diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/development/TouchpadVisualizerPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/development/TouchpadVisualizerPreferenceController.java
index f918d264e3f..04ae92b56da 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/development/TouchpadVisualizerPreferenceController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/development/TouchpadVisualizerPreferenceController.java
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
 package com.android.settings.development;
 
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.provider.Settings;
+import android.hardware.input.InputSettings;
 
+import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
+import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
 import androidx.preference.Preference;
 import androidx.preference.SwitchPreference;
@@ -26,23 +28,13 @@ import androidx.preference.SwitchPreference;
 import com.android.settings.core.PreferenceControllerMixin;
 import com.android.settingslib.development.DeveloperOptionsPreferenceController;
 
-import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
-import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
-
-import android.hardware.input.InputSettings;
-
-/** PreferenceController that controls the "Touchpad visualizer" developer option. */
+/** PreferenceController that controls the "Show touchpad input" developer option. */
 public class TouchpadVisualizerPreferenceController extends
         DeveloperOptionsPreferenceController implements
         Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener, PreferenceControllerMixin {
 
     private static final String TOUCHPAD_VISUALIZER_KEY = "touchpad_visualizer";
 
-    @VisibleForTesting
-    static final int SETTING_VALUE_ON = 1;
-    @VisibleForTesting
-    static final int SETTING_VALUE_OFF = 0;
-
     public TouchpadVisualizerPreferenceController(@NonNull Context context) {
         super(context);
     }
@@ -60,24 +52,22 @@ public class TouchpadVisualizerPreferenceController extends
     @Override
     public boolean onPreferenceChange(@NonNull Preference preference, @Nullable Object newValue) {
         final boolean isEnabled = newValue != null ? (Boolean) newValue : false;
-        Settings.System.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
-                Settings.System.TOUCHPAD_VISUALIZER,
-                isEnabled ? SETTING_VALUE_ON : SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
+        InputSettings.setTouchpadVisualizer(mContext, isEnabled);
+
         return true;
     }
 
     @Override
     public void updateState(@NonNull Preference preference) {
-        int touchpadVisualizer = Settings.System.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
-                Settings.System.TOUCHPAD_VISUALIZER, SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
-        ((SwitchPreference) mPreference).setChecked(touchpadVisualizer != SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
+        boolean touchpadVisualizerEnabled = InputSettings.useTouchpadVisualizer(mContext);
+        ((SwitchPreference) mPreference).setChecked(touchpadVisualizerEnabled);
     }
 
     @Override
     protected void onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled() {
         super.onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled();
-        Settings.System.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(), Settings.System.TOUCHPAD_VISUALIZER,
-                SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
+        InputSettings.setTouchpadVisualizer(mContext, false);
+
         ((SwitchPreference) mPreference).setChecked(false);
     }
 }
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diff --git a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/TouchpadVisualizerPreferenceControllerTest.java b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/TouchpadVisualizerPreferenceControllerTest.java
index 98c774ec2b6..826bae927ef 100644
--- a/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/TouchpadVisualizerPreferenceControllerTest.java
+++ b/tests/robotests/src/com/android/settings/development/TouchpadVisualizerPreferenceControllerTest.java
@@ -22,22 +22,35 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.provider.Settings;
+import android.hardware.input.InputSettings;
+import android.platform.test.annotations.EnableFlags;
+import android.platform.test.flag.junit.SetFlagsRule;
 
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceScreen;
 import androidx.preference.SwitchPreference;
 
+import com.android.hardware.input.Flags;
+import com.android.settings.testutils.shadow.ShadowSystemSettings;
+
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.mockito.Mock;
 import org.mockito.MockitoAnnotations;
 import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;
 import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment;
+import org.robolectric.annotation.Config;
 
 @RunWith(RobolectricTestRunner.class)
+@Config(shadows = {
+        ShadowSystemSettings.class,
+})
 public class TouchpadVisualizerPreferenceControllerTest {
 
+    @Rule
+    public final SetFlagsRule mSetFlagsRule = new SetFlagsRule();
+
     @Mock
     private PreferenceScreen mScreen;
     @Mock
@@ -57,55 +70,52 @@ public class TouchpadVisualizerPreferenceControllerTest {
     }
 
     @Test
+    @EnableFlags({Flags.FLAG_TOUCHPAD_VISUALIZER})
     public void updateState_touchpadVisualizerEnabled_shouldCheckedPreference() {
-        Settings.System.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
-                Settings.System.TOUCHPAD_VISUALIZER, ShowTapsPreferenceController.SETTING_VALUE_ON);
-
+        InputSettings.setTouchpadVisualizer(mContext, true);
         mController.updateState(mPreference);
 
         verify(mPreference).setChecked(true);
     }
 
     @Test
+    @EnableFlags({Flags.FLAG_TOUCHPAD_VISUALIZER})
     public void updateState_touchpadVisualizerDisabled_shouldUncheckedPreference() {
-        Settings.System.putInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
-                Settings.System.TOUCHPAD_VISUALIZER,
-                ShowTapsPreferenceController.SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
-
+        InputSettings.setTouchpadVisualizer(mContext, false);
         mController.updateState(mPreference);
 
         verify(mPreference).setChecked(false);
     }
 
     @Test
+    @EnableFlags({Flags.FLAG_TOUCHPAD_VISUALIZER})
     public void onPreferenceChange_preferenceChecked_shouldEnableTouchpadVisualizer() {
         mController.onPreferenceChange(mPreference, true /* new value */);
 
-        final int touchpadVisualizer = Settings.System.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
-                Settings.System.TOUCHPAD_VISUALIZER, -1 /* default */);
+        final boolean touchpadVisualizer = InputSettings.useTouchpadVisualizer(mContext);
 
-        assertThat(touchpadVisualizer).isEqualTo(ShowTapsPreferenceController.SETTING_VALUE_ON);
+        assertThat(touchpadVisualizer).isTrue();
     }
 
     @Test
+    @EnableFlags({Flags.FLAG_TOUCHPAD_VISUALIZER})
     public void onPreferenceChange_preferenceUnchecked_shouldDisableTouchpadVisualizer() {
         mController.onPreferenceChange(mPreference, false /* new value */);
 
-        final int showTapsMode = Settings.System.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
-                Settings.System.TOUCHPAD_VISUALIZER, -1 /* default */);
+        final boolean touchpadVisualizer = InputSettings.useTouchpadVisualizer(mContext);
 
-        assertThat(showTapsMode).isEqualTo(ShowTapsPreferenceController.SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
+        assertThat(touchpadVisualizer).isFalse();
     }
 
     @Test
+    @EnableFlags({Flags.FLAG_TOUCHPAD_VISUALIZER})
     public void onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled_preferenceShouldBeEnabled() {
         mController.onDeveloperOptionsSwitchDisabled();
 
-        final int showTapsMode = Settings.System.getInt(mContext.getContentResolver(),
-                Settings.System.TOUCHPAD_VISUALIZER, -1 /* default */);
+        final boolean touchpadVisualizer = InputSettings.useTouchpadVisualizer(mContext);
 
-        assertThat(showTapsMode).isEqualTo(ShowTapsPreferenceController.SETTING_VALUE_OFF);
+        assertThat(touchpadVisualizer).isFalse();
         verify(mPreference).setEnabled(false);
         verify(mPreference).setChecked(false);
     }
-}
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+}