diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/Settings.java b/src/com/android/settings/Settings.java
index 61d1180..2c213b4 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/Settings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/Settings.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 import com.android.settings.network.SubscriptionUtil;
 import com.android.settings.network.telephony.MobileNetworkUtils;
 import com.android.settings.overlay.FeatureFactory;
-import com.android.settings.safetycenter.SafetyCenterStatus;
+import com.android.settings.safetycenter.SafetyCenterStatusHolder;
 import com.android.settings.security.SecuritySettingsFeatureProvider;
 
 import com.google.android.setupdesign.util.ThemeHelper;
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
         /** Redirects to SafetyCenter if enabled. */
         @VisibleForTesting
         public void handleSafetyCenterRedirection() {
-            if (SafetyCenterStatus.isEnabled()) {
+            if (SafetyCenterStatusHolder.get().isEnabled(this)) {
                 try {
                     startActivity(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SAFETY_CENTER));
                     finish();
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
         /** Redirects to SafetyCenter if enabled. */
         @VisibleForTesting
         public void handleSafetyCenterRedirection() {
-            if (SafetyCenterStatus.isEnabled()) {
+            if (SafetyCenterStatusHolder.get().isEnabled(this)) {
                 try {
                     startActivity(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SAFETY_CENTER));
                     finish();
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/privacy/PrivacyDashboardFragment.java b/src/com/android/settings/privacy/PrivacyDashboardFragment.java
index c2aeeaf..7aa65b7 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/privacy/PrivacyDashboardFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/privacy/PrivacyDashboardFragment.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 import com.android.settings.R;
 import com.android.settings.dashboard.DashboardFragment;
 import com.android.settings.notification.LockScreenNotificationPreferenceController;
-import com.android.settings.safetycenter.SafetyCenterStatus;
+import com.android.settings.safetycenter.SafetyCenterStatusHolder;
 import com.android.settings.search.BaseSearchIndexProvider;
 import com.android.settingslib.core.AbstractPreferenceController;
 import com.android.settingslib.core.lifecycle.Lifecycle;
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 
                 @Override
                 protected boolean isPageSearchEnabled(Context context) {
-                    return !SafetyCenterStatus.isEnabled();
+                    return !SafetyCenterStatusHolder.get().isEnabled(context);
                 }
             };
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/privacy/TopLevelPrivacyEntryPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/privacy/TopLevelPrivacyEntryPreferenceController.java
index dcc68ff..87daf7f 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/privacy/TopLevelPrivacyEntryPreferenceController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/privacy/TopLevelPrivacyEntryPreferenceController.java
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import android.content.Context;
 
 import com.android.settings.core.BasePreferenceController;
-import com.android.settings.safetycenter.SafetyCenterStatus;
+import com.android.settings.safetycenter.SafetyCenterStatusHolder;
 
 /** The preference controller for the top level privacy tile. */
 public class TopLevelPrivacyEntryPreferenceController  extends BasePreferenceController {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public int getAvailabilityStatus() {
-        if (!SafetyCenterStatus.isEnabled()) {
+        if (!SafetyCenterStatusHolder.get().isEnabled(mContext)) {
             return AVAILABLE;
         }
         return CONDITIONALLY_UNAVAILABLE;
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/safetycenter/SafetyCenterStatus.java b/src/com/android/settings/safetycenter/SafetyCenterStatus.java
deleted file mode 100644
index d96bb32..0000000
--- a/src/com/android/settings/safetycenter/SafetyCenterStatus.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2021 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.safetycenter;
-
-import android.provider.DeviceConfig;
-
-import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
-
-/** Knows whether safety center is enabled or disabled. */
-public class SafetyCenterStatus {
-
-    /** Whether SafetyCenter page is enabled. */
-    @VisibleForTesting
-    public static final String SAFETY_CENTER_IS_ENABLED = "safety_center_is_enabled";
-
-    /** Returns true is SafetyCenter page is enabled, false otherwise. */
-    public static boolean isEnabled() {
-        // TODO(b/208625216): use SafetyManager API instead
-        return DeviceConfig.getBoolean(
-                DeviceConfig.NAMESPACE_PRIVACY, SAFETY_CENTER_IS_ENABLED, false);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/safetycenter/SafetyCenterStatusHolder.java b/src/com/android/settings/safetycenter/SafetyCenterStatusHolder.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..014c600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/safetycenter/SafetyCenterStatusHolder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.safetycenter;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.safetycenter.SafetyCenterManager;
+import android.util.Log;
+
+import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+
+/** Knows whether safety center is enabled or disabled. */
+public class SafetyCenterStatusHolder {
+
+    private static final String TAG = "SafetyCenterStatusHolder";
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    public static SafetyCenterStatusHolder sInstance;
+
+    private SafetyCenterStatusHolder() {}
+
+    /** Returns an instance of {@link SafetyCenterStatusHolder}. */
+    public static SafetyCenterStatusHolder get() {
+        if (sInstance == null) {
+            sInstance = new SafetyCenterStatusHolder();
+        }
+        return sInstance;
+    }
+
+    /** Returns true is SafetyCenter page is enabled, false otherwise. */
+    public boolean isEnabled(Context context) {
+        if (context == null) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Context is null at SafetyCenterStatusHolder#isEnabled");
+            return false;
+        }
+        SafetyCenterManager safetyCenterManager =
+                context.getSystemService(SafetyCenterManager.class);
+        if (safetyCenterManager == null) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "System service SAFETY_CENTER_SERVICE (SafetyCenterManager) is null");
+            return false;
+        }
+        try {
+            return safetyCenterManager.isSafetyCenterEnabled();
+        } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Calling isSafetyCenterEnabled failed.", e);
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/safetycenter/TopLevelSafetyCenterEntryPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/safetycenter/TopLevelSafetyCenterEntryPreferenceController.java
index b3b49b0..b00c084 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/safetycenter/TopLevelSafetyCenterEntryPreferenceController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/safetycenter/TopLevelSafetyCenterEntryPreferenceController.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public int getAvailabilityStatus() {
-        if (SafetyCenterStatus.isEnabled()) {
+        if (SafetyCenterStatusHolder.get().isEnabled(mContext)) {
             return AVAILABLE;
         }
         return CONDITIONALLY_UNAVAILABLE;
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/security/SecurityAdvancedSettings.java b/src/com/android/settings/security/SecurityAdvancedSettings.java
index 4a73eb7..ce4a59c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/security/SecurityAdvancedSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/security/SecurityAdvancedSettings.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 import com.android.settings.biometrics.fingerprint.FingerprintProfileStatusPreferenceController;
 import com.android.settings.dashboard.DashboardFragment;
 import com.android.settings.overlay.FeatureFactory;
-import com.android.settings.safetycenter.SafetyCenterStatus;
+import com.android.settings.safetycenter.SafetyCenterStatusHolder;
 import com.android.settings.search.BaseSearchIndexProvider;
 import com.android.settings.security.trustagent.TrustAgentListPreferenceController;
 import com.android.settings.widget.PreferenceCategoryController;
@@ -60,11 +60,14 @@
 
     @Override
     public String getCategoryKey() {
-        if (SafetyCenterStatus.isEnabled()) {
+        final Context context = getContext();
+        if (context == null) {
+            return CATEGORY_SECURITY_LEGACY_ADVANCED_SETTINGS;
+        } else if (SafetyCenterStatusHolder.get().isEnabled(context)) {
             return CategoryKey.CATEGORY_SECURITY_ADVANCED_SETTINGS;
         } else {
             final SecuritySettingsFeatureProvider securitySettingsFeatureProvider =
-                    FeatureFactory.getFactory(getContext())
+                    FeatureFactory.getFactory(context)
                             .getSecuritySettingsFeatureProvider();
 
             if (securitySettingsFeatureProvider.hasAlternativeSecuritySettingsFragment()) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/security/SecuritySettings.java b/src/com/android/settings/security/SecuritySettings.java
index 0d31ca2..6bfbf6c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/security/SecuritySettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/security/SecuritySettings.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 import com.android.settings.biometrics.fingerprint.FingerprintStatusPreferenceController;
 import com.android.settings.dashboard.DashboardFragment;
 import com.android.settings.overlay.FeatureFactory;
-import com.android.settings.safetycenter.SafetyCenterStatus;
+import com.android.settings.safetycenter.SafetyCenterStatusHolder;
 import com.android.settings.search.BaseSearchIndexProvider;
 import com.android.settings.security.trustagent.TrustAgentListPreferenceController;
 import com.android.settings.widget.PreferenceCategoryController;
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
                 protected boolean isPageSearchEnabled(Context context) {
                     return !FeatureFactory.getFactory(context).getSecuritySettingsFeatureProvider()
                             .hasAlternativeSecuritySettingsFragment()
-                            && !SafetyCenterStatus.isEnabled();
+                            && !SafetyCenterStatusHolder.get().isEnabled(context);
                 }
             };
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/security/TopLevelSecurityEntryPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/security/TopLevelSecurityEntryPreferenceController.java
index 2d98606..11d1dc3 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/security/TopLevelSecurityEntryPreferenceController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/security/TopLevelSecurityEntryPreferenceController.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 import com.android.settings.core.BasePreferenceController;
 import com.android.settings.core.SubSettingLauncher;
 import com.android.settings.overlay.FeatureFactory;
-import com.android.settings.safetycenter.SafetyCenterStatus;
+import com.android.settings.safetycenter.SafetyCenterStatusHolder;
 
 public class TopLevelSecurityEntryPreferenceController extends BasePreferenceController {
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public int getAvailabilityStatus() {
-        if (!SafetyCenterStatus.isEnabled()) {
+        if (!SafetyCenterStatusHolder.get().isEnabled(mContext)) {
             return AVAILABLE;
         }
         return CONDITIONALLY_UNAVAILABLE;