diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BackButtonAlphaHandler.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BackButtonAlphaHandler.java
index 722f51b..693ae60 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BackButtonAlphaHandler.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/BackButtonAlphaHandler.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
     public BackButtonAlphaHandler(Launcher launcher) {
         mLauncher = launcher;
-        mOverviewInteractionState = OverviewInteractionState.getInstance(mLauncher);
+        mOverviewInteractionState = OverviewInteractionState.INSTANCE.get(mLauncher);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/LandscapeEdgeSwipeController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/LandscapeEdgeSwipeController.java
index 6d10619..fd4bf9b 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/LandscapeEdgeSwipeController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/LandscapeEdgeSwipeController.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
     protected void onSwipeInteractionCompleted(LauncherState targetState, int logAction) {
         super.onSwipeInteractionCompleted(targetState, logAction);
         if (mStartState == NORMAL && targetState == OVERVIEW) {
-            RecentsModel.getInstance(mLauncher).onOverviewShown(true, TAG);
+            RecentsModel.INSTANCE.get(mLauncher).onOverviewShown(true, TAG);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewState.java
index 7f956f8..543336e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewState.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/OverviewState.java
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     public void onStateDisabled(Launcher launcher) {
         RecentsView rv = launcher.getOverviewPanel();
         rv.setOverviewStateEnabled(false);
-        RecentsModel.getInstance(launcher).resetAssistCache();
+        RecentsModel.INSTANCE.get(launcher).resetAssistCache();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/PortraitStatesTouchController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/PortraitStatesTouchController.java
index 1d1b7da..a1ae99e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/PortraitStatesTouchController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/PortraitStatesTouchController.java
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
     protected void onSwipeInteractionCompleted(LauncherState targetState, int logAction) {
         super.onSwipeInteractionCompleted(targetState, logAction);
         if (mStartState == NORMAL && targetState == OVERVIEW) {
-            RecentsModel.getInstance(mLauncher).onOverviewShown(true, TAG);
+            RecentsModel.INSTANCE.get(mLauncher).onOverviewShown(true, TAG);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/TaskViewTouchController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/TaskViewTouchController.java
index 9a920c8..88f2315 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/TaskViewTouchController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/TaskViewTouchController.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
                     if (mRecentsView.isTaskViewVisible(view) && mActivity.getDragLayer()
                             .isEventOverView(view, ev)) {
                         mTaskBeingDragged = view;
-                        if (!OverviewInteractionState.getInstance(mActivity)
+                        if (!OverviewInteractionState.INSTANCE.get(mActivity)
                                 .isSwipeUpGestureEnabled()) {
                             // Don't allow swipe down to open if we don't support swipe up
                             // to enter overview.
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
index 2d0946b..b42e118 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/UiFactory.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 public class UiFactory {
 
     public static TouchController[] createTouchControllers(Launcher launcher) {
-        boolean swipeUpEnabled = OverviewInteractionState.getInstance(launcher)
+        boolean swipeUpEnabled = OverviewInteractionState.INSTANCE.get(launcher)
                 .isSwipeUpGestureEnabled();
         if (!swipeUpEnabled) {
             return new TouchController[] {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     }
 
     public static void setOnTouchControllersChangedListener(Context context, Runnable listener) {
-        OverviewInteractionState.getInstance(context).setOnSwipeUpSettingChangedListener(listener);
+        OverviewInteractionState.INSTANCE.get(context).setOnSwipeUpSettingChangedListener(listener);
     }
 
     public static StateHandler[] getStateHandler(Launcher launcher) {
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
             shouldBackButtonBeHidden = AbstractFloatingView.getTopOpenViewWithType(launcher,
                     TYPE_ALL & ~TYPE_HIDE_BACK_BUTTON) == null;
         }
-        OverviewInteractionState.getInstance(launcher)
+        OverviewInteractionState.INSTANCE.get(launcher)
                 .setBackButtonAlpha(shouldBackButtonBeHidden ? 0 : 1, true /* animate */);
     }
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 
                 @Override
                 public void onStateTransitionComplete(LauncherState finalState) {
-                    boolean swipeUpEnabled = OverviewInteractionState.getInstance(launcher)
+                    boolean swipeUpEnabled = OverviewInteractionState.INSTANCE.get(launcher)
                             .isSwipeUpGestureEnabled();
                     LauncherState prevState = launcher.getStateManager().getLastState();
 
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
     }
 
     public static void onStart(Context context) {
-        RecentsModel model = RecentsModel.getInstance(context);
+        RecentsModel model = RecentsModel.INSTANCE.get(context);
         if (model != null) {
             model.onStart();
         }
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
         // After the transition to home, enable the high-res thumbnail loader if it wasn't enabled
         // as a part of quickstep/scrub, so that high-res thumbnails can load the next time we
         // enter overview
-        RecentsModel.getInstance(context).getRecentsTaskLoader()
+        RecentsModel.INSTANCE.get(context).getRecentsTaskLoader()
                 .getHighResThumbnailLoader().setVisible(true);
     }
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
     }
 
     public static void onTrimMemory(Context context, int level) {
-        RecentsModel model = RecentsModel.getInstance(context);
+        RecentsModel model = RecentsModel.INSTANCE.get(context);
         if (model != null) {
             model.onTrimMemory(level);
         }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewCommandHelper.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewCommandHelper.java
index 7c6eb32..3d54b82 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewCommandHelper.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewCommandHelper.java
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
         mContext = context;
         mAM = ActivityManagerWrapper.getInstance();
         mMainThreadExecutor = new MainThreadExecutor();
-        mRecentsModel = RecentsModel.getInstance(mContext);
+        mRecentsModel = RecentsModel.INSTANCE.get(mContext);
 
         Intent myHomeIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_MAIN)
                 .addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_HOME)
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewInteractionState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewInteractionState.java
index 922a7ff..ed4e2cc 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewInteractionState.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/OverviewInteractionState.java
@@ -25,21 +25,18 @@
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.database.ContentObserver;
 import android.os.Handler;
-import android.os.Looper;
 import android.os.Message;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.support.annotation.WorkerThread;
 import android.util.Log;
 
-import com.android.launcher3.MainThreadExecutor;
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.allapps.DiscoveryBounce;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.MainThreadInitializedObject;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.UiThreadHelper;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.recents.ISystemUiProxy;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
-
 /**
  * Sets overview interaction flags, such as:
  *
@@ -60,23 +57,8 @@
             "config_swipe_up_gesture_default";
 
     // We do not need any synchronization for this variable as its only written on UI thread.
-    private static OverviewInteractionState INSTANCE;
-
-    public static OverviewInteractionState getInstance(final Context context) {
-        if (INSTANCE == null) {
-            if (Looper.myLooper() == Looper.getMainLooper()) {
-                INSTANCE = new OverviewInteractionState(context.getApplicationContext());
-            } else {
-                try {
-                    return new MainThreadExecutor().submit(
-                            () -> OverviewInteractionState.getInstance(context)).get();
-                } catch (InterruptedException|ExecutionException e) {
-                    throw new RuntimeException(e);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return INSTANCE;
-    }
+    public static final MainThreadInitializedObject<OverviewInteractionState> INSTANCE =
+            new MainThreadInitializedObject<>((c) -> new OverviewInteractionState(c));
 
     private static final int MSG_SET_PROXY = 200;
     private static final int MSG_SET_BACK_BUTTON_ALPHA = 201;
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsModel.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsModel.java
index 0b97f01..fa4e016 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsModel.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsModel.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
-import android.os.Looper;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.support.annotation.WorkerThread;
@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@
 
 import com.android.launcher3.MainThreadExecutor;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.MainThreadInitializedObject;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Preconditions;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.recents.ISystemUiProxy;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.recents.model.IconLoader;
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.TaskStackChangeListener;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 /**
@@ -59,23 +58,8 @@
 @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.O)
 public class RecentsModel extends TaskStackChangeListener {
     // We do not need any synchronization for this variable as its only written on UI thread.
-    private static RecentsModel INSTANCE;
-
-    public static RecentsModel getInstance(final Context context) {
-        if (INSTANCE == null) {
-            if (Looper.myLooper() == Looper.getMainLooper()) {
-                INSTANCE = new RecentsModel(context.getApplicationContext());
-            } else {
-                try {
-                    return new MainThreadExecutor().submit(
-                            () -> RecentsModel.getInstance(context)).get();
-                } catch (InterruptedException|ExecutionException e) {
-                    throw new RuntimeException(e);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return INSTANCE;
-    }
+    public static final MainThreadInitializedObject<RecentsModel> INSTANCE =
+            new MainThreadInitializedObject<>(c -> new RecentsModel(c));
 
     private final SparseArray<Bundle> mCachedAssistData = new SparseArray<>(1);
     private final ArrayList<AssistDataListener> mAssistDataListeners = new ArrayList<>();
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskSystemShortcut.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskSystemShortcut.java
index 24e199b..e64d04a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskSystemShortcut.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskSystemShortcut.java
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
                 boolean dockTopOrLeft = navBarPosition != WindowManagerWrapper.NAV_BAR_POS_LEFT;
                 if (ActivityManagerWrapper.getInstance().startActivityFromRecents(taskId,
                         ActivityOptionsCompat.makeSplitScreenOptions(dockTopOrLeft))) {
-                    ISystemUiProxy sysUiProxy = RecentsModel.getInstance(activity).getSystemUiProxy();
+                    ISystemUiProxy sysUiProxy = RecentsModel.INSTANCE.get(activity).getSystemUiProxy();
                     try {
                         sysUiProxy.onSplitScreenInvoked();
                     } catch (RemoteException e) {
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
         @Override
         public View.OnClickListener getOnClickListener(
                 BaseDraggingActivity activity, TaskView taskView) {
-            ISystemUiProxy sysUiProxy = RecentsModel.getInstance(activity).getSystemUiProxy();
+            ISystemUiProxy sysUiProxy = RecentsModel.INSTANCE.get(activity).getSystemUiProxy();
             if (sysUiProxy == null) {
                 return null;
             }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
index 5a1f523..9fe6f8b 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
@@ -179,13 +179,13 @@
     public void onCreate() {
         super.onCreate();
         mAM = ActivityManagerWrapper.getInstance();
-        mRecentsModel = RecentsModel.getInstance(this);
+        mRecentsModel = RecentsModel.INSTANCE.get(this);
         mRecentsModel.setPreloadTasksInBackground(true);
         mMainThreadExecutor = new MainThreadExecutor();
         mOverviewCommandHelper = new OverviewCommandHelper(this);
         mMainThreadChoreographer = Choreographer.getInstance();
         mEventQueue = new MotionEventQueue(mMainThreadChoreographer, TouchConsumer.NO_OP);
-        mOverviewInteractionState = OverviewInteractionState.getInstance(this);
+        mOverviewInteractionState = OverviewInteractionState.INSTANCE.get(this);
         mOverviewCallbacks = OverviewCallbacks.get(this);
         mTaskOverlayFactory = TaskOverlayFactory.get(this);
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java
index 95dcf48..a04fe61 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/WindowTransformSwipeHandler.java
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@
         // This method is only called when STATE_GESTURE_STARTED_QUICKSTEP/
         // STATE_GESTURE_STARTED_QUICKSCRUB is set, so we can enable the high-res thumbnail loader
         // here once we are sure that we will end up in an overview state
-        RecentsModel.getInstance(mContext).getRecentsTaskLoader()
+        RecentsModel.INSTANCE.get(mContext).getRecentsTaskLoader()
                 .getHighResThumbnailLoader().setVisible(true);
     }
 
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@
         mRecentsView.animateUpRunningTaskIconScale();
         mRecentsView.setSwipeDownShouldLaunchApp(true);
 
-        RecentsModel.getInstance(mContext).onOverviewShown(false, TAG);
+        RecentsModel.INSTANCE.get(mContext).onOverviewShown(false, TAG);
 
         doLogGesture(true /* toLauncher */);
         reset();
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@
         mQuickScrubController.onFinishedTransitionToQuickScrub();
 
         mRecentsView.animateUpRunningTaskIconScale();
-        RecentsModel.getInstance(mContext).onOverviewShown(false, TAG);
+        RecentsModel.INSTANCE.get(mContext).onOverviewShown(false, TAG);
     }
 
     public void onQuickScrubProgress(float progress) {
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@
     }
 
     private void preloadAssistData() {
-        RecentsModel.getInstance(mContext).preloadAssistData(mRunningTaskId, mAssistData);
+        RecentsModel.INSTANCE.get(mContext).preloadAssistData(mRunningTaskId, mAssistData);
     }
 
     public static float getHiddenTargetAlpha(RemoteAnimationTargetCompat app, Float expectedAlpha) {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/ClipAnimationHelper.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/ClipAnimationHelper.java
index df70a8a..0597a2e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/ClipAnimationHelper.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/ClipAnimationHelper.java
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
-import android.view.Surface;
 import android.view.animation.Interpolator;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.BaseDraggingActivity;
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.TransactionCompat;
 import com.android.systemui.shared.system.WindowManagerWrapper;
 
-import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
 import java.util.function.BiFunction;
 
 /**
@@ -260,7 +258,7 @@
     }
 
     private void updateStackBoundsToMultiWindowTaskSize(BaseDraggingActivity activity) {
-        ISystemUiProxy sysUiProxy = RecentsModel.getInstance(activity).getSystemUiProxy();
+        ISystemUiProxy sysUiProxy = RecentsModel.INSTANCE.get(activity).getSystemUiProxy();
         if (sysUiProxy != null) {
             try {
                 mSourceStackBounds.set(sysUiProxy.getNonMinimizedSplitScreenSecondaryBounds());
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LauncherRecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LauncherRecentsView.java
index 7c5828b..697bb4f 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LauncherRecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/LauncherRecentsView.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
             ClipAnimationHelper helper) {
         AnimatorSet anim = super.createAdjacentPageAnimForTaskLaunch(tv, helper);
 
-        if (!OverviewInteractionState.getInstance(mActivity).isSwipeUpGestureEnabled()) {
+        if (!OverviewInteractionState.INSTANCE.get(mActivity).isSwipeUpGestureEnabled()) {
             // Hotseat doesn't move when opening recents with the button,
             // so don't animate it here either.
             return anim;
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 72ab261..fc0975a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
                 .getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.recents_fast_fling_velocity);
         mActivity = (T) BaseActivity.fromContext(context);
         mQuickScrubController = new QuickScrubController(mActivity, this);
-        mModel = RecentsModel.getInstance(context);
+        mModel = RecentsModel.INSTANCE.get(context);
 
         mClearAllButton = (ClearAllButton) LayoutInflater.from(context)
                 .inflate(R.layout.overview_clear_all_button, this, false);