diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
index b111bee..907ded0 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/CellLayout.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 import android.annotation.TargetApi;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
-import android.content.res.TypedArray;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Color;
@@ -54,6 +53,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.accessibility.FolderAccessibilityHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.accessibility.WorkspaceAccessibilityHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.ProviderConfig;
+import com.android.launcher3.util.ParcelableSparseArray;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Thunk;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
     private int mMaxGap;
     private boolean mDropPending = false;
     private boolean mIsDragTarget = true;
+    private boolean mJailContent = true;
 
     // These are temporary variables to prevent having to allocate a new object just to
     // return an (x, y) value from helper functions. Do NOT use them to maintain other state.
@@ -188,7 +189,6 @@
         mLauncher = (Launcher) context;
 
         DeviceProfile grid = mLauncher.getDeviceProfile();
-        TypedArray a = context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, R.styleable.CellLayout, defStyle, 0);
 
         mCellWidth = mCellHeight = -1;
         mFixedCellWidth = mFixedCellHeight = -1;
@@ -202,10 +202,7 @@
         mPreviousReorderDirection[0] = INVALID_DIRECTION;
         mPreviousReorderDirection[1] = INVALID_DIRECTION;
 
-        a.recycle();
-
         setAlwaysDrawnWithCacheEnabled(false);
-
         final Resources res = getResources();
         mHotseatScale = (float) grid.hotseatIconSizePx / grid.iconSizePx;
 
@@ -425,6 +422,32 @@
         }
     }
 
+    public void disableJailContent() {
+        mJailContent = false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void dispatchSaveInstanceState(SparseArray<Parcelable> container) {
+        if (mJailContent) {
+            ParcelableSparseArray jail = getJailedArray(container);
+            super.dispatchSaveInstanceState(jail);
+            container.put(R.id.cell_layout_jail_id, jail);
+        } else {
+            super.dispatchSaveInstanceState(container);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void dispatchRestoreInstanceState(SparseArray<Parcelable> container) {
+        super.dispatchRestoreInstanceState(mJailContent ? getJailedArray(container) : container);
+    }
+
+    private ParcelableSparseArray getJailedArray(SparseArray<Parcelable> container) {
+        final Parcelable parcelable = container.get(R.id.cell_layout_jail_id);
+        return parcelable instanceof ParcelableSparseArray ?
+                (ParcelableSparseArray) parcelable : new ParcelableSparseArray();
+    }
+
     public boolean getIsDragOverlapping() {
         return mIsDragOverlapping;
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 8024233..e74dde6 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
 /**
  * Default launcher application.
@@ -183,8 +182,6 @@
     private static final String RUNTIME_STATE_PENDING_ADD_WIDGET_INFO = "launcher.add_widget_info";
     // Type: parcelable
     private static final String RUNTIME_STATE_PENDING_ADD_WIDGET_ID = "launcher.add_widget_id";
-    // Type: int[]
-    private static final String RUNTIME_STATE_VIEW_IDS = "launcher.view_ids";
 
     static final String INTRO_SCREEN_DISMISSED = "launcher.intro_screen_dismissed";
     static final String FIRST_RUN_ACTIVITY_DISPLAYED = "launcher.first_run_activity_displayed";
@@ -218,9 +215,6 @@
     private static final int ON_ACTIVITY_RESULT_ANIMATION_DELAY = 500;
     private static final int ACTIVITY_START_DELAY = 1000;
 
-    private HashMap<Integer, Integer> mItemIdToViewId = new HashMap<Integer, Integer>();
-    private static final AtomicInteger sNextGeneratedId = new AtomicInteger(1);
-
     // How long to wait before the new-shortcut animation automatically pans the workspace
     private static int NEW_APPS_PAGE_MOVE_DELAY = 500;
     private static int NEW_APPS_ANIMATION_INACTIVE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 5;
@@ -635,34 +629,12 @@
         return !isWorkspaceLoading();
     }
 
-    @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1)
-    public static int generateViewId() {
-        if (Utilities.ATLEAST_JB_MR1) {
-            return View.generateViewId();
-        } else {
-            // View.generateViewId() is not available. The following fallback logic is a copy
-            // of its implementation.
-            for (;;) {
-                final int result = sNextGeneratedId.get();
-                // aapt-generated IDs have the high byte nonzero; clamp to the range under that.
-                int newValue = result + 1;
-                if (newValue > 0x00FFFFFF) newValue = 1; // Roll over to 1, not 0.
-                if (sNextGeneratedId.compareAndSet(result, newValue)) {
-                    return result;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     public int getViewIdForItem(ItemInfo info) {
-        // This cast is safe given the > 2B range for int.
-        int itemId = (int) info.id;
-        if (mItemIdToViewId.containsKey(itemId)) {
-            return mItemIdToViewId.get(itemId);
-        }
-        int viewId = generateViewId();
-        mItemIdToViewId.put(itemId, viewId);
-        return viewId;
+        // aapt-generated IDs have the high byte nonzero; clamp to the range under that.
+        // This cast is safe as long as the id < 0x00FFFFFF
+        // Since we jail all the dynamically generated views, there should be no clashes
+        // with any other views.
+        return (int) info.id;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1281,7 +1253,6 @@
      *
      * @param savedState The previous state.
      */
-    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     private void restoreState(Bundle savedState) {
         if (savedState == null) {
             return;
@@ -1310,9 +1281,6 @@
             setWaitingForResult(true);
             mRestoring = true;
         }
-
-        mItemIdToViewId = (HashMap<Integer, Integer>)
-                savedState.getSerializable(RUNTIME_STATE_VIEW_IDS);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1936,7 +1904,6 @@
 
         // Save the current widgets tray?
         // TODO(hyunyoungs)
-        outState.putSerializable(RUNTIME_STATE_VIEW_IDS, mItemIdToViewId);
 
         if (mLauncherCallbacks != null) {
             mLauncherCallbacks.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
index 964a83d..eb3d6dbc 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Workspace.java
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@
         CellLayout customScreen = (CellLayout)
                 mLauncher.getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.workspace_screen, this, false);
         customScreen.disableDragTarget();
+        customScreen.disableJailContent();
 
         mWorkspaceScreens.put(CUSTOM_CONTENT_SCREEN_ID, customScreen);
         mScreenOrder.add(0, CUSTOM_CONTENT_SCREEN_ID);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/ParcelableSparseArray.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/ParcelableSparseArray.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..093577e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/ParcelableSparseArray.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.android.launcher3.util;
+
+import android.os.Parcel;
+import android.os.Parcelable;
+import android.util.SparseArray;
+
+public class ParcelableSparseArray extends SparseArray<Parcelable> implements Parcelable {
+    public int describeContents() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    public void writeToParcel(Parcel dest, int flags) {
+        final int count = size();
+        dest.writeInt(count);
+        for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+            dest.writeInt(keyAt(i));
+            dest.writeParcelable(valueAt(i), 0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static final Parcelable.Creator<ParcelableSparseArray> CREATOR =
+            new Parcelable.Creator<ParcelableSparseArray>() {
+        public ParcelableSparseArray createFromParcel(Parcel source) {
+            final ParcelableSparseArray array = new ParcelableSparseArray();
+            final ClassLoader loader = array.getClass().getClassLoader();
+            final int count = source.readInt();
+            for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+                array.put(source.readInt(), source.readParcelable(loader));
+            }
+            return array;
+        }
+
+        public ParcelableSparseArray[] newArray(int size) {
+            return new ParcelableSparseArray[size];
+        }
+    };
+}