diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
index 26eca5bf3b..5a81b2fc0a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package com.android.launcher3.taskbar;
 
 import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.FEATURE_PC;
+import static android.os.Trace.TRACE_TAG_APP;
 import static android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT;
 import static android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_FOCUSABLE;
 import static android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams.LAYOUT_IN_DISPLAY_CUTOUT_MODE_ALWAYS;
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ import android.graphics.PixelFormat;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.os.Process;
 import android.os.SystemProperties;
+import android.os.Trace;
 import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.Display;
@@ -268,6 +270,13 @@ public class TaskbarActivityContext extends BaseTaskbarContext {
         dispatchDeviceProfileChanged();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void dispatchDeviceProfileChanged() {
+        super.dispatchDeviceProfileChanged();
+        Trace.instantForTrack(TRACE_TAG_APP, "TaskbarActivityContext#DeviceProfileChanged",
+                getDeviceProfile().toSmallString());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Copy the original DeviceProfile, match the number of hotseat icons and qsb width and update
      * the icon size
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
index a7651b6a06..078865fd02 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/QuickstepLauncher.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package com.android.launcher3.uioverrides;
 
+import static android.os.Trace.TRACE_TAG_APP;
+import static android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams.PRIVATE_FLAG_OPTIMIZE_MEASURE;
 import static android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent.TYPE_VIEW_FOCUSED;
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings.Favorites.CONTAINER_HOTSEAT;
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.CancellationSignal;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.SystemProperties;
+import android.os.Trace;
 import android.view.Display;
 import android.view.HapticFeedbackConstants;
 import android.view.RemoteAnimationTarget;
@@ -541,6 +544,7 @@ public class QuickstepLauncher extends Launcher {
         if (FeatureFlags.CONTINUOUS_VIEW_TREE_CAPTURE.get()) {
             mViewCapture = ViewCapture.getInstance().startCapture(getWindow());
         }
+        getWindow().addPrivateFlags(PRIVATE_FLAG_OPTIMIZE_MEASURE);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -1036,6 +1040,13 @@ public class QuickstepLauncher extends Launcher {
         return false;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void dispatchDeviceProfileChanged() {
+        super.dispatchDeviceProfileChanged();
+        Trace.instantForTrack(TRACE_TAG_APP, "QuickstepLauncher#DeviceProfileChanged",
+                getDeviceProfile().toSmallString());
+    }
+
     private static final class LauncherTaskViewController extends
             TaskViewTouchController<Launcher> {
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
index 6f86bf5de6..f26189ce57 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/RecentsActivity.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 package com.android.quickstep;
 
+import static android.os.Trace.TRACE_TAG_APP;
 import static android.view.RemoteAnimationTarget.MODE_CLOSING;
 import static android.view.RemoteAnimationTarget.MODE_OPENING;
 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Looper;
+import android.os.Trace;
 import android.view.Display;
 import android.view.RemoteAnimationAdapter;
 import android.view.RemoteAnimationTarget;
@@ -448,6 +450,13 @@ public final class RecentsActivity extends StatefulActivity<RecentsState> {
         return new RecentsAtomicAnimationFactory<>(this);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void dispatchDeviceProfileChanged() {
+        super.dispatchDeviceProfileChanged();
+        Trace.instantForTrack(TRACE_TAG_APP, "RecentsActivity#DeviceProfileChanged",
+                getDeviceProfile().toSmallString());
+    }
+
     private AnimatorListenerAdapter resetStateListener() {
         return new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
             @Override
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java
index 7b540d00c2..8391b91c43 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java
@@ -1680,6 +1680,16 @@ public class DeviceProfile {
         writer.println(prefix + pxToDpStr("getCellLayoutWidth()", getCellLayoutWidth()));
     }
 
+    /** Returns a reduced representation of this DeviceProfile. */
+    public String toSmallString() {
+        return "isTablet:" + isTablet + ", "
+                + "isMultiDisplay:" + isMultiDisplay + ", "
+                + "widthPx:" + widthPx + ", "
+                + "heightPx:" + heightPx + ", "
+                + "insets:" + mInsets + ", "
+                + "rotationHint:" + rotationHint;
+    }
+
     private static Context getContext(Context c, Info info, int orientation, WindowBounds bounds) {
         Configuration config = new Configuration(c.getResources().getConfiguration());
         config.orientation = orientation;