == 4;
     }
 
     public static boolean isTrackpadMotionEvent(MotionEvent event) {