diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
index 9cf0601176..c11f7ed27a 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/views/RecentsView.java
@@ -3040,7 +3040,7 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
                     false /* fadeWithThumbnail */, true /* isStagedTask */);
         }
 
-        // TODO (b/257513449): Launch animation not fully complete. OK to remove flag once it is.
+        // Allow user to click staged app to launch into fullscreen
         if (ENABLE_LAUNCH_FROM_STAGED_APP.get()) {
             mFirstFloatingTaskView.setOnClickListener(this::animateToFullscreen);
         }
@@ -3111,7 +3111,9 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
                 false /* fadeWithThumbnail */,
                 true /* isStagedTask */);
 
-        pendingAnimation.addEndListener(success -> launchStagedTask());
+        pendingAnimation.addEndListener(animationSuccess ->
+                mSplitSelectStateController.launchSplitTasks(launchSuccess ->
+                        resetFromSplitSelectionState()));
 
         pendingAnimation.buildAnim().start();
     }
@@ -4818,16 +4820,6 @@ public abstract class RecentsView<ACTIVITY_TYPE extends StatefulActivity<STATE_T
         return mPendingAnimation;
     }
 
-    protected void launchStagedTask() {
-        if (mSplitHiddenTaskView != null) {
-            // Split staging was started from an existing running task (in Overview)
-            mSplitHiddenTaskView.launchTask(success -> resetFromSplitSelectionState());
-        } else {
-            // Split staging was started from a new intent (from app menu in Home/AllApps)
-            mActivity.startActivity(mSplitSelectSource.intent);
-        }
-    }
-
     protected void onTaskLaunchAnimationEnd(boolean success) {
         if (success) {
             resetTaskVisuals();
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java
index 082f6a1a95..824ac4dde3 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/config/FeatureFlags.java
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ public final class FeatureFlags {
             "ENABLE_DEVICE_PROFILE_LOGGING", false, "Allows DeviceProfile logging");
 
     public static final BooleanFlag ENABLE_LAUNCH_FROM_STAGED_APP = getDebugFlag(
-            "ENABLE_LAUNCH_FROM_STAGED_APP", false,
+            "ENABLE_LAUNCH_FROM_STAGED_APP", true,
             "Enable the ability to tap a staged app during split select to launch it in full screen"
     );