diff --git a/src/com/android/phone/CarrierConfigLoader.java b/src/com/android/phone/CarrierConfigLoader.java
index 9efbbda..8c22d7a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/phone/CarrierConfigLoader.java
+++ b/src/com/android/phone/CarrierConfigLoader.java
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
-import java.io.FilenameFilter;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * CarrierConfigLoader binds to privileged carrier apps to fetch carrier config overlays.
+ * TODO: implement persist cache
  * TODO: handle package install/uninstall events
  */
 
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@
     // Message codes; see mHandler below.
     // Request from SubscriptionInfoUpdater when SIM becomes absent or error.
     private static final int EVENT_CLEAR_CONFIG = 0;
+    // Request from SubscriptionInfoUpdater to update config.
+    private static final int EVENT_UPDATE_CONFIG = 1;
+    // Request from carrier app to reload config.
+    private static final int EVENT_RELOAD_CONFIG = 2;
     // Has connected to default app.
     private static final int EVENT_CONNECTED_TO_DEFAULT = 3;
     // Has connected to carrier app.
@@ -105,12 +109,6 @@
     private static final int EVENT_LOADED_FROM_DEFAULT = 5;
     // Config has been loaded from carrier app.
     private static final int EVENT_LOADED_FROM_CARRIER = 6;
-    // Attempt to fetch from default app or read from XML.
-    private static final int EVENT_FETCH_DEFAULT = 7;
-    // Attempt to fetch from carrier app or read from XML.
-    private static final int EVENT_FETCH_CARRIER = 8;
-    // A package has been installed, uninstalled, or updated.
-    private static final int EVENT_PACKAGE_CHANGED = 9;
 
     // Tags used for saving and restoring XML documents.
     private static final String TAG_DOCUMENT = "carrier_config";
@@ -119,29 +117,22 @@
 
     // Handler to process various events.
     //
-    // For each phoneId, the event sequence should be:
-    //     fetch default, connected to default, loaded from default,
-    //     fetch carrier, connected to carrier, loaded from carrier.
+    // For each phoneId, state transition should be: default app bind->connected->loaded, carrier
+    // app (if exists) bind-> connected->loaded. At any time, at most one connection is active.  If
+    // events are not in this order, previous connection will be unbind, so only latest event takes
+    // effect.
     //
-    // If there is a saved config file for either the default app or the carrier app, we skip
-    // binding to the app and go straight from fetch to loaded.
-    //
-    // At any time, at most one connection is active. If events are not in this order, previous
-    // connection will be unbind, so only latest event takes effect.
-    //
-    // We broadcast ACTION_CARRIER_CONFIG_CHANGED after:
-    // 1. loading from carrier app (even if read from a file)
-    // 2. loading from default app if there is no carrier app (even if read from a file)
-    // 3. clearing config (e.g. due to sim removal)
-    // 4. encountering bind or IPC error
+    // We broadcast config change when:
+    // 1. loaded from carrier app
+    // 2. loaded from default app if no carrier app
+    // 3. config cleared, possibly due to sim removed
+    // 4. bind or IPC error
     private Handler mHandler = new Handler() {
             @Override
         public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
             int phoneId = msg.arg1;
             log("mHandler: " + msg.what + " phoneId: " + phoneId);
-            String iccid;
             CarrierIdentifier carrierId;
-            String carrierPackageName;
             ConfigServiceConnection conn;
             PersistableBundle config;
             switch (msg.what) {
@@ -151,32 +142,14 @@
                     mServiceConnection[phoneId] = null;
                     broadcastConfigChangedIntent(phoneId);
                     break;
-
-                case EVENT_PACKAGE_CHANGED:
-                    carrierPackageName = (String) msg.obj;
-                    deleteConfigForPackage(carrierPackageName);
-                    int numPhones = TelephonyManager.from(mContext).getPhoneCount();
-                    for (int i = 0; i < numPhones; ++i) {
-                        updateConfigForPhoneId(i);
-                    }
-                    break;
-
-                case EVENT_FETCH_DEFAULT:
-                    iccid = getIccIdForPhoneId(phoneId);
-                    config = restoreConfigFromXml(DEFAULT_CARRIER_CONFIG_PACKAGE, iccid);
-                    if (config != null) {
-                        log("Loaded config from XML. package=" + DEFAULT_CARRIER_CONFIG_PACKAGE
-                                + " phoneId=" + phoneId);
-                        mConfigFromDefaultApp[phoneId] = config;
-                        Message newMsg = obtainMessage(EVENT_LOADED_FROM_DEFAULT, phoneId, -1);
-                        newMsg.getData().putBoolean("loaded_from_xml", true);
-                        mHandler.sendMessage(newMsg);
-                    } else {
-                        if (!bindToConfigPackage(DEFAULT_CARRIER_CONFIG_PACKAGE,
-                                phoneId, EVENT_CONNECTED_TO_DEFAULT)) {
-                            // Send bcast if bind fails
-                            broadcastConfigChangedIntent(phoneId);
-                        }
+                case EVENT_UPDATE_CONFIG:
+                    // Use persist cache to avoid loading from app.
+                    // Fall through to next event if cache not hit.
+                case EVENT_RELOAD_CONFIG:
+                    if (!bindToConfigPackage(DEFAULT_CARRIER_CONFIG_PACKAGE,
+                            phoneId, EVENT_CONNECTED_TO_DEFAULT)) {
+                        // Send bcast if bind fails
+                        broadcastConfigChangedIntent(phoneId);
                     }
                     break;
 
@@ -192,8 +165,6 @@
                         ICarrierConfigService configService = ICarrierConfigService.Stub
                                 .asInterface(conn.service);
                         config = configService.getCarrierConfig(carrierId);
-                        iccid = getIccIdForPhoneId(phoneId);
-                        saveConfigToXml(DEFAULT_CARRIER_CONFIG_PACKAGE, iccid, config);
                         mConfigFromDefaultApp[phoneId] = config;
                         sendMessage(obtainMessage(EVENT_LOADED_FROM_DEFAULT, phoneId, -1));
                     } catch (RemoteException ex) {
@@ -204,38 +175,20 @@
                     break;
 
                 case EVENT_LOADED_FROM_DEFAULT:
-                    // If we did not load from XML and the service connection is null, do not
-                    // continue.
-                    if (!msg.getData().getBoolean("loaded_from_xml", false)
-                            && mServiceConnection[phoneId] == null) {
+                    if (mServiceConnection[phoneId] == null) {
                         break;
                     }
-                    carrierPackageName = getCarrierPackageForPhoneId(phoneId);
-                    if (carrierPackageName != null) {
-                        log("Found carrier config app: " + carrierPackageName);
-                        sendMessage(obtainMessage(EVENT_FETCH_CARRIER, phoneId));
-                    } else {
-                        broadcastConfigChangedIntent(phoneId);
-                    }
-                    break;
-
-                case EVENT_FETCH_CARRIER:
-                    carrierPackageName = getCarrierPackageForPhoneId(phoneId);
-                    iccid = getIccIdForPhoneId(phoneId);
-                    config = restoreConfigFromXml(carrierPackageName, iccid);
-                    if (config != null) {
-                        log("Loaded config from XML. package=" + carrierPackageName + " phoneId="
-                                + phoneId);
-                        mConfigFromCarrierApp[phoneId] = config;
-                        Message newMsg = obtainMessage(EVENT_LOADED_FROM_CARRIER, phoneId, -1);
-                        newMsg.getData().putBoolean("loaded_from_xml", true);
-                        sendMessage(newMsg);
-                    } else {
-                        if (!bindToConfigPackage(carrierPackageName, phoneId,
-                                EVENT_CONNECTED_TO_CARRIER)) {
-                            // Send bcast if bind fails
+                    List<String> carrierPackageNames = TelephonyManager.from(mContext)
+                            .getCarrierPackageNamesForIntentAndPhone(
+                                    new Intent(CarrierConfigService.SERVICE_INTERFACE), phoneId);
+                    log("Found carrier config app: " + carrierPackageNames);
+                    if (carrierPackageNames != null && carrierPackageNames.size() > 0) {
+                        if (!bindToConfigPackage(carrierPackageNames.get(0),
+                                phoneId, EVENT_CONNECTED_TO_CARRIER)) {
                             broadcastConfigChangedIntent(phoneId);
                         }
+                    } else {
+                        broadcastConfigChangedIntent(phoneId);
                     }
                     break;
 
@@ -252,9 +205,6 @@
                         ICarrierConfigService configService = ICarrierConfigService.Stub
                                 .asInterface(conn.service);
                         config = configService.getCarrierConfig(carrierId);
-                        carrierPackageName = getCarrierPackageForPhoneId(phoneId);
-                        iccid = getIccIdForPhoneId(phoneId);
-                        saveConfigToXml(carrierPackageName, iccid, config);
                         mConfigFromCarrierApp[phoneId] = config;
                         sendMessage(obtainMessage(EVENT_LOADED_FROM_CARRIER, phoneId, -1));
                     } catch (RemoteException ex) {
@@ -265,10 +215,7 @@
                     break;
 
                 case EVENT_LOADED_FROM_CARRIER:
-                    // If we did not load from XML and the service connection is null, do not
-                    // continue.
-                    if (!msg.getData().getBoolean("loaded_from_xml", false)
-                            && mServiceConnection[phoneId] == null) {
+                    if (mServiceConnection[phoneId] == null) {
                         break;
                     }
                     broadcastConfigChangedIntent(phoneId);
@@ -362,37 +309,12 @@
         return new CarrierIdentifier(mcc, mnc, spn, imsi, gid1, gid2);
     }
 
-    /** Returns the package name of a priveleged carrier app, or null if there is none. */
-    private String getCarrierPackageForPhoneId(int phoneId) {
-        List<String> carrierPackageNames = TelephonyManager.from(mContext)
-                .getCarrierPackageNamesForIntentAndPhone(
-                        new Intent(CarrierConfigService.SERVICE_INTERFACE), phoneId);
-        if (carrierPackageNames != null && carrierPackageNames.size() > 0) {
-            return carrierPackageNames.get(0);
-        } else {
-            return null;
-        }
-    }
-
-    private String getIccIdForPhoneId(int phoneId) {
-        if (!SubscriptionManager.isValidPhoneId(phoneId)) {
-            return null;
-        }
-        Phone phone = PhoneFactory.getPhone(phoneId);
-        if (phone == null) {
-            return null;
-        }
-        return phone.getIccSerialNumber();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Writes a bundle to an XML file.
      *
      * The bundle will be written to a file named after the package name and ICCID, so that it can
      * be restored later with {@link @restoreConfigFromXml}. The XML output will include the bundle
-     * and the current version of the specified package.
-     *
-     * In case of errors or invalid input, no file will be written.
+     * and the current version of the specified package. In case of errors, no file will be written.
      *
      * @param packageName the name of the package from which we fetched this bundle.
      * @param iccid the ICCID of the subscription for which this bundle was fetched.
@@ -404,10 +326,6 @@
             loge("Failed to get package version for: " + packageName);
             return;
         }
-        if (packageName == null || iccid == null) {
-            loge("Cannot save config with null packageName or iccid.");
-            return;
-        }
 
         FileOutputStream outFile = null;
         try {
@@ -440,10 +358,8 @@
      * Reads a bundle from an XML file.
      *
      * This restores a bundle that was written with {@link #saveConfigToXml}. This returns the saved
-     * config bundle for the given package and ICCID.
-     *
-     * In case of errors, or if the saved config is from a different package version than the
-     * current version, then null will be returned.
+     * config bundle for the given package and ICCID. If the saved config is for a different package
+     * version than the current version, then null will be returned.
      *
      * @param packageName the name of the package from which we fetched this bundle.
      * @param iccid the ICCID of the subscription for which this bundle was fetched.
@@ -456,10 +372,6 @@
             loge("Failed to get package version for: " + packageName);
             return null;
         }
-        if (packageName == null || iccid == null) {
-            loge("Cannot restore config with null packageName or iccid.");
-            return null;
-        }
 
         PersistableBundle restoredBundle = null;
         FileInputStream inFile = null;
@@ -499,48 +411,23 @@
         return restoredBundle;
     }
 
-    /** Deletes all saved XML files associated with the given package name. */
-    private void deleteConfigForPackage(final String packageName) {
-        File dir = mContext.getFilesDir();
-        File[] packageFiles = dir.listFiles(new FilenameFilter() {
-            public boolean accept(File dir, String filename) {
-                return filename.startsWith("carrierconfig-" + packageName + "-");
-            }
-        });
-        for (File f : packageFiles) {
-            log("deleting " + f.getName());
-            f.delete();
-        }
-    }
-
     /** Builds a canonical file name for a config file. */
-    private String getFilenameForConfig(@NonNull String packageName, @NonNull String iccid) {
+    private String getFilenameForConfig(String packageName, String iccid) {
         return "carrierconfig-" + packageName + "-" + iccid + ".xml";
     }
 
-    /** Return the current version code of a package, or null if the name is not found. */
+    /** Return the current version of a package, or null if the name is not found. */
     private String getPackageVersion(String packageName) {
         try {
             PackageInfo info = mContext.getPackageManager().getPackageInfo(packageName, 0);
-            return Integer.toString(info.versionCode);
+            return info.versionName;
         } catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
             return null;
         }
     }
 
-    /** Read up to date config.
-     *
-     * This reads config bundles for the given phoneId. That means getting the latest bundle from
-     * the default app and a privileged carrier app, if present. This will not bind to an app if we
-     * have a saved config file to use instead.
-     */
-    private void updateConfigForPhoneId(int phoneId) {
-        mHandler.sendMessage(mHandler.obtainMessage(EVENT_FETCH_DEFAULT, phoneId, -1));
-    }
-
-    @Override public
-    @NonNull
-    PersistableBundle getConfigForSubId(int subId) {
+    @Override
+    public @NonNull PersistableBundle getConfigForSubId(int subId) {
         int phoneId = SubscriptionManager.getPhoneId(subId);
         PersistableBundle retConfig = CarrierConfigManager.getDefaultConfig();
         if (SubscriptionManager.isValidPhoneId(phoneId)) {
@@ -557,26 +444,11 @@
     @Override
     public void reloadCarrierConfigForSubId(int subId) {
         int phoneId = SubscriptionManager.getPhoneId(subId);
-        if (!SubscriptionManager.isValidPhoneId(phoneId)) {
+        if (SubscriptionManager.isValidPhoneId(phoneId)) {
+            mHandler.sendMessage(mHandler.obtainMessage(EVENT_RELOAD_CONFIG, phoneId, -1));
+        } else {
             log("Ignore invalid phoneId: " + phoneId + " for subId: " + subId);
-            return;
         }
-        String callingPackageName = mContext.getPackageManager().getNameForUid(
-                Binder.getCallingUid());
-        // TODO: This check isn't per subId.
-        int privilegeStatus = TelephonyManager.from(mContext).checkCarrierPrivilegesForPackage(
-                callingPackageName);
-        if (privilegeStatus != TelephonyManager.CARRIER_PRIVILEGE_STATUS_HAS_ACCESS) {
-            throw new SecurityException(
-                    "Package is not privileged for subId=" + subId + ": " + callingPackageName);
-        }
-
-        // This method should block until deleting has completed, so that an error which prevents us
-        // from clearing the cache is passed back to the carrier app. With the files successfully
-        // deleted, this can return and we will eventually bind to the carrier app.
-        deleteConfigForPackage(callingPackageName);
-        updateConfigForPhoneId(phoneId);
-
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -594,7 +466,7 @@
                 break;
             case IccCardConstants.INTENT_VALUE_ICC_LOADED:
             case IccCardConstants.INTENT_VALUE_ICC_LOCKED:
-                updateConfigForPhoneId(phoneId);
+                mHandler.sendMessage(mHandler.obtainMessage(EVENT_UPDATE_CONFIG, phoneId, -1));
                 break;
         }
     }
@@ -643,18 +515,6 @@
         public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
             String action = intent.getAction();
             log("Receive action: " + action);
-            switch (action) {
-                case Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_ADDED:
-                case Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_CHANGED:
-                case Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_REMOVED:
-                    int uid = intent.getIntExtra(Intent.EXTRA_UID, -1);
-                    String packageName = mContext.getPackageManager().getNameForUid(uid);
-                    // We don't have a phoneId for arg1.
-                    mHandler.sendMessage(
-                            mHandler.obtainMessage(EVENT_PACKAGE_CHANGED, packageName));
-                    break;
-
-            }
         }
     }