diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/StatusBarTouchController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/StatusBarTouchController.java
index 683f4ea896..395833ffea 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/StatusBarTouchController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/StatusBarTouchController.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import static android.view.MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE;
 import static android.view.MotionEvent.ACTION_UP;
 import static android.view.WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_SLIPPERY;
 
-import static com.android.launcher3.MotionEventsUtils.isTrackpadMotionEvent;
 import static com.android.launcher3.logging.StatsLogManager.LauncherEvent.LAUNCHER_SWIPE_DOWN_WORKSPACE_NOTISHADE_OPEN;
 
 import android.graphics.PointF;
@@ -106,8 +105,7 @@ public class StatusBarTouchController implements TouchController {
             // Currently input dispatcher will not do touch transfer if there are more than
             // one touch pointer. Hence, even if slope passed, only set the slippery flag
             // when there is single touch event. (context: InputDispatcher.cpp line 1445)
-            if (dy > mTouchSlop && dy > Math.abs(dx) && (isTrackpadMotionEvent(ev)
-                    || ev.getPointerCount() == 1)) {
+            if (dy > mTouchSlop && dy > Math.abs(dx) && ev.getPointerCount() == 1) {
                 ev.setAction(ACTION_DOWN);
                 dispatchTouchEvent(ev);
                 setWindowSlippery(true);
@@ -161,8 +159,7 @@ public class StatusBarTouchController implements TouchController {
         } else {
             // For NORMAL state, only listen if the event originated above the navbar height
             DeviceProfile dp = mLauncher.getDeviceProfile();
-            if (!isTrackpadMotionEvent(ev) && ev.getY() > (mLauncher.getDragLayer().getHeight()
-                    - dp.getInsets().bottom)) {
+            if (ev.getY() > (mLauncher.getDragLayer().getHeight() - dp.getInsets().bottom)) {
                 return false;
             }
         }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
index fdf0c6a6ab..0531b47941 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/TouchInteractionService.java
@@ -871,7 +871,6 @@ public class TouchInteractionService extends Service
             }
 
             if (ENABLE_TRACKPAD_GESTURE.get() && mGestureState.isTrackpadGesture()
-                    && mGestureState.getActivityInterface().isResumed()
                     && !previousGestureState.isRecentsAnimationRunning()) {
                 reasonString = newCompoundString(reasonPrefix)
                         .append(SUBSTRING_PREFIX)
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/OtherActivityInputConsumer.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/OtherActivityInputConsumer.java
index 601533d7e6..a8963f602d 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/OtherActivityInputConsumer.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/inputconsumers/OtherActivityInputConsumer.java
@@ -294,8 +294,14 @@ public class OtherActivityInputConsumer extends ContextWrapper implements InputC
                 boolean haveNotPassedSlopOnContinuedGesture =
                         !mPassedSlopOnThisGesture && mPassedPilferInputSlop;
                 double degrees = Math.toDegrees(Math.atan(upDist / horizontalDist));
-                boolean isLikelyToStartNewTask = haveNotPassedSlopOnContinuedGesture
-                        || degrees <= OVERVIEW_MIN_DEGREES;
+
+                // Regarding degrees >= -OVERVIEW_MIN_DEGREES - Trackpad gestures can start anywhere
+                // on the screen, allowing downward swipes. We want to impose the same angle in that
+                // scenario.
+                boolean swipeWithinQuickSwitchRange = degrees <= OVERVIEW_MIN_DEGREES
+                        && (!mGestureState.isTrackpadGesture() || degrees >= -OVERVIEW_MIN_DEGREES);
+                boolean isLikelyToStartNewTask =
+                        haveNotPassedSlopOnContinuedGesture || swipeWithinQuickSwitchRange;
 
                 if (!mPassedPilferInputSlop) {
                     if (passedSlop) {