diff --git a/framework/src/android/net/ConnectivityResources.java b/framework/src/android/net/ConnectivityResources.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18f0de0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/src/android/net/ConnectivityResources.java
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*
+ * 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 android.net;
+
+import static android.content.pm.PackageManager.MATCH_SYSTEM_ONLY;
+
+import android.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.annotation.Nullable;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
+import android.content.pm.ResolveInfo;
+import android.content.res.Resources;
+import android.util.Log;
+
+import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Utility to obtain the {@link com.android.server.ConnectivityService} {@link Resources}, in the
+ * ServiceConnectivityResources APK.
+ * @hide
+ */
+public class ConnectivityResources {
+    private static final String RESOURCES_APK_INTENT =
+            "com.android.server.connectivity.intent.action.SERVICE_CONNECTIVITY_RESOURCES_APK";
+    private static final String RES_PKG_DIR = "/apex/com.android.tethering/";
+
+    @NonNull
+    private final Context mContext;
+
+    @Nullable
+    private Context mResourcesContext = null;
+
+    @Nullable
+    private static Context sTestResourcesContext = null;
+
+    public ConnectivityResources(Context context) {
+        mContext = context;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience method to mock all resources for the duration of a test.
+     *
+     * Call with a null context to reset after the test.
+     */
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    public static void setResourcesContextForTest(@Nullable Context testContext) {
+        sTestResourcesContext = testContext;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the {@link Context} of the resources package.
+     */
+    public synchronized Context getResourcesContext() {
+        if (sTestResourcesContext != null) {
+            return sTestResourcesContext;
+        }
+
+        if (mResourcesContext != null) {
+            return mResourcesContext;
+        }
+
+        final List<ResolveInfo> pkgs = mContext.getPackageManager()
+                .queryIntentActivities(new Intent(RESOURCES_APK_INTENT), MATCH_SYSTEM_ONLY);
+        pkgs.removeIf(pkg -> !pkg.activityInfo.applicationInfo.sourceDir.startsWith(RES_PKG_DIR));
+        if (pkgs.size() > 1) {
+            Log.wtf(ConnectivityResources.class.getSimpleName(),
+                    "More than one package found: " + pkgs);
+        }
+        if (pkgs.isEmpty()) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("No connectivity resource package found");
+        }
+
+        final Context pkgContext;
+        try {
+            pkgContext = mContext.createPackageContext(
+                    pkgs.get(0).activityInfo.applicationInfo.packageName, 0 /* flags */);
+        } catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Resolved package not found", e);
+        }
+
+        mResourcesContext = pkgContext;
+        return pkgContext;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the {@link Resources} of the ServiceConnectivityResources APK.
+     */
+    public Resources get() {
+        return getResourcesContext().getResources();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/framework/src/android/net/apf/ApfCapabilities.java b/framework/src/android/net/apf/ApfCapabilities.java
index bf5b26e..85b2471 100644
--- a/framework/src/android/net/apf/ApfCapabilities.java
+++ b/framework/src/android/net/apf/ApfCapabilities.java
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.annotation.SystemApi;
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
+import android.net.ConnectivityResources;
 import android.os.Parcel;
 import android.os.Parcelable;
 
-import com.android.internal.R;
-
 /**
  * APF program support capabilities. APF stands for Android Packet Filtering and it is a flexible
  * way to drop unwanted network packets to save power.
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
  */
 @SystemApi
 public final class ApfCapabilities implements Parcelable {
+    private static ConnectivityResources sResources;
+
     /**
      * Version of APF instruction set supported for packet filtering. 0 indicates no support for
      * packet filtering using APF programs.
@@ -65,6 +67,14 @@
         apfPacketFormat = in.readInt();
     }
 
+    @NonNull
+    private static synchronized ConnectivityResources getResources(@NonNull Context ctx) {
+        if (sResources == null)  {
+            sResources = new ConnectivityResources(ctx);
+        }
+        return sResources;
+    }
+
 
     @Override
     public int describeContents() {
@@ -121,13 +131,43 @@
      * @return Whether the APF Filter in the device should filter out IEEE 802.3 Frames.
      */
     public static boolean getApfDrop8023Frames() {
-        return Resources.getSystem().getBoolean(R.bool.config_apfDrop802_3Frames);
+        // TODO(b/183076074): remove reading resources from system resources
+        final Resources systemRes = Resources.getSystem();
+        final int id = systemRes.getIdentifier("config_apfDrop802_3Frames", "bool", "android");
+        return systemRes.getBoolean(id);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return Whether the APF Filter in the device should filter out IEEE 802.3 Frames.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static boolean getApfDrop8023Frames(@NonNull Context context) {
+        final ConnectivityResources res = getResources(context);
+        // TODO(b/183076074): use R.bool.config_apfDrop802_3Frames directly
+        final int id = res.get().getIdentifier("config_apfDrop802_3Frames", "bool",
+                res.getResourcesContext().getPackageName());
+        return res.get().getBoolean(id);
     }
 
     /**
      * @return An array of denylisted EtherType, packets with EtherTypes within it will be dropped.
      */
     public static @NonNull int[] getApfEtherTypeBlackList() {
-        return Resources.getSystem().getIntArray(R.array.config_apfEthTypeBlackList);
+        // TODO(b/183076074): remove reading resources from system resources
+        final Resources systemRes = Resources.getSystem();
+        final int id = systemRes.getIdentifier("config_apfEthTypeBlackList", "array", "android");
+        return systemRes.getIntArray(id);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return An array of denylisted EtherType, packets with EtherTypes within it will be dropped.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static @NonNull int[] getApfEtherTypeDenyList(@NonNull Context context) {
+        final ConnectivityResources res = getResources(context);
+        // TODO(b/183076074): use R.array.config_apfEthTypeDenyList directly
+        final int id = res.get().getIdentifier("config_apfEthTypeDenyList", "array",
+                res.getResourcesContext().getPackageName());
+        return res.get().getIntArray(id);
     }
 }
diff --git a/framework/src/android/net/util/KeepaliveUtils.java b/framework/src/android/net/util/KeepaliveUtils.java
index bfc4563..8d7a0b3 100644
--- a/framework/src/android/net/util/KeepaliveUtils.java
+++ b/framework/src/android/net/util/KeepaliveUtils.java
@@ -19,12 +19,11 @@
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
+import android.net.ConnectivityResources;
 import android.net.NetworkCapabilities;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.AndroidRuntimeException;
 
-import com.android.internal.R;
-
 /**
  * Collection of utilities for socket keepalive offload.
  *
@@ -52,8 +51,11 @@
     public static int[] getSupportedKeepalives(@NonNull Context context) {
         String[] res = null;
         try {
-            res = context.getResources().getStringArray(
-                    R.array.config_networkSupportedKeepaliveCount);
+            final ConnectivityResources connRes = new ConnectivityResources(context);
+            // TODO: use R.id.config_networkSupportedKeepaliveCount directly
+            final int id = connRes.get().getIdentifier("config_networkSupportedKeepaliveCount",
+                    "array", connRes.getResourcesContext().getPackageName());
+            res = new ConnectivityResources(context).get().getStringArray(id);
         } catch (Resources.NotFoundException unused) {
         }
         if (res == null) throw new KeepaliveDeviceConfigurationException("invalid resource");
diff --git a/framework/src/android/net/util/MultinetworkPolicyTracker.java b/framework/src/android/net/util/MultinetworkPolicyTracker.java
index 6a49aa2..0b42a00 100644
--- a/framework/src/android/net/util/MultinetworkPolicyTracker.java
+++ b/framework/src/android/net/util/MultinetworkPolicyTracker.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import android.content.IntentFilter;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.database.ContentObserver;
+import android.net.ConnectivityResources;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.provider.Settings;
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@
 import android.telephony.TelephonyManager;
 import android.util.Log;
 
-import com.android.internal.R;
 import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
     private static String TAG = MultinetworkPolicyTracker.class.getSimpleName();
 
     private final Context mContext;
+    private final ConnectivityResources mResources;
     private final Handler mHandler;
     private final Runnable mAvoidBadWifiCallback;
     private final List<Uri> mSettingsUris;
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@
 
     public MultinetworkPolicyTracker(Context ctx, Handler handler, Runnable avoidBadWifiCallback) {
         mContext = ctx;
+        mResources = new ConnectivityResources(ctx);
         mHandler = handler;
         mAvoidBadWifiCallback = avoidBadWifiCallback;
         mSettingsUris = Arrays.asList(
@@ -160,12 +162,16 @@
      * Whether the device or carrier configuration disables avoiding bad wifi by default.
      */
     public boolean configRestrictsAvoidBadWifi() {
-        return (getResourcesForActiveSubId().getInteger(R.integer.config_networkAvoidBadWifi) == 0);
+        // TODO: use R.integer.config_networkAvoidBadWifi directly
+        final int id = mResources.get().getIdentifier("config_networkAvoidBadWifi",
+                "integer", mResources.getResourcesContext().getPackageName());
+        return (getResourcesForActiveSubId().getInteger(id) == 0);
     }
 
     @NonNull
     private Resources getResourcesForActiveSubId() {
-        return SubscriptionManager.getResourcesForSubId(mContext, mActiveSubId);
+        return SubscriptionManager.getResourcesForSubId(
+                mResources.getResourcesContext(), mActiveSubId);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -205,8 +211,10 @@
      * The default (device and carrier-dependent) value for metered multipath preference.
      */
     public int configMeteredMultipathPreference() {
-        return mContext.getResources().getInteger(
-                R.integer.config_networkMeteredMultipathPreference);
+        // TODO: use R.integer.config_networkMeteredMultipathPreference directly
+        final int id = mResources.get().getIdentifier("config_networkMeteredMultipathPreference",
+                "integer", mResources.getResourcesContext().getPackageName());
+        return mResources.get().getInteger(id);
     }
 
     public void updateMeteredMultipathPreference() {