diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/FlingAndHoldTouchController.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/FlingAndHoldTouchController.java
index 05dd797b5f..fac478e777 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/FlingAndHoldTouchController.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/FlingAndHoldTouchController.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import static com.android.systemui.shared.system.QuickStepContract.SYSUI_STATE_O
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.animation.AnimatorSet;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewConfiguration;
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimationSuccessListener;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.Interpolators;
 import com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig;
 import com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig.AnimationFlags;
+import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol;
 import com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.states.QuickstepAtomicAnimationFactory;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto.Action.Touch;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.VibratorWrapper;
@@ -178,6 +180,9 @@ public class FlingAndHoldTouchController extends PortraitStatesTouchController {
 
     @Override
     public boolean onDrag(float displacement, MotionEvent event) {
+        if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+            Log.d(TestProtocol.PAUSE_NOT_DETECTED, "FlingAndHoldTouchController");
+        }
         float upDisplacement = -displacement;
         mMotionPauseDetector.setDisallowPause(!handlingOverviewAnim()
                 || upDisplacement < mMotionPauseMinDisplacement
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/NoButtonNavbarToOverviewTouchController.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/NoButtonNavbarToOverviewTouchController.java
index 381ecf1c4b..8978ba89da 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/NoButtonNavbarToOverviewTouchController.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/NoButtonNavbarToOverviewTouchController.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import static com.android.launcher3.util.VibratorWrapper.OVERVIEW_HAPTIC;
 import android.animation.AnimatorSet;
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
 import android.graphics.PointF;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.LauncherStateManager;
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimationSuccessListener;
 import com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig;
+import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto.Action.Touch;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.VibratorWrapper;
 import com.android.quickstep.util.StaggeredWorkspaceAnim;
@@ -146,6 +148,9 @@ public class NoButtonNavbarToOverviewTouchController extends FlingAndHoldTouchCo
 
     @Override
     public boolean onDrag(float yDisplacement, float xDisplacement, MotionEvent event) {
+        if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+            Log.d(TestProtocol.PAUSE_NOT_DETECTED, "NoButtonNavbarToOverviewTouchController");
+        }
         if (mMotionPauseDetector.isPaused()) {
             if (!mReachedOverview) {
                 mStartDisplacement.set(xDisplacement, yDisplacement);
diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/OverviewInputConsumer.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/OverviewInputConsumer.java
index 6bfabcdd84..c82d4b5edd 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/OverviewInputConsumer.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/OverviewInputConsumer.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.android.quickstep.inputconsumers;
 import static com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags.ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE;
 import static com.android.systemui.shared.system.ActivityManagerWrapper.CLOSE_SYSTEM_WINDOWS_REASON_RECENTS;
 
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 
@@ -95,6 +96,9 @@ public class OverviewInputConsumer<T extends BaseDraggingActivity>
             ev.setEdgeFlags(flags | Utilities.EDGE_NAV_BAR);
         }
         ev.offsetLocation(-mLocationOnScreen[0], -mLocationOnScreen[1]);
+        if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+            Log.d(TestProtocol.PAUSE_NOT_DETECTED, "OverviewInputConsumer");
+        }
         boolean handled = mEventReceiver.test(ev);
         ev.offsetLocation(mLocationOnScreen[0], mLocationOnScreen[1]);
         ev.setEdgeFlags(flags);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java
index dd9c3fa24c..52e2ab842f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractStateChangeTouchController
 
     @Override
     public final boolean onControllerTouchEvent(MotionEvent ev) {
+        if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+            Log.d(TestProtocol.PAUSE_NOT_DETECTED, "onControllerTouchEvent");
+        }
         return mDetector.onTouchEvent(ev);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/BaseSwipeDetector.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/BaseSwipeDetector.java
index 1276ece7e2..01b33d8bf3 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/BaseSwipeDetector.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/BaseSwipeDetector.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import android.view.ViewConfiguration;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
 
+import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol;
+
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.Queue;
 
@@ -173,6 +175,9 @@ public abstract class BaseSwipeDetector {
                 if (mState != ScrollState.DRAGGING && shouldScrollStart(mDisplacement)) {
                     setState(ScrollState.DRAGGING);
                 }
+                if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+                    Log.d(TestProtocol.PAUSE_NOT_DETECTED, "before report dragging");
+                }
                 if (mState == ScrollState.DRAGGING) {
                     reportDragging(ev);
                 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/SingleAxisSwipeDetector.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/SingleAxisSwipeDetector.java
index d72548619f..1c214601e0 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/SingleAxisSwipeDetector.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/SingleAxisSwipeDetector.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ package com.android.launcher3.touch;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.PointF;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.ViewConfiguration;
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
+import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol;
 
 /**
  * One dimensional scroll/drag/swipe gesture detector (either HORIZONTAL or VERTICAL).
@@ -154,6 +156,9 @@ public class SingleAxisSwipeDetector extends BaseSwipeDetector {
 
     @Override
     protected void reportDraggingInternal(PointF displacement, MotionEvent event) {
+        if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+            Log.d(TestProtocol.PAUSE_NOT_DETECTED, "SingleAxisSwipeDetector");
+        }
         mListener.onDrag(mDir.extractDirection(displacement),
                 mDir.extractOrthogonalDirection(displacement), event);
     }