diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index 3773d3b09299f..038933783ea28 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -18809,9 +18809,14 @@ package android.hardware.display {
     method public android.view.Display getDisplay(int);
     method public android.view.Display[] getDisplays();
     method public android.view.Display[] getDisplays(String);
+    method public int getMatchContentFrameRateUserPreference();
     method public void registerDisplayListener(android.hardware.display.DisplayManager.DisplayListener, android.os.Handler);
     method public void unregisterDisplayListener(android.hardware.display.DisplayManager.DisplayListener);
     field public static final String DISPLAY_CATEGORY_PRESENTATION = "android.hardware.display.category.PRESENTATION";
+    field public static final int MATCH_CONTENT_FRAMERATE_ALWAYS = 2; // 0x2
+    field public static final int MATCH_CONTENT_FRAMERATE_NEVER = 0; // 0x0
+    field public static final int MATCH_CONTENT_FRAMERATE_SEAMLESSS_ONLY = 1; // 0x1
+    field public static final int MATCH_CONTENT_FRAMERATE_UNKNOWN = -1; // 0xffffffff
     field public static final int VIRTUAL_DISPLAY_FLAG_AUTO_MIRROR = 16; // 0x10
     field public static final int VIRTUAL_DISPLAY_FLAG_OWN_CONTENT_ONLY = 8; // 0x8
     field public static final int VIRTUAL_DISPLAY_FLAG_PRESENTATION = 2; // 0x2
diff --git a/core/api/test-current.txt b/core/api/test-current.txt
index 21771df3c6a3c..12a4c6d592da1 100644
--- a/core/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/test-current.txt
@@ -1141,7 +1141,6 @@ package android.hardware.display {
 
   public final class DisplayManager {
     method public boolean areUserDisabledHdrTypesAllowed();
-    method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.MODIFY_REFRESH_RATE_SWITCHING_TYPE) public int getRefreshRateSwitchingType();
     method @NonNull public int[] getUserDisabledHdrTypes();
     method public boolean isMinimalPostProcessingRequested(int);
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS) public void setAreUserDisabledHdrTypesAllowed(boolean);
diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/display/DisplayManager.java b/core/java/android/hardware/display/DisplayManager.java
index 216e7b079f6b4..6c2d1402b303c 100644
--- a/core/java/android/hardware/display/DisplayManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/hardware/display/DisplayManager.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import android.media.projection.MediaProjection;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.util.Pair;
+import android.util.Slog;
 import android.util.SparseArray;
 import android.view.Display;
 import android.view.Surface;
@@ -347,6 +348,37 @@ public final class DisplayManager {
     public static final int VIRTUAL_DISPLAY_FLAG_OWN_DISPLAY_GROUP = 1 << 11;
 
 
+    /** @hide */
+    @IntDef(prefix = {"MATCH_CONTENT_FRAMERATE_"}, value = {
+            MATCH_CONTENT_FRAMERATE_UNKNOWN,
+            MATCH_CONTENT_FRAMERATE_NEVER,
+            MATCH_CONTENT_FRAMERATE_SEAMLESSS_ONLY,
+            MATCH_CONTENT_FRAMERATE_ALWAYS,
+    })
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
+    public @interface MatchContentFrameRateType {}
+
+    /**
+     * Match content frame rate user preference is unknown.
+     */
+    public static final int MATCH_CONTENT_FRAMERATE_UNKNOWN = -1;
+
+    /**
+     * No mode switching is allowed.
+     */
+    public static final int MATCH_CONTENT_FRAMERATE_NEVER = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Only refresh rate switches without visual interruptions are allowed.
+     */
+    public static final int MATCH_CONTENT_FRAMERATE_SEAMLESSS_ONLY = 1;
+
+    /**
+     * Refresh rate switches between all refresh rates are allowed even if they have visual
+     * interruptions for the user.
+     */
+    public static final int MATCH_CONTENT_FRAMERATE_ALWAYS = 2;
+
     /** @hide */
     @IntDef(prefix = {"SWITCHING_TYPE_"}, value = {
             SWITCHING_TYPE_NONE,
@@ -1076,14 +1108,36 @@ public final class DisplayManager {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the refresh rate switching type.
-     *
-     * @hide
+     * Returns the user preference for "Match content frame rate".
+     * <p>
+     * Never: Even if the app requests it, the device will never try to match its output to the
+     * original frame rate of the content.
+     * </p><p>
+     * Seamless: If the app requests it, the device will match its output to the original frame
+     * rate of the content, ONLY if the display can transition seamlessly.
+     * </p><p>
+     * Always: If the app requests it, the device will match its output to the original
+     * frame rate of the content. This may cause the screen to go blank for a
+     * second when exiting or entering a video playback.
+     * </p>
      */
-    @TestApi
-    @RequiresPermission(Manifest.permission.MODIFY_REFRESH_RATE_SWITCHING_TYPE)
-    @SwitchingType public int getRefreshRateSwitchingType() {
-        return mGlobal.getRefreshRateSwitchingType();
+    @MatchContentFrameRateType public int getMatchContentFrameRateUserPreference() {
+        return toMatchContentFrameRateSetting(mGlobal.getRefreshRateSwitchingType());
+    }
+
+    @MatchContentFrameRateType
+    private int toMatchContentFrameRateSetting(@SwitchingType int switchingType) {
+        switch (switchingType) {
+            case SWITCHING_TYPE_NONE:
+                return MATCH_CONTENT_FRAMERATE_NEVER;
+            case SWITCHING_TYPE_WITHIN_GROUPS:
+                return MATCH_CONTENT_FRAMERATE_SEAMLESSS_ONLY;
+            case SWITCHING_TYPE_ACROSS_AND_WITHIN_GROUPS:
+                return MATCH_CONTENT_FRAMERATE_ALWAYS;
+            default:
+                Slog.e(TAG, switchingType + " is not a valid value of switching type.");
+                return MATCH_CONTENT_FRAMERATE_UNKNOWN;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayManagerService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayManagerService.java
index 9d02576cefb70..393a4eb83dd68 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayManagerService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/display/DisplayManagerService.java
@@ -2932,9 +2932,6 @@ public final class DisplayManagerService extends SystemService {
 
         @Override // Binder call
         public int getRefreshRateSwitchingType() {
-            mContext.enforceCallingOrSelfPermission(
-                    Manifest.permission.MODIFY_REFRESH_RATE_SWITCHING_TYPE,
-                    "Permission required read refresh rate switching type.");
             final long token = Binder.clearCallingIdentity();
             try {
                 return getRefreshRateSwitchingTypeInternal();