diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/BackupSettingsActivity.java b/src/com/android/settings/BackupSettingsActivity.java
index a4cc4b7..c0456b2 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/BackupSettingsActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/BackupSettingsActivity.java
@@ -17,19 +17,13 @@
 package com.android.settings;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
-import android.app.backup.BackupManager;
-import android.app.backup.IBackupManager;
-import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.ComponentName;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.os.Bundle;
-import android.os.ServiceManager;
-import android.os.UserHandle;
-import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.Log;
 
-import com.android.settings.R;
-
-import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import com.android.settings.Settings.PrivacySettingsActivity;
 
 /**
  * A trampoline activity used to launch the configured Backup activity.
@@ -42,30 +36,24 @@
     @Override
     public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
-        String backup = getResources().getString(R.string.config_backup_settings_intent);
-        if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(backup)) {
-            try {
-                Intent intent = Intent.parseUri(backup, 0);
-                if (intent.resolveActivity(getPackageManager()) != null) {
-                    // use startActivityForResult to let the activity check the caller signature
-                    IBackupManager bmgr = IBackupManager.Stub.asInterface(
-                            ServiceManager.getService(Context.BACKUP_SERVICE));
-                    boolean backupOkay;
-                    try {
-                        backupOkay = bmgr.isBackupServiceActive(UserHandle.myUserId());
-                    } catch (Exception e) {
-                        // things go wrong talking to the backup system => ignore and
-                        // pass the default 'false' as the "backup is a thing?" state.
-                        backupOkay = false;
-                    }
-                    intent.putExtra(BackupManager.EXTRA_BACKUP_SERVICES_AVAILABLE, backupOkay);
-                    startActivityForResult(intent, -1);
-                } else {
-                    Log.e(TAG, "Backup component not found!");
-                }
-            } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
-                Log.e(TAG, "Invalid backup component URI!", e);
+
+        BackupSettingsHelper backupHelper = new BackupSettingsHelper();
+        if (backupHelper.isIntentProvidedByTransport(getPackageManager())) {
+            Intent intent = backupHelper.getIntentForBackupSettings();
+            if (intent != null) {
+                // use startActivityForResult to let the activity check the caller signature
+                startActivityForResult(intent, -1);
             }
+        } else {
+            // This should never happen, because isIntentProvidedByTransport() is called before
+            // starting this activity.
+            Log.e(TAG, "Backup transport has not provided an intent"
+                    + " or the component for the intent is not found!");
+            getPackageManager().setComponentEnabledSetting(
+                    new ComponentName(getPackageName(), PrivacySettingsActivity.class.getName()),
+                    PackageManager.COMPONENT_ENABLED_STATE_ENABLED,
+                    PackageManager.DONT_KILL_APP);
+            startActivityForResult(new Intent(this, PrivacySettingsActivity.class), -1);
         }
         finish();
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/BackupSettingsHelper.java b/src/com/android/settings/BackupSettingsHelper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37c0971
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/BackupSettingsHelper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 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.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * 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;
+
+
+import android.app.backup.BackupManager;
+import android.app.backup.BackupTransport;
+import android.app.backup.IBackupManager;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.os.RemoteException;
+import android.os.ServiceManager;
+import android.os.UserHandle;
+import android.util.Log;
+
+import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+
+/**
+ * Helper class for {@link BackupSettingsActivity} that interacts with {@link IBackupManager}.
+ */
+public class BackupSettingsHelper {
+    private static final String TAG = "BackupSettingsHelper";
+
+    private IBackupManager mBackupManager = IBackupManager.Stub.asInterface(
+            ServiceManager.getService(Context.BACKUP_SERVICE));
+
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the intent from Backup transport and adds the extra depending on whether the user has
+     * rights to see backup settings.
+     *
+     * @return Intent to launch Backup settings provided by the Backup transport.
+     */
+    public Intent getIntentForBackupSettings() {
+        Intent intent = getIntentFromBackupTransport();
+        if (intent != null) {
+            intent.putExtra(BackupManager.EXTRA_BACKUP_SERVICES_AVAILABLE, isBackupServiceActive());
+        }
+        return intent;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the transport provided the intent to launch the backup settings and if that
+     * intent resolves to an activity.
+     */
+    public boolean isIntentProvidedByTransport(PackageManager packageManager) {
+        Intent intent = getIntentFromBackupTransport();
+        return intent != null && intent.resolveActivity(packageManager) != null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets an intent to launch the backup settings from the current transport using
+     * {@link BackupTransport#dataManagementIntent()} API.
+     *
+     * @return intent provided by transport or null if no intent was provided.
+     */
+    private Intent getIntentFromBackupTransport() {
+        try {
+            Intent intent =
+                    mBackupManager.getDataManagementIntent(mBackupManager.getCurrentTransport());
+            if (Log.isLoggable(TAG, Log.DEBUG)) {
+                if (intent != null) {
+                    Log.d(TAG, "Parsed intent from backup transport: " + intent.toString());
+                } else {
+                    Log.d(TAG, "Received a null intent from backup transport");
+                }
+            }
+            return intent;
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Error getting data management intent", e);
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    /** Checks if backup service is enabled for this user. */
+    private boolean isBackupServiceActive() {
+        boolean backupOkay;
+        try {
+            backupOkay = mBackupManager.isBackupServiceActive(UserHandle.myUserId());
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            // things go wrong talking to the backup system => ignore and
+            // pass the default 'false' as the "backup is a thing?" state.
+            backupOkay = false;
+        }
+        return backupOkay;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
index 13bc048..7fe1167 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.nfc.NfcAdapter;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
+import android.os.Build;
+import android.os.Build.VERSION;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.os.UserManager;
@@ -969,29 +971,27 @@
             }
         }
 
-        String backupIntent = getResources().getString(R.string.config_backup_settings_intent);
-        boolean useDefaultBackup = TextUtils.isEmpty(backupIntent);
+        // Check if the backup transport has provided an intent to launch the backup settings.
+        BackupSettingsHelper backupHelper = new BackupSettingsHelper();
+        boolean useDefaultBackup = !backupHelper.isIntentProvidedByTransport(getPackageManager());
+        if (Log.isLoggable(LOG_TAG, Log.VERBOSE)) {
+            Log.v(LOG_TAG, "Enabling default backup settings page: " + useDefaultBackup);
+        }
+
         setTileEnabled(new ComponentName(packageName,
                 Settings.PrivacySettingsActivity.class.getName()), useDefaultBackup, isAdmin);
         setTileEnabled(new ComponentName(packageName,
                         "com.android.settings.PrivacyDashboardAlias"),
                 useDefaultBackup, isAdmin);
 
-        boolean hasBackupActivity = false;
-        if (!useDefaultBackup) {
-            try {
-                Intent intent = Intent.parseUri(backupIntent, 0);
-                hasBackupActivity = !getPackageManager().queryIntentActivities(intent, 0).isEmpty();
-            } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
-                Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Invalid backup intent URI!", e);
-            }
-        }
-
         // Enable/disable BackupSettingsActivity and its alias.
+        if (Log.isLoggable(LOG_TAG, Log.VERBOSE)) {
+            Log.v(LOG_TAG, "Enabling transport provided backup settings: " + !useDefaultBackup);
+        }
         setTileEnabled(new ComponentName(packageName,
-                BackupSettingsActivity.class.getName()), hasBackupActivity, isAdmin);
+                BackupSettingsActivity.class.getName()), !useDefaultBackup, isAdmin);
         setTileEnabled(new ComponentName(packageName,
-                "com.android.settings.BackupResetDashboardAlias"), hasBackupActivity, isAdmin);
+                "com.android.settings.BackupResetDashboardAlias"), !useDefaultBackup, isAdmin);
 
         setTileEnabled(new ComponentName(packageName,
                 Settings.EnterprisePrivacySettingsActivity.class.getName()),
diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/BackupSettingsHelperTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/BackupSettingsHelperTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b14debc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/BackupSettingsHelperTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 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.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * 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;
+
+import android.app.backup.BackupManager;
+import android.app.backup.IBackupManager;
+import android.content.ComponentName;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.os.IBinder;
+import android.os.RemoteException;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+import org.mockito.Mock;
+import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config;
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Implementation;
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Implements;
+
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.anyInt;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.anyString;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
+
+
+
+
+@RunWith(SettingsRobolectricTestRunner.class)
+@Config(manifest = TestConfig.MANIFEST_PATH, sdk = TestConfig.SDK_VERSION,
+        shadows = {BackupSettingsHelperTest.ShadowBackupManagerStub.class})
+public class BackupSettingsHelperTest {
+
+    private BackupSettingsHelper mBackupSettingsHelper;
+
+    @Mock
+    private static IBackupManager mBackupManager;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() throws Exception {
+        MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
+        when(mBackupManager.getCurrentTransport()).thenReturn("test_transport");
+        mBackupSettingsHelper = new BackupSettingsHelper();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetIntentFromBackupTransport() throws Exception {
+        Intent intent = new Intent();
+
+        when(mBackupManager.getDataManagementIntent(anyString())).thenReturn(intent);
+
+        Intent backupIntent = mBackupSettingsHelper.getIntentForBackupSettings();
+
+        verify(mBackupManager).getDataManagementIntent(anyString());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetIntentFromBackupTransport_WithIntent() throws Exception {
+        Intent intent = mock(Intent.class);
+
+        when(mBackupManager.getDataManagementIntent(anyString())).thenReturn(intent);
+
+        Intent backupIntent = mBackupSettingsHelper.getIntentForBackupSettings();
+
+        assertThat(backupIntent).isEqualTo(intent);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetIntentFromBackupTransport_WithNullIntent() throws Exception {
+        when(mBackupManager.getDataManagementIntent(anyString())).thenReturn(null);
+
+        Intent backupIntent = mBackupSettingsHelper.getIntentForBackupSettings();
+
+        assertThat(backupIntent).isNull();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetIntentFromBackupTransport_RemoteException() throws Exception {
+        when(mBackupManager.getDataManagementIntent(anyString())).thenThrow(new RemoteException());
+
+        Intent backupIntent = mBackupSettingsHelper.getIntentForBackupSettings();
+
+        assertThat(backupIntent).isNull();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetIntentFromBackupTransport_BackupEnabled() throws Exception {
+        Intent intent = new Intent("test_intent");
+
+        when(mBackupManager.getDataManagementIntent(anyString())).thenReturn(intent);
+        when(mBackupManager.isBackupServiceActive(anyInt())).thenReturn(true);
+
+        Intent backupIntent = mBackupSettingsHelper.getIntentForBackupSettings();
+
+        assertThat(backupIntent.getExtras().get(BackupManager.EXTRA_BACKUP_SERVICES_AVAILABLE))
+                .isEqualTo(true);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetIntentFromBackupTransport_BackupDisabled() throws Exception {
+        Intent intent = new Intent("test_intent");
+
+        when(mBackupManager.getDataManagementIntent(anyString())).thenReturn(intent);
+        when(mBackupManager.isBackupServiceActive(anyInt())).thenReturn(false);
+
+        Intent backupIntent = mBackupSettingsHelper.getIntentForBackupSettings();
+
+        assertThat(backupIntent.getExtras().get(BackupManager.EXTRA_BACKUP_SERVICES_AVAILABLE))
+                .isEqualTo(false);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testGetIntentFromBackupTransport_BackupStatusException() throws Exception {
+        Intent intent = new Intent("test_intent");
+
+        when(mBackupManager.getDataManagementIntent(anyString())).thenReturn(intent);
+        when(mBackupManager.isBackupServiceActive(anyInt())).thenThrow(new RemoteException());
+
+        Intent backupIntent = mBackupSettingsHelper.getIntentForBackupSettings();
+
+        assertThat(backupIntent.getExtras().get(BackupManager.EXTRA_BACKUP_SERVICES_AVAILABLE))
+                .isEqualTo(false);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testIsIntentProvidedByTransport_WithNullIntent() throws Exception {
+        when(mBackupManager.getDataManagementIntent(anyString())).thenReturn(null);
+
+        PackageManager packageManager = mock(PackageManager.class);
+
+        boolean isIntentProvided = mBackupSettingsHelper.isIntentProvidedByTransport(packageManager);
+
+        assertThat(isIntentProvided).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testIsIntentProvidedByTransport_WithInvalidIntent() throws Exception {
+        Intent intent = mock(Intent.class);
+
+        when(mBackupManager.getDataManagementIntent(anyString())).thenReturn(intent);
+
+        PackageManager packageManager = mock(PackageManager.class);
+        when(intent.resolveActivity(packageManager)).thenReturn(null);
+
+        boolean isIntentProvided = mBackupSettingsHelper.isIntentProvidedByTransport(packageManager);
+
+        assertThat(isIntentProvided).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testIsIntentProvidedByTransport_WithIntent() throws Exception {
+        Intent intent = mock(Intent.class);
+
+        when(mBackupManager.getDataManagementIntent(anyString())).thenReturn(intent);
+
+        PackageManager packageManager = mock(PackageManager.class);
+        when(intent.resolveActivity(packageManager)).thenReturn(mock(ComponentName.class));
+
+        boolean isIntentProvided = mBackupSettingsHelper.isIntentProvidedByTransport(packageManager);
+
+        assertThat(isIntentProvided).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Implements(IBackupManager.Stub.class)
+    public static class ShadowBackupManagerStub {
+        @Implementation
+        public static IBackupManager asInterface(IBinder iBinder) {
+            return mBackupManager;
+        }
+    }
+}