diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java
index 93170cb79b..556b99ec16 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TaskViewUtils.java
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ import static com.android.systemui.shared.system.RemoteAnimationTargetCompat.MOD
 import android.animation.Animator;
 import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.animation.AnimatorSet;
-import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
 import android.annotation.TargetApi;
 import android.app.PendingIntent;
@@ -198,8 +197,7 @@ public final class TaskViewUtils {
         BaseActivity baseActivity = BaseActivity.fromContext(context);
         DeviceProfile dp = baseActivity.getDeviceProfile();
         boolean showAsGrid = dp.isTablet;
-        boolean parallaxCenterAndAdjacentTask =
-                taskIndex != recentsView.getCurrentPage() && !showAsGrid;
+        boolean parallaxCenterAndAdjacentTask = taskIndex != recentsView.getCurrentPage();
         int taskRectTranslationPrimary = recentsView.getScrollOffset(taskIndex);
         int taskRectTranslationSecondary = showAsGrid ? (int) v.getGridTranslationY() : 0;
 
@@ -603,11 +601,7 @@ public final class TaskViewUtils {
             if (raController != null) {
                 raController.setWillFinishToHome(false);
             }
-            Context context = v.getContext();
-            DeviceProfile dp = BaseActivity.fromContext(context).getDeviceProfile();
-            launcherAnim = dp.isTablet
-                    ? ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(recentsView, RecentsView.CONTENT_ALPHA, 0)
-                    : recentsView.createAdjacentPageAnimForTaskLaunch(taskView);
+            launcherAnim = recentsView.createAdjacentPageAnimForTaskLaunch(taskView);
             launcherAnim.setInterpolator(Interpolators.TOUCH_RESPONSE_INTERPOLATOR);
             launcherAnim.setDuration(RECENTS_LAUNCH_DURATION);
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index efaa644502..f00e858b04 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -4317,25 +4317,27 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
 
         int taskIndex = indexOfChild(tv);
         int centerTaskIndex = getCurrentPage();
-        boolean launchingCenterTask = taskIndex == centerTaskIndex;
 
         float toScale = getMaxScaleForFullScreen();
-        RecentsView recentsView = tv.getRecentsView();
+        boolean showAsGrid = showAsGrid();
+        boolean launchingCenterTask = showAsGrid
+                ? tv.isFocusedTask() && isTaskViewFullyVisible(tv)
+                : taskIndex == centerTaskIndex;
         if (launchingCenterTask) {
-            anim.play(ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(recentsView, RECENTS_SCALE_PROPERTY, toScale));
-            anim.play(ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(recentsView, FULLSCREEN_PROGRESS, 1));
-        } else {
+            anim.play(ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(this, RECENTS_SCALE_PROPERTY, toScale));
+            anim.play(ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(this, FULLSCREEN_PROGRESS, 1));
+        } else if (!showAsGrid) {
             // We are launching an adjacent task, so parallax the center and other adjacent task.
             float displacementX = tv.getWidth() * (toScale - 1f);
             float primaryTranslation = mIsRtl ? -displacementX : displacementX;
             anim.play(ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(getPageAt(centerTaskIndex),
                     mOrientationHandler.getPrimaryViewTranslate(), primaryTranslation));
-            int runningTaskIndex = recentsView.getRunningTaskIndex();
+            int runningTaskIndex = getRunningTaskIndex();
             if (ENABLE_QUICKSTEP_LIVE_TILE.get()
                     && runningTaskIndex != -1
                     && runningTaskIndex != taskIndex
-                    && recentsView.getRemoteTargetHandles() != null) {
-                for (RemoteTargetHandle remoteHandle : recentsView.getRemoteTargetHandles()) {
+                    && getRemoteTargetHandles() != null) {
+                for (RemoteTargetHandle remoteHandle : getRemoteTargetHandles()) {
                     anim.play(ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(
                             remoteHandle.getTaskViewSimulator().taskPrimaryTranslation,
                             AnimatedFloat.VALUE,
@@ -4355,7 +4357,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
                         properties));
             }
         }
-        anim.play(ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(recentsView, TASK_THUMBNAIL_SPLASH_ALPHA, 0, 1));
+        anim.play(ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(this, TASK_THUMBNAIL_SPLASH_ALPHA, 0, 1));
         return anim;
     }