diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 3e853a9e02d3d..91c23432e2ed1 100755
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -9383,6 +9383,7 @@ package android.telephony {
     method public boolean isDataConnectivityPossible();
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE) public boolean isDataEnabledForApn(int);
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE) public boolean isEmergencyAssistanceEnabled();
+    method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE) public boolean isGlobalModeEnabled();
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE) @WorkerThread public boolean isIccLockEnabled();
     method @Deprecated @RequiresPermission(anyOf={android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE, android.Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE}) public boolean isIdle();
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE) public boolean isInEmergencySmsMode();
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
index acd33e13b8e28..10a000065e2f2 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
@@ -3800,21 +3800,20 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Return if the current radio is LTE on CDMA. This is a tri-state return value as for a period
-     * of time the mode may be unknown.
+     * Return if the current radio has global mode enabled, meaning it supports
+     * both 3GPP and 3GPP2 radio technologies at the same time.
      *
      * <p>If this object has been created with {@link #createForSubscriptionId}, applies to the
-     * given subId. Otherwise, applies to {@link SubscriptionManager#getDefaultSubscriptionId()}
-     *
-     * @return {@link PhoneConstants#LTE_ON_CDMA_UNKNOWN}, {@link PhoneConstants#LTE_ON_CDMA_FALSE}
-     * or {@link PhoneConstants#LTE_ON_CDMA_TRUE}
+     * given subId. Otherwise, applies to {@link SubscriptionManager#getDefaultSubscriptionId()}.
      *
+     * @return {@code true} if global mode is enabled
+     *         {@code false} if global mode is not enabled or unknown
      * @hide
      */
-    @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE)
-    @UnsupportedAppUsage
-    public int getLteOnCdmaMode() {
-        return getLteOnCdmaMode(getSubId());
+    @SystemApi
+    @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE)
+    public boolean isGlobalModeEnabled() {
+        return getLteOnCdmaMode(getSubId()) == PhoneConstants.LTE_ON_CDMA_TRUE;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -3827,7 +3826,7 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
      * or {@link PhoneConstants#LTE_ON_CDMA_TRUE}
      * @hide
      */
-    @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE)
+    @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE)
     @UnsupportedAppUsage
     public int getLteOnCdmaMode(int subId) {
         try {