diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/TwoButtonNavbarTouchController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/TwoButtonNavbarTouchController.java
index 6271a44b53..faf5054007 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/TwoButtonNavbarTouchController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/uioverrides/touchcontrollers/TwoButtonNavbarTouchController.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.states.StateAnimationConfig.AnimationFlags;
 import com.android.launcher3.touch.AbstractStateChangeTouchController;
 import com.android.launcher3.touch.SingleAxisSwipeDetector;
 import com.android.quickstep.SystemUiProxy;
+import com.android.quickstep.util.LayoutUtils;
 import com.android.quickstep.views.AllAppsEduView;
 
 /**
@@ -92,7 +93,8 @@ public class TwoButtonNavbarTouchController extends AbstractStateChangeTouchCont
                     mLauncher.getDeviceProfile().isSeascape() == isDragTowardPositive;
             return draggingFromNav ? OVERVIEW : NORMAL;
         } else {
-            return isDragTowardPositive ^ (fromState == OVERVIEW) ? OVERVIEW : NORMAL;
+            LauncherState startState = mStartState != null ? mStartState : fromState;
+            return isDragTowardPositive ^ (startState == OVERVIEW) ? OVERVIEW : NORMAL;
         }
     }
 
@@ -106,8 +108,8 @@ public class TwoButtonNavbarTouchController extends AbstractStateChangeTouchCont
 
     @Override
     protected float getShiftRange() {
-        return mLauncher.getDeviceProfile().isVerticalBarLayout()
-                ? mLauncher.getDragLayer().getWidth() : super.getShiftRange();
+        // Should be in sync with TestProtocol.REQUEST_HOME_TO_OVERVIEW_SWIPE_HEIGHT
+        return LayoutUtils.getDefaultSwipeHeight(mLauncher, mLauncher.getDeviceProfile());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ public class TwoButtonNavbarTouchController extends AbstractStateChangeTouchCont
         long maxAccuracy = (long) (2 * range);
         mCurrentAnimation = mLauncher.getStateManager().createAnimationToNewWorkspace(mToState,
                 maxAccuracy, animComponent);
-        return (mLauncher.getDeviceProfile().isSeascape() ? 2 : -2) / range;
+        return (mLauncher.getDeviceProfile().isSeascape() ? 1 : -1) / range;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -134,5 +136,6 @@ public class TwoButtonNavbarTouchController extends AbstractStateChangeTouchCont
                 AllAppsEduView.show(mLauncher);
             }
         }
+        mStartState = null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java
index 65df6144e5..b28d6f7b8f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/touch/AbstractStateChangeTouchController.java
@@ -67,8 +67,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractStateChangeTouchController
 
     /**
      * Play an atomic recents animation when the progress from NORMAL to OVERVIEW reaches this.
+     * TODO: Remove the atomic animation altogether and just go to OVERVIEW directly (b/175137718).
      */
-    public static final float ATOMIC_OVERVIEW_ANIM_THRESHOLD = 0.5f;
+    public static final float ATOMIC_OVERVIEW_ANIM_THRESHOLD = 1f;
     protected final long ATOMIC_DURATION = getAtomicDuration();
 
     protected final Launcher mLauncher;
@@ -342,9 +343,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractStateChangeTouchController
         if (!goingBetweenNormalAndOverview(fromState, toState)) {
             return;
         }
-        float threshold = toState == OVERVIEW ? ATOMIC_OVERVIEW_ANIM_THRESHOLD
-                : 1f - ATOMIC_OVERVIEW_ANIM_THRESHOLD;
-        boolean passedThreshold = progress >= threshold;
+        boolean passedThreshold = progress >= ATOMIC_OVERVIEW_ANIM_THRESHOLD;
         if (passedThreshold != mPassedOverviewAtomicThreshold) {
             LauncherState atomicFromState = passedThreshold ? fromState: toState;
             LauncherState atomicToState = passedThreshold ? toState : fromState;