diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/config/sysui/SystemUiDeviceConfigFlags.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/config/sysui/SystemUiDeviceConfigFlags.java
index 777104d89c0b1..7c08a7bbc8262 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/config/sysui/SystemUiDeviceConfigFlags.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/config/sysui/SystemUiDeviceConfigFlags.java
@@ -543,6 +543,11 @@ public final class SystemUiDeviceConfigFlags {
      */
     public static final String TASK_MANAGER_ENABLED = "task_manager_enabled";
 
+    /**
+     * (boolean) Whether the task manager should show an attention grabbing dot when tasks changed.
+     */
+    public static final String TASK_MANAGER_SHOW_FOOTER_DOT = "task_manager_show_footer_dot";
+
 
     /**
      * (boolean) Whether the clipboard overlay is enabled.
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/strings.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/strings.xml
index 1dd41a35374fe..99f4c767c0de1 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -2477,7 +2477,7 @@
     <!-- Title for dialog listing applications currently running [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]-->
     <string name="fgs_manager_dialog_title">Active apps</string>
     <!-- Detailed message for dialog listing applications currently running [CHAR LIMIT=NONE]-->
-    <string name="fgs_manager_dialog_message">Even if you\u2019re not using these apps, they\u2019re still active and might affect battery life</string>
+    <string name="fgs_manager_dialog_message">These apps are active and running, even when you\u2019re not using them. This improves their functionality, but it may also affect battery life.</string>
     <!-- Label of the button to stop an app from running [CHAR LIMIT=12]-->
     <string name="fgs_manager_app_item_stop_button_label">Stop</string>
     <!-- Label of the button to stop an app from running but the app is already stopped and the button is disabled [CHAR LIMIT=12]-->
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/FgsManagerController.kt b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/FgsManagerController.kt
index 8d2b14a60632a..80eacd1f3e638 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/FgsManagerController.kt
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/FgsManagerController.kt
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import androidx.recyclerview.widget.DiffUtil
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
 import com.android.internal.config.sysui.SystemUiDeviceConfigFlags.TASK_MANAGER_ENABLED
+import com.android.internal.config.sysui.SystemUiDeviceConfigFlags.TASK_MANAGER_SHOW_FOOTER_DOT
 import com.android.systemui.Dumpable
 import com.android.systemui.R
 import com.android.systemui.animation.DialogLaunchAnimator
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ class FgsManagerController @Inject constructor(
 
     companion object {
         private val LOG_TAG = FgsManagerController::class.java.simpleName
+        private const val DEFAULT_TASK_MANAGER_ENABLED = true
+        private const val DEFAULT_TASK_MANAGER_SHOW_FOOTER_DOT = false
     }
 
     var changesSinceDialog = false
@@ -88,6 +91,8 @@ class FgsManagerController @Inject constructor(
 
     var isAvailable = false
         private set
+    var showFooterDot = false
+        private set
 
     private val lock = Any()
 
@@ -151,10 +156,14 @@ class FgsManagerController @Inject constructor(
             deviceConfigProxy.addOnPropertiesChangedListener(NAMESPACE_SYSTEMUI,
                     backgroundExecutor) {
                 isAvailable = it.getBoolean(TASK_MANAGER_ENABLED, isAvailable)
+                showFooterDot =
+                        it.getBoolean(TASK_MANAGER_SHOW_FOOTER_DOT, showFooterDot)
             }
 
-            isAvailable = deviceConfigProxy
-                    .getBoolean(NAMESPACE_SYSTEMUI, TASK_MANAGER_ENABLED, true)
+            isAvailable = deviceConfigProxy.getBoolean(NAMESPACE_SYSTEMUI,
+                    TASK_MANAGER_ENABLED, DEFAULT_TASK_MANAGER_ENABLED)
+            showFooterDot = deviceConfigProxy.getBoolean(NAMESPACE_SYSTEMUI,
+                    TASK_MANAGER_SHOW_FOOTER_DOT, DEFAULT_TASK_MANAGER_SHOW_FOOTER_DOT)
 
             dumpManager.registerDumpable(this)
 
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSFgsManagerFooter.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSFgsManagerFooter.java
index abebf3e80b21b..ba6b1dd28c97d 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSFgsManagerFooter.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/qs/QSFgsManagerFooter.java
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ public class QSFgsManagerFooter implements View.OnClickListener,
             if (mFgsManagerController.shouldUpdateFooterVisibility()) {
                 mRootView.setVisibility(mNumPackages > 0
                         && mFgsManagerController.isAvailable() ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
-                int dotVis =
-                        mFgsManagerController.getChangesSinceDialog() ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE;
+                int dotVis = mFgsManagerController.getShowFooterDot()
+                        && mFgsManagerController.getChangesSinceDialog() ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE;
                 mDotView.setVisibility(dotVis);
                 mCollapsedDotView.setVisibility(dotVis);
                 if (mVisibilityChangedListener != null) {