diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/StartingWindowController.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/StartingWindowController.java
index e3362870cdf07..cb7afc77a65bd 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/StartingWindowController.java
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/StartingWindowController.java
@@ -15,18 +15,10 @@
  */
 package com.android.wm.shell.startingsurface;
 
-import static android.app.WindowConfiguration.ACTIVITY_TYPE_HOME;
 import static android.os.Trace.TRACE_TAG_WINDOW_MANAGER;
 import static android.window.StartingWindowInfo.STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_EMPTY_SPLASH_SCREEN;
-import static android.window.StartingWindowInfo.STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_NONE;
 import static android.window.StartingWindowInfo.STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_SNAPSHOT;
 import static android.window.StartingWindowInfo.STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_SPLASH_SCREEN;
-import static android.window.StartingWindowInfo.TYPE_PARAMETER_ACTIVITY_CREATED;
-import static android.window.StartingWindowInfo.TYPE_PARAMETER_ALLOW_TASK_SNAPSHOT;
-import static android.window.StartingWindowInfo.TYPE_PARAMETER_NEW_TASK;
-import static android.window.StartingWindowInfo.TYPE_PARAMETER_PROCESS_RUNNING;
-import static android.window.StartingWindowInfo.TYPE_PARAMETER_SAME_PACKAGE;
-import static android.window.StartingWindowInfo.TYPE_PARAMETER_TASK_SWITCH;
 
 import static com.android.wm.shell.common.ExecutorUtils.executeRemoteCallWithTaskPermission;
 
@@ -68,27 +60,24 @@ import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
  */
 public class StartingWindowController implements RemoteCallable<StartingWindowController> {
     private static final String TAG = StartingWindowController.class.getSimpleName();
+
     // TODO b/183150443 Keep this flag open for a while, several things might need to adjust.
-    static final boolean DEBUG_SPLASH_SCREEN = true;
-    static final boolean DEBUG_TASK_SNAPSHOT = false;
+    public static final boolean DEBUG_SPLASH_SCREEN = true;
+    public static final boolean DEBUG_TASK_SNAPSHOT = false;
 
     private final StartingSurfaceDrawer mStartingSurfaceDrawer;
-    private final StartingTypeChecker mStartingTypeChecker = new StartingTypeChecker();
+    private final StartingWindowTypeAlgorithm mStartingWindowTypeAlgorithm;
 
     private BiConsumer<Integer, Integer> mTaskLaunchingCallback;
     private final StartingSurfaceImpl mImpl = new StartingSurfaceImpl();
     private final Context mContext;
     private final ShellExecutor mSplashScreenExecutor;
 
-    // For Car Launcher
-    public StartingWindowController(Context context, ShellExecutor splashScreenExecutor) {
-        this(context, splashScreenExecutor, new TransactionPool());
-    }
-
     public StartingWindowController(Context context, ShellExecutor splashScreenExecutor,
-            TransactionPool pool) {
+            StartingWindowTypeAlgorithm startingWindowTypeAlgorithm, TransactionPool pool) {
         mContext = context;
         mStartingSurfaceDrawer = new StartingSurfaceDrawer(context, splashScreenExecutor, pool);
+        mStartingWindowTypeAlgorithm = startingWindowTypeAlgorithm;
         mSplashScreenExecutor = splashScreenExecutor;
     }
 
@@ -109,90 +98,6 @@ public class StartingWindowController implements RemoteCallable<StartingWindowCo
         return mSplashScreenExecutor;
     }
 
-    private static class StartingTypeChecker {
-
-        private @StartingWindowInfo.StartingWindowType int
-                estimateStartingWindowType(StartingWindowInfo windowInfo) {
-            final int parameter = windowInfo.startingWindowTypeParameter;
-            final boolean newTask = (parameter & TYPE_PARAMETER_NEW_TASK) != 0;
-            final boolean taskSwitch = (parameter & TYPE_PARAMETER_TASK_SWITCH) != 0;
-            final boolean processRunning = (parameter & TYPE_PARAMETER_PROCESS_RUNNING) != 0;
-            final boolean allowTaskSnapshot = (parameter & TYPE_PARAMETER_ALLOW_TASK_SNAPSHOT) != 0;
-            final boolean activityCreated = (parameter & TYPE_PARAMETER_ACTIVITY_CREATED) != 0;
-            final boolean samePackage = (parameter & TYPE_PARAMETER_SAME_PACKAGE) != 0;
-            return estimateStartingWindowType(windowInfo, newTask, taskSwitch,
-                    processRunning, allowTaskSnapshot, activityCreated, samePackage);
-        }
-
-        // reference from ActivityRecord#getStartingWindowType
-        private int estimateStartingWindowType(StartingWindowInfo windowInfo,
-                boolean newTask, boolean taskSwitch, boolean processRunning,
-                boolean allowTaskSnapshot, boolean activityCreated, boolean samePackage) {
-            if (DEBUG_SPLASH_SCREEN || DEBUG_TASK_SNAPSHOT) {
-                Slog.d(TAG, "preferredStartingWindowType newTask " + newTask
-                        + " taskSwitch " + taskSwitch
-                        + " processRunning " + processRunning
-                        + " allowTaskSnapshot " + allowTaskSnapshot
-                        + " activityCreated " + activityCreated
-                        + " samePackage " + samePackage);
-            }
-            if (windowInfo.taskInfo.topActivityType != ACTIVITY_TYPE_HOME) {
-                if (!processRunning) {
-                    return STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_SPLASH_SCREEN;
-                }
-                if (newTask) {
-                    if (samePackage) {
-                        return STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_EMPTY_SPLASH_SCREEN;
-                    } else {
-                        return STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_SPLASH_SCREEN;
-                    }
-                }
-                if (taskSwitch && !activityCreated) {
-                    return STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_SPLASH_SCREEN;
-                }
-            }
-            if (taskSwitch && allowTaskSnapshot) {
-                final TaskSnapshot snapshot = windowInfo.mTaskSnapshot;
-                if (isSnapshotCompatible(windowInfo, snapshot)) {
-                    return STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_SNAPSHOT;
-                }
-                if (windowInfo.taskInfo.topActivityType != ACTIVITY_TYPE_HOME) {
-                    return STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_SPLASH_SCREEN;
-                }
-            }
-            return STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_NONE;
-        }
-
-        /**
-         * Returns {@code true} if the task snapshot is compatible with this activity (at least the
-         * rotation must be the same).
-         */
-        private boolean isSnapshotCompatible(StartingWindowInfo windowInfo, TaskSnapshot snapshot) {
-            if (snapshot == null) {
-                if (DEBUG_SPLASH_SCREEN || DEBUG_TASK_SNAPSHOT) {
-                    Slog.d(TAG, "isSnapshotCompatible no snapshot " + windowInfo.taskInfo.taskId);
-                }
-                return false;
-            }
-            if (!snapshot.getTopActivityComponent().equals(windowInfo.taskInfo.topActivity)) {
-                if (DEBUG_SPLASH_SCREEN || DEBUG_TASK_SNAPSHOT) {
-                    Slog.d(TAG, "isSnapshotCompatible obsoleted snapshot "
-                            + windowInfo.taskInfo.topActivity);
-                }
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            final int taskRotation = windowInfo.taskInfo.configuration
-                    .windowConfiguration.getRotation();
-            final int snapshotRotation = snapshot.getRotation();
-            if (DEBUG_SPLASH_SCREEN || DEBUG_TASK_SNAPSHOT) {
-                Slog.d(TAG, "isSnapshotCompatible rotation " + taskRotation
-                        + " snapshot " + snapshotRotation);
-            }
-            return taskRotation == snapshotRotation;
-        }
-    }
-
     /*
      * Registers the starting window listener.
      *
@@ -212,7 +117,8 @@ public class StartingWindowController implements RemoteCallable<StartingWindowCo
     public void addStartingWindow(StartingWindowInfo windowInfo, IBinder appToken) {
         mSplashScreenExecutor.execute(() -> {
             Trace.traceBegin(TRACE_TAG_WINDOW_MANAGER, "addStartingWindow");
-            final int suggestionType = mStartingTypeChecker.estimateStartingWindowType(
+
+            final int suggestionType = mStartingWindowTypeAlgorithm.getSuggestedWindowType(
                     windowInfo);
             final RunningTaskInfo runningTaskInfo = windowInfo.taskInfo;
             if (mTaskLaunchingCallback != null && shouldSendToListener(suggestionType)) {
@@ -228,8 +134,10 @@ public class StartingWindowController implements RemoteCallable<StartingWindowCo
                 final TaskSnapshot snapshot = windowInfo.mTaskSnapshot;
                 mStartingSurfaceDrawer.makeTaskSnapshotWindow(windowInfo, appToken,
                         snapshot);
+            } else /* suggestionType == STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_NONE */ {
+                // Don't add a staring window.
             }
-            // If prefer don't show, then don't show!
+
             Trace.traceEnd(TRACE_TAG_WINDOW_MANAGER);
         });
     }
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/StartingWindowTypeAlgorithm.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/StartingWindowTypeAlgorithm.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..de221ed4cea71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/StartingWindowTypeAlgorithm.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 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.wm.shell.startingsurface;
+
+import android.window.StartingWindowInfo;
+
+/**
+ * Used by {@link StartingWindowController} for determining the type of a new starting window.
+ */
+public interface StartingWindowTypeAlgorithm {
+    /**
+     * @return suggested type for the given window.
+     */
+    @StartingWindowInfo.StartingWindowType
+    int getSuggestedWindowType(StartingWindowInfo windowInfo);
+}
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/phone/PhoneStartingWindowTypeAlgorithm.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/phone/PhoneStartingWindowTypeAlgorithm.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9948e7d1f9c44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/phone/PhoneStartingWindowTypeAlgorithm.java
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 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.wm.shell.startingsurface.phone;
+
+import static android.app.WindowConfiguration.ACTIVITY_TYPE_HOME;
+import static android.window.StartingWindowInfo.STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_EMPTY_SPLASH_SCREEN;
+import static android.window.StartingWindowInfo.STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_NONE;
+import static android.window.StartingWindowInfo.STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_SNAPSHOT;
+import static android.window.StartingWindowInfo.STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_SPLASH_SCREEN;
+import static android.window.StartingWindowInfo.TYPE_PARAMETER_ACTIVITY_CREATED;
+import static android.window.StartingWindowInfo.TYPE_PARAMETER_ALLOW_TASK_SNAPSHOT;
+import static android.window.StartingWindowInfo.TYPE_PARAMETER_NEW_TASK;
+import static android.window.StartingWindowInfo.TYPE_PARAMETER_PROCESS_RUNNING;
+import static android.window.StartingWindowInfo.TYPE_PARAMETER_SAME_PACKAGE;
+import static android.window.StartingWindowInfo.TYPE_PARAMETER_TASK_SWITCH;
+
+import static com.android.wm.shell.startingsurface.StartingWindowController.DEBUG_SPLASH_SCREEN;
+import static com.android.wm.shell.startingsurface.StartingWindowController.DEBUG_TASK_SNAPSHOT;
+
+import android.util.Slog;
+import android.window.StartingWindowInfo;
+import android.window.TaskSnapshot;
+
+import com.android.wm.shell.startingsurface.StartingWindowTypeAlgorithm;
+
+/**
+ * Algorithm for determining the type of a new starting window on handheld devices.
+ * At the moment also used on Android Auto.
+ */
+public class PhoneStartingWindowTypeAlgorithm implements StartingWindowTypeAlgorithm {
+    private static final String TAG = PhoneStartingWindowTypeAlgorithm.class.getSimpleName();
+
+    @Override
+    public int getSuggestedWindowType(StartingWindowInfo windowInfo) {
+        final int parameter = windowInfo.startingWindowTypeParameter;
+        final boolean newTask = (parameter & TYPE_PARAMETER_NEW_TASK) != 0;
+        final boolean taskSwitch = (parameter & TYPE_PARAMETER_TASK_SWITCH) != 0;
+        final boolean processRunning = (parameter & TYPE_PARAMETER_PROCESS_RUNNING) != 0;
+        final boolean allowTaskSnapshot = (parameter & TYPE_PARAMETER_ALLOW_TASK_SNAPSHOT) != 0;
+        final boolean activityCreated = (parameter & TYPE_PARAMETER_ACTIVITY_CREATED) != 0;
+        final boolean samePackage = (parameter & TYPE_PARAMETER_SAME_PACKAGE) != 0;
+        final boolean topIsHome = windowInfo.taskInfo.topActivityType == ACTIVITY_TYPE_HOME;
+
+        if (DEBUG_SPLASH_SCREEN || DEBUG_TASK_SNAPSHOT) {
+            Slog.d(TAG, "preferredStartingWindowType newTask " + newTask
+                    + " taskSwitch " + taskSwitch
+                    + " processRunning " + processRunning
+                    + " allowTaskSnapshot " + allowTaskSnapshot
+                    + " activityCreated " + activityCreated
+                    + " samePackage " + samePackage
+                    + " topIsHome " + topIsHome);
+        }
+        if (!topIsHome) {
+            if (!processRunning) {
+                return STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_SPLASH_SCREEN;
+            }
+            if (newTask) {
+                if (samePackage) {
+                    return STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_EMPTY_SPLASH_SCREEN;
+                } else {
+                    return STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_SPLASH_SCREEN;
+                }
+            }
+            if (taskSwitch && !activityCreated) {
+                return STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_SPLASH_SCREEN;
+            }
+        }
+        if (taskSwitch && allowTaskSnapshot) {
+            if (isSnapshotCompatible(windowInfo)) {
+                return STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_SNAPSHOT;
+            }
+            if (!topIsHome) {
+                return STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_SPLASH_SCREEN;
+            }
+        }
+        return STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_NONE;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Returns {@code true} if the task snapshot is compatible with this activity (at least the
+     * rotation must be the same).
+     */
+    private boolean isSnapshotCompatible(StartingWindowInfo windowInfo) {
+        final TaskSnapshot snapshot = windowInfo.mTaskSnapshot;
+        if (snapshot == null) {
+            if (DEBUG_SPLASH_SCREEN || DEBUG_TASK_SNAPSHOT) {
+                Slog.d(TAG, "isSnapshotCompatible no snapshot " + windowInfo.taskInfo.taskId);
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (!snapshot.getTopActivityComponent().equals(windowInfo.taskInfo.topActivity)) {
+            if (DEBUG_SPLASH_SCREEN || DEBUG_TASK_SNAPSHOT) {
+                Slog.d(TAG, "isSnapshotCompatible obsoleted snapshot "
+                        + windowInfo.taskInfo.topActivity);
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        final int taskRotation = windowInfo.taskInfo.configuration
+                .windowConfiguration.getRotation();
+        final int snapshotRotation = snapshot.getRotation();
+        if (DEBUG_SPLASH_SCREEN || DEBUG_TASK_SNAPSHOT) {
+            Slog.d(TAG, "isSnapshotCompatible rotation " + taskRotation
+                    + " snapshot " + snapshotRotation);
+        }
+        return taskRotation == snapshotRotation;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/tv/TvStartingWindowTypeAlgorithm.java b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/tv/TvStartingWindowTypeAlgorithm.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6e7dec590308f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/src/com/android/wm/shell/startingsurface/tv/TvStartingWindowTypeAlgorithm.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 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.wm.shell.startingsurface.tv;
+
+import static android.window.StartingWindowInfo.STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_EMPTY_SPLASH_SCREEN;
+
+import android.window.StartingWindowInfo;
+
+import com.android.wm.shell.startingsurface.StartingWindowTypeAlgorithm;
+
+/**
+ * Algorithm for determining the type of a new starting window on Android TV.
+ * For now we always show empty splash screens on Android TV.
+ */
+public class TvStartingWindowTypeAlgorithm implements StartingWindowTypeAlgorithm {
+    @Override
+    public int getSuggestedWindowType(StartingWindowInfo windowInfo) {
+        // For now we want to always show empty splash screens on TV.
+        return STARTING_WINDOW_TYPE_EMPTY_SPLASH_SCREEN;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/wmshell/TvWMShellModule.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/wmshell/TvWMShellModule.java
index 141b9f7d410d8..39a8bd94bf376 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/wmshell/TvWMShellModule.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/wmshell/TvWMShellModule.java
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ import com.android.wm.shell.common.TaskStackListenerImpl;
 import com.android.wm.shell.common.TransactionPool;
 import com.android.wm.shell.common.annotations.ChoreographerSfVsync;
 import com.android.wm.shell.common.annotations.ShellMainThread;
-import com.android.wm.shell.legacysplitscreen.LegacySplitScreen;
 import com.android.wm.shell.legacysplitscreen.LegacySplitScreenController;
+import com.android.wm.shell.startingsurface.StartingWindowTypeAlgorithm;
+import com.android.wm.shell.startingsurface.tv.TvStartingWindowTypeAlgorithm;
 import com.android.wm.shell.transition.Transitions;
 
 import dagger.Module;
@@ -80,4 +81,14 @@ public class TvWMShellModule {
                 displayImeController, transactionPool, shellTaskOrganizer, syncQueue,
                 taskStackListener, transitions, mainExecutor, sfVsyncAnimationHandler);
     }
+
+    //
+    // Starting Windows (Splash Screen)
+    //
+
+    @WMSingleton
+    @Provides
+    static StartingWindowTypeAlgorithm provideStartingWindowTypeAlgorithm() {
+        return new TvStartingWindowTypeAlgorithm();
+    };
 }
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/wmshell/WMShellBaseModule.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/wmshell/WMShellBaseModule.java
index f96d34495fda1..4c9ba66c1e390 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/wmshell/WMShellBaseModule.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/wmshell/WMShellBaseModule.java
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ import com.android.wm.shell.splitscreen.SplitScreen;
 import com.android.wm.shell.splitscreen.SplitScreenController;
 import com.android.wm.shell.startingsurface.StartingSurface;
 import com.android.wm.shell.startingsurface.StartingWindowController;
+import com.android.wm.shell.startingsurface.StartingWindowTypeAlgorithm;
 import com.android.wm.shell.transition.ShellTransitions;
 import com.android.wm.shell.transition.Transitions;
 
@@ -381,8 +382,10 @@ public abstract class WMShellBaseModule {
     @WMSingleton
     @Provides
     static StartingWindowController provideStartingWindowController(Context context,
-            @ShellSplashscreenThread ShellExecutor splashScreenExecutor, TransactionPool pool) {
-        return new StartingWindowController(context, splashScreenExecutor, pool);
+            @ShellSplashscreenThread ShellExecutor splashScreenExecutor,
+            StartingWindowTypeAlgorithm startingWindowTypeAlgorithm, TransactionPool pool) {
+        return new StartingWindowController(context, splashScreenExecutor,
+                startingWindowTypeAlgorithm, pool);
     }
 
     //
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/wmshell/WMShellModule.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/wmshell/WMShellModule.java
index 743dd466d95e0..36fd9bee80abd 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/wmshell/WMShellModule.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/wmshell/WMShellModule.java
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ import com.android.wm.shell.pip.phone.PipAppOpsListener;
 import com.android.wm.shell.pip.phone.PipController;
 import com.android.wm.shell.pip.phone.PipMotionHelper;
 import com.android.wm.shell.pip.phone.PipTouchHandler;
+import com.android.wm.shell.startingsurface.StartingWindowTypeAlgorithm;
+import com.android.wm.shell.startingsurface.phone.PhoneStartingWindowTypeAlgorithm;
 import com.android.wm.shell.transition.Transitions;
 
 import java.util.Optional;
@@ -229,4 +231,14 @@ public class WMShellModule {
                 menuController, pipSnapAlgorithm, pipTransitionController,
                 floatingContentCoordinator);
     }
+
+    //
+    // Starting Windows (Splash Screen)
+    //
+
+    @WMSingleton
+    @Provides
+    static StartingWindowTypeAlgorithm provideStartingWindowTypeAlgorithm() {
+        return new PhoneStartingWindowTypeAlgorithm();
+    }
 }