diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
index e0e20ee..3f5179f 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.QuickstepAppTransitionManagerImpl.RECENTS_LAUNCH_DURATION;
 import static com.android.launcher3.QuickstepAppTransitionManagerImpl.STATUS_BAR_TRANSITION_DURATION;
 import static com.android.launcher3.QuickstepAppTransitionManagerImpl.STATUS_BAR_TRANSITION_PRE_DELAY;
+import static com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol.OVERVIEW_STATE_ORDINAL;
 import static com.android.quickstep.TaskUtils.taskIsATargetWithMode;
 import static com.android.quickstep.TaskViewUtils.getRecentsWindowAnimator;
 import static com.android.systemui.shared.system.RemoteAnimationTargetCompat.MODE_CLOSING;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAnimationRunner;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators;
+import com.android.launcher3.compat.AccessibilityManagerCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ObjectWrapper;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.BaseDragLayer;
 import com.android.quickstep.fallback.FallbackRecentsView;
@@ -217,6 +219,12 @@
         mFallbackRecentsView.reset();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void onResume() {
+        super.onResume();
+        AccessibilityManagerCompat.sendStateEventToTest(getBaseContext(), OVERVIEW_STATE_ORDINAL);
+    }
+
     public void onTaskLaunched() {
         mFallbackRecentsView.resetTaskVisuals();
     }
diff --git a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackRecentsTest.java b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackRecentsTest.java
index 85cffaa..abd2180 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackRecentsTest.java
+++ b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/FallbackRecentsTest.java
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.Executors.MAIN_EXECUTOR;
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.rule.ShellCommandRule.disableHeadsUpNotification;
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.rule.ShellCommandRule.getLauncherCommand;
+import static com.android.launcher3.util.rule.TestStabilityRule.LOCAL;
+import static com.android.launcher3.util.rule.TestStabilityRule.UNBUNDLED_POSTSUBMIT;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
@@ -57,10 +59,10 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.testcomponent.TestCommandReceiver;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Wait;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.rule.FailureWatcher;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.rule.TestStabilityRule;
 import com.android.quickstep.NavigationModeSwitchRule.NavigationModeSwitch;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.RecentsView;
 
-import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.rules.RuleChain;
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@
 
     @NavigationModeSwitch
     @Test
-    @Ignore // b/143488140
+    @TestStabilityRule.Stability(flavors = LOCAL | UNBUNDLED_POSTSUBMIT) // b/143488140
     public void goToOverviewFromHome() {
         mDevice.pressHome();
         assertTrue("Fallback Launcher not visible", mDevice.wait(Until.hasObject(By.pkg(
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@
 
     @NavigationModeSwitch
     @Test
-    @Ignore // b/143488140
+    @TestStabilityRule.Stability(flavors = LOCAL | UNBUNDLED_POSTSUBMIT) // b/143488140
     public void goToOverviewFromApp() {
         startAppFastAndWaitForRecentTask(resolveSystemApp(Intent.CATEGORY_APP_CALCULATOR));
 
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@
 
     @NavigationModeSwitch
     @Test
-    @Ignore // b/143488140
+    @TestStabilityRule.Stability(flavors = LOCAL | UNBUNDLED_POSTSUBMIT) // b/143488140
     public void testOverview() {
         startAppFastAndWaitForRecentTask(getAppPackageName());
         startAppFastAndWaitForRecentTask(resolveSystemApp(Intent.CATEGORY_APP_CALCULATOR));
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Background.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Background.java
index 6583d32..d9ae778 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Background.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Background.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.tapl;
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol.BACKGROUND_APP_STATE_ORDINAL;
+import static com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol.OVERVIEW_STATE_ORDINAL;
 
 import android.graphics.Point;
 import android.os.SystemClock;
@@ -54,13 +55,13 @@
         try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c = mLauncher.addContextLayer(
                 "want to switch from background to overview")) {
             verifyActiveContainer();
-            goToOverviewUnchecked(BACKGROUND_APP_STATE_ORDINAL);
+            goToOverviewUnchecked();
             return mLauncher.isFallbackOverview() ?
                     new BaseOverview(mLauncher) : new Overview(mLauncher);
         }
     }
 
-    protected void goToOverviewUnchecked(int expectedState) {
+    protected void goToOverviewUnchecked() {
         switch (mLauncher.getNavigationModel()) {
             case ZERO_BUTTON: {
                 final int centerX = mLauncher.getDevice().getDisplayWidth() / 2;
@@ -81,9 +82,11 @@
                                 start,
                                 end),
                         event -> TestProtocol.PAUSE_DETECTED_MESSAGE.equals(event.getClassName()),
-                        "Pause wasn't detected");
-                mLauncher.sendPointer(
-                        downTime, SystemClock.uptimeMillis(), MotionEvent.ACTION_UP, end);
+                        () -> "Pause wasn't detected");
+                mLauncher.runToState(
+                        () -> mLauncher.sendPointer(
+                                downTime, SystemClock.uptimeMillis(), MotionEvent.ACTION_UP, end),
+                        OVERVIEW_STATE_ORDINAL);
                 break;
             }
 
@@ -105,17 +108,14 @@
                     startY = endY = mLauncher.getDevice().getDisplayHeight() / 2;
                 }
 
-                if (mLauncher.isFallbackOverview()) {
-                    mLauncher.linearGesture(startX, startY, endX, endY, 10, false);
-                    new BaseOverview(mLauncher);
-                } else {
-                    mLauncher.swipeToState(startX, startY, endX, endY, 10, expectedState);
-                }
+                mLauncher.swipeToState(startX, startY, endX, endY, 10, OVERVIEW_STATE_ORDINAL);
                 break;
             }
 
             case THREE_BUTTON:
-                mLauncher.waitForSystemUiObject("recent_apps").click();
+                mLauncher.runToState(
+                        () -> mLauncher.waitForSystemUiObject("recent_apps").click(),
+                        OVERVIEW_STATE_ORDINAL);
                 break;
         }
     }
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
             case THREE_BUTTON:
                 // Double press the recents button.
                 UiObject2 recentsButton = mLauncher.waitForSystemUiObject("recent_apps");
-                recentsButton.click();
+                mLauncher.runToState(() -> recentsButton.click(), OVERVIEW_STATE_ORDINAL);
                 mLauncher.getOverview();
                 recentsButton.click();
                 break;
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Home.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Home.java
index e0fe933..1e4d937 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Home.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Home.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 package com.android.launcher3.tapl;
 
-import static com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol.OVERVIEW_STATE_ORDINAL;
 import static com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol.QUICK_SWITCH_STATE_ORDINAL;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@
         try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c = mLauncher.addContextLayer(
                 "want to switch from home to overview")) {
             verifyActiveContainer();
-            goToOverviewUnchecked(OVERVIEW_STATE_ORDINAL);
+            goToOverviewUnchecked();
             try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c1 = mLauncher.addContextLayer(
                     "performed the switch action")) {
                 return new Overview(mLauncher);
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Launchable.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Launchable.java
index df80a51..6881197 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Launchable.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Launchable.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         mLauncher.executeAndWaitForEvent(
                 () -> mObject.click(),
                 event -> event.getEventType() == TYPE_WINDOW_STATE_CHANGED,
-                "Launching an app didn't open a new window: " + mObject.getText());
+                () -> "Launching an app didn't open a new window: " + mObject.getText());
 
         mLauncher.assertTrue(
                 "App didn't start: " + selector,
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index 727d757..2fea1b7 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.MATCH_DISABLED_COMPONENTS;
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.tapl.TestHelpers.getOverviewPackageName;
-import static com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol.BACKGROUND_APP_STATE_ORDINAL;
 import static com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol.NORMAL_STATE_ORDINAL;
 
 import android.app.ActivityManager;
@@ -78,6 +77,8 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 /**
  * The main tapl object. The only object that can be explicitly constructed by the using code. It
@@ -510,7 +511,7 @@
     }
 
     Parcelable executeAndWaitForEvent(Runnable command,
-            UiAutomation.AccessibilityEventFilter eventFilter, String message) {
+            UiAutomation.AccessibilityEventFilter eventFilter, Supplier<String> message) {
         try {
             final AccessibilityEvent event =
                     mInstrumentation.getUiAutomation().executeAndWaitForEvent(
@@ -518,7 +519,7 @@
             assertNotNull("executeAndWaitForEvent returned null (this can't happen)", event);
             return event.getParcelableData();
         } catch (TimeoutException e) {
-            fail(message);
+            fail(message.get());
             return null;
         }
     }
@@ -557,15 +558,12 @@
                 log("Hierarchy before swiping up to home");
                 dumpViewHierarchy();
                 log(action = "swiping up to home from " + getVisibleStateMessage());
-                final int finalState = mDevice.hasObject(By.pkg(getLauncherPackageName()))
-                        || isFallbackOverview()
-                        ? NORMAL_STATE_ORDINAL : BACKGROUND_APP_STATE_ORDINAL;
 
                 try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c = addContextLayer(action)) {
                     swipeToState(
                             displaySize.x / 2, displaySize.y - 1,
                             displaySize.x / 2, 0,
-                            ZERO_BUTTON_STEPS_FROM_BACKGROUND_TO_HOME, finalState);
+                            ZERO_BUTTON_STEPS_FROM_BACKGROUND_TO_HOME, NORMAL_STATE_ORDINAL);
                 }
             }
         } else {
@@ -576,7 +574,7 @@
                         waitForSystemUiObject("home").click();
                     },
                     event -> true,
-                    "Pressing Home didn't produce any events");
+                    () -> "Pressing Home didn't produce any events");
             mDevice.waitForIdle();
         }
         try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c = addContextLayer(
@@ -771,14 +769,38 @@
         return mDevice;
     }
 
+    private static String eventListToString(List<Integer> actualEvents) {
+        if (actualEvents.isEmpty()) return "no events";
+
+        return "["
+                + actualEvents.stream()
+                .map(state -> TestProtocol.stateOrdinalToString(state))
+                .collect(Collectors.joining(", "))
+                + "]";
+    }
+
+    void runToState(Runnable command, int expectedState) {
+        final List<Integer> actualEvents = new ArrayList<>();
+        executeAndWaitForEvent(
+                command,
+                event -> isSwitchToStateEvent(event, expectedState, actualEvents),
+                () -> "Failed to receive an event for the swipe end: expected "
+                        + TestProtocol.stateOrdinalToString(expectedState)
+                        + ", actual: " + eventListToString(actualEvents));
+    }
+
+    private boolean isSwitchToStateEvent(
+            AccessibilityEvent event, int expectedState, List<Integer> actualEvents) {
+        if (!TestProtocol.SWITCHED_TO_STATE_MESSAGE.equals(event.getClassName())) return false;
+
+        final Bundle parcel = (Bundle) event.getParcelableData();
+        final int actualState = parcel.getInt(TestProtocol.STATE_FIELD);
+        actualEvents.add(actualState);
+        return actualState == expectedState;
+    }
+
     void swipeToState(int startX, int startY, int endX, int endY, int steps, int expectedState) {
-        final Bundle parcel = (Bundle) executeAndWaitForEvent(
-                () -> linearGesture(startX, startY, endX, endY, steps, false),
-                event -> TestProtocol.SWITCHED_TO_STATE_MESSAGE.equals(event.getClassName()),
-                "Swipe failed to receive an event for the swipe end");
-        assertEquals("Swipe switched launcher to a wrong state;",
-                TestProtocol.stateOrdinalToString(expectedState),
-                TestProtocol.stateOrdinalToString(parcel.getInt(TestProtocol.STATE_FIELD)));
+        runToState(() -> linearGesture(startX, startY, endX, endY, steps, false), expectedState);
     }
 
     int getBottomGestureSize() {
@@ -864,7 +886,7 @@
         executeAndWaitForEvent(
                 () -> linearGesture(startX, startY, endX, endY, steps, slowDown),
                 event -> TestProtocol.SCROLL_FINISHED_MESSAGE.equals(event.getClassName()),
-                "Didn't receive a scroll end message: " + startX + ", " + startY
+                () -> "Didn't receive a scroll end message: " + startX + ", " + startY
                         + ", " + endX + ", " + endY);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
index 2ee424b..46f8ba5 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/OverviewTask.java
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@
             mLauncher.executeAndWaitForEvent(
                     () -> mTask.click(),
                     event -> event.getEventType() == TYPE_WINDOW_STATE_CHANGED,
-                    "Launching task didn't open a new window: " +
-                            mTask.getParent().getContentDescription());
+                    () -> "Launching task didn't open a new window: "
+                            + mTask.getParent().getContentDescription());
         }
         return new Background(mLauncher);
     }
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Workspace.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Workspace.java
index 81d343d..8a53ef1 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Workspace.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Workspace.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.tapl;
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol.ALL_APPS_STATE_ORDINAL;
+import static com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol.NORMAL_STATE_ORDINAL;
+import static com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol.SPRING_LOADED_STATE_ORDINAL;
 
 import static junit.framework.TestCase.assertTrue;
 
@@ -165,14 +167,21 @@
         LauncherInstrumentation.log("dragIconToWorkspace: begin");
         final Point launchableCenter = launchable.getObject().getVisibleCenter();
         final long downTime = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
-        launcher.sendPointer(downTime, downTime, MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN, launchableCenter);
-        LauncherInstrumentation.log("dragIconToWorkspace: sent down");
-        launcher.waitForLauncherObject(longPressIndicator);
-        LauncherInstrumentation.log("dragIconToWorkspace: indicator");
-        launcher.movePointer(launchableCenter, dest, 10, downTime, true);
+        launcher.runToState(
+                () -> {
+                    launcher.sendPointer(downTime, downTime, MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN,
+                            launchableCenter);
+                    LauncherInstrumentation.log("dragIconToWorkspace: sent down");
+                    launcher.waitForLauncherObject(longPressIndicator);
+                    LauncherInstrumentation.log("dragIconToWorkspace: indicator");
+                    launcher.movePointer(launchableCenter, dest, 10, downTime, true);
+                },
+                SPRING_LOADED_STATE_ORDINAL);
         LauncherInstrumentation.log("dragIconToWorkspace: moved pointer");
-        launcher.sendPointer(
-                downTime, SystemClock.uptimeMillis(), MotionEvent.ACTION_UP, dest);
+        launcher.runToState(
+                () -> launcher.sendPointer(
+                        downTime, SystemClock.uptimeMillis(), MotionEvent.ACTION_UP, dest),
+                NORMAL_STATE_ORDINAL);
         LauncherInstrumentation.log("dragIconToWorkspace: end");
         launcher.waitUntilGone("drop_target_bar");
     }