diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java
index cc109f6..4628dab 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/AbsSwipeUpHandler.java
@@ -618,13 +618,6 @@
 
         updateSysUiFlags(mCurrentShift.value);
         applyWindowTransform();
-        if (ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get()) {
-            if (mRecentsAnimationTargets != null) {
-                LiveTileOverlay.INSTANCE.update(
-                        mTaskViewSimulator.getCurrentRect(),
-                        mTaskViewSimulator.getCurrentCornerRadius());
-            }
-        }
 
         updateLauncherTransitionProgress();
     }
@@ -1616,6 +1609,11 @@
             }
             mTaskViewSimulator.apply(mTransformParams);
         }
+        if (ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get() && mRecentsAnimationTargets != null) {
+            LiveTileOverlay.INSTANCE.update(
+                    mTaskViewSimulator.getCurrentRect(),
+                    mTaskViewSimulator.getCurrentCornerRadius());
+        }
         ProtoTracer.INSTANCE.get(mContext).scheduleFrameUpdate();
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java
index 5520ef7..46c7768 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 import android.view.View;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.BaseActivity;
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
@@ -129,6 +130,21 @@
         return taskView;
     }
 
+    public static void createRecentsWindowAnimator(TaskView v, boolean skipViewChanges,
+            RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] appTargets,
+            RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] wallpaperTargets, DepthController depthController,
+            PendingAnimation out) {
+        boolean isRunningTask = v.isRunningTask();
+        TransformParams params = null;
+        TaskViewSimulator tsv = null;
+        if (ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get() && isRunningTask) {
+            params = v.getRecentsView().getLiveTileParams();
+            tsv = v.getRecentsView().getLiveTileTaskViewSimulator();
+        }
+        createRecentsWindowAnimator(v, skipViewChanges, appTargets, wallpaperTargets,
+                depthController, out, params, tsv);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Creates an animation that controls the window of the opening targets for the recents launch
      * animation.
@@ -136,19 +152,25 @@
     public static void createRecentsWindowAnimator(TaskView v, boolean skipViewChanges,
             RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] appTargets,
             RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] wallpaperTargets, DepthController depthController,
-            PendingAnimation out) {
+            PendingAnimation out, @Nullable TransformParams params,
+            @Nullable TaskViewSimulator tsv) {
         boolean isQuickSwitch = v.isEndQuickswitchCuj();
         v.setEndQuickswitchCuj(false);
 
-        SurfaceTransactionApplier applier = new SurfaceTransactionApplier(v);
+        boolean inLiveTileMode =
+                ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get() && v.getRecentsView().getRunningTaskIndex() != -1;
         final RemoteAnimationTargets targets =
                 new RemoteAnimationTargets(appTargets, wallpaperTargets,
-                        ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get() ? MODE_CLOSING : MODE_OPENING);
-        targets.addReleaseCheck(applier);
+                        inLiveTileMode ? MODE_CLOSING : MODE_OPENING);
 
-        TransformParams params = new TransformParams()
+        if (params == null) {
+            SurfaceTransactionApplier applier = new SurfaceTransactionApplier(v);
+            targets.addReleaseCheck(applier);
+
+            params = new TransformParams()
                     .setSyncTransactionApplier(applier)
                     .setTargetSet(targets);
+        }
 
         final RecentsView recentsView = v.getRecentsView();
         int taskIndex = recentsView.indexOfChild(v);
@@ -162,8 +184,9 @@
         int displayRotation = DisplayController.getDefaultDisplay(context).getInfo().rotation;
 
         TaskViewSimulator topMostSimulator = null;
-        if (targets.apps.length > 0) {
-            TaskViewSimulator tsv = new TaskViewSimulator(context, recentsView.getSizeStrategy());
+
+        if (tsv == null && targets.apps.length > 0) {
+            tsv = new TaskViewSimulator(context, recentsView.getSizeStrategy());
             tsv.setDp(dp);
             tsv.setLayoutRotation(displayRotation, displayRotation);
             tsv.setPreview(targets.apps[targets.apps.length - 1]);
@@ -171,19 +194,24 @@
             tsv.recentsViewScale.value = 1;
             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,
                     AnimatedFloat.VALUE, 1, TOUCH_RESPONSE_INTERPOLATOR);
             out.setFloat(tsv.recentsViewScale,
                     AnimatedFloat.VALUE, tsv.getFullScreenScale(), TOUCH_RESPONSE_INTERPOLATOR);
             out.setInt(tsv, TaskViewSimulator.SCROLL, 0, TOUCH_RESPONSE_INTERPOLATOR);
 
-            out.addOnFrameCallback(() -> tsv.apply(params));
+            TaskViewSimulator finalTsv = tsv;
+            TransformParams finalParams = params;
+            out.addOnFrameCallback(() -> finalTsv.apply(finalParams));
             topMostSimulator = tsv;
         }
 
-        // 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 (!skipViewChanges && parallaxCenterAndAdjacentTask && topMostSimulator != null) {
             out.addFloat(v, VIEW_ALPHA, 1, 0, clampToProgress(LINEAR, 0.2f, 0.4f));
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LiveTileOverlay.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LiveTileOverlay.java
index c6c2d7e..f6eb0e2 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LiveTileOverlay.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LiveTileOverlay.java
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@
         invalidateSelf();
     }
 
+    public void update(float left, float top, float right, float bottom) {
+        mCurrentRect.set(left, top, right, bottom);
+    }
+
     public void setIcon(Drawable icon) {
         mIcon = icon;
     }
@@ -94,18 +98,16 @@
 
     @Override
     public void draw(Canvas canvas) {
-        if (mCurrentRect != null) {
-            canvas.drawRoundRect(mCurrentRect, mCornerRadius, mCornerRadius, mPaint);
-            if (mIcon != null && mIconAnimationProgress > 0f) {
-                canvas.save();
-                float scale = Interpolators.clampToProgress(FAST_OUT_SLOW_IN, 0f,
-                        1f).getInterpolation(mIconAnimationProgress);
-                canvas.translate(mCurrentRect.centerX() - mIcon.getBounds().width() / 2 * scale,
-                        mCurrentRect.top - mIcon.getBounds().height() / 2 * scale);
-                canvas.scale(scale, scale);
-                mIcon.draw(canvas);
-                canvas.restore();
-            }
+        canvas.drawRoundRect(mCurrentRect, mCornerRadius, mCornerRadius, mPaint);
+        if (mIcon != null && mIconAnimationProgress > 0f) {
+            canvas.save();
+            float scale = Interpolators.clampToProgress(FAST_OUT_SLOW_IN, 0f,
+                    1f).getInterpolation(mIconAnimationProgress);
+            canvas.translate(mCurrentRect.centerX() - mIcon.getBounds().width() / 2 * scale,
+                    mCurrentRect.top - mIcon.getBounds().height() / 2 * scale);
+            canvas.scale(scale, scale);
+            mIcon.draw(canvas);
+            canvas.restore();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 2158e03..826555c 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@
                     view.setScaleX(scale);
                     view.setScaleY(scale);
                     view.mLastComputedTaskPushOutDistance = null;
+                    view.mLiveTileTaskViewSimulator.recentsViewScale.value = scale;
                     view.updatePageOffsets();
                     view.setTaskViewsSecondaryTranslation(view.mTaskViewsSecondaryTranslation);
                 }
@@ -876,6 +877,10 @@
             mLiveTileTaskViewSimulator.fullScreenProgress.value = 0;
             mLiveTileTaskViewSimulator.recentsViewScale.value = 1;
             mLiveTileTaskViewSimulator.setOffsetY(0);
+
+            // Reset the live tile rect
+            DeviceProfile deviceProfile = mActivity.getDeviceProfile();
+            LiveTileOverlay.INSTANCE.update(0, 0, deviceProfile.widthPx, deviceProfile.heightPx);
         }
         if (mRunningTaskTileHidden) {
             setRunningTaskHidden(mRunningTaskTileHidden);
@@ -1986,6 +1991,7 @@
             TaskView task = getTaskViewAt(i);
             mOrientationHandler.getSecondaryViewTranslate().set(task, translation / getScaleY());
         }
+        mLiveTileTaskViewSimulator.recentsViewSecondaryTranslation.value = translation;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -2264,6 +2270,10 @@
         return mLiveTileTaskViewSimulator;
     }
 
+    public TransformParams getLiveTileParams() {
+        return mLiveTileParams;
+    }
+
     // TODO: To be removed in a follow up CL
     public void setRecentsAnimationTargets(RecentsAnimationController recentsAnimationController,
             RecentsAnimationTargets recentsAnimationTargets) {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
index 54a793c..5154018 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/TaskView.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
+import android.animation.AnimatorSet;
 import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
 import android.animation.TimeInterpolator;
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
@@ -65,7 +66,6 @@
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
-import com.android.launcher3.BaseDraggingActivity;
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.PendingAnimation;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.data.WorkspaceItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.popup.SystemShortcut;
+import com.android.launcher3.statemanager.StatefulActivity;
 import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestLogging;
 import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol;
 import com.android.launcher3.touch.PagedOrientationHandler;
@@ -82,10 +83,12 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.util.TransformingTouchDelegate;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ViewPool.Reusable;
 import com.android.quickstep.RecentsModel;
+import com.android.quickstep.RemoteAnimationTargets;
 import com.android.quickstep.TaskIconCache;
 import com.android.quickstep.TaskOverlayFactory;
 import com.android.quickstep.TaskThumbnailCache;
 import com.android.quickstep.TaskUtils;
+import com.android.quickstep.TaskViewUtils;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.CancellableTask;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.RecentsOrientedState;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.TaskCornerRadius;
@@ -175,7 +178,7 @@
     private float mCurveScale;
     private float mFullscreenProgress;
     private final FullscreenDrawParams mCurrentFullscreenParams;
-    private final BaseDraggingActivity mActivity;
+    private final StatefulActivity mActivity;
 
     private ObjectAnimator mIconAndDimAnimator;
     private float mIconScaleAnimStartProgress = 0;
@@ -212,18 +215,31 @@
 
     public TaskView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
         super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
-        mActivity = BaseDraggingActivity.fromContext(context);
+        mActivity = StatefulActivity.fromContext(context);
         setOnClickListener((view) -> {
             if (getTask() == null) {
                 return;
             }
-            if (ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get()) {
-                if (isRunningTask()) {
-                    // TODO: Replace this animation with createRecentsWindowAnimator
-                    createLaunchAnimationForRunningTask().start();
-                } else {
-                    launchTask(true /* animate */);
-                }
+            if (ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get() && isRunningTask()) {
+                RecentsView recentsView = getRecentsView();
+                RemoteAnimationTargets targets = recentsView.getLiveTileParams().getTargetSet();
+                recentsView.getLiveTileTaskViewSimulator().setDrawsBelowRecents(false);
+
+                AnimatorSet anim = new AnimatorSet();
+                TaskViewUtils.composeRecentsLaunchAnimator(
+                        anim, this, targets.apps,
+                        targets.wallpapers, true /* launcherClosing */,
+                        mActivity.getStateManager(), recentsView,
+                        recentsView.getDepthController());
+                anim.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
+
+                    @Override
+                    public void onAnimationEnd(Animator animator) {
+                        recentsView.getLiveTileTaskViewSimulator().setDrawsBelowRecents(true);
+                        recentsView.finishRecentsAnimation(false, null);
+                    }
+                });
+                anim.start();
             } else {
                 launchTask(true /* animate */);
             }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/InvariantDeviceProfile.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/InvariantDeviceProfile.java
index 370bd6f..ff53b5f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/InvariantDeviceProfile.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/InvariantDeviceProfile.java
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
                 DisplayController.getDefaultDisplay(context).getInfo(),
                 getPredefinedDeviceProfiles(context, gridName));
 
-        Info myInfo = new Info(context, display);
+        Info myInfo = new Info(display);
         DisplayOption myDisplayOption = invDistWeightedInterpolate(
                 myInfo, getPredefinedDeviceProfiles(context, gridName));
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsRecyclerView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsRecyclerView.java
index 72b6d94..1fa43d0 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsRecyclerView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/AllAppsRecyclerView.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.SparseIntArray;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@
  * A RecyclerView with custom fast scroll support for the all apps view.
  */
 public class AllAppsRecyclerView extends BaseRecyclerView {
+    private static final String TAG = "AllAppsContainerView";
+    private static final boolean DEBUG = true;
 
     private AlphabeticalAppsList mApps;
     private final int mNumAppsPerRow;
@@ -131,7 +134,9 @@
         if (mEmptySearchBackground != null && mEmptySearchBackground.getAlpha() > 0) {
             mEmptySearchBackground.draw(c);
         }
-
+        if (DEBUG) {
+            Log.d(TAG, "onDraw at = " + System.currentTimeMillis());
+        }
         super.onDraw(c);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java
index 58b0a87..4beaf6e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
             "Uses a separate recents activity instead of using the integrated recents+Launcher UI");
 
     public static final BooleanFlag ENABLE_MINIMAL_DEVICE = getDebugFlag(
-            "ENABLE_MINIMAL_DEVICE", true,
+            "ENABLE_MINIMAL_DEVICE", false,
             "Allow user to toggle minimal device mode in launcher.");
 
     public static void initialize(Context context) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/DisplayController.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/DisplayController.java
index 355c949..3ab736a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/DisplayController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/DisplayController.java
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 
 import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
 
+import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
+
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 
 /**
@@ -157,13 +159,13 @@
         private final ArrayList<DisplayInfoChangeListener> mListeners = new ArrayList<>();
         private DisplayController.Info mInfo;
 
-        private DisplayHolder(Context displayContext) {
+        private DisplayHolder(Context displayContext, Display display) {
             mDisplayContext = displayContext;
             // Note that the Display object must be obtained from DisplayManager which is
             // associated to the display context, so the Display is isolated from Activity and
             // Application to provide the actual state of device that excludes the additional
             // adjustment and override.
-            mInfo = new DisplayController.Info(mDisplayContext);
+            mInfo = new DisplayController.Info(display);
             mId = mInfo.id;
         }
 
@@ -180,22 +182,31 @@
         }
 
         protected void handleOnChange() {
+            Display display = Utilities.ATLEAST_R
+                    ? mDisplayContext.getDisplay()
+                    : mDisplayContext
+                        .getSystemService(DisplayManager.class)
+                        .getDisplay(mId);
+            if (display == null) {
+                return;
+            }
+
             Info oldInfo = mInfo;
-            Info info = new Info(mDisplayContext);
+            Info newInfo = new Info(display);
 
             int change = 0;
-            if (info.hasDifferentSize(oldInfo)) {
+            if (newInfo.hasDifferentSize(oldInfo)) {
                 change |= CHANGE_SIZE;
             }
-            if (oldInfo.rotation != info.rotation) {
+            if (newInfo.rotation != oldInfo.rotation) {
                 change |= CHANGE_ROTATION;
             }
-            if (info.singleFrameMs != oldInfo.singleFrameMs) {
+            if (newInfo.singleFrameMs != oldInfo.singleFrameMs) {
                 change |= CHANGE_FRAME_DELAY;
             }
 
             if (change != 0) {
-                mInfo = info;
+                mInfo = newInfo;
                 final int flags = change;
                 MAIN_EXECUTOR.execute(() -> notifyChange(flags));
             }
@@ -216,7 +227,7 @@
             // Use application context to create display context so that it can have its own
             // Resources.
             Context displayContext = context.getApplicationContext().createDisplayContext(display);
-            return new DisplayHolder(displayContext);
+            return new DisplayHolder(displayContext, display);
         }
     }
 
@@ -244,12 +255,7 @@
             this.metrics = metrics;
         }
 
-        private Info(Context context) {
-            this(context, context.getSystemService(DisplayManager.class)
-                    .getDisplay(DEFAULT_DISPLAY));
-        }
-
-        public Info(Context context, Display display) {
+        public Info(Display display) {
             id = display.getDisplayId();
             rotation = display.getRotation();
 
@@ -262,7 +268,8 @@
             display.getRealSize(realSize);
             display.getCurrentSizeRange(smallestSize, largestSize);
 
-            metrics = context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics();
+            metrics = new DisplayMetrics();
+            display.getMetrics(metrics);
         }
 
         private boolean hasDifferentSize(Info info) {