diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java
index 3fcf54baf10e6..be709e226a2e0 100755
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/notification/NotificationManagerService.java
@@ -9986,6 +9986,7 @@ public class NotificationManagerService extends SystemService {
         static final String TAG_APPROVED = "allowed";
         static final String TAG_DISALLOWED= "disallowed";
         static final String XML_SEPARATOR = ",";
+        static final String FLAG_SEPARATOR = "\\|";
 
         private final ArraySet<ManagedServiceInfo> mLightTrimListeners = new ArraySet<>();
         ArrayMap<Pair<ComponentName, Integer>, NotificationListenerFilter>
@@ -10257,7 +10258,7 @@ public class NotificationManagerService extends SystemService {
         private int getTypesFromStringList(String typeList) {
             int types = 0;
             if (typeList != null) {
-                String[] typeStrings = typeList.split(XML_SEPARATOR);
+                String[] typeStrings = typeList.split(FLAG_SEPARATOR);
                 for (int i = 0; i < typeStrings.length; i++) {
                     final String typeString = typeStrings[i];
                     if (TextUtils.isEmpty(typeString)) {
diff --git a/services/tests/uiservicestests/src/com/android/server/notification/NotificationListenersTest.java b/services/tests/uiservicestests/src/com/android/server/notification/NotificationListenersTest.java
index ab545266466e3..50ebffc31035f 100644
--- a/services/tests/uiservicestests/src/com/android/server/notification/NotificationListenersTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/uiservicestests/src/com/android/server/notification/NotificationListenersTest.java
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ public class NotificationListenersTest extends UiServiceTestCase {
         si.packageName = "new";
         si.name = "comp";
         si.metaData = new Bundle();
-        si.metaData.putString(NotificationListenerService.META_DATA_DEFAULT_FILTER_TYPES, "1,2");
+        si.metaData.putString(NotificationListenerService.META_DATA_DEFAULT_FILTER_TYPES, "1|2");
 
         mListeners.ensureFilters(si, 0);
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public class NotificationListenersTest extends UiServiceTestCase {
         si.name = "comp";
         si.metaData = new Bundle();
         si.metaData.putString(NotificationListenerService.META_DATA_DEFAULT_FILTER_TYPES,
-                "conversations,ALERTING");
+                "conversations|ALERTING");
 
         mListeners.ensureFilters(si, 0);
 
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ public class NotificationListenersTest extends UiServiceTestCase {
         si.packageName = "new";
         si.name = "comp";
         si.metaData = new Bundle();
-        si.metaData.putString(NotificationListenerService.META_DATA_DISABLED_FILTER_TYPES, "1,2");
+        si.metaData.putString(NotificationListenerService.META_DATA_DISABLED_FILTER_TYPES, "1|2");
 
         mListeners.ensureFilters(si, 0);
 
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ public class NotificationListenersTest extends UiServiceTestCase {
         si.name = "comp";
         si.metaData = new Bundle();
         si.metaData.putString(NotificationListenerService.META_DATA_DISABLED_FILTER_TYPES,
-                "1,alerting");
+                "1|alerting");
 
         mListeners.ensureFilters(si, 0);
 
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ public class NotificationListenersTest extends UiServiceTestCase {
         si.packageName = "new";
         si.name = "comp";
         si.metaData = new Bundle();
-        si.metaData.putString(NotificationListenerService.META_DATA_DEFAULT_FILTER_TYPES, "1,2");
+        si.metaData.putString(NotificationListenerService.META_DATA_DEFAULT_FILTER_TYPES, "1|2");
         si.metaData.putInt(NotificationListenerService.META_DATA_DISABLED_FILTER_TYPES, 1);
 
         mListeners.ensureFilters(si, 0);