diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/AppsCustomizePagedView.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/AppsCustomizePagedView.java
index 45bb08a..7784cd6 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/AppsCustomizePagedView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/AppsCustomizePagedView.java
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public void onLauncherTransitionEnd(Launcher l, boolean animated, boolean toWorkspace) {
-        Log.d(TAG, "6549598 onLauncherTransitionEnd");
+        Log.d(TAG, "6549598 onLauncherTransitionEnd mDeferredSyncWidgetPageItems.size(): " + mDeferredSyncWidgetPageItems.size());
         mInTransition = false;
         for (AsyncTaskPageData d : mDeferredSyncWidgetPageItems) {
             onSyncWidgetPageItems(d);
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@
     }
 
     public void syncAppsPageItems(int page, boolean immediate) {
-        Log.d(TAG, "6549598 syncAppsPageItems page: " + page);
+        Log.d(TAG, "6549598 syncAppsPageItems page: " + page + " mNumAppsPages: " + mNumAppsPages);
         // ensure that we have the right number of items on the pages
         int numCells = mCellCountX * mCellCountY;
         int startIndex = page * numCells;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/AppsCustomizeTabHost.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/AppsCustomizeTabHost.java
index d3afc3b..6bd97a2 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/AppsCustomizeTabHost.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/AppsCustomizeTabHost.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -392,6 +393,7 @@
 
             // Make sure the current page is loaded (we start loading the side pages after the
             // transition to prevent slowing down the animation)
+            Log.d(LOG_TAG, "6549598 onLauncherTransitionPrepare currentPage: " + mAppsCustomizePane.getCurrentPage());
             mAppsCustomizePane.loadAssociatedPages(mAppsCustomizePane.getCurrentPage(), true);
 
             if (!LauncherApplication.isScreenLarge()) {
@@ -434,6 +436,7 @@
             mAppsCustomizePane.showAllAppsCling();
             // Make sure adjacent pages are loaded (we wait until after the transition to
             // prevent slowing down the animation)
+            Log.d(LOG_TAG, "6549598 onLauncherTransitionEnd currentPage: " + mAppsCustomizePane.getCurrentPage());
             mAppsCustomizePane.loadAssociatedPages(mAppsCustomizePane.getCurrentPage());
 
             if (!LauncherApplication.isScreenLarge()) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/InstallShortcutReceiver.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/InstallShortcutReceiver.java
index e05127b..b454afd 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/InstallShortcutReceiver.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/InstallShortcutReceiver.java
@@ -185,7 +185,9 @@
                     if (newAppsScreen == screen) {
                         newApps = sharedPrefs.getStringSet(NEW_APPS_LIST_KEY, newApps);
                     }
-                    newApps.add(intent.toUri(0).toString());
+                    synchronized (newApps) {
+                        newApps.add(intent.toUri(0).toString());
+                    }
                     final Set<String> savedNewApps = newApps;
                     new Thread("setNewAppsThread") {
                         public void run() {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/Launcher.java
index 9cae5e5..bbee787 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/Launcher.java
@@ -3165,9 +3165,13 @@
                     View shortcut = createShortcut(info);
                     workspace.addInScreen(shortcut, item.container, item.screen, item.cellX,
                             item.cellY, 1, 1, false);
-                    if (newApps.contains(uri)) {
-                        newApps.remove(uri);
-
+                    boolean animateIconUp = false;
+                    synchronized (newApps) {
+                        if (newApps.contains(uri)) {
+                            animateIconUp = newApps.remove(uri);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (animateIconUp) {
                         // Prepare the view to be animated up
                         shortcut.setAlpha(0f);
                         shortcut.setScaleX(0f);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/PagedView.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/PagedView.java
index c820264..19f6a62 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/PagedView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/PagedView.java
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@
         mDirtyPageContent.ensureCapacity(32);
         mScroller = new Scroller(getContext(), new ScrollInterpolator());
         mCurrentPage = 0;
+        if (this instanceof AppsCustomizePagedView) Log.d(TAG, "6549598 init() mCurrentPage: " + mCurrentPage);
         mCenterPagesVertically = true;
 
         final ViewConfiguration configuration = ViewConfiguration.get(getContext());
@@ -317,7 +318,9 @@
             return;
         }
 
+
         mCurrentPage = Math.max(0, Math.min(currentPage, getPageCount() - 1));
+        if (this instanceof AppsCustomizePagedView) Log.d(TAG, "6549598 setCurrentPage mCurrentPage: " + mCurrentPage);
         updateCurrentPageScroll();
         updateScrollingIndicator();
         notifyPageSwitchListener();
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/UninstallShortcutReceiver.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/UninstallShortcutReceiver.java
index 84b1ad5..e94a17f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/UninstallShortcutReceiver.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/UninstallShortcutReceiver.java
@@ -139,9 +139,11 @@
             boolean appRemoved;
             Set<String> newApps = new HashSet<String>();
             newApps = sharedPrefs.getStringSet(InstallShortcutReceiver.NEW_APPS_LIST_KEY, newApps);
-            do {
-                appRemoved = newApps.remove(intent.toUri(0).toString());
-            } while (appRemoved);
+            synchronized (newApps) {
+                do {
+                    appRemoved = newApps.remove(intent.toUri(0).toString());
+                } while (appRemoved);
+            }
             if (appRemoved) {
                 final Set<String> savedNewApps = newApps;
                 new Thread("setNewAppsThread-remove") {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java
index ba51889..f1ef0c9 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/Workspace.java
@@ -3659,14 +3659,16 @@
                     }
                     // Remove all queued items that match the same package
                     if (newApps != null) {
-                        for (String intentStr : newApps) {
-                            try {
-                                Intent intent = Intent.parseUri(intentStr, 0);
-                                String pn = ItemInfo.getPackageName(intent);
-                                if (packageNames.contains(pn)) {
-                                    newApps.remove(intentStr);
-                                }
-                            } catch (URISyntaxException e) {}
+                        synchronized (newApps) {
+                            for (String intentStr : newApps) {
+                                try {
+                                    Intent intent = Intent.parseUri(intentStr, 0);
+                                    String pn = ItemInfo.getPackageName(intent);
+                                    if (packageNames.contains(pn)) {
+                                        newApps.remove(intentStr);
+                                    }
+                                } catch (URISyntaxException e) {}
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }