diff --git a/res/layout/panel_layout.xml b/res/layout/panel_layout.xml
index 3a8045fc2a5..c697afc56f8 100644
--- a/res/layout/panel_layout.xml
+++ b/res/layout/panel_layout.xml
@@ -15,50 +15,60 @@
     limitations under the License
   -->
 
-<!-- Note: There is a landscape version of this layout. -->
-<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-              android:layout_width="match_parent"
-              android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-              android:orientation="vertical">
-
-    <TextView
-        android:id="@+id/panel_title"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:gravity="center"
-        android:paddingBottom="24dp"
-        android:paddingTop="18dp"
-        android:textColor="?android:attr/colorPrimary"
-        android:textSize="20sp"/>
-
-    <include layout="@layout/panel_slice_list"/>
+<FrameLayout
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:id="@+id/panel_container"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+    android:background="@drawable/settings_panel_background" >
 
     <LinearLayout
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:orientation="horizontal"
-        android:paddingTop="8dp"
-        android:paddingBottom="8dp">
+        android:orientation="vertical">
 
-        <Button
-            android:id="@+id/see_more"
-            style="@android:style/Widget.DeviceDefault.Button.Borderless.Colored"
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="48dp"
-            android:layout_marginStart="12dp"
-            android:text="@string/see_more"/>
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/panel_title"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:gravity="center"
+            android:paddingBottom="24dp"
+            android:paddingTop="18dp"
+            android:textColor="?android:attr/colorPrimary"
+            android:textSize="20sp"/>
 
-        <Space
-            android:layout_weight="1"
-            android:layout_width="0dp"
-            android:layout_height="match_parent" />
+        <include layout="@layout/horizontal_divider"/>
 
-        <Button
-            android:id="@+id/done"
-            style="@android:style/Widget.DeviceDefault.Button.Borderless.Colored"
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="48dp"
-            android:layout_marginEnd="12dp"
-            android:text="@string/done"/>
+        <!-- Note: There is a landscape version of panel_slice_list which supports scrolling. -->
+        <include layout="@layout/panel_slice_list"/>
+
+        <LinearLayout
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:orientation="horizontal"
+            android:paddingTop="8dp"
+            android:paddingBottom="8dp">
+
+            <Button
+                android:id="@+id/see_more"
+                style="@android:style/Widget.DeviceDefault.Button.Borderless.Colored"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="48dp"
+                android:layout_marginStart="12dp"
+                android:text="@string/see_more"/>
+
+            <Space
+                android:layout_weight="1"
+                android:layout_width="0dp"
+                android:layout_height="match_parent" />
+
+            <Button
+                android:id="@+id/done"
+                style="@android:style/Widget.DeviceDefault.Button.Borderless.Colored"
+                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+                android:layout_height="48dp"
+                android:layout_marginEnd="12dp"
+                android:text="@string/done"/>
+        </LinearLayout>
     </LinearLayout>
-</LinearLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
+</FrameLayout>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/res/layout/settings_panel.xml b/res/layout/settings_panel.xml
index 3405ef0d844..0b0b2272f2b 100644
--- a/res/layout/settings_panel.xml
+++ b/res/layout/settings_panel.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,5 @@
 -->
 <FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:id="@+id/main_content"
-    android:layout_height="match_parent"
-    android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:animateLayoutChanges="true"/>
\ No newline at end of file
+    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"/>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/res/values/themes.xml b/res/values/themes.xml
index 196e85beec6..80d9ec8253f 100644
--- a/res/values/themes.xml
+++ b/res/values/themes.xml
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
 
     <!-- Note that Dialog themes do not set list dividers -->
     <style name="Theme.BottomDialog" parent="@*android:style/Theme.DeviceDefault.Settings.Dialog">
-        <item name="android:windowBackground">@drawable/settings_panel_background</item>
+        <item name="android:windowBackground">@null</item>
         <item name="android:dividerHorizontal">@*android:drawable/list_divider_material</item>
         <item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
         <item name="android:listDivider">@*android:drawable/list_divider_material</item>
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelFragment.java b/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelFragment.java
index 7f71925a5c2..173461c7699 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelFragment.java
@@ -16,13 +16,20 @@
 
 package com.android.settings.panel;
 
+import android.animation.AnimatorSet;
+import android.animation.ObjectAnimator;
+import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
 import android.app.settings.SettingsEnums;
-import android.content.Context;
+import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.os.Handler;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.view.ViewTreeObserver;
+import android.view.animation.DecelerateInterpolator;
+import android.view.animation.Interpolator;
 import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
@@ -30,8 +37,12 @@ import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment;
 import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentActivity;
+import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
+import androidx.slice.Slice;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
+import androidx.slice.SliceMetadata;
+import androidx.slice.widget.SliceLiveData;
 
 import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.android.settings.R;
@@ -40,10 +51,24 @@ import com.android.settings.panel.PanelLoggingContract.PanelClosedKeys;
 import com.android.settingslib.core.instrumentation.MetricsFeatureProvider;
 import com.google.android.setupdesign.DividerItemDecoration;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
 public class PanelFragment extends Fragment {
 
     private static final String TAG = "PanelFragment";
 
+    /**
+     * Duration of the animation entering or exiting the screen, in milliseconds.
+     */
+    private static final int DURATION_ANIMATE_PANEL_MS = 250;
+
+    /**
+     * Duration of timeout waiting for Slice data to bind, in milliseconds.
+     */
+    private static final int DURATION_SLICE_BINDING_TIMEOUT_MS = 250;
+
+    private View mLayoutView;
     private TextView mTitleView;
     private Button mSeeMoreButton;
     private Button mDoneButton;
@@ -53,20 +78,40 @@ public class PanelFragment extends Fragment {
     private MetricsFeatureProvider mMetricsProvider;
     private String mPanelClosedKey;
 
+    private final List<LiveData<Slice>> mSliceLiveData = new ArrayList<>();
+
     @VisibleForTesting
-    PanelSlicesAdapter mAdapter;
+    PanelSlicesLoaderCountdownLatch mPanelSlicesLoaderCountdownLatch;
+
+    private ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener mOnPreDrawListener = () -> {
+        return false;
+    };
+
+    private final ViewTreeObserver.OnGlobalLayoutListener mOnGlobalLayoutListener =
+            new ViewTreeObserver.OnGlobalLayoutListener() {
+        @Override
+        public void onGlobalLayout() {
+            animateIn();
+            if (mPanelSlices != null) {
+                mPanelSlices.getViewTreeObserver().removeOnGlobalLayoutListener(this);
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
+    private PanelSlicesAdapter mAdapter;
 
     @Nullable
     @Override
     public View onCreateView(@NonNull LayoutInflater inflater, @Nullable ViewGroup container,
             @Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         final FragmentActivity activity = getActivity();
-        final View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.panel_layout, container, false);
 
-        mPanelSlices = view.findViewById(R.id.panel_parent_layout);
-        mSeeMoreButton = view.findViewById(R.id.see_more);
-        mDoneButton = view.findViewById(R.id.done);
-        mTitleView = view.findViewById(R.id.panel_title);
+        mLayoutView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.panel_layout, container, false);
+
+        mPanelSlices = mLayoutView.findViewById(R.id.panel_parent_layout);
+        mSeeMoreButton = mLayoutView.findViewById(R.id.see_more);
+        mDoneButton = mLayoutView.findViewById(R.id.done);
+        mTitleView = mLayoutView.findViewById(R.id.panel_title);
 
         final Bundle arguments = getArguments();
         final String panelType =
@@ -82,6 +127,24 @@ public class PanelFragment extends Fragment {
                 .getPanel(activity, panelType, mediaPackageName);
 
         mMetricsProvider = FeatureFactory.getFactory(activity).getMetricsFeatureProvider();
+
+        mPanelSlices.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager((activity)));
+
+        // Add predraw listener to remove the animation and while we wait for Slices to load.
+        mLayoutView.getViewTreeObserver().addOnPreDrawListener(mOnPreDrawListener);
+
+        // Start loading Slices. When finished, the Panel will animate in.
+        loadAllSlices();
+
+        mTitleView.setText(mPanel.getTitle());
+        mSeeMoreButton.setOnClickListener(getSeeMoreListener());
+        mDoneButton.setOnClickListener(getCloseListener());
+
+        // If getSeeMoreIntent() is null, hide the mSeeMoreButton.
+        if (mPanel.getSeeMoreIntent() == null) {
+            mSeeMoreButton.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+        }
+
         // Log panel opened.
         mMetricsProvider.action(
                 0 /* attribution */,
@@ -90,27 +153,114 @@ public class PanelFragment extends Fragment {
                 callingPackageName,
                 0 /* value */);
 
-        mAdapter = new PanelSlicesAdapter(this, mPanel);
+        return mLayoutView;
+    }
 
-        mPanelSlices.setHasFixedSize(true);
-        mPanelSlices.setLayoutManager(new LinearLayoutManager((activity)));
-        mPanelSlices.setAdapter(mAdapter);
+    private void loadAllSlices() {
+        mSliceLiveData.clear();
+        final List<Uri> sliceUris = mPanel.getSlices();
+        mPanelSlicesLoaderCountdownLatch = new PanelSlicesLoaderCountdownLatch(sliceUris.size());
 
-        DividerItemDecoration itemDecoration = new DividerItemDecoration(getActivity());
-        itemDecoration.setDividerCondition(DividerItemDecoration.DIVIDER_CONDITION_BOTH);
-        mPanelSlices.addItemDecoration(itemDecoration);
+        for (Uri uri : sliceUris) {
+            final LiveData<Slice> sliceLiveData = SliceLiveData.fromUri(getActivity(), uri);
 
-        mTitleView.setText(mPanel.getTitle());
+            // Add slice first to make it in order.  Will remove it later if there's an error.
+            mSliceLiveData.add(sliceLiveData);
 
-        mSeeMoreButton.setOnClickListener(getSeeMoreListener());
-        mDoneButton.setOnClickListener(getCloseListener());
+            sliceLiveData.observe(getViewLifecycleOwner(), slice -> {
+                // If the Slice has already loaded, do nothing.
+                if (mPanelSlicesLoaderCountdownLatch.isSliceLoaded(uri)) {
+                    return;
+                }
 
-        //If getSeeMoreIntent() is null, hide the mSeeMoreButton.
-        if (mPanel.getSeeMoreIntent() == null) {
-            mSeeMoreButton.setVisibility(View.GONE);
+                /**
+                 * Watching for the {@link Slice} to load.
+                 * <p>
+                 *     If the Slice comes back {@code null} or with the Error attribute, remove the
+                 *     Slice data from the list, and mark the Slice as loaded.
+                 * <p>
+                 *     If the Slice has come back fully loaded, then mark the Slice as loaded.  No
+                 *     other actions required since we already have the Slice data in the list.
+                 * <p>
+                 *     If the Slice does not match the above condition, we will still want to mark
+                 *     it as loaded after 250ms timeout to avoid delay showing up the panel for
+                 *     too long.  Since we are still having the Slice data in the list, the Slice
+                 *     will show up later once it is loaded.
+                 */
+                final SliceMetadata metadata = SliceMetadata.from(getActivity(), slice);
+                if (slice == null || metadata.isErrorSlice()) {
+                    mSliceLiveData.remove(sliceLiveData);
+                    mPanelSlicesLoaderCountdownLatch.markSliceLoaded(uri);
+                } else if (metadata.getLoadingState() == SliceMetadata.LOADED_ALL) {
+                    mPanelSlicesLoaderCountdownLatch.markSliceLoaded(uri);
+                } else {
+                    Handler handler = new Handler();
+                    handler.postDelayed(() -> {
+                        mPanelSlicesLoaderCountdownLatch.markSliceLoaded(uri);
+                        loadPanelWhenReady();
+                    }, DURATION_SLICE_BINDING_TIMEOUT_MS);
+                }
+
+                loadPanelWhenReady();
+            });
         }
+    }
 
-        return view;
+    /**
+     * When all of the Slices have loaded for the first time, then we can setup the
+     * {@link RecyclerView}.
+     * <p>
+     *     When the Recyclerview has been laid out, we can begin the animation with the
+     *     {@link mOnGlobalLayoutListener}, which calls {@link #animateIn()}.
+     */
+    private void loadPanelWhenReady() {
+        if (mPanelSlicesLoaderCountdownLatch.isPanelReadyToLoad()) {
+            mAdapter = new PanelSlicesAdapter(
+                    this, mSliceLiveData, mPanel.getMetricsCategory());
+            mPanelSlices.setAdapter(mAdapter);
+            mPanelSlices.getViewTreeObserver()
+                    .addOnGlobalLayoutListener(mOnGlobalLayoutListener);
+
+            DividerItemDecoration itemDecoration = new DividerItemDecoration(getActivity());
+            itemDecoration
+                    .setDividerCondition(DividerItemDecoration.DIVIDER_CONDITION_BOTH);
+            mPanelSlices.addItemDecoration(itemDecoration);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Animate a Panel onto the screen.
+     * <p>
+     *     Takes the entire panel and animates in from behind the navigation bar.
+     * <p>
+     *     Relies on the Panel being having a fixed height to begin the animation.
+     */
+    private void animateIn() {
+        final View panelContent = mLayoutView.findViewById(R.id.panel_container);
+        final AnimatorSet animatorSet = buildAnimatorSet(mLayoutView, panelContent.getHeight(),
+                0.0f, new DecelerateInterpolator());
+        final ValueAnimator animator = new ValueAnimator();
+        animator.setFloatValues(0.0f, 1.0f);
+        animatorSet.play(animator);
+        animatorSet.start();
+        // Remove the predraw listeners on the Panel.
+        mLayoutView.getViewTreeObserver().removeOnPreDrawListener(mOnPreDrawListener);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Build an {@link AnimatorSet} to bring the Panel, {@param parentView}in our out of the screen,
+     * based on the positional parameters {@param startY}, {@param endY} and at the rate set by the
+     * {@param interpolator}.
+     */
+    @NonNull
+    private static AnimatorSet buildAnimatorSet(@NonNull View parentView, float startY, float endY,
+            @NonNull Interpolator interpolator) {
+        final View sheet = parentView.findViewById(R.id.panel_container);
+        final AnimatorSet animatorSet = new AnimatorSet();
+        animatorSet.setDuration(DURATION_ANIMATE_PANEL_MS);
+        animatorSet.setInterpolator(interpolator);
+        animatorSet.playTogether(ObjectAnimator.ofFloat(sheet, View.TRANSLATION_Y, startY, endY));
+        return animatorSet;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelSlicesAdapter.java b/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelSlicesAdapter.java
index 0eec534e6d8..e2444133970 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelSlicesAdapter.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelSlicesAdapter.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import static com.android.settings.slices.CustomSliceRegistry.MEDIA_OUTPUT_INDIC
 
 import android.app.settings.SettingsEnums;
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.net.Uri;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
@@ -30,13 +29,13 @@ import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
 import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 import androidx.slice.Slice;
-import androidx.slice.widget.SliceLiveData;
 import androidx.slice.widget.SliceView;
 
 import com.android.settings.R;
 import com.android.settings.overlay.FeatureFactory;
 import com.google.android.setupdesign.DividerItemDecoration;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 /**
@@ -45,14 +44,15 @@ import java.util.List;
 public class PanelSlicesAdapter
         extends RecyclerView.Adapter<PanelSlicesAdapter.SliceRowViewHolder> {
 
-    private final List<Uri> mSliceUris;
+    private final List<LiveData<Slice>> mSliceLiveData;
+    private final int mMetricsCategory;
     private final PanelFragment mPanelFragment;
-    private final PanelContent mPanelContent;
 
-    public PanelSlicesAdapter(PanelFragment fragment, PanelContent panel) {
+    public PanelSlicesAdapter(
+            PanelFragment fragment, List<LiveData<Slice>> sliceLiveData, int metricsCategory) {
         mPanelFragment = fragment;
-        mSliceUris = panel.getSlices();
-        mPanelContent = panel;
+        mSliceLiveData = new ArrayList<>(sliceLiveData);
+        mMetricsCategory = metricsCategory;
     }
 
     @NonNull
@@ -62,67 +62,60 @@ public class PanelSlicesAdapter
         final LayoutInflater inflater = LayoutInflater.from(context);
         final View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.panel_slice_row, viewGroup, false);
 
-        return new SliceRowViewHolder(view, mPanelContent);
+        return new SliceRowViewHolder(view);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void onBindViewHolder(@NonNull SliceRowViewHolder sliceRowViewHolder, int position) {
-        sliceRowViewHolder.onBind(mPanelFragment, mSliceUris.get(position));
+        sliceRowViewHolder.onBind(mSliceLiveData.get(position));
     }
 
     @Override
     public int getItemCount() {
-        return mSliceUris.size();
+        return mSliceLiveData.size();
     }
 
     @VisibleForTesting
-    List<Uri> getData() {
-        return mSliceUris;
+    List<LiveData<Slice>> getData() {
+        return mSliceLiveData;
     }
 
     /**
      * ViewHolder for binding Slices to SliceViews.
      */
-    public static class SliceRowViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder
+    public class SliceRowViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder
             implements DividerItemDecoration.DividedViewHolder {
 
-        private final PanelContent mPanelContent;
-
         private boolean mDividerAllowedAbove = true;
 
-        @VisibleForTesting
-        LiveData<Slice> sliceLiveData;
-
         @VisibleForTesting
         final SliceView sliceView;
 
-        public SliceRowViewHolder(View view, PanelContent panelContent) {
+        public SliceRowViewHolder(View view) {
             super(view);
             sliceView = view.findViewById(R.id.slice_view);
             sliceView.setMode(SliceView.MODE_LARGE);
             sliceView.showTitleItems(true);
-            mPanelContent = panelContent;
         }
 
-        public void onBind(PanelFragment fragment, Uri sliceUri) {
-            final Context context = sliceView.getContext();
-            sliceLiveData = SliceLiveData.fromUri(context, sliceUri);
-            sliceLiveData.observe(fragment.getViewLifecycleOwner(), sliceView);
+        public void onBind(LiveData<Slice> sliceLiveData) {
+            sliceLiveData.observe(mPanelFragment.getViewLifecycleOwner(), sliceView);
 
             // Do not show the divider above media devices switcher slice per request
-            if (sliceUri.equals(MEDIA_OUTPUT_INDICATOR_SLICE_URI)) {
+            final Slice slice = sliceLiveData.getValue();
+            if (slice != null && slice.getUri().equals(MEDIA_OUTPUT_INDICATOR_SLICE_URI)) {
                 mDividerAllowedAbove = false;
             }
 
             // Log Panel interaction
             sliceView.setOnSliceActionListener(
                     ((eventInfo, sliceItem) -> {
-                        FeatureFactory.getFactory(context)
+                        FeatureFactory.getFactory(sliceView.getContext())
                                 .getMetricsFeatureProvider()
                                 .action(0 /* attribution */,
                                         SettingsEnums.ACTION_PANEL_INTERACTION,
-                                        mPanelContent.getMetricsCategory(),
-                                        sliceUri.toString() /* log key */,
+                                        mMetricsCategory,
+                                        sliceLiveData.toString() /* log key */,
                                         eventInfo.actionType /* value */);
                     })
             );
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelSlicesLoaderCountdownLatch.java b/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelSlicesLoaderCountdownLatch.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6137d6c564e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelSlicesLoaderCountdownLatch.java
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License
+ */
+
+package com.android.settings.panel;
+
+import android.net.Uri;
+
+import androidx.slice.Slice;
+
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
+
+/**
+ * Helper class to isolate the work tracking all of the {@link Slice Slices} being loaded.
+ * <p>
+ *     Uses a {@link CountDownLatch} and a {@link Set} of Slices to track how many
+ *     Slices have been loaded. A Slice can only be counted as being loaded a single time, even
+ *     when they get updated later.
+ * <p>
+ *     To use the class, pass the number of expected Slices to load into the constructor. For
+ *     every Slice that loads, call {@link #markSliceLoaded(Uri)} with the corresponding
+ *     {@link Uri}. Then check if all of the Slices have loaded with
+ *     {@link #isPanelReadyToLoad()}, which will return {@code true} the first time after all
+ *     Slices have loaded.
+ */
+public class PanelSlicesLoaderCountdownLatch {
+    private final Set<Uri> mLoadedSlices;
+    private final CountDownLatch mCountDownLatch;
+    private boolean slicesReadyToLoad = false;
+
+    public PanelSlicesLoaderCountdownLatch(int countdownSize) {
+        mLoadedSlices = new HashSet<>();
+        mCountDownLatch = new CountDownLatch(countdownSize);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the {@param sliceUri} has been loaded: if not, then decrement the countdown
+     * latch, and if so, then do nothing.
+     */
+    public void markSliceLoaded(Uri sliceUri) {
+        if (mLoadedSlices.contains(sliceUri)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        mLoadedSlices.add(sliceUri);
+        mCountDownLatch.countDown();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return {@code true} if the Slice has already been loaded.
+     */
+    public boolean isSliceLoaded(Uri uri) {
+        return mLoadedSlices.contains(uri);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return {@code true} when all Slices have loaded, and the Panel has not yet been loaded.
+     */
+    public boolean isPanelReadyToLoad() {
+        /**
+         * Use {@link slicesReadyToLoad} to track whether or not the Panel has been loaded. We
+         * only want to animate the Panel a single time.
+         */
+        if ((mCountDownLatch.getCount() == 0) && !slicesReadyToLoad) {
+            slicesReadyToLoad = true;
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelFragmentTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelFragmentTest.java
index d606ac7ad65..fd2e806be77 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelFragmentTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelFragmentTest.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 
 import android.app.settings.SettingsEnums;
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
@@ -81,12 +82,16 @@ public class PanelFragmentTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void onCreateView_adapterGetsDataset() {
+    public void onCreateView_countdownLatch_setup() {
         mPanelFragment.onCreateView(LayoutInflater.from(mContext),
                 new LinearLayout(mContext), null);
-        PanelSlicesAdapter adapter = mPanelFragment.mAdapter;
+        PanelSlicesLoaderCountdownLatch countdownLatch =
+                mPanelFragment.mPanelSlicesLoaderCountdownLatch;
+        for (Uri sliecUri: mFakePanelContent.getSlices()) {
+            countdownLatch.markSliceLoaded(sliecUri);
+        }
 
-        assertThat(adapter.getData()).containsAllIn(mFakePanelContent.getSlices());
+        assertThat(countdownLatch.isPanelReadyToLoad()).isTrue();
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelSlicesAdapterTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelSlicesAdapterTest.java
index 9795b55c5ee..14a7db9581a 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelSlicesAdapterTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelSlicesAdapterTest.java
@@ -23,41 +23,53 @@ import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.spy;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
-import android.app.settings.SettingsEnums;
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.Intent;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 
+import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData;
+import androidx.slice.Slice;
+
 import com.android.settings.R;
+import com.android.settings.slices.CustomSliceRegistry;
 import com.android.settings.testutils.FakeFeatureFactory;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
-import org.robolectric.Robolectric;
-
 import org.junit.Test;
-
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
+import org.robolectric.Robolectric;
 import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;
 import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment;
 import org.robolectric.android.controller.ActivityController;
 
-import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 @RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)
 public class PanelSlicesAdapterTest {
 
+    private static final Uri DATA_URI = CustomSliceRegistry.DATA_USAGE_SLICE_URI;
+
     private Context mContext;
     private PanelFragment mPanelFragment;
-    private FakePanelContent mFakePanelContent;
-    private FakeFeatureFactory mFakeFeatureFactory;
     private PanelFeatureProvider mPanelFeatureProvider;
+    private FakeFeatureFactory mFakeFeatureFactory;
+    private FakePanelContent mFakePanelContent;
+    private List<LiveData<Slice>> mData = new ArrayList<>();
+
+    @Mock
+    private LiveData<Slice> mLiveData;
+
+    private Slice mSlice;
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() {
+        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
         mContext = RuntimeEnvironment.application;
 
         mPanelFeatureProvider = spy(new PanelFeatureProviderImpl());
@@ -76,12 +88,22 @@ public class PanelSlicesAdapterTest {
                                 .get()
                                 .getSupportFragmentManager()
                                 .findFragmentById(R.id.main_content));
+
+    }
+
+    private void constructTestLiveData(Uri uri) {
+        // Create a slice to return for the LiveData
+        mSlice = spy(new Slice());
+        doReturn(uri).when(mSlice).getUri();
+        when(mLiveData.getValue()).thenReturn(mSlice);
+        mData.add(mLiveData);
     }
 
     @Test
     public void onCreateViewHolder_returnsSliceRowViewHolder() {
+        constructTestLiveData(DATA_URI);
         final PanelSlicesAdapter adapter =
-                new PanelSlicesAdapter(mPanelFragment, mFakePanelContent);
+                new PanelSlicesAdapter(mPanelFragment, mData, 0 /* metrics category */);
         final ViewGroup view = new FrameLayout(mContext);
         final PanelSlicesAdapter.SliceRowViewHolder viewHolder =
                 adapter.onCreateViewHolder(view, 0);
@@ -89,24 +111,11 @@ public class PanelSlicesAdapterTest {
         assertThat(viewHolder.sliceView).isNotNull();
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void onBindViewHolder_bindsSlice() {
-        final PanelSlicesAdapter adapter =
-                new PanelSlicesAdapter(mPanelFragment, mFakePanelContent);
-        final int position = 0;
-        final ViewGroup view = new FrameLayout(mContext);
-        final PanelSlicesAdapter.SliceRowViewHolder viewHolder =
-                adapter.onCreateViewHolder(view, 0 /* view type*/);
-
-        adapter.onBindViewHolder(viewHolder, position);
-
-        assertThat(viewHolder.sliceLiveData).isNotNull();
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void nonMediaOutputIndicatorSlice_shouldAllowDividerAboveAndBelow() {
+        constructTestLiveData(DATA_URI);
         final PanelSlicesAdapter adapter =
-                new PanelSlicesAdapter(mPanelFragment, mFakePanelContent);
+                new PanelSlicesAdapter(mPanelFragment, mData, 0 /* metrics category */);
         final int position = 0;
         final ViewGroup view = new FrameLayout(mContext);
         final PanelSlicesAdapter.SliceRowViewHolder viewHolder =
@@ -120,32 +129,10 @@ public class PanelSlicesAdapterTest {
 
     @Test
     public void mediaOutputIndicatorSlice_shouldNotAllowDividerAbove() {
-        PanelContent mediaOutputIndicatorSlicePanelContent = new PanelContent() {
-            @Override
-            public CharSequence getTitle() {
-                return "title";
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            public List<Uri> getSlices() {
-                return Arrays.asList(
-                        MEDIA_OUTPUT_INDICATOR_SLICE_URI
-                );
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            public Intent getSeeMoreIntent() {
-                return new Intent();
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            public int getMetricsCategory() {
-                return SettingsEnums.TESTING;
-            }
-        };
+        constructTestLiveData(MEDIA_OUTPUT_INDICATOR_SLICE_URI);
 
         final PanelSlicesAdapter adapter =
-                new PanelSlicesAdapter(mPanelFragment, mediaOutputIndicatorSlicePanelContent);
+                new PanelSlicesAdapter(mPanelFragment, mData, 0 /* metrics category */);
         final int position = 0;
         final ViewGroup view = new FrameLayout(mContext);
         final PanelSlicesAdapter.SliceRowViewHolder viewHolder =
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelSlicesLoaderCountdownLatchTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelSlicesLoaderCountdownLatchTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dd8a91faec0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/panel/PanelSlicesLoaderCountdownLatchTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+
+package com.android.settings.panel;
+
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.net.Uri;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;
+import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment;
+
+@RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)
+public class PanelSlicesLoaderCountdownLatchTest {
+
+    private Context mContext;
+    private PanelSlicesLoaderCountdownLatch mSliceCountdownLatch;
+
+    private static final Uri[] URIS = new Uri[] {
+      Uri.parse("content://testUri"),
+      Uri.parse("content://wowUri"),
+      Uri.parse("content://boxTurtle")
+    };
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        mContext = RuntimeEnvironment.application;
+        mSliceCountdownLatch = new PanelSlicesLoaderCountdownLatch(URIS.length);
+    }
+
+
+    @Test
+    public void hasLoaded_newObject_returnsFalse() {
+        assertThat(mSliceCountdownLatch.isSliceLoaded(URIS[0])).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void hasLoaded_markSliceLoaded_returnsTrue() {
+        mSliceCountdownLatch.markSliceLoaded(URIS[0]);
+
+        assertThat(mSliceCountdownLatch.isSliceLoaded(URIS[0])).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void markSliceLoaded_onlyCountsDownUniqueUris() {
+        for (int i = 0; i < URIS.length; i++) {
+            mSliceCountdownLatch.markSliceLoaded(URIS[0]);
+        }
+
+        assertThat(mSliceCountdownLatch.isPanelReadyToLoad()).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void areSlicesReadyToLoad_allSlicesLoaded_returnsTrue() {
+        for (int i = 0; i < URIS.length; i++) {
+            mSliceCountdownLatch.markSliceLoaded(URIS[i]);
+        }
+
+        assertThat(mSliceCountdownLatch.isPanelReadyToLoad()).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void areSlicesReadyToLoad_onlyReturnsTrueOnce() {
+        for (int i = 0; i < URIS.length; i++) {
+            mSliceCountdownLatch.markSliceLoaded(URIS[i]);
+        }
+
+        // Verify that it returns true once
+        assertThat(mSliceCountdownLatch.isPanelReadyToLoad()).isTrue();
+        // Verify the second call returns false without external state change
+        assertThat(mSliceCountdownLatch.isPanelReadyToLoad()).isFalse();
+    }
+}
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