diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseActivity.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseActivity.java
index 77b6010..1b953d4 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseActivity.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.UiFactory;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.SystemUiController;
+import com.android.launcher3.views.ActivityContext;
 
 import java.io.FileDescriptor;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
@@ -44,7 +45,8 @@
 
 import androidx.annotation.IntDef;
 
-public abstract class BaseActivity extends Activity implements UserEventDelegate, LogStateProvider{
+public abstract class BaseActivity extends Activity
+        implements UserEventDelegate, LogStateProvider, ActivityContext {
 
     public static final int INVISIBLE_BY_STATE_HANDLER = 1 << 0;
     public static final int INVISIBLE_BY_APP_TRANSITIONS = 1 << 1;
@@ -100,14 +102,11 @@
     // animation
     @InvisibilityFlags private int mForceInvisible;
 
+    @Override
     public DeviceProfile getDeviceProfile() {
         return mDeviceProfile;
     }
 
-    public AccessibilityDelegate getAccessibilityDelegate() {
-        return null;
-    }
-
     public int getCurrentState() { return StatsLogUtils.LAUNCHER_STATE_BACKGROUND; }
 
     public void modifyUserEvent(LauncherLogProto.LauncherEvent event) {}
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseDraggingActivity.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseDraggingActivity.java
index 152dc84..25ee61e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseDraggingActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseDraggingActivity.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
  * Extension of BaseActivity allowing support for drag-n-drop
  */
 public abstract class BaseDraggingActivity extends BaseActivity
-        implements WallpaperColorInfo.OnChangeListener, ActivityContext {
+        implements WallpaperColorInfo.OnChangeListener {
 
     private static final String TAG = "BaseDraggingActivity";
 
@@ -139,16 +139,10 @@
         return false;
     }
 
-    public abstract BaseDragLayer getDragLayer();
-
     public abstract <T extends View> T getOverviewPanel();
 
     public abstract View getRootView();
 
-    public abstract BadgeInfo getBadgeInfoForItem(ItemInfo info);
-
-    public abstract void invalidateParent(ItemInfo info);
-
     public Rect getViewBounds(View v) {
         int[] pos = new int[2];
         v.getLocationOnScreen(pos);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
index 455fd18..f20ded3 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@
 import android.view.ViewDebug;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
-import com.android.launcher3.icons.IconCache.IconLoadRequest;
-import com.android.launcher3.icons.IconCache.ItemInfoUpdateReceiver;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher.OnResumeCallback;
 import com.android.launcher3.badge.BadgeInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.badge.BadgeRenderer;
@@ -51,7 +49,10 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.graphics.DrawableFactory;
 import com.android.launcher3.graphics.IconPalette;
 import com.android.launcher3.graphics.PreloadIconDrawable;
+import com.android.launcher3.icons.IconCache.IconLoadRequest;
+import com.android.launcher3.icons.IconCache.ItemInfoUpdateReceiver;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.PackageItemInfo;
+import com.android.launcher3.views.ActivityContext;
 
 import java.text.NumberFormat;
 
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@
         }
     };
 
-    private final BaseDraggingActivity mActivity;
+    private final ActivityContext mActivity;
     private Drawable mIcon;
     private final boolean mCenterVertically;
 
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@
 
     public BubbleTextView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
         super(context, attrs, defStyle);
-        mActivity = BaseDraggingActivity.fromContext(context);
+        mActivity = ActivityContext.lookupContext(context);
         DeviceProfile grid = mActivity.getDeviceProfile();
         mSlop = ViewConfiguration.get(getContext()).getScaledTouchSlop();
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/AddItemActivity.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/AddItemActivity.java
index daf7dc6..79819cc 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/AddItemActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/dragndrop/AddItemActivity.java
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.util.InstantAppResolver;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.LooperExecutor;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Provider;
+import com.android.launcher3.views.BaseDragLayer;
 import com.android.launcher3.widget.PendingAddShortcutInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.widget.PendingAddWidgetInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.widget.WidgetHostViewLoader;
@@ -314,6 +315,11 @@
                 .getInt(STATE_EXTRA_WIDGET_ID, mPendingBindWidgetId);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public BaseDragLayer getDragLayer() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+    }
+
     private void logCommand(int command) {
         getUserEventDispatcher().dispatchUserEvent(newLauncherEvent(
                 newCommandAction(command),
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/ActivityContext.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/ActivityContext.java
index 04100af..cee7eee 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/ActivityContext.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/ActivityContext.java
@@ -18,10 +18,15 @@
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.ContextWrapper;
 import android.view.ContextThemeWrapper;
+import android.view.View.AccessibilityDelegate;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
+import com.android.launcher3.ItemInfo;
+import com.android.launcher3.badge.BadgeInfo;
 
 /**
- * An interface to be used along with a context. This allows a generic class to depend on Context
- * subclass instead of an Activity.
+ * An interface to be used along with a context for various activities in Launcher. This allows a
+ * generic class to depend on Context subclass instead of an Activity.
  */
 public interface ActivityContext {
 
@@ -29,8 +34,28 @@
         return false;
     }
 
+    default BadgeInfo getBadgeInfoForItem(ItemInfo info) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * For items with tree hierarchy, notifies the activity to invalidate the parent when a root
+     * is invalidated
+     * @param info info associated with a root node.
+     */
+    default void invalidateParent(ItemInfo info) { }
+
+    default AccessibilityDelegate getAccessibilityDelegate() {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The root view to support drag-and-drop and popup support.
+     */
     BaseDragLayer getDragLayer();
 
+    DeviceProfile getDeviceProfile();
+
     static ActivityContext lookupContext(Context context) {
         if (context instanceof ActivityContext) {
             return (ActivityContext) context;