diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java
index 2537134..f210e3a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/QuickstepTransitionManager.java
@@ -856,7 +856,13 @@
         // Since we added a start delay, call update here to init the FloatingIconView properly.
         listener.onUpdate(0, true /* initOnly */);
 
-        animatorSet.playTogether(appAnimator, getBackgroundAnimator(appTargets));
+        // If app targets are translucent, do not animate the background as it causes a visible
+        // flicker when it resets itself at the end of its animation.
+        if (appTargetsAreTranslucent) {
+            animatorSet.play(appAnimator);
+        } else {
+            animatorSet.playTogether(appAnimator, getBackgroundAnimator());
+        }
         return animatorSet;
     }
 
@@ -993,11 +999,20 @@
             }
         });
 
-        animatorSet.playTogether(appAnimator, getBackgroundAnimator(appTargets));
+        // If app targets are translucent, do not animate the background as it causes a visible
+        // flicker when it resets itself at the end of its animation.
+        if (appTargetsAreTranslucent) {
+            animatorSet.play(appAnimator);
+        } else {
+            animatorSet.playTogether(appAnimator, getBackgroundAnimator());
+        }
         return animatorSet;
     }
 
-    private ObjectAnimator getBackgroundAnimator(RemoteAnimationTargetCompat[] appTargets) {
+    /**
+     * Returns animator that controls depth/blur of the background.
+     */
+    private ObjectAnimator getBackgroundAnimator() {
         // When launching an app from overview that doesn't map to a task, we still want to just
         // blur the wallpaper instead of the launcher surface as well
         boolean allowBlurringLauncher = mLauncher.getStateManager().getState() != OVERVIEW;
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/TaskViewSimulator.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/TaskViewSimulator.java
index e88ebcf..734c844 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/TaskViewSimulator.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/TaskViewSimulator.java
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.states.RotationHelper.deltaRotation;
 import static com.android.launcher3.touch.PagedOrientationHandler.MATRIX_POST_TRANSLATE;
-import static com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions.*;
+import static com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions.STAGE_POSITION_BOTTOM_OR_RIGHT;
+import static com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions.STAGE_POSITION_TOP_OR_LEFT;
+import static com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions.STAGE_POSITION_UNDEFINED;
+import static com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions.StagePosition;
+import static com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions.StagedSplitBounds;
 import static com.android.quickstep.util.RecentsOrientedState.postDisplayRotation;
 import static com.android.quickstep.util.RecentsOrientedState.preDisplayRotation;
 import static com.android.systemui.shared.system.WindowManagerWrapper.WINDOWING_MODE_FULLSCREEN;
@@ -26,7 +30,6 @@
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.Matrix;
-import android.graphics.Point;
 import android.graphics.PointF;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.RectF;
@@ -56,8 +59,6 @@
 
     private final Rect mTmpCropRect = new Rect();
     private final RectF mTempRectF = new RectF();
-    // Additional offset for split tasks
-    private final Point mSplitOffset = new Point();
     private final float[] mTempPoint = new float[2];
 
     private final Context mContext;
@@ -75,7 +76,6 @@
 
     private final Matrix mMatrix = new Matrix();
     private final Matrix mMatrixTmp = new Matrix();
-    private final Point mRunningTargetWindowPosition = new Point();
 
     // Thumbnail view properties
     private final Rect mThumbnailPosition = new Rect();
@@ -159,8 +159,6 @@
      */
     public void setPreview(RemoteAnimationTargetCompat runningTarget) {
         setPreviewBounds(runningTarget.screenSpaceBounds, runningTarget.contentInsets);
-        mRunningTargetWindowPosition.set(runningTarget.screenSpaceBounds.left,
-                runningTarget.screenSpaceBounds.top);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -261,9 +259,6 @@
                 mOrientationState.getRecentsActivityRotation(),
                 mOrientationState.getDisplayRotation()),
                 mDp.widthPx, mDp.heightPx, matrix);
-        matrix.postTranslate(-mRunningTargetWindowPosition.x, -mRunningTargetWindowPosition.y);
-        // Move lower/right split window into correct position
-        matrix.postTranslate(mSplitOffset.x, mSplitOffset.y);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -280,11 +275,6 @@
             getFullScreenScale();
             mThumbnailData.rotation = mOrientationState.getDisplayRotation();
 
-            if (mStagedSplitBounds != null) {
-                mOrientationState.getOrientationHandler().setLeashSplitOffset(mSplitOffset, mDp,
-                        mStagedSplitBounds, mStagePosition);
-            }
-
             // mIsRecentsRtl is the inverse of TaskView RTL.
             boolean isRtlEnabled = !mIsRecentsRtl;
             mPositionHelper.updateThumbnailMatrix(
@@ -293,7 +283,7 @@
                     mDp, mOrientationState.getRecentsActivityRotation(), isRtlEnabled);
             mPositionHelper.getMatrix().invert(mInversePositionMatrix);
             if (DEBUG) {
-                Log.d(TAG, " taskRect: " + mTaskRect + " splitOffset: " + mSplitOffset);
+                Log.d(TAG, " taskRect: " + mTaskRect);
             }
         }
 
@@ -344,7 +334,6 @@
                 + " recentsViewScale: " + recentsViewScale.value
                 + " crop: " + mTmpCropRect
                 + " radius: " + getCurrentCornerRadius()
-                + " translate: " + mSplitOffset
                 + " taskW: " + taskWidth + " H: " + taskHeight
                 + " taskRect: " + mTaskRect
                 + " taskPrimaryT: " + taskPrimaryTranslation.value
diff --git a/res/values-v31/colors.xml b/res/values-v31/colors.xml
index 55cedf4..7bbdbd1 100644
--- a/res/values-v31/colors.xml
+++ b/res/values-v31/colors.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
     <color name="wallpaper_popup_scrim">@android:color/system_neutral1_900</color>
 
-    <color name="folder_dot_color">@android:color/system_accent2_50</color>
+    <color name="folder_dot_color">@android:color/system_accent3_100</color>
     <color name="folder_pagination_color_light">@android:color/system_accent1_600</color>
     <color name="folder_pagination_color_dark">@android:color/system_accent2_100</color>
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/LandscapePagedViewHandler.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/LandscapePagedViewHandler.java
index 3ac25f2..a190f52 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/LandscapePagedViewHandler.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/LandscapePagedViewHandler.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.SplitConfigurationOptions.STAGE_TYPE_MAIN;
 
 import android.content.res.Resources;
-import android.graphics.Point;
 import android.graphics.PointF;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.RectF;
@@ -389,15 +388,6 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void setLeashSplitOffset(Point splitOffset, DeviceProfile dp,
-            StagedSplitBounds splitInfo, int desiredStagePosition) {
-        if (desiredStagePosition == STAGE_POSITION_BOTTOM_OR_RIGHT) {
-            // The preview set is for the bottom/right, inset by top/left task
-            splitOffset.x = splitInfo.leftTopBounds.width() + splitInfo.visualDividerBounds.width();
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
     public void measureGroupedTaskViewThumbnailBounds(View primarySnapshot, View secondarySnapshot,
             int parentWidth, int parentHeight,
             SplitConfigurationOptions.StagedSplitBounds splitBoundsConfig, DeviceProfile dp) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/PagedOrientationHandler.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/PagedOrientationHandler.java
index 19d73a8..8112afd 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/PagedOrientationHandler.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/PagedOrientationHandler.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Matrix;
-import android.graphics.Point;
 import android.graphics.PointF;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.RectF;
@@ -146,21 +145,6 @@
             StagedSplitBounds splitInfo,
             @SplitConfigurationOptions.StagePosition int desiredStagePosition);
 
-    /**
-     * It's important to note that {@link #setSplitTaskSwipeRect(DeviceProfile, Rect,
-     * StagedSplitBounds, int)} above operates on the outRect based on
-     * launcher's coordinate system, meaning it will treat the outRect as portrait if home rotation
-     * is not allowed.
-     *
-     * However, here the splitOffset is from perspective of TaskViewSimulator, which is in display
-     * orientation coordinates. So, for example, for the fake landscape scenario, even though
-     * launcher is portrait, we inset the bottom/right task by an X coordinate instead of the
-     * usual Y
-     */
-    void setLeashSplitOffset(Point splitOffset, DeviceProfile dp,
-            StagedSplitBounds splitInfo,
-            @SplitConfigurationOptions.StagePosition int desiredStagePosition);
-
     void measureGroupedTaskViewThumbnailBounds(View primarySnapshot, View secondarySnapshot,
             int parentWidth, int parentHeight,
             SplitConfigurationOptions.StagedSplitBounds splitBoundsConfig, DeviceProfile dp);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/PortraitPagedViewHandler.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/PortraitPagedViewHandler.java
index 1b8ebd8..576c6f5 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/PortraitPagedViewHandler.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/PortraitPagedViewHandler.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.Matrix;
-import android.graphics.Point;
 import android.graphics.PointF;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.RectF;
@@ -476,22 +475,6 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void setLeashSplitOffset(Point splitOffset, DeviceProfile dp,
-            StagedSplitBounds splitInfo, int desiredStagePosition) {
-        if (desiredStagePosition == STAGE_POSITION_BOTTOM_OR_RIGHT) {
-            if (dp.isLandscape) {
-                splitOffset.x = splitInfo.leftTopBounds.width() +
-                        splitInfo.visualDividerBounds.width();
-                splitOffset.y = 0;
-            } else {
-                splitOffset.y = splitInfo.leftTopBounds.height() +
-                        splitInfo.visualDividerBounds.height();
-                splitOffset.x = 0;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
     public void measureGroupedTaskViewThumbnailBounds(View primarySnapshot, View secondarySnapshot,
             int parentWidth, int parentHeight,
             SplitConfigurationOptions.StagedSplitBounds splitBoundsConfig, DeviceProfile dp) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/util/WidgetSizes.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/util/WidgetSizes.java
index 451ed6e..b211f4c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/util/WidgetSizes.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/util/WidgetSizes.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 import static android.appwidget.AppWidgetHostView.getDefaultPaddingForWidget;
 
-
 import android.appwidget.AppWidgetHostView;
 import android.appwidget.AppWidgetManager;
 import android.content.ComponentName;
@@ -87,7 +86,13 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the size of a WidgetItem.
+     * Returns the size of a {@link WidgetItem}.
+     *
+     * <p>This size is used by the widget picker. It should NEVER be shared with app widgets.
+     *
+     * <p>For sizes shared with app widgets, please refer to
+     * {@link #getWidgetPaddedSizes(Context, ComponentName, int, int)} &
+     * {@link #getWidgetPaddedSizePx(Context, ComponentName, DeviceProfile, int, int)}.
      */
     public static Size getWidgetItemSizePx(Context context, DeviceProfile profile,
             WidgetItem widgetItem) {
@@ -96,8 +101,15 @@
                     .getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.widget_preview_shortcut_padding);
             return new Size(dimension, dimension);
         }
-        return getWidgetPaddedSizePx(context, widgetItem.componentName, profile, widgetItem.spanX,
-                widgetItem.spanY);
+        Size widgetItemSize = getWidgetSizePx(profile, widgetItem.spanX,
+                widgetItem.spanY, /* recycledCellSize= */ null);
+        if (profile.shouldInsetWidgets()) {
+            Rect inset = new Rect();
+            AppWidgetHostView.getDefaultPaddingForWidget(context, widgetItem.componentName, inset);
+            return new Size(widgetItemSize.getWidth() + inset.left + inset.right,
+                    widgetItemSize.getHeight() + inset.top + inset.bottom);
+        }
+        return widgetItemSize;
     }
 
     private static Size getWidgetSizePx(DeviceProfile profile, int spanX, int spanY,