diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/AutoInstallsLayout.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/AutoInstallsLayout.java
index d5309b4f06..8b5a8a863e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/AutoInstallsLayout.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/AutoInstallsLayout.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import android.util.Patterns;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherProvider.SqlArguments;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings.Favorites;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.LauncherIcons;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Thunk;
 
 import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser;
@@ -436,7 +437,7 @@ public class AutoInstallsLayout {
                 return -1;
             }
 
-            ItemInfo.writeBitmap(mValues, Utilities.createIconBitmap(icon, mContext));
+            ItemInfo.writeBitmap(mValues, LauncherIcons.createIconBitmap(icon, mContext));
             mValues.put(Favorites.ICON_PACKAGE, mIconRes.getResourcePackageName(iconId));
             mValues.put(Favorites.ICON_RESOURCE, mIconRes.getResourceName(iconId));
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseRecyclerViewFastScrollPopup.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseRecyclerViewFastScrollPopup.java
index b9e6277756..b9b044db9d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseRecyclerViewFastScrollPopup.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BaseRecyclerViewFastScrollPopup.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.HolographicOutlineHelper;
+
 /**
  * The fast scroller popup that shows the section name the list will jump to.
  */
@@ -116,7 +118,7 @@ public class BaseRecyclerViewFastScrollPopup {
             mBgBounds.bottom = mBgBounds.top + bgHeight;
 
             // Generate a bitmap for a shadow matching these bounds
-            mShadow = HolographicOutlineHelper.obtain(
+            mShadow = HolographicOutlineHelper.getInstance(
                     mRv.getContext()).createMediumDropShadow(mBg, false /* shouldCache */);
         } else {
             mShadow = null;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
index 33b3ad347a..5cb2d4f317 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/BubbleTextView.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import com.android.launcher3.IconCache.IconLoadRequest;
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.FolderIcon;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.HolographicOutlineHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.PackageItemInfo;
 
 import java.text.NumberFormat;
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ public class BubbleTextView extends TextView
         mLongPressHelper = new CheckLongPressHelper(this);
         mStylusEventHelper = new StylusEventHelper(new SimpleOnStylusPressListener(this), this);
 
-        mOutlineHelper = HolographicOutlineHelper.obtain(getContext());
+        mOutlineHelper = HolographicOutlineHelper.getInstance(getContext());
         setAccessibilityDelegate(mLauncher.getAccessibilityDelegate());
     }
 
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ public class BubbleTextView extends TextView
     void setStayPressed(boolean stayPressed) {
         mStayPressed = stayPressed;
         if (!stayPressed) {
-            HolographicOutlineHelper.obtain(getContext()).recycleShadowBitmap(mPressedBackground);
+            HolographicOutlineHelper.getInstance(getContext()).recycleShadowBitmap(mPressedBackground);
             mPressedBackground = null;
         } else {
             if (mPressedBackground == null) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/IconCache.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/IconCache.java
index a49162c8bf..9ac4847386 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/IconCache.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/IconCache.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.compat.LauncherAppsCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserHandleCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserManagerCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.LauncherIcons;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.PackageItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.ComponentKey;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.SQLiteCacheHelper;
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ public class IconCache {
 
     private Bitmap makeDefaultIcon(UserHandleCompat user) {
         Drawable unbadged = getFullResDefaultActivityIcon();
-        return Utilities.createBadgedIconBitmap(unbadged, user, mContext);
+        return LauncherIcons.createBadgedIconBitmap(unbadged, user, mContext);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -387,7 +388,7 @@ public class IconCache {
         }
         if (entry == null) {
             entry = new CacheEntry();
-            entry.icon = Utilities.createBadgedIconBitmap(
+            entry.icon = LauncherIcons.createBadgedIconBitmap(
                     mIconProvider.getIcon(app, mIconDpi), app.getUser(),
                     mContext);
         }
@@ -555,7 +556,7 @@ public class IconCache {
             // Check the DB first.
             if (!getEntryFromDB(cacheKey, entry, useLowResIcon) || DEBUG_IGNORE_CACHE) {
                 if (info != null) {
-                    entry.icon = Utilities.createBadgedIconBitmap(
+                    entry.icon = LauncherIcons.createBadgedIconBitmap(
                             mIconProvider.getIcon(info, mIconDpi), info.getUser(),
                             mContext);
                 } else {
@@ -606,7 +607,7 @@ public class IconCache {
             entry.title = title;
         }
         if (icon != null) {
-            entry.icon = Utilities.createIconBitmap(icon, mContext);
+            entry.icon = LauncherIcons.createIconBitmap(icon, mContext);
         }
     }
 
@@ -641,7 +642,7 @@ public class IconCache {
 
                     // Load the full res icon for the application, but if useLowResIcon is set, then
                     // only keep the low resolution icon instead of the larger full-sized icon
-                    Bitmap icon = Utilities.createBadgedIconBitmap(
+                    Bitmap icon = LauncherIcons.createBadgedIconBitmap(
                             appInfo.loadIcon(mPackageManager), user, mContext);
                     Bitmap lowResIcon =  generateLowResIcon(icon, mPackageBgColor);
                     entry.title = appInfo.loadLabel(mPackageManager);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherClings.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherClings.java
deleted file mode 100644
index c1282b51c1..0000000000
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherClings.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2008 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.launcher3;
-
-import android.content.Context;
-
-@Deprecated
-public class LauncherClings {
-    private static final String WORKSPACE_CLING_DISMISSED_KEY = "cling_gel.workspace.dismissed";
-
-    public static void markFirstRunClingDismissed(Context ctx) {
-        Utilities.getPrefs(ctx).edit()
-                .putBoolean(WORKSPACE_CLING_DISMISSED_KEY, true)
-                .apply();
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
index 68450e7a74..c4987298a5 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherModel.java
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.config.ProviderConfig;
 import com.android.launcher3.dynamicui.ExtractionUtils;
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.Folder;
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.FolderIcon;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.LauncherIcons;
 import com.android.launcher3.logging.FileLog;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.GridSizeMigrationTask;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.WidgetsModel;
@@ -3159,7 +3160,7 @@ public class LauncherModel extends BroadcastReceiver
                             // Update shortcuts which use iconResource.
                             if ((si.iconResource != null)
                                     && pkgFilter.matches(si.iconResource.packageName)) {
-                                Bitmap icon = Utilities.createIconBitmap(
+                                Bitmap icon = LauncherIcons.createIconBitmap(
                                         si.iconResource.packageName,
                                         si.iconResource.resourceName, context);
                                 if (icon != null) {
@@ -3753,17 +3754,15 @@ public class LauncherModel extends BroadcastReceiver
         }
 
         Bitmap icon = null;
-        boolean customIcon = false;
         ShortcutIconResource iconResource = null;
 
         if (bitmap instanceof Bitmap) {
-            icon = Utilities.createIconBitmap((Bitmap) bitmap, context);
-            customIcon = true;
+            icon = LauncherIcons.createIconBitmap((Bitmap) bitmap, context);
         } else {
             Parcelable extra = data.getParcelableExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SHORTCUT_ICON_RESOURCE);
             if (extra instanceof ShortcutIconResource) {
                 iconResource = (ShortcutIconResource) extra;
-                icon = Utilities.createIconBitmap(iconResource.packageName,
+                icon = LauncherIcons.createIconBitmap(iconResource.packageName,
                         iconResource.resourceName, context);
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
index f3d949326c..e1ff6dbc11 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/LauncherProvider.java
@@ -764,12 +764,7 @@ public class LauncherProvider extends ContentProvider {
                     }
                 }
                 case 16: {
-                    // We use the db version upgrade here to identify users who may not have seen
-                    // clings yet (because they weren't available), but for whom the clings are now
-                    // available (tablet users). Because one of the possible cling flows (migration)
-                    // is very destructive (wipes out workspaces), we want to prevent this from showing
-                    // until clear data. We do so by marking that the clings have been shown.
-                    LauncherClings.markFirstRunClingDismissed(mContext);
+                    // No-op
                 }
                 case 17: {
                     // No-op
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/ShortcutInfo.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/ShortcutInfo.java
index 9d7be1693c..9b4bfbcad5 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/ShortcutInfo.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/ShortcutInfo.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.compat.LauncherActivityInfoCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserHandleCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserManagerCompat;
 import com.android.launcher3.folder.FolderIcon;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.LauncherIcons;
 import com.android.launcher3.shortcuts.ShortcutInfoCompat;
 
 /**
@@ -323,13 +324,13 @@ public class ShortcutInfo extends ItemInfo {
         IconCache cache = launcherAppState.getIconCache();
         Bitmap unbadgedBitmap = unbadgedDrawable == null
                 ? cache.getDefaultIcon(UserHandleCompat.myUserHandle())
-                : Utilities.createScaledBitmapWithoutShadow(unbadgedDrawable, context);
+                : LauncherIcons.createScaledBitmapWithoutShadow(unbadgedDrawable, context);
         setIcon(getBadgedIcon(unbadgedBitmap, shortcutInfo, cache, context));
     }
 
     protected Bitmap getBadgedIcon(Bitmap unbadgedBitmap, ShortcutInfoCompat shortcutInfo,
             IconCache cache, Context context) {
-        unbadgedBitmap = Utilities.addShadowToIcon(unbadgedBitmap);
+        unbadgedBitmap = LauncherIcons.addShadowToIcon(unbadgedBitmap);
         // Get the app info for the source activity.
         AppInfo appInfo = new AppInfo();
         appInfo.user = user;
@@ -338,9 +339,9 @@ public class ShortcutInfo extends ItemInfo {
             cache.getTitleAndIcon(appInfo, shortcutInfo.getActivityInfo(context), false);
         } catch (NullPointerException e) {
             // This may happen when we fail to load the activity info. Worst case ignore badging.
-            return Utilities.badgeIconForUser(unbadgedBitmap, user, context);
+            return LauncherIcons.badgeIconForUser(unbadgedBitmap, user, context);
         }
-        return Utilities.badgeWithBitmap(unbadgedBitmap, appInfo.iconBitmap, context);
+        return LauncherIcons.badgeWithBitmap(unbadgedBitmap, appInfo.iconBitmap, context);
     }
 
     /** Returns the ShortcutInfo id associated with the deep shortcut. */
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
index e34f509da9..17afe051ad 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
@@ -31,19 +31,11 @@ import android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException;
 import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
-import android.database.Cursor;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
-import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
-import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.Matrix;
 import android.graphics.Paint;
-import android.graphics.PaintFlagsDrawFilter;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
-import android.graphics.RectF;
-import android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable;
-import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
-import android.graphics.drawable.PaintDrawable;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.PowerManager;
@@ -62,11 +54,7 @@ import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityEvent;
 import android.view.accessibility.AccessibilityManager;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
-import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserHandleCompat;
-import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.ProviderConfig;
-import com.android.launcher3.graphics.ShadowGenerator;
-import com.android.launcher3.util.IconNormalizer;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.Closeable;
@@ -90,19 +78,9 @@ public final class Utilities {
 
     private static final String TAG = "Launcher.Utilities";
 
-    private static final Rect sOldBounds = new Rect();
-    private static final Canvas sCanvas = new Canvas();
-
     private static final Pattern sTrimPattern =
             Pattern.compile("^[\\s|\\p{javaSpaceChar}]*(.*)[\\s|\\p{javaSpaceChar}]*$");
 
-    static {
-        sCanvas.setDrawFilter(new PaintFlagsDrawFilter(Paint.DITHER_FLAG,
-                Paint.FILTER_BITMAP_FLAG));
-    }
-    static int sColors[] = { 0xffff0000, 0xff00ff00, 0xff0000ff };
-    static int sColorIndex = 0;
-
     private static final int[] sLoc0 = new int[2];
     private static final int[] sLoc1 = new int[2];
 
@@ -170,198 +148,6 @@ public final class Utilities {
         return false;
     }
 
-    public static Bitmap createIconBitmap(Cursor c, int iconIndex, Context context) {
-        byte[] data = c.getBlob(iconIndex);
-        try {
-            return createIconBitmap(BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(data, 0, data.length), context);
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            return null;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns a bitmap suitable for the all apps view. If the package or the resource do not
-     * exist, it returns null.
-     */
-    public static Bitmap createIconBitmap(String packageName, String resourceName,
-            Context context) {
-        PackageManager packageManager = context.getPackageManager();
-        // the resource
-        try {
-            Resources resources = packageManager.getResourcesForApplication(packageName);
-            if (resources != null) {
-                final int id = resources.getIdentifier(resourceName, null, null);
-                return createIconBitmap(
-                        resources.getDrawableForDensity(id, LauncherAppState.getInstance()
-                                .getInvariantDeviceProfile().fillResIconDpi), context);
-            }
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            // Icon not found.
-        }
-        return null;
-    }
-
-    private static int getIconBitmapSize() {
-        return LauncherAppState.getInstance().getInvariantDeviceProfile().iconBitmapSize;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns a bitmap which is of the appropriate size to be displayed as an icon
-     */
-    public static Bitmap createIconBitmap(Bitmap icon, Context context) {
-        final int iconBitmapSize = getIconBitmapSize();
-        if (iconBitmapSize == icon.getWidth() && iconBitmapSize == icon.getHeight()) {
-            return icon;
-        }
-        return createIconBitmap(new BitmapDrawable(context.getResources(), icon), context);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns a bitmap suitable for the all apps view. The icon is badged for {@param user}.
-     * The bitmap is also visually normalized with other icons.
-     */
-    @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
-    public static Bitmap createBadgedIconBitmap(
-            Drawable icon, UserHandleCompat user, Context context) {
-        float scale = FeatureFlags.LAUNCHER3_DISABLE_ICON_NORMALIZATION ?
-                1 : IconNormalizer.getInstance().getScale(icon, null);
-        Bitmap bitmap = createIconBitmap(icon, context, scale);
-        return badgeIconForUser(bitmap, user, context);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Badges the provided icon with the user badge if required.
-     */
-    public static Bitmap badgeIconForUser(Bitmap icon,  UserHandleCompat user, Context context) {
-        if (Utilities.ATLEAST_LOLLIPOP && user != null
-                && !UserHandleCompat.myUserHandle().equals(user)) {
-            BitmapDrawable drawable = new FixedSizeBitmapDrawable(icon);
-            Drawable badged = context.getPackageManager().getUserBadgedIcon(
-                    drawable, user.getUser());
-            if (badged instanceof BitmapDrawable) {
-                return ((BitmapDrawable) badged).getBitmap();
-            } else {
-                return createIconBitmap(badged, context);
-            }
-        } else {
-            return icon;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Creates a normalized bitmap suitable for the all apps view. The bitmap is also visually
-     * normalized with other icons and has enough spacing to add shadow.
-     */
-    public static Bitmap createScaledBitmapWithoutShadow(Drawable icon, Context context) {
-        RectF iconBounds = new RectF();
-        float scale = FeatureFlags.LAUNCHER3_DISABLE_ICON_NORMALIZATION ?
-                1 : IconNormalizer.getInstance().getScale(icon, iconBounds);
-        scale = Math.min(scale, ShadowGenerator.getScaleForBounds(iconBounds));
-        return createIconBitmap(icon, context, scale);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Adds a shadow to the provided icon. It assumes that the icon has already been scaled using
-     * {@link #createScaledBitmapWithoutShadow(Drawable, Context)}
-     */
-    public static Bitmap addShadowToIcon(Bitmap icon) {
-        return ShadowGenerator.getInstance().recreateIcon(icon);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Adds the {@param badge} on top of {@param srcTgt} using the badge dimensions.
-     */
-    @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
-    public static Bitmap badgeWithBitmap(Bitmap srcTgt, Bitmap badge, Context context) {
-        int badgeSize = context.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.profile_badge_size);
-        synchronized (sCanvas) {
-            sCanvas.setBitmap(srcTgt);
-            sCanvas.drawBitmap(badge, new Rect(0, 0, badge.getWidth(), badge.getHeight()),
-                    new Rect(srcTgt.getWidth() - badgeSize,
-                            srcTgt.getHeight() - badgeSize, srcTgt.getWidth(), srcTgt.getHeight()),
-                    new Paint(Paint.FILTER_BITMAP_FLAG));
-            sCanvas.setBitmap(null);
-        }
-        return srcTgt;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns a bitmap suitable for the all apps view.
-     */
-    public static Bitmap createIconBitmap(Drawable icon, Context context) {
-        return createIconBitmap(icon, context, 1.0f /* scale */);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @param scale the scale to apply before drawing {@param icon} on the canvas
-     */
-    public static Bitmap createIconBitmap(Drawable icon, Context context, float scale) {
-        synchronized (sCanvas) {
-            final int iconBitmapSize = getIconBitmapSize();
-
-            int width = iconBitmapSize;
-            int height = iconBitmapSize;
-
-            if (icon instanceof PaintDrawable) {
-                PaintDrawable painter = (PaintDrawable) icon;
-                painter.setIntrinsicWidth(width);
-                painter.setIntrinsicHeight(height);
-            } else if (icon instanceof BitmapDrawable) {
-                // Ensure the bitmap has a density.
-                BitmapDrawable bitmapDrawable = (BitmapDrawable) icon;
-                Bitmap bitmap = bitmapDrawable.getBitmap();
-                if (bitmap != null && bitmap.getDensity() == Bitmap.DENSITY_NONE) {
-                    bitmapDrawable.setTargetDensity(context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics());
-                }
-            }
-            int sourceWidth = icon.getIntrinsicWidth();
-            int sourceHeight = icon.getIntrinsicHeight();
-            if (sourceWidth > 0 && sourceHeight > 0) {
-                // Scale the icon proportionally to the icon dimensions
-                final float ratio = (float) sourceWidth / sourceHeight;
-                if (sourceWidth > sourceHeight) {
-                    height = (int) (width / ratio);
-                } else if (sourceHeight > sourceWidth) {
-                    width = (int) (height * ratio);
-                }
-            }
-
-            // no intrinsic size --> use default size
-            int textureWidth = iconBitmapSize;
-            int textureHeight = iconBitmapSize;
-
-            final Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(textureWidth, textureHeight,
-                    Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
-            final Canvas canvas = sCanvas;
-            canvas.setBitmap(bitmap);
-
-            final int left = (textureWidth-width) / 2;
-            final int top = (textureHeight-height) / 2;
-
-            @SuppressWarnings("all") // suppress dead code warning
-            final boolean debug = false;
-            if (debug) {
-                // draw a big box for the icon for debugging
-                canvas.drawColor(sColors[sColorIndex]);
-                if (++sColorIndex >= sColors.length) sColorIndex = 0;
-                Paint debugPaint = new Paint();
-                debugPaint.setColor(0xffcccc00);
-                canvas.drawRect(left, top, left+width, top+height, debugPaint);
-            }
-
-            sOldBounds.set(icon.getBounds());
-            icon.setBounds(left, top, left+width, top+height);
-            canvas.save(Canvas.MATRIX_SAVE_FLAG);
-            canvas.scale(scale, scale, textureWidth / 2, textureHeight / 2);
-            icon.draw(canvas);
-            canvas.restore();
-            icon.setBounds(sOldBounds);
-            canvas.setBitmap(null);
-
-            return bitmap;
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Given a coordinate relative to the descendant, find the coordinate in a parent view's
      * coordinates.
@@ -880,28 +666,6 @@ public final class Utilities {
         return c == null || c.isEmpty();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * An extension of {@link BitmapDrawable} which returns the bitmap pixel size as intrinsic size.
-     * This allows the badging to be done based on the action bitmap size rather than
-     * the scaled bitmap size.
-     */
-    private static class FixedSizeBitmapDrawable extends BitmapDrawable {
-
-        public FixedSizeBitmapDrawable(Bitmap bitmap) {
-            super(null, bitmap);
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public int getIntrinsicHeight() {
-            return getBitmap().getWidth();
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public int getIntrinsicWidth() {
-            return getBitmap().getWidth();
-        }
-    }
-
     public static int getColorAccent(Context context) {
         TypedArray ta = context.obtainStyledAttributes(new int[]{android.R.attr.colorAccent});
         int colorAccent = ta.getColor(0, 0);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/DragPreviewProvider.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/DragPreviewProvider.java
index bc91c15be9..7ad1e3a430 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/DragPreviewProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/DragPreviewProvider.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
-import com.android.launcher3.HolographicOutlineHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.PreloadIconDrawable;
 import com.android.launcher3.Workspace;
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ public class DragPreviewProvider {
                 mView.getHeight() + DRAG_BITMAP_PADDING, Bitmap.Config.ALPHA_8);
         canvas.setBitmap(b);
         drawDragView(canvas);
-        HolographicOutlineHelper.obtain(mView.getContext())
+        HolographicOutlineHelper.getInstance(mView.getContext())
                 .applyExpensiveOutlineWithBlur(b, canvas);
         canvas.setBitmap(null);
         return b;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/HolographicOutlineHelper.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/HolographicOutlineHelper.java
similarity index 95%
rename from src/com/android/launcher3/HolographicOutlineHelper.java
rename to src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/HolographicOutlineHelper.java
index 9dec7d9e42..0d70bdee1f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/HolographicOutlineHelper.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/HolographicOutlineHelper.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package com.android.launcher3;
+package com.android.launcher3.graphics;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.util.SparseArray;
 
+import com.android.launcher3.BubbleTextView;
+import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.ProviderConfig;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
@@ -72,9 +74,9 @@ public class HolographicOutlineHelper {
         mErasePaint.setXfermode(new PorterDuffXfermode(PorterDuff.Mode.DST_OUT));
     }
 
-    public static HolographicOutlineHelper obtain(Context context) {
+    public static HolographicOutlineHelper getInstance(Context context) {
         if (sInstance == null) {
-            sInstance = new HolographicOutlineHelper(context);
+            sInstance = new HolographicOutlineHelper(context.getApplicationContext());
         }
         return sInstance;
     }
@@ -155,11 +157,11 @@ public class HolographicOutlineHelper {
         thickInnerBlur.recycle();
     }
 
-    Bitmap createMediumDropShadow(BubbleTextView view) {
+    public Bitmap createMediumDropShadow(BubbleTextView view) {
         return createMediumDropShadow(view.getIcon(), view.getScaleX(), view.getScaleY(), true);
     }
 
-    Bitmap createMediumDropShadow(Drawable drawable, boolean shouldCache) {
+    public Bitmap createMediumDropShadow(Drawable drawable, boolean shouldCache) {
         return createMediumDropShadow(drawable, 1f, 1f, shouldCache);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/IconNormalizer.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/IconNormalizer.java
similarity index 99%
rename from src/com/android/launcher3/util/IconNormalizer.java
rename to src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/IconNormalizer.java
index 040a1b51a3..f90b2d72e3 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/IconNormalizer.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/IconNormalizer.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package com.android.launcher3.util;
+package com.android.launcher3.graphics;
 
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherIcons.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherIcons.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f3f3571d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/graphics/LauncherIcons.java
@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 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.launcher3.graphics;
+
+import android.annotation.TargetApi;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.content.res.Resources;
+import android.database.Cursor;
+import android.graphics.Bitmap;
+import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
+import android.graphics.Canvas;
+import android.graphics.Paint;
+import android.graphics.PaintFlagsDrawFilter;
+import android.graphics.Rect;
+import android.graphics.RectF;
+import android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable;
+import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
+import android.graphics.drawable.PaintDrawable;
+import android.os.Build;
+
+import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppState;
+import com.android.launcher3.R;
+import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
+import com.android.launcher3.compat.UserHandleCompat;
+import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
+
+/**
+ * Helper methods for generating various launcher icons
+ */
+public class LauncherIcons {
+
+    private static final Rect sOldBounds = new Rect();
+    private static final Canvas sCanvas = new Canvas();
+
+    static {
+        sCanvas.setDrawFilter(new PaintFlagsDrawFilter(Paint.DITHER_FLAG,
+                Paint.FILTER_BITMAP_FLAG));
+    }
+
+
+    public static Bitmap createIconBitmap(Cursor c, int iconIndex, Context context) {
+        byte[] data = c.getBlob(iconIndex);
+        try {
+            return createIconBitmap(BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(data, 0, data.length), context);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a bitmap suitable for the all apps view. If the package or the resource do not
+     * exist, it returns null.
+     */
+    public static Bitmap createIconBitmap(String packageName, String resourceName,
+            Context context) {
+        PackageManager packageManager = context.getPackageManager();
+        // the resource
+        try {
+            Resources resources = packageManager.getResourcesForApplication(packageName);
+            if (resources != null) {
+                final int id = resources.getIdentifier(resourceName, null, null);
+                return createIconBitmap(
+                        resources.getDrawableForDensity(id, LauncherAppState.getInstance()
+                                .getInvariantDeviceProfile().fillResIconDpi), context);
+            }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            // Icon not found.
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    private static int getIconBitmapSize() {
+        return LauncherAppState.getInstance().getInvariantDeviceProfile().iconBitmapSize;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a bitmap which is of the appropriate size to be displayed as an icon
+     */
+    public static Bitmap createIconBitmap(Bitmap icon, Context context) {
+        final int iconBitmapSize = getIconBitmapSize();
+        if (iconBitmapSize == icon.getWidth() && iconBitmapSize == icon.getHeight()) {
+            return icon;
+        }
+        return createIconBitmap(new BitmapDrawable(context.getResources(), icon), context);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a bitmap suitable for the all apps view. The icon is badged for {@param user}.
+     * The bitmap is also visually normalized with other icons.
+     */
+    @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
+    public static Bitmap createBadgedIconBitmap(
+            Drawable icon, UserHandleCompat user, Context context) {
+        float scale = FeatureFlags.LAUNCHER3_DISABLE_ICON_NORMALIZATION ?
+                1 : IconNormalizer.getInstance().getScale(icon, null);
+        Bitmap bitmap = createIconBitmap(icon, context, scale);
+        return badgeIconForUser(bitmap, user, context);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Badges the provided icon with the user badge if required.
+     */
+    public static Bitmap badgeIconForUser(Bitmap icon,  UserHandleCompat user, Context context) {
+        if (Utilities.ATLEAST_LOLLIPOP && user != null
+                && !UserHandleCompat.myUserHandle().equals(user)) {
+            BitmapDrawable drawable = new FixedSizeBitmapDrawable(icon);
+            Drawable badged = context.getPackageManager().getUserBadgedIcon(
+                    drawable, user.getUser());
+            if (badged instanceof BitmapDrawable) {
+                return ((BitmapDrawable) badged).getBitmap();
+            } else {
+                return createIconBitmap(badged, context);
+            }
+        } else {
+            return icon;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a normalized bitmap suitable for the all apps view. The bitmap is also visually
+     * normalized with other icons and has enough spacing to add shadow.
+     */
+    public static Bitmap createScaledBitmapWithoutShadow(Drawable icon, Context context) {
+        RectF iconBounds = new RectF();
+        float scale = FeatureFlags.LAUNCHER3_DISABLE_ICON_NORMALIZATION ?
+                1 : IconNormalizer.getInstance().getScale(icon, iconBounds);
+        scale = Math.min(scale, ShadowGenerator.getScaleForBounds(iconBounds));
+        return createIconBitmap(icon, context, scale);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds a shadow to the provided icon. It assumes that the icon has already been scaled using
+     * {@link #createScaledBitmapWithoutShadow(Drawable, Context)}
+     */
+    public static Bitmap addShadowToIcon(Bitmap icon) {
+        return ShadowGenerator.getInstance().recreateIcon(icon);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds the {@param badge} on top of {@param srcTgt} using the badge dimensions.
+     */
+    @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
+    public static Bitmap badgeWithBitmap(Bitmap srcTgt, Bitmap badge, Context context) {
+        int badgeSize = context.getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.profile_badge_size);
+        synchronized (sCanvas) {
+            sCanvas.setBitmap(srcTgt);
+            sCanvas.drawBitmap(badge, new Rect(0, 0, badge.getWidth(), badge.getHeight()),
+                    new Rect(srcTgt.getWidth() - badgeSize,
+                            srcTgt.getHeight() - badgeSize, srcTgt.getWidth(), srcTgt.getHeight()),
+                    new Paint(Paint.FILTER_BITMAP_FLAG));
+            sCanvas.setBitmap(null);
+        }
+        return srcTgt;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a bitmap suitable for the all apps view.
+     */
+    public static Bitmap createIconBitmap(Drawable icon, Context context) {
+        return createIconBitmap(icon, context, 1.0f /* scale */);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param scale the scale to apply before drawing {@param icon} on the canvas
+     */
+    public static Bitmap createIconBitmap(Drawable icon, Context context, float scale) {
+        synchronized (sCanvas) {
+            final int iconBitmapSize = getIconBitmapSize();
+
+            int width = iconBitmapSize;
+            int height = iconBitmapSize;
+
+            if (icon instanceof PaintDrawable) {
+                PaintDrawable painter = (PaintDrawable) icon;
+                painter.setIntrinsicWidth(width);
+                painter.setIntrinsicHeight(height);
+            } else if (icon instanceof BitmapDrawable) {
+                // Ensure the bitmap has a density.
+                BitmapDrawable bitmapDrawable = (BitmapDrawable) icon;
+                Bitmap bitmap = bitmapDrawable.getBitmap();
+                if (bitmap != null && bitmap.getDensity() == Bitmap.DENSITY_NONE) {
+                    bitmapDrawable.setTargetDensity(context.getResources().getDisplayMetrics());
+                }
+            }
+            int sourceWidth = icon.getIntrinsicWidth();
+            int sourceHeight = icon.getIntrinsicHeight();
+            if (sourceWidth > 0 && sourceHeight > 0) {
+                // Scale the icon proportionally to the icon dimensions
+                final float ratio = (float) sourceWidth / sourceHeight;
+                if (sourceWidth > sourceHeight) {
+                    height = (int) (width / ratio);
+                } else if (sourceHeight > sourceWidth) {
+                    width = (int) (height * ratio);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // no intrinsic size --> use default size
+            int textureWidth = iconBitmapSize;
+            int textureHeight = iconBitmapSize;
+
+            final Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(textureWidth, textureHeight,
+                    Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
+            final Canvas canvas = sCanvas;
+            canvas.setBitmap(bitmap);
+
+            final int left = (textureWidth-width) / 2;
+            final int top = (textureHeight-height) / 2;
+
+            sOldBounds.set(icon.getBounds());
+            icon.setBounds(left, top, left+width, top+height);
+            canvas.save(Canvas.MATRIX_SAVE_FLAG);
+            canvas.scale(scale, scale, textureWidth / 2, textureHeight / 2);
+            icon.draw(canvas);
+            canvas.restore();
+            icon.setBounds(sOldBounds);
+            canvas.setBitmap(null);
+
+            return bitmap;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * An extension of {@link BitmapDrawable} which returns the bitmap pixel size as intrinsic size.
+     * This allows the badging to be done based on the action bitmap size rather than
+     * the scaled bitmap size.
+     */
+    private static class FixedSizeBitmapDrawable extends BitmapDrawable {
+
+        public FixedSizeBitmapDrawable(Bitmap bitmap) {
+            super(null, bitmap);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int getIntrinsicHeight() {
+            return getBitmap().getWidth();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int getIntrinsicWidth() {
+            return getBitmap().getWidth();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/shortcuts/DeepShortcutsContainer.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/shortcuts/DeepShortcutsContainer.java
index 3c7ba327b3..38fd9510ad 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/shortcuts/DeepShortcutsContainer.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/shortcuts/DeepShortcutsContainer.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragController;
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragLayer;
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragOptions;
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragView;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.LauncherIcons;
 import com.android.launcher3.graphics.TriangleShape;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto.Target;
@@ -391,7 +392,7 @@ public class DeepShortcutsContainer extends LinearLayout implements View.OnLongC
 
     private void showDragView(BubbleTextView originalIcon) {
         // TODO: implement support for Drawable DragViews so we don't have to create a bitmap here.
-        Bitmap b = Utilities.createIconBitmap(originalIcon.getIcon(), mLauncher);
+        Bitmap b = LauncherIcons.createIconBitmap(originalIcon.getIcon(), mLauncher);
         float scale = mLauncher.getDragLayer().getLocationInDragLayer(originalIcon, mTempXY);
         int dragLayerX = Math.round(mTempXY[0] - (b.getWidth() - scale * originalIcon.getWidth()) / 2);
         int dragLayerY = Math.round(mTempXY[1] - (b.getHeight() - scale * b.getHeight()) / 2
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/shortcuts/ShortcutDragPreviewProvider.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/shortcuts/ShortcutDragPreviewProvider.java
index 2adb82e2d5..fc474f5270 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/shortcuts/ShortcutDragPreviewProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/shortcuts/ShortcutDragPreviewProvider.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.view.View;
 
-import com.android.launcher3.HolographicOutlineHelper;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.HolographicOutlineHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.graphics.DragPreviewProvider;
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class ShortcutDragPreviewProvider extends DragPreviewProvider {
     public Bitmap createDragOutline(Canvas canvas) {
         Bitmap b = drawScaledPreview(canvas, Bitmap.Config.ALPHA_8);
 
-        HolographicOutlineHelper.obtain(mView.getContext())
+        HolographicOutlineHelper.getInstance(mView.getContext())
                 .applyExpensiveOutlineWithBlur(b, canvas);
         canvas.setBitmap(null);
         return b;
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/CursorIconInfo.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/CursorIconInfo.java
index 4fefa986e9..6603ee7658 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/CursorIconInfo.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/CursorIconInfo.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import android.text.TextUtils;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings;
 import com.android.launcher3.ShortcutInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.LauncherIcons;
 
 /**
  * Utility class to load icon from a cursor.
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ public class CursorIconInfo {
             info.iconResource = new ShortcutIconResource();
             info.iconResource.packageName = packageName;
             info.iconResource.resourceName = resourceName;
-            icon = Utilities.createIconBitmap(packageName, resourceName, mContext);
+            icon = LauncherIcons.createIconBitmap(packageName, resourceName, mContext);
         }
         if (icon == null) {
             // Failed to load from resource, try loading from DB.
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ public class CursorIconInfo {
      * Loads the fixed bitmap from the icon if available.
      */
     public Bitmap loadIcon(Cursor c) {
-        return Utilities.createIconBitmap(c, iconIndex, mContext);
+        return LauncherIcons.createIconBitmap(c, iconIndex, mContext);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/PendingItemPreviewProvider.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/PendingItemPreviewProvider.java
index eaa0bb3d53..7c06701e88 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/PendingItemPreviewProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/PendingItemPreviewProvider.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.view.View;
 
-import com.android.launcher3.HolographicOutlineHelper;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.HolographicOutlineHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.PendingAddItemInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.Workspace;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public class PendingItemPreviewProvider extends DragPreviewProvider {
         // Don't clip alpha values for the drag outline if we're using the default widget preview
         boolean clipAlpha = !(mAddInfo instanceof PendingAddWidgetInfo &&
                 (((PendingAddWidgetInfo) mAddInfo).previewImage == 0));
-        HolographicOutlineHelper.obtain(mView.getContext())
+        HolographicOutlineHelper.getInstance(mView.getContext())
                 .applyExpensiveOutlineWithBlur(b, canvas, clipAlpha);
         canvas.setBitmap(null);
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetsContainerView.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetsContainerView.java
index 70b2945f59..656fba601e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetsContainerView.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/widget/WidgetsContainerView.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.WidgetPreviewLoader;
 import com.android.launcher3.Workspace;
 import com.android.launcher3.dragndrop.DragController;
+import com.android.launcher3.graphics.LauncherIcons;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.WidgetsModel;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto;
 import com.android.launcher3.userevent.nano.LauncherLogProto.Target;
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ public class WidgetsContainerView extends BaseContainerView
         } else {
             PendingAddShortcutInfo createShortcutInfo = (PendingAddShortcutInfo) v.getTag();
             Drawable icon = mIconCache.getFullResIcon(createShortcutInfo.activityInfo);
-            preview = Utilities.createIconBitmap(icon, mLauncher);
+            preview = LauncherIcons.createIconBitmap(icon, mLauncher);
             createItemInfo.spanX = createItemInfo.spanY = 1;
             scale = ((float) mLauncher.getDeviceProfile().iconSizePx) / preview.getWidth();
         }
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/BindWidgetTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/BindWidgetTest.java
index 5c5069fea3..c133bf6c85 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/BindWidgetTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/BindWidgetTest.java
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ public class BindWidgetTest extends LauncherInstrumentationTestCase {
             runTestOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                 @Override
                 public void run() {
-                    LauncherClings.markFirstRunClingDismissed(mTargetContext);
                     ManagedProfileHeuristic.markExistingUsersForNoFolderCreation(mTargetContext);
                     LauncherAppState.getInstance().getModel().resetLoadedState(true, true);
                 }
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/LauncherInstrumentationTestCase.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/LauncherInstrumentationTestCase.java
index e858d17f34..e94fca6ff4 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/LauncherInstrumentationTestCase.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/LauncherInstrumentationTestCase.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import com.android.launcher3.InvariantDeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppState;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherAppWidgetProviderInfo;
-import com.android.launcher3.LauncherClings;
 import com.android.launcher3.LauncherSettings;
 import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
@@ -189,7 +188,6 @@ public class LauncherInstrumentationTestCase extends InstrumentationTestCase {
                 LauncherSettings.Settings.METHOD_CREATE_EMPTY_DB);
         LauncherSettings.Settings.call(mTargetContext.getContentResolver(),
                 LauncherSettings.Settings.METHOD_CLEAR_EMPTY_DB_FLAG);
-        LauncherClings.markFirstRunClingDismissed(mTargetContext);
         ManagedProfileHeuristic.markExistingUsersForNoFolderCreation(mTargetContext);
 
         runTestOnUiThread(new Runnable() {