diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/ItemInfo.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/ItemInfo.java
index 8c4cefd..36ba6c1 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/ItemInfo.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/ItemInfo.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 /**
  * Represents an item in the launcher.
  */
-class ItemInfo {
+public class ItemInfo {
     
     static final int NO_ID = -1;
     
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 7d84a3c..ba3ba93 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException;
+import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.database.ContentObserver;
@@ -4502,6 +4503,25 @@
                 DISMISS_CLING_DURATION, true);
     }
 
+    public ItemInfo createAppDragInfo(Intent appLaunchIntent) {
+        ResolveInfo ri = getPackageManager().resolveActivity(appLaunchIntent, 0);
+        if (ri == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return new AppInfo(getPackageManager(), ri, mIconCache, null);
+    }
+
+    public ItemInfo createShortcutDragInfo(Intent shortcutIntent, CharSequence caption,
+            Bitmap icon) {
+        return new ShortcutInfo(shortcutIntent, caption, icon);
+    }
+
+    public void startDrag(View dragView, ItemInfo dragInfo, DragSource source) {
+        dragView.setTag(dragInfo);
+        mWorkspace.onDragStartedWithItem(dragView);
+        mWorkspace.beginDragShared(dragView, source);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Prints out out state for debugging.
      */
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/ShortcutInfo.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/ShortcutInfo.java
index dafabb8..fc087a8 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/ShortcutInfo.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/ShortcutInfo.java
@@ -71,7 +71,14 @@
     protected Intent getIntent() {
         return intent;
     }
-    
+
+    ShortcutInfo(Intent intent, CharSequence title, Bitmap icon) {
+        this();
+        this.intent = intent;
+        this.title = title;
+        mIcon = icon;
+    }
+
     public ShortcutInfo(Context context, ShortcutInfo info) {
         super(info);
         title = info.title.toString();
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
index 21c546d..9ffd044 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Utilities.java
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 /**
  * Various utilities shared amongst the Launcher's classes.
  */
-final class Utilities {
+public final class Utilities {
     private static final String TAG = "Launcher.Utilities";
 
     private static int sIconWidth = -1;
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
     /**
      * Returns a bitmap suitable for the all apps view.
      */
-    static Bitmap createIconBitmap(Drawable icon, Context context) {
+    public static Bitmap createIconBitmap(Drawable icon, Context context) {
         synchronized (sCanvas) { // we share the statics :-(
             if (sIconWidth == -1) {
                 initStatics(context);