diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/AddToHomeScreenPrompt.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/AddToHomeScreenPrompt.java
index 98eb32e818..10afe13d62 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/AddToHomeScreenPrompt.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/AddToHomeScreenPrompt.java
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ public class AddToHomeScreenPrompt {
             mLauncher.clickObject(
                     mLauncher.waitForObjectInContainer(
                             mWidgetCell.getParent().getParent().getParent().getParent(),
-                            By.text(ADD_AUTOMATICALLY)));
+                            By.text(ADD_AUTOMATICALLY)),
+                    LauncherInstrumentation.GestureScope.OUTSIDE_WITHOUT_PILFER);
             mLauncher.waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(getSelector());
         }
     }
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index 9cef65b4b7..c2031540b9 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -1471,19 +1471,22 @@ public final class LauncherInstrumentation {
         return getRealDisplaySize().x - getWindowInsets().right - 1;
     }
 
-    void clickObject(UiObject2 object) {
-        waitForObjectEnabled(object, "clickObject");
-        if (!isLauncher3() && getNavigationModel() != NavigationModel.THREE_BUTTON) {
-            expectEvent(TestProtocol.SEQUENCE_TIS, LauncherInstrumentation.EVENT_TOUCH_DOWN_TIS);
-            expectEvent(TestProtocol.SEQUENCE_TIS, LauncherInstrumentation.EVENT_TOUCH_UP_TIS);
-        }
-        object.click();
+    /**
+     * Click on the ui object right away without waiting for animation.
+     *
+     * [UiObject2.click] would wait for all animations finished before clicking. Not waiting for
+     * animations because in some scenarios there is a playing animations when the click is
+     * attempted.
+     */
+    void clickObject(UiObject2 uiObject, GestureScope gestureScope) {
+        final long clickTime = SystemClock.uptimeMillis();
+        final Point center = uiObject.getVisibleCenter();
+        sendPointer(clickTime, clickTime, MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN, center, gestureScope);
+        sendPointer(clickTime, clickTime, MotionEvent.ACTION_UP, center, gestureScope);
     }
 
     void clickLauncherObject(UiObject2 object) {
-        expectEvent(TestProtocol.SEQUENCE_MAIN, LauncherInstrumentation.EVENT_TOUCH_DOWN);
-        expectEvent(TestProtocol.SEQUENCE_MAIN, LauncherInstrumentation.EVENT_TOUCH_UP);
-        clickObject(object);
+        clickObject(object, GestureScope.INSIDE);
     }
 
     void scrollToLastVisibleRow(
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Workspace.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Workspace.java
index b2a2937396..2c82c50eca 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Workspace.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Workspace.java
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ public final class Workspace extends Home {
                     Until.hasObject(installerAlert), LauncherInstrumentation.WAIT_TIME_MS));
             final UiObject2 ok = device.findObject(By.text("OK"));
             assertNotNull("OK button is not shown", ok);
-            launcher.clickObject(ok);
+            launcher.clickObject(ok, LauncherInstrumentation.GestureScope.OUTSIDE_WITHOUT_PILFER);
             assertTrue("Uninstall alert is not dismissed after clicking OK", device.wait(
                     Until.gone(installerAlert), LauncherInstrumentation.WAIT_TIME_MS));