diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/back/BackAnimationController.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/back/BackAnimationController.java
index 236309207b4f0..aaeef196b6182 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/back/BackAnimationController.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/back/BackAnimationController.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class BackAnimationController implements RemoteCallable<BackAnimationCont
     /** Flag for U animation features */
     public static boolean IS_U_ANIMATION_ENABLED =
             SystemProperties.getInt("persist.wm.debug.predictive_back_anim",
-                    SETTING_VALUE_OFF) == SETTING_VALUE_ON;
+                    SETTING_VALUE_ON) == SETTING_VALUE_ON;
     /** Predictive back animation developer option */
     private final AtomicBoolean mEnableAnimations = new AtomicBoolean(false);
     // TODO (b/241808055) Find a appropriate time to remove during refactor
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/Flags.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/Flags.kt
index 47c41fe1e3ba2..cdec20c2a6a50 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/Flags.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/flags/Flags.kt
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ object Flags {
     @Keep
     @JvmField
     val WM_ENABLE_PREDICTIVE_BACK_ANIM =
-        sysPropBooleanFlag(1201, "persist.wm.debug.predictive_back_anim", default = false)
+        sysPropBooleanFlag(1201, "persist.wm.debug.predictive_back_anim", default = true)
 
     @Keep
     @JvmField
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ object Flags {
     // TODO(b/238475428): Tracking Bug
     @JvmField
     val WM_SHADE_ANIMATE_BACK_GESTURE =
-        unreleasedFlag(1208, "persist.wm.debug.shade_animate_back_gesture", teamfood = true)
+        unreleasedFlag(1208, "persist.wm.debug.shade_animate_back_gesture", teamfood = false)
 
     // TODO(b/265639042): Tracking Bug
     @JvmField