diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/IconCache.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/IconCache.java
index e1c52b2..84bfd89 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/IconCache.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/IconCache.java
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@
                             st.user, false);
                 } else if (info instanceof PackageItemInfo) {
                     PackageItemInfo pti = (PackageItemInfo) info;
-                    getTitleAndIconForApp(pti.packageName, pti.user, false, pti);
+                    getTitleAndIconForApp(pti, false);
                 }
                 mMainThreadExecutor.execute(new Runnable() {
 
@@ -507,16 +507,16 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Fill in {@param appInfo} with the icon and label for {@param packageName}
+     * Fill in {@param infoInOut} with the corresponding icon and label.
      */
     public synchronized void getTitleAndIconForApp(
-            String packageName, UserHandleCompat user, boolean useLowResIcon,
-            PackageItemInfo infoOut) {
-        CacheEntry entry = getEntryForPackageLocked(packageName, user, useLowResIcon);
-        infoOut.iconBitmap = getNonNullIcon(entry, user);
-        infoOut.title = Utilities.trim(entry.title);
-        infoOut.usingLowResIcon = entry.isLowResIcon;
-        infoOut.contentDescription = entry.contentDescription;
+            PackageItemInfo infoInOut, boolean useLowResIcon) {
+        CacheEntry entry = getEntryForPackageLocked(
+                infoInOut.packageName, infoInOut.user, useLowResIcon);
+        infoInOut.iconBitmap = getNonNullIcon(entry, infoInOut.user);
+        infoInOut.title = Utilities.trim(entry.title);
+        infoInOut.usingLowResIcon = entry.isLowResIcon;
+        infoInOut.contentDescription = entry.contentDescription;
     }
 
     public synchronized Bitmap getDefaultIcon(UserHandleCompat user) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/WidgetPreviewLoader.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/WidgetPreviewLoader.java
index 314dd8a..cb3126c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/WidgetPreviewLoader.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/WidgetPreviewLoader.java
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.ContentValues;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException;
-import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.database.Cursor;
 import android.database.SQLException;
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.AppWidgetManagerCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserHandleCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserManagerCompat;
+import com.android.launcher3.model.WidgetItem;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ComponentKey;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.SQLiteCacheHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Thunk;
@@ -87,15 +89,14 @@
      * Generates the widget preview on {@link AsyncTask#THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR}. Must be
      * called on UI thread
      *
-     * @param o either {@link LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo} or {@link ResolveInfo}
      * @return a request id which can be used to cancel the request.
      */
-    public PreviewLoadRequest getPreview(final Object o, int previewWidth,
+    public PreviewLoadRequest getPreview(WidgetItem item, int previewWidth,
             int previewHeight, WidgetCell caller) {
         String size = previewWidth + "x" + previewHeight;
-        WidgetCacheKey key = getObjectKey(o, size);
+        WidgetCacheKey key = new WidgetCacheKey(item.componentName, item.user, size);
 
-        PreviewLoadTask task = new PreviewLoadTask(key, o, previewWidth, previewHeight, caller);
+        PreviewLoadTask task = new PreviewLoadTask(key, item, previewWidth, previewHeight, caller);
         task.executeOnExecutor(Utilities.THREAD_POOL_EXECUTOR);
         return new PreviewLoadRequest(task);
     }
@@ -135,19 +136,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private WidgetCacheKey getObjectKey(Object o, String size) {
-        // should cache the string builder
-        if (o instanceof LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo) {
-            LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo info = (LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo) o;
-            return new WidgetCacheKey(info.provider, mWidgetManager.getUser(info), size);
-        } else {
-            ResolveInfo info = (ResolveInfo) o;
-            return new WidgetCacheKey(
-                    new ComponentName(info.activityInfo.packageName, info.activityInfo.name),
-                    UserHandleCompat.myUserHandle(), size);
-        }
-    }
-
     @Thunk void writeToDb(WidgetCacheKey key, long[] versions, Bitmap preview) {
         ContentValues values = new ContentValues();
         values.put(CacheDb.COLUMN_COMPONENT, key.componentName.flattenToShortString());
@@ -180,30 +168,19 @@
      *   2. Any preview for an absent package is removed
      * This ensures that we remove entries for packages which changed while the launcher was dead.
      */
-    public void removeObsoletePreviews(ArrayList<Object> list) {
+    public void removeObsoletePreviews(ArrayList<? extends ComponentKey> list) {
         Utilities.assertWorkerThread();
 
         LongSparseArray<HashSet<String>> validPackages = new LongSparseArray<>();
 
-        for (Object obj : list) {
-            final UserHandleCompat user;
-            final String pkg;
-            if (obj instanceof ResolveInfo) {
-                user = UserHandleCompat.myUserHandle();
-                pkg = ((ResolveInfo) obj).activityInfo.packageName;
-            } else {
-                LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo info = (LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo) obj;
-                user = mWidgetManager.getUser(info);
-                pkg = info.provider.getPackageName();
-            }
-
-            final long userId = mUserManager.getSerialNumberForUser(user);
+        for (ComponentKey key : list) {
+            final long userId = mUserManager.getSerialNumberForUser(key.user);
             HashSet<String> packages = validPackages.get(userId);
             if (packages == null) {
                 packages = new HashSet<>();
                 validPackages.put(userId, packages);
             }
-            packages.add(pkg);
+            packages.add(key.componentName.getPackageName());
         }
 
         LongSparseArray<HashSet<String>> packagesToDelete = new LongSparseArray<>();
@@ -294,14 +271,14 @@
         return null;
     }
 
-    @Thunk Bitmap generatePreview(Launcher launcher, Object info, Bitmap recycle,
+    private Bitmap generatePreview(Launcher launcher, WidgetItem item, Bitmap recycle,
             int previewWidth, int previewHeight) {
-        if (info instanceof LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo) {
-            return generateWidgetPreview(launcher, (LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo) info,
+        if (item.widgetInfo != null) {
+            return generateWidgetPreview(launcher, item.widgetInfo,
                     previewWidth, recycle, null);
         } else {
-            return generateShortcutPreview(launcher,
-                    (ResolveInfo) info, previewWidth, previewHeight, recycle);
+            return generateShortcutPreview(launcher, item.activityInfo,
+                    previewWidth, previewHeight, recycle);
         }
     }
 
@@ -430,7 +407,7 @@
     }
 
     private Bitmap generateShortcutPreview(
-            Launcher launcher, ResolveInfo info, int maxWidth, int maxHeight, Bitmap preview) {
+            Launcher launcher, ActivityInfo info, int maxWidth, int maxHeight, Bitmap preview) {
         final Canvas c = new Canvas();
         if (preview == null) {
             preview = Bitmap.createBitmap(maxWidth, maxHeight, Config.ARGB_8888);
@@ -443,7 +420,7 @@
             c.drawColor(0, PorterDuff.Mode.CLEAR);
         }
 
-        Drawable icon = mutateOnMainThread(mIconCache.getFullResIcon(info.activityInfo));
+        Drawable icon = mutateOnMainThread(mIconCache.getFullResIcon(info));
         icon.setFilterBitmap(true);
 
         // Draw a desaturated/scaled version of the icon in the background as a watermark
@@ -499,7 +476,8 @@
             if (versions == null) {
                 versions = new long[2];
                 try {
-                    PackageInfo info = mContext.getPackageManager().getPackageInfo(packageName, 0);
+                    PackageInfo info = mContext.getPackageManager().getPackageInfo(packageName,
+                            PackageManager.GET_UNINSTALLED_PACKAGES);
                     versions[0] = info.versionCode;
                     versions[1] = info.lastUpdateTime;
                 } catch (NameNotFoundException e) {
@@ -548,14 +526,14 @@
 
     public class PreviewLoadTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Bitmap> {
         @Thunk final WidgetCacheKey mKey;
-        private final Object mInfo;
+        private final WidgetItem mInfo;
         private final int mPreviewHeight;
         private final int mPreviewWidth;
         private final WidgetCell mCaller;
         @Thunk long[] mVersions;
         @Thunk Bitmap mBitmapToRecycle;
 
-        PreviewLoadTask(WidgetCacheKey key, Object info, int previewWidth,
+        PreviewLoadTask(WidgetCacheKey key, WidgetItem info, int previewWidth,
                 int previewHeight, WidgetCell caller) {
             mKey = key;
             mInfo = info;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetItem.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetItem.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3f0c82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetItem.java
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package com.android.launcher3.model;
+
+import android.content.ComponentName;
+import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.InvariantDeviceProfile;
+import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppState;
+import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo;
+import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
+import com.android.launcher3.compat.AppWidgetManagerCompat;
+import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserHandleCompat;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.ComponentKey;
+
+import java.text.Collator;
+
+/**
+ * An wrapper over various items displayed in a widget picker,
+ * {@link LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo} & {@link ActivityInfo}. This provides easier access to
+ * common attributes like spanX and spanY.
+ */
+public class WidgetItem extends ComponentKey implements Comparable<WidgetItem> {
+
+    private static UserHandleCompat sMyUserHandle;
+    private static Collator sCollator;
+
+    public final LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo widgetInfo;
+    public final ActivityInfo activityInfo;
+
+    public final String label;
+    public final int spanX, spanY;
+
+    public WidgetItem(LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo info, AppWidgetManagerCompat widgetManager) {
+        super(info.provider, widgetManager.getUser(info));
+
+        label = Utilities.trim(widgetManager.loadLabel(info));
+        widgetInfo = info;
+        activityInfo = null;
+
+        InvariantDeviceProfile idv = LauncherAppState.getInstance().getInvariantDeviceProfile();
+        spanX = Math.min(info.spanX, idv.numColumns);
+        spanY = Math.min(info.spanY, idv.numRows);
+    }
+
+    public WidgetItem(ResolveInfo info, PackageManager pm) {
+        super(new ComponentName(info.activityInfo.packageName, info.activityInfo.name),
+                UserHandleCompat.myUserHandle());
+        label = Utilities.trim(info.loadLabel(pm));
+        widgetInfo = null;
+        activityInfo = info.activityInfo;
+        spanX = spanY = 1;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int compareTo(WidgetItem another) {
+        if (sMyUserHandle == null) {
+            // Delay these object creation until required.
+            sMyUserHandle = UserHandleCompat.myUserHandle();
+            sCollator = Collator.getInstance();
+        }
+
+        // Independent of how the labels compare, if only one of the two widget info belongs to
+        // work profile, put that one in the back.
+        boolean thisWorkProfile = !sMyUserHandle.equals(user);
+        boolean otherWorkProfile = !sMyUserHandle.equals(another.user);
+        if (thisWorkProfile ^ otherWorkProfile) {
+            return thisWorkProfile ? 1 : -1;
+        }
+
+        return sCollator.compare(label, another.label);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetsAndShortcutNameComparator.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetsAndShortcutNameComparator.java
deleted file mode 100644
index b990560..0000000
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetsAndShortcutNameComparator.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-package com.android.launcher3.model;
-
-import android.content.ComponentName;
-import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
-import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
-import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo;
-import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
-import com.android.launcher3.compat.AppWidgetManagerCompat;
-import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserHandleCompat;
-import com.android.launcher3.util.ComponentKey;
-
-import java.text.Collator;
-import java.util.Comparator;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-
-public class WidgetsAndShortcutNameComparator implements Comparator<Object> {
-    private final AppWidgetManagerCompat mManager;
-    private final PackageManager mPackageManager;
-    private final HashMap<ComponentKey, String> mLabelCache;
-    private final Collator mCollator;
-    private final UserHandleCompat mMainHandle;
-
-    public WidgetsAndShortcutNameComparator(Context context) {
-        mManager = AppWidgetManagerCompat.getInstance(context);
-        mPackageManager = context.getPackageManager();
-        mLabelCache = new HashMap<>();
-        mCollator = Collator.getInstance();
-        mMainHandle = UserHandleCompat.myUserHandle();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Resets any stored state.
-     */
-    public void reset() {
-        mLabelCache.clear();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public final int compare(Object objA, Object objB) {
-        ComponentKey keyA = getComponentKey(objA);
-        ComponentKey keyB = getComponentKey(objB);
-
-        // Independent of how the labels compare, if only one of the two widget info belongs to
-        // work profile, put that one in the back.
-        boolean aWorkProfile = !mMainHandle.equals(keyA.user);
-        boolean bWorkProfile = !mMainHandle.equals(keyB.user);
-        if (aWorkProfile && !bWorkProfile) {
-            return 1;
-        }
-        if (!aWorkProfile && bWorkProfile) {
-            return -1;
-        }
-
-        // Get the labels for comparison
-        String labelA = mLabelCache.get(keyA);
-        String labelB = mLabelCache.get(keyB);
-        if (labelA == null) {
-            labelA = getLabel(objA);
-            mLabelCache.put(keyA, labelA);
-        }
-        if (labelB == null) {
-            labelB = getLabel(objB);
-            mLabelCache.put(keyB, labelB);
-        }
-        return mCollator.compare(labelA, labelB);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return a component key for the given widget or shortcut info.
-     */
-    private ComponentKey getComponentKey(Object o) {
-        if (o instanceof LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo) {
-            LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo widgetInfo = (LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo) o;
-            return new ComponentKey(widgetInfo.provider, mManager.getUser(widgetInfo));
-        } else {
-            ResolveInfo shortcutInfo = (ResolveInfo) o;
-            ComponentName cn = new ComponentName(shortcutInfo.activityInfo.packageName,
-                    shortcutInfo.activityInfo.name);
-            // Currently, there are no work profile shortcuts
-            return new ComponentKey(cn, UserHandleCompat.myUserHandle());
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return the label for the given widget or shortcut info.  This may be an expensive call.
-     */
-    private String getLabel(Object o) {
-        if (o instanceof LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo) {
-            LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo widgetInfo = (LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo) o;
-            return Utilities.trim(mManager.loadLabel(widgetInfo));
-        } else {
-            ResolveInfo shortcutInfo = (ResolveInfo) o;
-            return Utilities.trim(shortcutInfo.loadLabel(mPackageManager));
-        }
-    }
-};
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetsModel.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetsModel.java
index e043c94..1107b44 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetsModel.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/model/WidgetsModel.java
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.model;
 
 import android.appwidget.AppWidgetProviderInfo;
-import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
 import android.os.DeadObjectException;
 import android.os.TransactionTooLargeException;
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.AlphabeticIndexCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.AppWidgetManagerCompat;
-import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserHandleCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.ProviderConfig;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -42,20 +41,18 @@
     private final ArrayList<PackageItemInfo> mPackageItemInfos;
 
     /* Map of widgets and shortcuts that are tracked per package. */
-    private final HashMap<PackageItemInfo, ArrayList<Object>> mWidgetsList;
+    private final HashMap<PackageItemInfo, ArrayList<WidgetItem>> mWidgetsList;
 
     private final AppWidgetManagerCompat mAppWidgetMgr;
-    private final WidgetsAndShortcutNameComparator mWidgetAndShortcutNameComparator;
     private final Comparator<ItemInfo> mAppNameComparator;
     private final IconCache mIconCache;
     private final AppFilter mAppFilter;
     private final AlphabeticIndexCompat mIndexer;
 
-    private ArrayList<Object> mRawList;
+    private ArrayList<WidgetItem> mRawList;
 
     public WidgetsModel(Context context,  IconCache iconCache, AppFilter appFilter) {
         mAppWidgetMgr = AppWidgetManagerCompat.getInstance(context);
-        mWidgetAndShortcutNameComparator = new WidgetsAndShortcutNameComparator(context);
         mAppNameComparator = (new AppNameComparator(context)).getAppInfoComparator();
         mIconCache = iconCache;
         mAppFilter = appFilter;
@@ -70,13 +67,12 @@
     private WidgetsModel(WidgetsModel model) {
         mAppWidgetMgr = model.mAppWidgetMgr;
         mPackageItemInfos = (ArrayList<PackageItemInfo>) model.mPackageItemInfos.clone();
-        mWidgetsList = (HashMap<PackageItemInfo, ArrayList<Object>>) model.mWidgetsList.clone();
-        mWidgetAndShortcutNameComparator = model.mWidgetAndShortcutNameComparator;
+        mWidgetsList = (HashMap<PackageItemInfo, ArrayList<WidgetItem>>) model.mWidgetsList.clone();
         mAppNameComparator = model.mAppNameComparator;
         mIconCache = model.mIconCache;
         mAppFilter = model.mAppFilter;
         mIndexer = model.mIndexer;
-        mRawList = (ArrayList<Object>) model.mRawList.clone();
+        mRawList = (ArrayList<WidgetItem>) model.mRawList.clone();
     }
 
     // Access methods that may be deleted if the private fields are made package-private.
@@ -92,11 +88,11 @@
         return mPackageItemInfos.get(pos);
     }
 
-    public List<Object> getSortedWidgets(int pos) {
+    public List<WidgetItem> getSortedWidgets(int pos) {
         return mWidgetsList.get(mPackageItemInfos.get(pos));
     }
 
-    public ArrayList<Object> getRawList() {
+    public ArrayList<WidgetItem> getRawList() {
         return mRawList;
     }
 
@@ -108,16 +104,21 @@
         Utilities.assertWorkerThread();
 
         try {
-            final ArrayList<Object> widgetsAndShortcuts = new ArrayList<>();
+            final ArrayList<WidgetItem> widgetsAndShortcuts = new ArrayList<>();
             // Widgets
-            for (AppWidgetProviderInfo widgetInfo :
-                    AppWidgetManagerCompat.getInstance(context).getAllProviders()) {
-                widgetsAndShortcuts.add(LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo
-                        .fromProviderInfo(context, widgetInfo));
+            AppWidgetManagerCompat widgetManager = AppWidgetManagerCompat.getInstance(context);
+            for (AppWidgetProviderInfo widgetInfo : widgetManager.getAllProviders()) {
+                widgetsAndShortcuts.add(new WidgetItem(
+                        LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo.fromProviderInfo(context, widgetInfo),
+                        widgetManager));
             }
+
             // Shortcuts
-            widgetsAndShortcuts.addAll(context.getPackageManager().queryIntentActivities(
-                    new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CREATE_SHORTCUT), 0));
+            PackageManager pm = context.getPackageManager();
+            for (ResolveInfo info :
+                    pm.queryIntentActivities(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_CREATE_SHORTCUT), 0)) {
+                widgetsAndShortcuts.add(new WidgetItem(info, pm));
+            }
             setWidgetsAndShortcuts(widgetsAndShortcuts);
         } catch (Exception e) {
             if (!ProviderConfig.IS_DOGFOOD_BUILD &&
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@
         return clone();
     }
 
-    private void setWidgetsAndShortcuts(ArrayList<Object> rawWidgetsShortcuts) {
+    private void setWidgetsAndShortcuts(ArrayList<WidgetItem> rawWidgetsShortcuts) {
         mRawList = rawWidgetsShortcuts;
         if (DEBUG) {
             Log.d(TAG, "addWidgetsAndShortcuts, widgetsShortcuts#=" + rawWidgetsShortcuts.size());
@@ -147,76 +148,63 @@
         // clear the lists.
         mWidgetsList.clear();
         mPackageItemInfos.clear();
-        mWidgetAndShortcutNameComparator.reset();
 
         InvariantDeviceProfile idp = LauncherAppState.getInstance().getInvariantDeviceProfile();
 
         // add and update.
-        for (Object o: rawWidgetsShortcuts) {
-            String packageName = "";
-            UserHandleCompat userHandle = null;
-            ComponentName componentName = null;
-            if (o instanceof LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo) {
-                LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo widgetInfo = (LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo) o;
-
+        for (WidgetItem item: rawWidgetsShortcuts) {
+            if (item.widgetInfo != null) {
                 // Ensure that all widgets we show can be added on a workspace of this size
-                int minSpanX = Math.min(widgetInfo.spanX, widgetInfo.minSpanX);
-                int minSpanY = Math.min(widgetInfo.spanY, widgetInfo.minSpanY);
-                if (minSpanX <= (int) idp.numColumns &&
-                    minSpanY <= (int) idp.numRows) {
-                    componentName = widgetInfo.provider;
-                    packageName = widgetInfo.provider.getPackageName();
-                    userHandle = mAppWidgetMgr.getUser(widgetInfo);
-                } else {
+                int minSpanX = Math.min(item.widgetInfo.spanX, item.widgetInfo.minSpanX);
+                int minSpanY = Math.min(item.widgetInfo.spanY, item.widgetInfo.minSpanY);
+                if (minSpanX > idp.numColumns || minSpanY > idp.numRows) {
                     if (DEBUG) {
                         Log.d(TAG, String.format(
                                 "Widget %s : (%d X %d) can't fit on this device",
-                                widgetInfo.provider, minSpanX, minSpanY));
+                                item.componentName, minSpanX, minSpanY));
                     }
                     continue;
                 }
-            } else if (o instanceof ResolveInfo) {
-                ResolveInfo resolveInfo = (ResolveInfo) o;
-                componentName = new ComponentName(resolveInfo.activityInfo.packageName,
-                        resolveInfo.activityInfo.name);
-                packageName = resolveInfo.activityInfo.packageName;
-                userHandle = UserHandleCompat.myUserHandle();
             }
 
-            if (componentName == null || userHandle == null) {
-                Log.e(TAG, String.format("Widget cannot be set for %s.", o.getClass().toString()));
-                continue;
-            }
-            if (mAppFilter != null && !mAppFilter.shouldShowApp(componentName)) {
+            if (mAppFilter != null && !mAppFilter.shouldShowApp(item.componentName)) {
                 if (DEBUG) {
                     Log.d(TAG, String.format("%s is filtered and not added to the widget tray.",
-                        packageName));
+                            item.componentName));
                 }
                 continue;
             }
 
+            String packageName = item.componentName.getPackageName();
             PackageItemInfo pInfo = tmpPackageItemInfos.get(packageName);
-            ArrayList<Object> widgetsShortcutsList = mWidgetsList.get(pInfo);
-            if (widgetsShortcutsList != null) {
-                widgetsShortcutsList.add(o);
-            } else {
+            ArrayList<WidgetItem> widgetsShortcutsList = mWidgetsList.get(pInfo);
+
+            if (widgetsShortcutsList == null) {
                 widgetsShortcutsList = new ArrayList<>();
-                widgetsShortcutsList.add(o);
+
                 pInfo = new PackageItemInfo(packageName);
-                mIconCache.getTitleAndIconForApp(packageName, userHandle,
-                        true /* userLowResIcon */, pInfo);
-                pInfo.titleSectionName = mIndexer.computeSectionName(pInfo.title);
-                mWidgetsList.put(pInfo, widgetsShortcutsList);
                 tmpPackageItemInfos.put(packageName,  pInfo);
+
                 mPackageItemInfos.add(pInfo);
+                mWidgetsList.put(pInfo, widgetsShortcutsList);
             }
+
+            widgetsShortcutsList.add(item);
         }
 
-        // sort.
-        Collections.sort(mPackageItemInfos, mAppNameComparator);
-        for (PackageItemInfo p: mPackageItemInfos) {
-            Collections.sort(mWidgetsList.get(p), mWidgetAndShortcutNameComparator);
+        // Update each package entry
+        for (PackageItemInfo p : mPackageItemInfos) {
+            ArrayList<WidgetItem> widgetsShortcutsList = mWidgetsList.get(p);
+            Collections.sort(widgetsShortcutsList);
+
+            // Update the package entry based on the first item.
+            p.user = widgetsShortcutsList.get(0).user;
+            mIconCache.getTitleAndIconForApp(p, true /* userLowResIcon */);
+            p.titleSectionName = mIndexer.computeSectionName(p.title);
         }
+
+        // sort the package entries.
+        Collections.sort(mPackageItemInfos, mAppNameComparator);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetCell.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetCell.java
index 70eceb9..9ec0340 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetCell.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetCell.java
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.widget;
 
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
-import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
@@ -31,17 +29,15 @@
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
-import com.android.launcher3.InvariantDeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.ItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppState;
-import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.SimpleOnStylusPressListener;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.StylusEventHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.WidgetPreviewLoader;
 import com.android.launcher3.WidgetPreviewLoader.PreviewLoadRequest;
-import com.android.launcher3.compat.AppWidgetManagerCompat;
+import com.android.launcher3.model.WidgetItem;
 
 /**
  * Represents the individual cell of the widget inside the widget tray. The preview is drawn
@@ -72,14 +68,13 @@
     private TextView mWidgetName;
     private TextView mWidgetDims;
 
-    private String mDimensionsFormatString;
-    private Object mInfo;
+    private WidgetItem mItem;
 
     private WidgetPreviewLoader mWidgetPreviewLoader;
     private PreviewLoadRequest mActiveRequest;
     private StylusEventHelper mStylusEventHelper;
 
-    private Launcher mLauncher;
+    private final Launcher mLauncher;
 
     public WidgetCell(Context context) {
         this(context, null);
@@ -96,7 +91,6 @@
         mLauncher = (Launcher) context;
         mStylusEventHelper = new StylusEventHelper(new SimpleOnStylusPressListener(this), this);
 
-        mDimensionsFormatString = r.getString(R.string.widget_dims_format);
         setContainerWidth();
         setWillNotDraw(false);
         setClipToPadding(false);
@@ -136,33 +130,18 @@
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Apply the widget provider info to the view.
-     */
-    public void applyFromAppWidgetProviderInfo(LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo info,
-            WidgetPreviewLoader loader) {
-
-        InvariantDeviceProfile profile =
-                LauncherAppState.getInstance().getInvariantDeviceProfile();
-        mInfo = info;
-        // TODO(hyunyoungs): setup a cache for these labels.
-        mWidgetName.setText(AppWidgetManagerCompat.getInstance(getContext()).loadLabel(info));
-        int hSpan = Math.min(info.spanX, profile.numColumns);
-        int vSpan = Math.min(info.spanY, profile.numRows);
-        mWidgetDims.setText(String.format(mDimensionsFormatString, hSpan, vSpan));
+    public void applyFromCellItem(WidgetItem item, WidgetPreviewLoader loader) {
+        mItem = item;
+        mWidgetName.setText(mItem.label);
+        mWidgetDims.setText(getContext().getString(R.string.widget_dims_format,
+                mItem.spanX, mItem.spanY));
         mWidgetPreviewLoader = loader;
-    }
 
-    /**
-     * Apply the resolve info to the view.
-     */
-    public void applyFromResolveInfo(
-            PackageManager pm, ResolveInfo info, WidgetPreviewLoader loader) {
-        mInfo = info;
-        CharSequence label = info.loadLabel(pm);
-        mWidgetName.setText(label);
-        mWidgetDims.setText(String.format(mDimensionsFormatString, 1, 1));
-        mWidgetPreviewLoader = loader;
+        if (item.activityInfo != null) {
+            setTag(new PendingAddShortcutInfo(item.activityInfo));
+        } else {
+            setTag(new PendingAddWidgetInfo(mLauncher, item.widgetInfo));
+        }
     }
 
     public int[] getPreviewSize() {
@@ -191,7 +170,7 @@
             Log.d(TAG, String.format("[tag=%s] ensurePreview (%d, %d):",
                     getTagToString(), size[0], size[1]));
         }
-        mActiveRequest = mWidgetPreviewLoader.getPreview(mInfo, size[0], size[1], this);
+        mActiveRequest = mWidgetPreviewLoader.getPreview(mItem, size[0], size[1], this);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetsListAdapter.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetsListAdapter.java
index 5d8adf5..de966f9 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetsListAdapter.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetsListAdapter.java
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.widget;
 
 import android.annotation.TargetApi;
-import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
-import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
 import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView.Adapter;
@@ -30,14 +27,13 @@
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.BubbleTextView;
-import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppState;
-import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.WidgetPreviewLoader;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.PackageItemInfo;
+import com.android.launcher3.model.WidgetItem;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.WidgetsModel;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -91,7 +87,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public void onBindViewHolder(WidgetsRowViewHolder holder, int pos) {
-        List<Object> infoList = mWidgetsModel.getSortedWidgets(pos);
+        List<WidgetItem> infoList = mWidgetsModel.getSortedWidgets(pos);
 
         ViewGroup row = ((ViewGroup) holder.getContent().findViewById(R.id.widgets_cell_list));
         if (DEBUG) {
@@ -136,17 +132,7 @@
         }
         for (int i=0; i < infoList.size(); i++) {
             WidgetCell widget = (WidgetCell) row.getChildAt(i);
-            if (infoList.get(i) instanceof LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo) {
-                LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo info = (LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo) infoList.get(i);
-                PendingAddWidgetInfo pawi = new PendingAddWidgetInfo(mLauncher, info);
-                widget.setTag(pawi);
-                widget.applyFromAppWidgetProviderInfo(info, mWidgetPreviewLoader);
-            } else if (infoList.get(i) instanceof ResolveInfo) {
-                ResolveInfo info = (ResolveInfo) infoList.get(i);
-                PendingAddShortcutInfo pasi = new PendingAddShortcutInfo(info.activityInfo);
-                widget.setTag(pasi);
-                widget.applyFromResolveInfo(mLauncher.getPackageManager(), info, mWidgetPreviewLoader);
-            }
+            widget.applyFromCellItem(infoList.get(i), mWidgetPreviewLoader);
             widget.ensurePreview();
             widget.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
         }