diff --git a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityInterface.java b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityInterface.java
index 5e688fbe4b..d4175e27eb 100644
--- a/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityInterface.java
+++ b/quickstep/recents_ui_overrides/src/com/android/quickstep/LauncherActivityInterface.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.RectF;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.Pair;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorPlaybackController;
 import com.android.launcher3.appprediction.PredictionUiStateManager;
 import com.android.launcher3.statehandlers.DepthController;
 import com.android.launcher3.statehandlers.DepthController.ClampedDepthProperty;
+import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto;
 import com.android.launcher3.views.FloatingIconView;
 import com.android.quickstep.SysUINavigationMode.Mode;
@@ -383,6 +385,9 @@ public final class LauncherActivityInterface implements BaseActivityInterface<La
 
     @Override
     public boolean switchToRecentsIfVisible(Runnable onCompleteCallback) {
+        if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+            Log.d(TestProtocol.OVERIEW_NOT_ALLAPPS, "switchToRecentsIfVisible");
+        }
         Launcher launcher = getVisibleLauncher();
         if (launcher == null) {
             return false;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherStateManager.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherStateManager.java
index 1aae20118d..f6de48e4e6 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherStateManager.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherStateManager.java
@@ -25,12 +25,14 @@ import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.animation.AnimatorSet;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Looper;
+import android.util.Log;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimationSuccessListener;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorPlaybackController;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.PendingAnimation;
 import com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig;
 import com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig.AnimationFlags;
+import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol;
 
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -334,6 +336,10 @@ public class LauncherStateManager {
     }
 
     private PendingAnimation createAnimationToNewWorkspaceInternal(final LauncherState state) {
+        if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+            Log.d(TestProtocol.OVERIEW_NOT_ALLAPPS, "createAnimationToNewWorkspaceInternal: "
+                    + state.ordinal);
+        }
         PendingAnimation builder = new PendingAnimation(mConfig.duration);
         for (StateHandler handler : getStateHandlers()) {
             handler.setStateWithAnimation(state, mConfig, builder);
@@ -348,6 +354,9 @@ public class LauncherStateManager {
 
             @Override
             public void onAnimationSuccess(Animator animator) {
+                if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+                    Log.d(TestProtocol.OVERIEW_NOT_ALLAPPS, "onAnimationSuccess: " + state.ordinal);
+                }
                 onStateTransitionEnd(state);
             }
         });
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestProtocol.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestProtocol.java
index 32c6a1d70c..0aab495c2b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestProtocol.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/testing/TestProtocol.java
@@ -100,4 +100,5 @@ public final class TestProtocol {
 
     public static final String PERMANENT_DIAG_TAG = "TaplTarget";
     public static final String PAUSE_NOT_DETECTED = "b/139891609";
+    public static final String OVERIEW_NOT_ALLAPPS = "b/156095088";
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java
index cbc5257b2d..dd9c3fa24c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.animation.AnimatorSet;
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
 import android.os.SystemClock;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.HapticFeedbackConstants;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.anim.AnimatorPlaybackController;
 import com.android.launcher3.anim.PendingAnimation;
 import com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig;
 import com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig.AnimationFlags;
+import com.android.launcher3.testing.TestProtocol;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto.Action.Direction;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto.Action.Touch;
@@ -194,6 +196,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractStateChangeTouchController
 
         mFromState = newFromState;
         mToState = newToState;
+        if (TestProtocol.sDebugTracing) {
+            Log.d(TestProtocol.OVERIEW_NOT_ALLAPPS, "reinitCurrentAnimation: "
+                    + newToState.ordinal);
+        }
 
         mStartProgress = 0;
         mPassedOverviewAtomicThreshold = false;
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index 240f5154a9..7e344c2fff 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -937,9 +937,9 @@ public final class LauncherInstrumentation {
         executeAndWaitForEvent(
                 command,
                 event -> isSwitchToStateEvent(event, expectedState, actualEvents),
-                () -> "Failed to receive an event for the state change: expected "
+                () -> "Failed to receive an event for the state change: expected ["
                         + TestProtocol.stateOrdinalToString(expectedState)
-                        + ", actual: " + eventListToString(actualEvents));
+                        + "], actual: " + eventListToString(actualEvents));
     }
 
     private boolean isSwitchToStateEvent(