diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index 10c4a4f6877a6..1fa4640e7dff5 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final int reqNavigation = 16843306; // 0x101022a
     field public static final int reqTouchScreen = 16843303; // 0x1010227
     field public static final int requestLegacyExternalStorage = 16844291; // 0x1010603
-    field public static final int requestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess;
+    field public static final int requestRawExternalStorageAccess;
     field public static final int requireDeviceScreenOn;
     field public static final int requireDeviceUnlock = 16843756; // 0x10103ec
     field public static final int required = 16843406; // 0x101028e
diff --git a/core/api/system-current.txt b/core/api/system-current.txt
index c126dbd644745..76abbf4a741bf 100644
--- a/core/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/system-current.txt
@@ -2508,7 +2508,7 @@ package android.content.om {
 package android.content.pm {
 
   public class ApplicationInfo extends android.content.pm.PackageItemInfo implements android.os.Parcelable {
-    method @Nullable public Boolean hasRequestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess();
+    method @Nullable public Boolean hasRequestRawExternalStorageAccess();
     method public boolean isEncryptionAware();
     method public boolean isInstantApp();
     method public boolean isOem();
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/ApplicationInfo.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/ApplicationInfo.java
index 6badf0e0addc5..6ad204ec31eab 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/ApplicationInfo.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/ApplicationInfo.java
@@ -1436,11 +1436,11 @@ public class ApplicationInfo extends PackageItemInfo implements Parcelable {
     private @NativeHeapZeroInitialized int nativeHeapZeroInitialized = ZEROINIT_DEFAULT;
 
     /**
-     * If {@code true} this app requests optimized external storage access.
+     * If {@code true} this app requests raw external storage access.
      * The request may not be honored due to policy or other reasons.
      */
     @Nullable
-    private Boolean requestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess;
+    private Boolean requestRawExternalStorageAccess;
 
     /**
      * Represents the default policy. The actual policy used will depend on other properties of
@@ -1598,9 +1598,9 @@ public class ApplicationInfo extends PackageItemInfo implements Parcelable {
             if (nativeHeapZeroInitialized != ZEROINIT_DEFAULT) {
                 pw.println(prefix + "nativeHeapZeroInitialized=" + nativeHeapZeroInitialized);
             }
-            if (requestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess != null) {
-                pw.println(prefix + "requestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess="
-                        + requestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess);
+            if (requestRawExternalStorageAccess != null) {
+                pw.println(prefix + "requestRawExternalStorageAccess="
+                        + requestRawExternalStorageAccess);
             }
         }
         super.dumpBack(pw, prefix);
@@ -1829,7 +1829,7 @@ public class ApplicationInfo extends PackageItemInfo implements Parcelable {
         gwpAsanMode = orig.gwpAsanMode;
         memtagMode = orig.memtagMode;
         nativeHeapZeroInitialized = orig.nativeHeapZeroInitialized;
-        requestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess = orig.requestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess;
+        requestRawExternalStorageAccess = orig.requestRawExternalStorageAccess;
     }
 
     public String toString() {
@@ -1918,7 +1918,7 @@ public class ApplicationInfo extends PackageItemInfo implements Parcelable {
         dest.writeInt(gwpAsanMode);
         dest.writeInt(memtagMode);
         dest.writeInt(nativeHeapZeroInitialized);
-        sForBoolean.parcel(requestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess, dest, parcelableFlags);
+        sForBoolean.parcel(requestRawExternalStorageAccess, dest, parcelableFlags);
     }
 
     public static final @android.annotation.NonNull Parcelable.Creator<ApplicationInfo> CREATOR
@@ -2004,7 +2004,7 @@ public class ApplicationInfo extends PackageItemInfo implements Parcelable {
         gwpAsanMode = source.readInt();
         memtagMode = source.readInt();
         nativeHeapZeroInitialized = source.readInt();
-        requestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess = sForBoolean.unparcel(source);
+        requestRawExternalStorageAccess = sForBoolean.unparcel(source);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -2121,10 +2121,10 @@ public class ApplicationInfo extends PackageItemInfo implements Parcelable {
     /**
      * @return
      * <ul>
-     * <li>{@code true} if this app requested optimized external storage access
-     * <li>{@code false} if this app requests to disable optimized external storage access.
+     * <li>{@code true} if this app requested raw external storage access
+     * <li>{@code false} if this app requests to disable raw external storage access.
      * <li>{@code null} if the app didn't specify
-     * {@link android.R.styleable#AndroidManifestApplication_requestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess}
+     * {@link android.R.styleable#AndroidManifestApplication_requestRawExternalStorageAccess}
      * in its manifest file.
      * </ul>
      *
@@ -2132,8 +2132,8 @@ public class ApplicationInfo extends PackageItemInfo implements Parcelable {
      */
     @SystemApi
     @Nullable
-    public Boolean hasRequestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess() {
-        return requestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess;
+    public Boolean hasRequestRawExternalStorageAccess() {
+        return requestRawExternalStorageAccess;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -2421,8 +2421,8 @@ public class ApplicationInfo extends PackageItemInfo implements Parcelable {
         nativeHeapZeroInitialized = value;
     }
     /** {@hide} */
-    public void setRequestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess(@Nullable Boolean value) {
-        requestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess = value;
+    public void setRequestRawExternalStorageAccess(@Nullable Boolean value) {
+        requestRawExternalStorageAccess = value;
     }
 
     /** {@hide} */
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/ParsingPackage.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/ParsingPackage.java
index 1c65e00146357..8dcba7ff45256 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/ParsingPackage.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/ParsingPackage.java
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@ public interface ParsingPackage extends ParsingPackageRead {
     ParsingPackage setNativeHeapZeroInitialized(
             @ApplicationInfo.NativeHeapZeroInitialized int nativeHeapZeroInitialized);
 
-    ParsingPackage setRequestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess(
-            @Nullable Boolean requestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess);
+    ParsingPackage setRequestRawExternalStorageAccess(
+            @Nullable Boolean requestRawExternalStorageAccess);
 
     ParsingPackage setCrossProfile(boolean crossProfile);
 
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/ParsingPackageImpl.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/ParsingPackageImpl.java
index 97e1b543520ef..ea7135eb416ec 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/ParsingPackageImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/ParsingPackageImpl.java
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ public class ParsingPackageImpl implements ParsingPackage, Parcelable {
 
     @Nullable
     @DataClass.ParcelWith(ForBoolean.class)
-    private Boolean requestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess;
+    private Boolean requestRawExternalStorageAccess;
 
     // TODO(chiuwinson): Non-null
     @Nullable
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ public class ParsingPackageImpl implements ParsingPackage, Parcelable {
         appInfo.setGwpAsanMode(gwpAsanMode);
         appInfo.setMemtagMode(memtagMode);
         appInfo.setNativeHeapZeroInitialized(nativeHeapZeroInitialized);
-        appInfo.setRequestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess(requestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess);
+        appInfo.setRequestRawExternalStorageAccess(requestRawExternalStorageAccess);
         appInfo.setBaseCodePath(mBaseApkPath);
         appInfo.setBaseResourcePath(mBaseApkPath);
         appInfo.setCodePath(mPath);
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ public class ParsingPackageImpl implements ParsingPackage, Parcelable {
         dest.writeMap(this.mProperties);
         dest.writeInt(this.memtagMode);
         dest.writeInt(this.nativeHeapZeroInitialized);
-        sForBoolean.parcel(this.requestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess, dest, flags);
+        sForBoolean.parcel(this.requestRawExternalStorageAccess, dest, flags);
     }
 
     public ParsingPackageImpl(Parcel in) {
@@ -1348,7 +1348,7 @@ public class ParsingPackageImpl implements ParsingPackage, Parcelable {
         this.mProperties = in.readHashMap(boot);
         this.memtagMode = in.readInt();
         this.nativeHeapZeroInitialized = in.readInt();
-        this.requestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess = sForBoolean.unparcel(in);
+        this.requestRawExternalStorageAccess = sForBoolean.unparcel(in);
         assignDerivedFields();
     }
 
@@ -2131,8 +2131,8 @@ public class ParsingPackageImpl implements ParsingPackage, Parcelable {
 
     @Nullable
     @Override
-    public Boolean hasRequestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess() {
-        return requestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess;
+    public Boolean hasRequestRawExternalStorageAccess() {
+        return requestRawExternalStorageAccess;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -2586,8 +2586,8 @@ public class ParsingPackageImpl implements ParsingPackage, Parcelable {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public ParsingPackageImpl setRequestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess(@Nullable Boolean value) {
-        requestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess = value;
+    public ParsingPackageImpl setRequestRawExternalStorageAccess(@Nullable Boolean value) {
+        requestRawExternalStorageAccess = value;
         return this;
     }
     @Override
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/ParsingPackageRead.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/ParsingPackageRead.java
index cfd828ec7d3e4..4d4cc1a4aa18f 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/ParsingPackageRead.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/ParsingPackageRead.java
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ public interface ParsingPackageRead extends Parcelable {
     int getNativeHeapZeroInitialized();
 
     @Nullable
-    Boolean hasRequestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess();
+    Boolean hasRequestRawExternalStorageAccess();
 
     // TODO(b/135203078): Hide and enforce going through PackageInfoUtils
     ApplicationInfo toAppInfoWithoutState();
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/ParsingPackageUtils.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/ParsingPackageUtils.java
index 4e7bd7046fc22..a1ffc0ca53784 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/ParsingPackageUtils.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/parsing/ParsingPackageUtils.java
@@ -2019,9 +2019,9 @@ public class ParsingPackageUtils {
                         v ? ApplicationInfo.ZEROINIT_ENABLED : ApplicationInfo.ZEROINIT_DISABLED);
             }
             if (sa.hasValue(
-                    R.styleable.AndroidManifestApplication_requestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess)) {
-                pkg.setRequestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess(sa.getBoolean(R.styleable
-                                .AndroidManifestApplication_requestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess,
+                    R.styleable.AndroidManifestApplication_requestRawExternalStorageAccess)) {
+                pkg.setRequestRawExternalStorageAccess(sa.getBoolean(R.styleable
+                                .AndroidManifestApplication_requestRawExternalStorageAccess,
                         false));
             }
         } finally {
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/attrs_manifest.xml b/core/res/res/values/attrs_manifest.xml
index 986bb820eb2c6..c51b2d84ab6d2 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/attrs_manifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/attrs_manifest.xml
@@ -1867,16 +1867,21 @@
              -->
         <attr name="preserveLegacyExternalStorage" format="boolean" />
 
-        <!-- If {@code true} this app would like optimized external storage access.
+        <!-- If {@code true} this app would like raw external storage access.
 
         <p> This flag can only be used by apps holding
         <ul>
         <li>{@link android.Manifest.permission#MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE} permission or
         <li>{@link android.app.role}#SYSTEM_GALLERY role.
         </ul>
-        When the flag is set, bulk file path operations will be optimized.
+        <p> When the flag is set, all file path access on external storage will bypass database
+        operations that update MediaStore collection. Raw external storage access as a side effect
+        can improve performance of bulk file path operations but can cause unexpected behavior in
+        apps due to inconsistencies in MediaStore collection and lower file system.
+        When the flag is set, app should scan the file after file path operations to ensure
+        consistency of MediaStore collection.
 
-        The default value is {@code true} if
+        <p> The default value is {@code true} if
         <ul>
         <li>app has {@link android.Manifest.permission#MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE} permission and
         targets targetSDK<=30.
@@ -1884,7 +1889,7 @@
         </ul>
         {@code false} otherwise.
         -->
-        <attr name="requestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess" format="boolean" />
+        <attr name="requestRawExternalStorageAccess" format="boolean" />
 
         <!-- If {@code true} this app declares that it should be visible to all other apps on
              device, regardless of what they declare via the {@code queries} tags in their
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/public.xml b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
index b402c956e2ef4..3a5621b4fbbd6 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/public.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
@@ -3092,7 +3092,7 @@
     <public name="attributionTags"/>
     <public name="suppressesSpellChecker" />
     <public name="usesPermissionFlags" />
-    <public name="requestOptimizedExternalStorageAccess" />
+    <public name="requestRawExternalStorageAccess" />
     <!-- @hide @SystemApi -->
     <public name="playHomeTransitionSound" />
     <public name="lStar" />