diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
index 495b37c..eb6a539 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/Settings.java
@@ -9900,14 +9900,35 @@
          * List of ISO country codes in which eUICC UI is shown. Country codes should be separated
          * by comma.
          *
-         * <p>Used to hide eUICC UI from users who are currently in countries no carriers support
-         * eUICC.
+         * Note: if {@link #EUICC_SUPPORTED_COUNTRIES} is empty, then {@link
+         * #EUICC_UNSUPPORTED_COUNTRIES} is used.
+         *
+         * <p>Used to hide eUICC UI from users who are currently in countries where no carriers
+         * support eUICC.
+         *
          * @hide
          */
         //TODO(b/77914569) Changes this to System Api.
         public static final String EUICC_SUPPORTED_COUNTRIES = "euicc_supported_countries";
 
         /**
+         * List of ISO country codes in which eUICC UI is not shown. Country codes should be
+         * separated by comma.
+         *
+         * Note: if {@link #EUICC_SUPPORTED_COUNTRIES} is empty, then {@link
+         * #EUICC_UNSUPPORTED_COUNTRIES} is used.
+         *
+         * <p>Used to hide eUICC UI from users who are currently in countries where no carriers
+         * support eUICC.
+         *
+         * @hide
+         */
+        //TODO(b/77914569) Changes this to System Api.
+        public static final String EUICC_UNSUPPORTED_COUNTRIES = "euicc_unsupported_countries";
+        private static final Validator EUICC_UNSUPPORTED_COUNTRIES_VALIDATOR =
+                new SettingsValidators.ComponentNameListValidator(",");
+
+        /**
          * Whether any activity can be resized. When this is true, any
          * activity, regardless of manifest values, can be resized for multi-window.
          * (0 = false, 1 = true)
@@ -13969,6 +13990,7 @@
             VALIDATORS.put(DYNAMIC_POWER_SAVINGS_DISABLE_THRESHOLD,
                     DYNAMIC_POWER_SAVINGS_VALIDATOR);
             VALIDATORS.put(BLUETOOTH_ON, BLUETOOTH_ON_VALIDATOR);
+            VALIDATORS.put(EUICC_UNSUPPORTED_COUNTRIES, EUICC_UNSUPPORTED_COUNTRIES_VALIDATOR);
             VALIDATORS.put(PRIVATE_DNS_MODE, PRIVATE_DNS_MODE_VALIDATOR);
             VALIDATORS.put(PRIVATE_DNS_SPECIFIER, PRIVATE_DNS_SPECIFIER_VALIDATOR);
             VALIDATORS.put(SOFT_AP_TIMEOUT_ENABLED, SOFT_AP_TIMEOUT_ENABLED_VALIDATOR);
diff --git a/core/proto/android/providers/settings/global.proto b/core/proto/android/providers/settings/global.proto
index ca71314..3d99b72 100644
--- a/core/proto/android/providers/settings/global.proto
+++ b/core/proto/android/providers/settings/global.proto
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@
 
         optional SettingProto provisioned = 1 [ (android.privacy).dest = DEST_AUTOMATIC ];
         optional SettingProto factory_reset_timeout_millis = 2 [ (android.privacy).dest = DEST_AUTOMATIC ];
+        optional SettingProto unsupported_countries = 3 [ (android.privacy).dest = DEST_AUTOMATIC ];
     }
     optional Euicc euicc = 52;
 
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProtoDumpUtil.java b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProtoDumpUtil.java
index 894ba9c..21129f9 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProtoDumpUtil.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/src/com/android/providers/settings/SettingsProtoDumpUtil.java
@@ -641,6 +641,9 @@
         dumpSetting(s, p,
                 Settings.Global.EUICC_FACTORY_RESET_TIMEOUT_MILLIS,
                 GlobalSettingsProto.Euicc.FACTORY_RESET_TIMEOUT_MILLIS);
+        dumpSetting(s, p,
+                Settings.Global.EUICC_UNSUPPORTED_COUNTRIES,
+                GlobalSettingsProto.Euicc.UNSUPPORTED_COUNTRIES);
         p.end(euiccToken);
 
         dumpSetting(s, p,
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
index 91cf89c..a589ca5 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
@@ -3055,10 +3055,21 @@
         return mState == StatusBarState.FULLSCREEN_USER_SWITCHER;
     }
 
+    private boolean isAutomotive() {
+        return mContext != null
+                && mContext.getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_AUTOMOTIVE);
+    }
+
     private boolean updateIsKeyguard() {
         boolean wakeAndUnlocking = mBiometricUnlockController.getMode()
                 == BiometricUnlockController.MODE_WAKE_AND_UNLOCK;
 
+        if (mScreenLifecycle == null && isAutomotive()) {
+            // TODO(b/146144370): workaround to avoid NPE when device goes into STR (Suspend to RAM)
+            Log.w(TAG, "updateIsKeyguard(): mScreenLifeCycle not set yet");
+            mScreenLifecycle = Dependency.get(ScreenLifecycle.class);
+        }
+
         // For dozing, keyguard needs to be shown whenever the device is non-interactive. Otherwise
         // there's no surface we can show to the user. Note that the device goes fully interactive
         // late in the transition, so we also allow the device to start dozing once the screen has