diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/core/PreferenceControllerListHelper.java b/src/com/android/settings/core/PreferenceControllerListHelper.java
index bec7c09..a4808a1 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/core/PreferenceControllerListHelper.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/core/PreferenceControllerListHelper.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.Log;
 
+import com.android.settings.core.PreferenceXmlParserUtils.MetadataFlag;
 import com.android.settingslib.core.AbstractPreferenceController;
 
 import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
@@ -52,7 +53,8 @@
         final List<BasePreferenceController> controllers = new ArrayList<>();
         List<Bundle> preferenceMetadata;
         try {
-            preferenceMetadata = PreferenceXmlParserUtils.extractMetadata(context, xmlResId);
+            preferenceMetadata = PreferenceXmlParserUtils.extractMetadata(context, xmlResId,
+                    MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_KEY | MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_PREF_CONTROLLER);
         } catch (IOException | XmlPullParserException e) {
             Log.e(TAG, "Failed to parse preference xml for getting controllers");
             return controllers;
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/core/PreferenceXmlParserUtils.java b/src/com/android/settings/core/PreferenceXmlParserUtils.java
index e07ca9b..7afe8d8 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/core/PreferenceXmlParserUtils.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/core/PreferenceXmlParserUtils.java
@@ -18,10 +18,14 @@
 
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
+import android.annotation.XmlRes;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
 import android.content.res.XmlResourceParser;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.support.annotation.IntDef;
+import android.support.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.TypedValue;
@@ -33,6 +37,8 @@
 import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -43,12 +49,41 @@
 public class PreferenceXmlParserUtils {
 
     private static final String TAG = "PreferenceXmlParserUtil";
-
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    static final String PREF_SCREEN_TAG = "PreferenceScreen";
     private static final List<String> SUPPORTED_PREF_TYPES = Arrays.asList(
             "Preference", "PreferenceCategory", "PreferenceScreen");
 
+    /**
+     * Flag definition to indicate which metadata should be extracted when
+     * {@link #extractMetadata(Context, int, int)} is called. The flags can be combined by using |
+     * (binary or).
+     */
+    @IntDef(flag = true, value = {
+            MetadataFlag.FLAG_INCLUDE_PREF_SCREEN,
+            MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_KEY,
+            MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_PREF_TYPE,
+            MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_PREF_CONTROLLER,
+            MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_PREF_TITLE,
+            MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_PREF_SUMMARY,
+            MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_PREF_ICON})
+    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
+    public @interface MetadataFlag {
+        int FLAG_INCLUDE_PREF_SCREEN = 1;
+        int FLAG_NEED_KEY = 1 << 1;
+        int FLAG_NEED_PREF_TYPE = 1 << 2;
+        int FLAG_NEED_PREF_CONTROLLER = 1 << 3;
+        int FLAG_NEED_PREF_TITLE = 1 << 4;
+        int FLAG_NEED_PREF_SUMMARY = 1 << 5;
+        int FLAG_NEED_PREF_ICON = 1 << 6;
+    }
+
+    public static final String METADATA_PREF_TYPE = "type";
     public static final String METADATA_KEY = "key";
     public static final String METADATA_CONTROLLER = "controller";
+    public static final String METADATA_TITLE = "title";
+    public static final String METADATA_SUMMARY = "summary";
+    public static final String METADATA_ICON = "icon";
 
     private static final String ENTRIES_SEPARATOR = "|";
 
@@ -107,11 +142,11 @@
     /**
      * Extracts metadata from preference xml and put them into a {@link Bundle}.
      *
-     * TODO(zhfan): Similar logic exists in {@link SliceBuilderUtils} and
-     * {@link UniquePreferenceTest}. Need refactoring to consolidate them all.
+     * @param xmlResId xml res id of a preference screen
+     * @param flags    Should be one or more of {@link MetadataFlag}.
      */
     @NonNull
-    public static List<Bundle> extractMetadata(Context context, int xmlResId)
+    public static List<Bundle> extractMetadata(Context context, @XmlRes int xmlResId, int flags)
             throws IOException, XmlPullParserException {
         final List<Bundle> metadata = new ArrayList<>();
         if (xmlResId <= 0) {
@@ -132,16 +167,37 @@
                 continue;
             }
             final String nodeName = parser.getName();
+            if (!hasFlag(flags, MetadataFlag.FLAG_INCLUDE_PREF_SCREEN)
+                    && TextUtils.equals(PREF_SCREEN_TAG, nodeName)) {
+                continue;
+            }
             if (!SUPPORTED_PREF_TYPES.contains(nodeName) && !nodeName.endsWith("Preference")) {
                 continue;
             }
             final Bundle preferenceMetadata = new Bundle();
             final AttributeSet attrs = Xml.asAttributeSet(parser);
-            preferenceMetadata.putString(METADATA_KEY, getDataKey(context, attrs));
-            preferenceMetadata.putString(METADATA_CONTROLLER, getController(context, attrs));
+            if (hasFlag(flags, MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_PREF_TYPE)) {
+                preferenceMetadata.putString(METADATA_PREF_TYPE, nodeName);
+            }
+            if (hasFlag(flags, MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_KEY)) {
+                preferenceMetadata.putString(METADATA_KEY, getDataKey(context, attrs));
+            }
+            if (hasFlag(flags, MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_PREF_CONTROLLER)) {
+                preferenceMetadata.putString(METADATA_CONTROLLER, getController(context, attrs));
+            }
+            if (hasFlag(flags, MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_PREF_TITLE)) {
+                preferenceMetadata.putString(METADATA_TITLE, getDataTitle(context, attrs));
+            }
+            if (hasFlag(flags, MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_PREF_SUMMARY)) {
+                preferenceMetadata.putString(METADATA_SUMMARY, getDataSummary(context, attrs));
+            }
+            if (hasFlag(flags, MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_PREF_ICON)) {
+                preferenceMetadata.putInt(METADATA_ICON, getDataIcon(context, attrs));
+            }
             metadata.add(preferenceMetadata);
         } while ((type = parser.next()) != XmlPullParser.END_DOCUMENT
                 && (type != XmlPullParser.END_TAG || parser.getDepth() > outerDepth));
+        parser.close();
         return metadata;
     }
 
@@ -161,6 +217,10 @@
         return data;
     }
 
+    private static boolean hasFlag(int flags, @MetadataFlag int flag) {
+        return (flags & flag) != 0;
+    }
+
     private static String getDataEntries(Context context, AttributeSet set, int[] attrs,
             int resId) {
         final TypedArray sa = context.obtainStyledAttributes(set, attrs);
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/slices/SliceDataConverter.java b/src/com/android/settings/slices/SliceDataConverter.java
index d77f427..e7b53d0 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/slices/SliceDataConverter.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/slices/SliceDataConverter.java
@@ -16,21 +16,28 @@
 
 package com.android.settings.slices;
 
+import static com.android.settings.core.PreferenceXmlParserUtils.METADATA_CONTROLLER;
+import static com.android.settings.core.PreferenceXmlParserUtils.METADATA_ICON;
+import static com.android.settings.core.PreferenceXmlParserUtils.METADATA_KEY;
+import static com.android.settings.core.PreferenceXmlParserUtils.METADATA_SUMMARY;
+import static com.android.settings.core.PreferenceXmlParserUtils.METADATA_TITLE;
+
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.content.res.XmlResourceParser;
+import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.provider.SearchIndexableResource;
-import android.support.annotation.DrawableRes;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.Xml;
 
+import com.android.settings.core.PreferenceXmlParserUtils;
+import com.android.settings.core.PreferenceXmlParserUtils.MetadataFlag;
 import com.android.settings.dashboard.DashboardFragment;
 import com.android.settings.overlay.FeatureFactory;
 import com.android.settings.search.DatabaseIndexingUtils;
 import com.android.settings.search.Indexable.SearchIndexProvider;
-import com.android.settings.core.PreferenceXmlParserUtils;
 
 import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser;
 import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
@@ -144,35 +151,32 @@
                                 + nodeName + " at " + parser.getPositionDescription());
             }
 
-            final int outerDepth = parser.getDepth();
             final AttributeSet attrs = Xml.asAttributeSet(parser);
             final String screenTitle = PreferenceXmlParserUtils.getDataTitle(mContext, attrs);
 
             // TODO (b/67996923) Investigate if we need headers for Slices, since they never
             // correspond to an actual setting.
 
-            while ((type = parser.next()) != XmlPullParser.END_DOCUMENT
-                    && (type != XmlPullParser.END_TAG || parser.getDepth() > outerDepth)) {
-                if (type == XmlPullParser.END_TAG || type == XmlPullParser.TEXT) {
-                    continue;
-                }
+            final List<Bundle> metadata = PreferenceXmlParserUtils.extractMetadata(mContext,
+                    xmlResId,
+                    MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_KEY
+                            | MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_PREF_CONTROLLER
+                            | MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_PREF_TYPE
+                            | MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_PREF_TITLE
+                            | MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_PREF_ICON
+                            | MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_PREF_SUMMARY);
 
+            for (Bundle bundle : metadata) {
                 // TODO (b/67996923) Non-controller Slices should become intent-only slices.
                 // Note that without a controller, dynamic summaries are impossible.
-                // TODO (b/67996923) This will not work if preferences have nested intents:
-                // <pref ....>
-                //      <intent action="blab"/> </pref>
-                final String controllerClassName = PreferenceXmlParserUtils.getController(mContext,
-                        attrs);
+                final String controllerClassName = bundle.getString(METADATA_CONTROLLER);
                 if (TextUtils.isEmpty(controllerClassName)) {
                     continue;
                 }
-
-                final String title = PreferenceXmlParserUtils.getDataTitle(mContext, attrs);
-                final String key = PreferenceXmlParserUtils.getDataKey(mContext, attrs);
-                @DrawableRes final int iconResId = PreferenceXmlParserUtils.getDataIcon(mContext,
-                        attrs);
-                final String summary = PreferenceXmlParserUtils.getDataSummary(mContext, attrs);
+                final String key = bundle.getString(METADATA_KEY);
+                final String title = bundle.getString(METADATA_TITLE);
+                final String summary = bundle.getString(METADATA_SUMMARY);
+                final int iconResId = bundle.getInt(METADATA_ICON);
                 final int sliceType = SliceBuilderUtils.getSliceType(mContext, controllerClassName,
                         key);
 
@@ -194,7 +198,7 @@
         } catch (IOException e) {
             Log.w(TAG, "IO Error parsing PreferenceScreen: ", e);
         } catch (Resources.NotFoundException e) {
-            Log.w(TAG, "Resoucre not found error parsing PreferenceScreen: ", e);
+            Log.w(TAG, "Resource not found error parsing PreferenceScreen: ", e);
         } finally {
             if (parser != null) parser.close();
         }
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/search/PreferenceXmlParserUtilTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/core/PreferenceXmlParserUtilTest.java
similarity index 71%
rename from tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/search/PreferenceXmlParserUtilTest.java
rename to tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/core/PreferenceXmlParserUtilTest.java
index 0c5f788..458bc02 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/search/PreferenceXmlParserUtilTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/core/PreferenceXmlParserUtilTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2016 The Android Open Source Project
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -12,21 +12,21 @@
  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
- *
  */
 
-package com.android.settings.search;
+package com.android.settings.core;
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.XmlResourceParser;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.util.Xml;
 
 import com.android.settings.R;
-import com.android.settings.core.PreferenceXmlParserUtils;
+import com.android.settings.core.PreferenceXmlParserUtils.MetadataFlag;
 import com.android.settings.testutils.SettingsRobolectricTestRunner;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
@@ -169,8 +169,9 @@
     @Config(qualifiers = "mcc999")
     public void extractMetadata_shouldContainKeyAndControllerName()
             throws IOException, XmlPullParserException {
-        final List<Bundle> metadata =
-            PreferenceXmlParserUtils.extractMetadata(mContext, R.xml.location_settings);
+        List<Bundle> metadata = PreferenceXmlParserUtils.extractMetadata(mContext,
+                R.xml.location_settings,
+                MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_KEY | MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_PREF_CONTROLLER);
 
         assertThat(metadata).isNotEmpty();
         for (Bundle bundle : metadata) {
@@ -179,6 +180,70 @@
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @Config(qualifiers = "mcc999")
+    public void extractMetadata_requestTitle_shouldContainTitle()
+            throws IOException, XmlPullParserException {
+        List<Bundle> metadata = PreferenceXmlParserUtils.extractMetadata(mContext,
+                R.xml.location_settings, MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_PREF_TITLE);
+        for (Bundle bundle : metadata) {
+            assertThat(bundle.getString(PreferenceXmlParserUtils.METADATA_TITLE)).isNotNull();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Config(qualifiers = "mcc999")
+    public void extractMetadata_requestSummary_shouldContainSummary()
+            throws IOException, XmlPullParserException {
+        List<Bundle> metadata = PreferenceXmlParserUtils.extractMetadata(mContext,
+                R.xml.location_settings, MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_PREF_SUMMARY);
+        for (Bundle bundle : metadata) {
+            assertThat(bundle.getString(PreferenceXmlParserUtils.METADATA_SUMMARY)).isNotNull();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Config(qualifiers = "mcc999")
+    public void extractMetadata_requestIcon_shouldContainIcon()
+            throws IOException, XmlPullParserException {
+        List<Bundle> metadata = PreferenceXmlParserUtils.extractMetadata(mContext,
+                R.xml.location_settings, MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_PREF_ICON);
+        for (Bundle bundle : metadata) {
+            assertThat(bundle.getInt(PreferenceXmlParserUtils.METADATA_ICON)).isNotEqualTo(0);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Config(qualifiers = "mcc999")
+    public void extractMetadata_requestPrefType_shouldContainPrefType()
+            throws IOException, XmlPullParserException {
+        List<Bundle> metadata = PreferenceXmlParserUtils.extractMetadata(mContext,
+                R.xml.location_settings, MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_PREF_TYPE);
+        for (Bundle bundle : metadata) {
+            assertThat(bundle.getString(PreferenceXmlParserUtils.METADATA_PREF_TYPE)).isNotNull();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    @Config(qualifiers = "mcc999")
+    public void extractMetadata_requestIncludeScreen_shouldContainScreen()
+            throws IOException, XmlPullParserException {
+        List<Bundle> metadata = PreferenceXmlParserUtils.extractMetadata(mContext,
+                R.xml.location_settings,
+                MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_PREF_TYPE | MetadataFlag.FLAG_INCLUDE_PREF_SCREEN);
+
+        boolean hasPreferenceScreen = false;
+        for (Bundle bundle : metadata) {
+            if (TextUtils.equals(bundle.getString(PreferenceXmlParserUtils.METADATA_PREF_TYPE),
+                    PreferenceXmlParserUtils.PREF_SCREEN_TAG)) {
+                hasPreferenceScreen = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        assertThat(hasPreferenceScreen).isTrue();
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param resId the ID for the XML preference
      * @return an XML resource parser that points to the start tag
diff --git a/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/core/UniquePreferenceTest.java b/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/core/UniquePreferenceTest.java
index e208709..98ffddd 100644
--- a/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/core/UniquePreferenceTest.java
+++ b/tests/unit/src/com/android/settings/core/UniquePreferenceTest.java
@@ -20,17 +20,16 @@
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
-import android.content.res.XmlResourceParser;
+import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.platform.test.annotations.Presubmit;
 import android.provider.SearchIndexableResource;
 import android.support.test.InstrumentationRegistry;
 import android.support.test.filters.MediumTest;
 import android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
-import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.util.Log;
-import android.util.Xml;
 
+import com.android.settings.core.PreferenceXmlParserUtils.MetadataFlag;
 import com.android.settings.overlay.FeatureFactory;
 import com.android.settings.search.DatabaseIndexingUtils;
 import com.android.settings.search.Indexable;
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
-import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser;
 import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -56,8 +54,7 @@
     private static final String TAG = "UniquePreferenceTest";
     private static final List<String> IGNORE_PREF_TYPES = Arrays.asList(
             "com.android.settingslib.widget.FooterPreference");
-    private static final List<String> SUPPORTED_PREF_TYPES = Arrays.asList(
-            "Preference", "PreferenceCategory", "PreferenceScreen");
+
     private static final List<String> WHITELISTED_DUPLICATE_KEYS = Arrays.asList(
             "owner_info_settings",          // Lock screen message in security - multiple xml files
                                             // contain this because security page is constructed by
@@ -177,48 +174,32 @@
         }
 
         for (SearchIndexableResource sir : resourcesToIndex) {
-            if (sir.xmlResId <= 0) {
-                Log.d(TAG, className + " doesn't have a valid xml to index.");
-                continue;
-            }
-            final XmlResourceParser parser = mContext.getResources().getXml(sir.xmlResId);
+            final List<Bundle> metadata = PreferenceXmlParserUtils.extractMetadata(mContext,
+                    sir.xmlResId,
+                    MetadataFlag.FLAG_INCLUDE_PREF_SCREEN
+                            | MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_KEY
+                            | MetadataFlag.FLAG_NEED_PREF_TYPE);
 
-            int type;
-            while ((type = parser.next()) != XmlPullParser.END_DOCUMENT
-                    && type != XmlPullParser.START_TAG) {
-                // Parse next until start tag is found
-            }
-            final int outerDepth = parser.getDepth();
-
-            do {
-                if (type != XmlPullParser.START_TAG) {
+            for (Bundle bundle : metadata) {
+                final String type = bundle.getString(PreferenceXmlParserUtils.METADATA_PREF_TYPE);
+                if (IGNORE_PREF_TYPES.contains(type)) {
                     continue;
                 }
-                final String nodeName = parser.getName();
-                if (IGNORE_PREF_TYPES.contains(nodeName)) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                if (!SUPPORTED_PREF_TYPES.contains(nodeName) && !nodeName.endsWith("Preference")) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-                final AttributeSet attrs = Xml.asAttributeSet(parser);
-                final String key = PreferenceXmlParserUtils.getDataKey(mContext, attrs);
+                final String key = bundle.getString(PreferenceXmlParserUtils.METADATA_KEY);
                 if (TextUtils.isEmpty(key)) {
                     Log.e(TAG, "Every preference must have an key; found null key"
-                            + " in " + className
-                            + " at " + parser.getPositionDescription());
+                            + " in " + className);
                     nullKeyClasses.add(className);
                     continue;
                 }
                 if (uniqueKeys.contains(key) && !WHITELISTED_DUPLICATE_KEYS.contains(key)) {
-                    Log.e(TAG, "Every preference key must unique; found " + nodeName
+                    Log.e(TAG, "Every preference key must unique; found "
                             + " in " + className
-                            + " at " + parser.getPositionDescription());
+                            + " / " + key);
                     duplicatedKeys.add(key);
                 }
                 uniqueKeys.add(key);
-            } while ((type = parser.next()) != XmlPullParser.END_DOCUMENT
-                    && (type != XmlPullParser.END_TAG || parser.getDepth() > outerDepth));
+            }
         }
     }