diff --git a/nfc/api/system-current.txt b/nfc/api/system-current.txt
index 3524f8c..f8b640c7 100644
--- a/nfc/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/nfc/api/system-current.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     method @FlaggedApi("android.nfc.enable_nfc_charging") public void registerWlcStateListener(@NonNull java.util.concurrent.Executor, @NonNull android.nfc.NfcAdapter.WlcStateListener);
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS) public boolean removeNfcUnlockHandler(android.nfc.NfcAdapter.NfcUnlockHandler);
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.NFC_SET_CONTROLLER_ALWAYS_ON) public boolean setControllerAlwaysOn(boolean);
-    method @FlaggedApi("android.nfc.enable_nfc_mainline") @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS) public void setReaderMode(boolean);
+    method @FlaggedApi("android.nfc.enable_nfc_mainline") @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS) public void setReaderModePollingEnabled(boolean);
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS) public int setTagIntentAppPreferenceForUser(int, @NonNull String, boolean);
     method @FlaggedApi("android.nfc.enable_nfc_charging") @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS) public boolean setWlcEnabled(boolean);
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.NFC_SET_CONTROLLER_ALWAYS_ON) public void unregisterControllerAlwaysOnListener(@NonNull android.nfc.NfcAdapter.ControllerAlwaysOnListener);
diff --git a/nfc/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java b/nfc/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java
index 11eb97b..4d56c11 100644
--- a/nfc/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java
+++ b/nfc/java/android/nfc/NfcAdapter.java
@@ -1764,7 +1764,9 @@
     private static final int ENABLE_POLLING_FLAGS = 0x0000;
 
     /**
-     * Privileged API to enable disable reader polling.
+     * Privileged API to enable or disable reader polling.
+     * Unlike {@link #enableReaderMode(Activity, ReaderCallback, int, Bundle)}, this API does not
+     * need a foreground activity to control reader mode parameters
      * Note: Use with caution! The app is responsible for ensuring that the polling state is
      * returned to normal.
      *
@@ -1778,14 +1780,14 @@
     @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS)
     @FlaggedApi(Flags.FLAG_ENABLE_NFC_MAINLINE)
     @SuppressLint("VisiblySynchronized")
-    public void setReaderMode(boolean enablePolling) {
+    public void setReaderModePollingEnabled(boolean enable) {
         synchronized (sLock) {
             if (!sHasNfcFeature) {
                 throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
             }
         }
         Binder token = new Binder();
-        int flags = enablePolling ? ENABLE_POLLING_FLAGS : DISABLE_POLLING_FLAGS;
+        int flags = enable ? ENABLE_POLLING_FLAGS : DISABLE_POLLING_FLAGS;
         try {
             NfcAdapter.sService.setReaderMode(token, null, flags, null);
         } catch (RemoteException e) {
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/camera/CameraServiceProxy.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/camera/CameraServiceProxy.java
index a796544..458fd82 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/camera/CameraServiceProxy.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/camera/CameraServiceProxy.java
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@
             return;
         }
         if (DEBUG) Slog.v(TAG, "Setting NFC reader mode. enablePolling: " + enablePolling);
-        nfcAdapter.setReaderMode(enablePolling);
+        nfcAdapter.setReaderModePollingEnabled(enablePolling);
     }
 
     private static int[] toArray(Collection<Integer> c) {