diff --git a/quickstep/res/layout/transient_taskbar.xml b/quickstep/res/layout/transient_taskbar.xml
index bf4b811..7a6d16a 100644
--- a/quickstep/res/layout/transient_taskbar.xml
+++ b/quickstep/res/layout/transient_taskbar.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
         android:layout_height="@dimen/bubblebar_size"
         android:layout_gravity="bottom|end"
         android:layout_marginEnd="@dimen/transient_taskbar_bottom_margin"
-        android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/transient_taskbar_bottom_margin"
         android:paddingEnd="@dimen/taskbar_icon_spacing"
         android:paddingStart="@dimen/taskbar_icon_spacing"
         android:visibility="gone"
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarInsetsController.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarInsetsController.kt
index 07cd8ff..2062e2c 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarInsetsController.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarInsetsController.kt
@@ -123,9 +123,11 @@
 
         val taskbarTouchableHeight = controllers.taskbarStashController.touchableHeight
         val bubblesTouchableHeight =
-            if (controllers.bubbleControllers.isPresent)
+            if (controllers.bubbleControllers.isPresent) {
                 controllers.bubbleControllers.get().bubbleStashController.touchableHeight
-            else 0
+            } else {
+                0
+            }
         val touchableHeight = Math.max(taskbarTouchableHeight, bubblesTouchableHeight)
 
         if (
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsController.java
index 02d9d95..cf0b36a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/allapps/TaskbarAllAppsController.java
@@ -112,9 +112,6 @@
     /** Updates the current search suggestions. */
     public void setZeroStateSearchSuggestions(List<ItemInfo> zeroStateSearchSuggestions) {
         mZeroStateSearchSuggestions = zeroStateSearchSuggestions;
-        if (mSearchSessionController != null) {
-            mSearchSessionController.setZeroStateSearchSuggestions(zeroStateSearchSuggestions);
-        }
     }
 
     /** Updates the current notification dots. */
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarView.java
index 0b33645..563ba02 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarView.java
@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@
 
     private final BubbleBarBackground mBubbleBarBackground;
 
-    // The current bounds of all the bubble bar.
+    /**
+     * The current bounds of all the bubble bar. Note that these bounds may not account for
+     * translation. The bounds should be retrieved using {@link #getBubbleBarBounds()} which
+     * updates the bounds and accounts for translation.
+     */
     private final Rect mBubbleBarBounds = new Rect();
     // The amount the bubbles overlap when they are stacked in the bubble bar
     private final float mIconOverlapAmount;
@@ -186,9 +190,11 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the bounds of the bubble bar.
+     * Updates the bounds with translation that may have been applied and returns the result.
      */
     public Rect getBubbleBarBounds() {
+        mBubbleBarBounds.top = getTop() + (int) getTranslationY();
+        mBubbleBarBounds.bottom = getBottom() + (int) getTranslationY();
         return mBubbleBarBounds;
     }
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleStashController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleStashController.java
index b3c7d41..5177d93 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleStashController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleStashController.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package com.android.launcher3.taskbar.bubbles;
 
+import static java.lang.Math.abs;
+
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.animation.AnimatorSet;
@@ -125,6 +127,16 @@
             mBubblesShowingOnHome = onHome;
             if (mBubblesShowingOnHome) {
                 showBubbleBar(/* expanded= */ false);
+                // When transitioning from app to home the stash animator may already have been
+                // created, so we need to animate the bubble bar here to align with hotseat.
+                if (!mIsStashed) {
+                    mIconTranslationYForStash.animateToValue(getBubbleBarTranslationYForHotseat())
+                            .start();
+                }
+                // If the bubble bar is already unstashed, the taskbar touchable region won't be
+                // updated correctly, so force an update here.
+                mControllers.runAfterInit(() ->
+                        mTaskbarInsetsController.onTaskbarOrBubblebarWindowHeightOrInsetsChanged());
             } else if (!mBarViewController.isExpanded()) {
                 stashBubbleBar();
             }
@@ -143,6 +155,11 @@
             mBubblesShowingOnOverview = onOverview;
             if (!mBubblesShowingOnOverview && !mBarViewController.isExpanded()) {
                 stashBubbleBar();
+            } else {
+                // When transitioning to overview the stash animator may already have been
+                // created, so we need to animate the bubble bar here to align with taskbar.
+                mIconTranslationYForStash.animateToValue(getBubbleBarTranslationYForTaskbar())
+                        .start();
             }
         }
     }
@@ -234,8 +251,11 @@
             secondHalfDurationScale = 0.75f;
 
             // If we're on home, adjust the translation so the bubble bar aligns with hotseat.
-            final float hotseatTransY = mActivity.getDeviceProfile().getTaskbarOffsetY();
-            final float translationY = mBubblesShowingOnHome ? hotseatTransY : 0;
+            // Otherwise we're either showing in an app or in overview. In either case adjust it so
+            // the bubble bar aligns with the taskbar.
+            final float translationY = mBubblesShowingOnHome ? getBubbleBarTranslationYForHotseat()
+                    : getBubbleBarTranslationYForTaskbar();
+
             fullLengthAnimatorSet.playTogether(
                     mIconScaleForStash.animateToValue(1),
                     mIconTranslationYForStash.animateToValue(translationY));
@@ -265,6 +285,7 @@
                     if (isStashed) {
                         mBarViewController.setExpanded(false);
                     }
+                    mTaskbarInsetsController.onTaskbarOrBubblebarWindowHeightOrInsetsChanged();
                 });
             }
         });
@@ -277,4 +298,15 @@
             mTaskbarInsetsController.onTaskbarOrBubblebarWindowHeightOrInsetsChanged();
         });
     }
+
+    private float getBubbleBarTranslationYForTaskbar() {
+        return -mActivity.getDeviceProfile().taskbarBottomMargin;
+    }
+
+    private float getBubbleBarTranslationYForHotseat() {
+        final float hotseatBottomSpace = mActivity.getDeviceProfile().hotseatBarBottomSpacePx;
+        final float hotseatCellHeight = mActivity.getDeviceProfile().hotseatCellHeightPx;
+        return -hotseatBottomSpace - hotseatCellHeight + mUnstashedHeight - abs(
+                hotseatCellHeight - mUnstashedHeight) / 2;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitSelectStateController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitSelectStateController.java
index e063b44..ff701e7 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitSelectStateController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/SplitSelectStateController.java
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@
                 new RemoteSplitLaunchTransitionRunner(firstTaskId, secondTaskId, callback);
         final RemoteTransition remoteTransition = new RemoteTransition(animationRunner,
                 ActivityThread.currentActivityThread().getApplicationThread(),
-                "LaunchSplitPair");
+                "LaunchAppFullscreen");
         InstanceId instanceId = LogUtils.getShellShareableInstanceId().first;
         if (TaskAnimationManager.ENABLE_SHELL_TRANSITIONS) {
             switch (launchData.getSplitLaunchType()) {
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/GroupedTaskView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/GroupedTaskView.java
index c91b183..01f6ae8 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/GroupedTaskView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/GroupedTaskView.java
@@ -223,11 +223,12 @@
         // Callbacks run from remote animation when recents animation not currently running
         InteractionJankMonitorWrapper.begin(this,
                 InteractionJankMonitorWrapper.CUJ_SPLIT_SCREEN_ENTER, "Enter form GroupedTaskView");
-        launchTask(success -> {
+        launchTaskInternal(success -> {
             endCallback.executeAllAndDestroy();
             InteractionJankMonitorWrapper.end(
                     InteractionJankMonitorWrapper.CUJ_SPLIT_SCREEN_ENTER);
-        }, false /* freezeTaskList */);
+        }, false /* freezeTaskList */, true /*launchingExistingTaskview*/);
+
 
         // Callbacks get run from recentsView for case when recents animation already running
         recentsView.addSideTaskLaunchCallback(endCallback);
@@ -236,7 +237,19 @@
 
     @Override
     public void launchTask(@NonNull Consumer<Boolean> callback, boolean isQuickswitch) {
-        getRecentsView().getSplitSelectController().launchExistingSplitPair(this, mTask.key.id,
+        launchTaskInternal(callback, isQuickswitch, false /*launchingExistingTaskview*/);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param launchingExistingTaskView {@link SplitSelectStateController#launchExistingSplitPair}
+     * uses existence of GroupedTaskView as control flow of how to animate in the incoming task. If
+     * we're launching from overview (from overview thumbnails) then pass in {@code true},
+     * otherwise pass in {@code false} for case like quickswitching from home to task
+     */
+    private void launchTaskInternal(@NonNull Consumer<Boolean> callback, boolean isQuickswitch,
+            boolean launchingExistingTaskView) {
+        getRecentsView().getSplitSelectController().launchExistingSplitPair(
+                launchingExistingTaskView ? this : null, mTask.key.id,
                 mSecondaryTask.key.id, SplitConfigurationOptions.STAGE_POSITION_TOP_OR_LEFT,
                 callback, isQuickswitch, getSplitRatio());
     }