diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/res/layout/predicted_hotseat_edu.xml b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/res/layout/predicted_hotseat_edu.xml
index b9621e4..36c9b00 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/res/layout/predicted_hotseat_edu.xml
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/res/layout/predicted_hotseat_edu.xml
@@ -72,33 +72,42 @@
                 android:layout_height="0dp"
                 launcher:containerType="hotseat" />
 
-            <FrameLayout
+            <LinearLayout
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
                 android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                 android:paddingLeft="@dimen/bottom_sheet_edu_padding"
                 android:paddingTop="8dp"
                 android:paddingRight="@dimen/bottom_sheet_edu_padding">
 
-                <Button
-                    android:id="@+id/turn_predictions_on"
-                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                <FrameLayout
+                    android:layout_width="0dp"
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                    android:layout_gravity="end"
-                    android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"
-                    android:text="@string/hotseat_edu_accept"
-                    android:textAlignment="textEnd"
-                    android:textColor="@android:color/white" />
-
-                <Button
-                    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                    android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
+                    android:layout_weight=".4">
+                    <Button
+                        android:id="@+id/no_thanks"
+                        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                        android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"
+                        android:text="@string/hotseat_edu_dismiss"
+                        android:textColor="@android:color/white"/>
+                </FrameLayout>
+                <FrameLayout
+                    android:layout_width="0dp"
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                    android:id="@+id/no_thanks"
-                    android:text="@string/hotseat_edu_dismiss"
-                    android:layout_gravity="start"
-                    android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"
-                    android:textColor="@android:color/white" />
+                    android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
+                    android:layout_weight=".6">
+                    <Button
+                        android:id="@+id/turn_predictions_on"
+                        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+                        android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"
+                        android:gravity="end"
+                        android:text="@string/hotseat_edu_accept"
+                        android:textColor="@android:color/white"/>
+                </FrameLayout>
 
-            </FrameLayout>
+            </LinearLayout>
         </LinearLayout>
     </LinearLayout>
 
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatEduController.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatEduController.java
index 522a2dc..c1bf2fd 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatEduController.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatEduController.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
         }
         Snackbar.show(mLauncher, R.string.hotsaet_tip_prediction_enabled,
                 R.string.hotseat_prediction_settings, null,
-                () -> mLauncher.startActivity(new Intent(SETTINGS_ACTION)));
+                () -> mLauncher.startActivity(getSettingsIntent()));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
                 < mLauncher.getDeviceProfile().inv.numHotseatIcons) {
             Snackbar.show(mLauncher, R.string.hotseat_tip_gaps_filled,
                     R.string.hotseat_prediction_settings, null,
-                    () -> mLauncher.startActivity(new Intent(SETTINGS_ACTION)));
+                    () -> mLauncher.startActivity(getSettingsIntent()));
         } else {
             new ArrowTipView(mLauncher).show(
                     mLauncher.getString(R.string.hotseat_tip_no_empty_slots), mHotseat.getTop());
@@ -281,5 +281,9 @@
         mActiveDialog.setHotseatEduController(this);
         mActiveDialog.show(mPredictedApps);
     }
+
+    static Intent getSettingsIntent() {
+        return new Intent(SETTINGS_ACTION).addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
+    }
 }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatPredictionController.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatPredictionController.java
index 30a34e4..a8099d7 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatPredictionController.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/hybridhotseat/HotseatPredictionController.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.InvariantDeviceProfile.CHANGE_FLAG_GRID;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimUtils.SCALE_PROPERTY;
-import static com.android.launcher3.hybridhotseat.HotseatEduController.SETTINGS_ACTION;
+import static com.android.launcher3.hybridhotseat.HotseatEduController.getSettingsIntent;
 import static com.android.launcher3.logging.StatsLogManager.LauncherEvent.LAUNCHER_HOTSEAT_RANKED;
 
 import android.animation.Animator;
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 import android.app.prediction.AppTarget;
 import android.app.prediction.AppTargetEvent;
 import android.content.ComponentName;
-import android.content.Intent;
 import android.os.Process;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@
         if (mLauncher.getWorkspace().isSwitchingState()) return false;
         // Start the drag
         mLauncher.getWorkspace().beginDragShared(v, this, new DragOptions());
-        return false;
+        return true;
     };
 
     public HotseatPredictionController(Launcher launcher) {
@@ -158,8 +157,7 @@
             // launcher has empty predictions set
             Snackbar.show(mLauncher, R.string.hotsaet_tip_prediction_disabled,
                     R.string.hotseat_prediction_settings, null,
-                    () -> mLauncher.startActivity(
-                            new Intent(SETTINGS_ACTION)));
+                    () -> mLauncher.startActivity(getSettingsIntent()));
         } else if (isEduSeen()) {
             // user has already went through education
             new ArrowTipView(mLauncher).show(
@@ -183,7 +181,7 @@
         } else {
             Snackbar.show(mLauncher, R.string.hotseat_tip_gaps_filled,
                     R.string.hotseat_prediction_settings, null,
-                    () -> mLauncher.startActivity(new Intent(SETTINGS_ACTION)));
+                    () -> mLauncher.startActivity(HotseatEduController.getSettingsIntent()));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/NavBarToHomeTouchController.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/NavBarToHomeTouchController.java
index 39bbfb9..a35e13a 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/NavBarToHomeTouchController.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/NavBarToHomeTouchController.java
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@
  */
 package com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.touchcontrollers;
 
+import static com.android.launcher3.AbstractFloatingView.TYPE_ALL;
+import static com.android.launcher3.AbstractFloatingView.TYPE_ALL_APPS_EDU;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.ALL_APPS;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.NORMAL;
 import static com.android.launcher3.allapps.AllAppsTransitionController.ALL_APPS_PROGRESS;
 import static com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators.DEACCEL_3;
+import static com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags.ENABLE_ALL_APPS_EDU;
 import static com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags.ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE;
 import static com.android.launcher3.touch.AbstractStateChangeTouchController.SUCCESS_TRANSITION_PROGRESS;
 import static com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView.ADJACENT_PAGE_OFFSET;
@@ -112,7 +115,8 @@
             }
             return true;
         }
-        if (AbstractFloatingView.getTopOpenView(mLauncher) != null) {
+        int typeToClose = ENABLE_ALL_APPS_EDU.get() ? TYPE_ALL & ~TYPE_ALL_APPS_EDU : TYPE_ALL;
+        if (AbstractFloatingView.getTopOpenViewWithType(mLauncher, typeToClose) != null) {
             if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
                 Log.d(TestProtocol.PAUSE_NOT_DETECTED,
                         "NavBarToHomeTouchController.canInterceptTouch true 2 "
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/PortraitStatesTouchController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/PortraitStatesTouchController.java
index 8745814..20ee61d 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/PortraitStatesTouchController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/PortraitStatesTouchController.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.touchcontrollers;
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.AbstractFloatingView.TYPE_ACCESSIBLE;
+import static com.android.launcher3.AbstractFloatingView.TYPE_ALL_APPS_EDU;
+import static com.android.launcher3.AbstractFloatingView.getTopOpenViewWithType;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.ALL_APPS;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.NORMAL;
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherState.OVERVIEW;
@@ -36,7 +38,6 @@
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.animation.Interpolator;
 
-import com.android.launcher3.AbstractFloatingView;
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherState;
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@
                 return false;
             }
         }
-        if (AbstractFloatingView.getTopOpenViewWithType(mLauncher, TYPE_ACCESSIBLE) != null) {
+        if (getTopOpenViewWithType(mLauncher, TYPE_ACCESSIBLE | TYPE_ALL_APPS_EDU) != null) {
             return false;
         }
         return true;
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/QuickstepOnboardingPrefs.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/QuickstepOnboardingPrefs.java
index 1abe903..f744cc7 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/QuickstepOnboardingPrefs.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/QuickstepOnboardingPrefs.java
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
                 @Override
                 public void onStateTransitionComplete(LauncherState finalState) {
                     if (finalState == NORMAL) {
-                        if (mCount == MAX_NUM_SWIPES_TO_TRIGGER_EDU) {
+                        if (mCount >= MAX_NUM_SWIPES_TO_TRIGGER_EDU) {
                             if (getOpenView(mLauncher, TYPE_ALL_APPS_EDU) == null) {
                                 AllAppsEduView.show(launcher);
                             }