diff --git a/services/appmgr/include/app_mgr_service_inner.h b/services/appmgr/include/app_mgr_service_inner.h
index 2a331fb48be89f1ca62a4748a9ea2a95c7ee50df..cb3da77cb2acf5de7013d3380f521524331eeced 100644
--- a/services/appmgr/include/app_mgr_service_inner.h
+++ b/services/appmgr/include/app_mgr_service_inner.h
@@ -953,10 +953,10 @@ public:
      * @param eventName Indicates the event defined by CommonEventSupport
      * @param want Want contains information of the event wish to notify.
      *
-     * @return Returns 0 if the event is normal, 1 if the event needs to be managed.
+     * @return Returns false if the event is normal, true if the event needs to be managed.
      */
-    int32_t NotifyAppStatusByCommonEventName(const std::string &bundleName, const std::string &eventName,
-        const Want &want);
+    bool IsSubscriberControlledAndNotifyAppStatusByCommonEventName(const std::string &bundleName,
+        const std::string &eventName, const Want &want);
 
     int32_t KillProcessByPid(const pid_t pid, const std::string& reason = "foundation");
 
diff --git a/services/appmgr/src/app_mgr_service_inner.cpp b/services/appmgr/src/app_mgr_service_inner.cpp
index ae7074ff75afd912139cae0b62478150890554c9..10284b33e8f32666a721598b8375e9961e119997 100644
--- a/services/appmgr/src/app_mgr_service_inner.cpp
+++ b/services/appmgr/src/app_mgr_service_inner.cpp
@@ -4979,7 +4979,7 @@ void AppMgrServiceInner::RestartResidentProcess(std::shared_ptr<AppRunningRecord
     StartResidentProcess(infos, appRecord->GetRestartResidentProcCount(), appRecord->IsEmptyKeepAliveApp());
 }
 
-int32_t AppMgrServiceInner::NotifyAppStatusByCommonEventName(const std::string &bundleName,
+bool AppMgrServiceInner::IsSubscriberControlledAndNotifyAppStatusByCommonEventName(const std::string &bundleName,
     const std::string &eventName, const Want &want)
 {
     EventFwk::CommonEventData commonData {want};
@@ -4991,7 +4991,7 @@ int32_t AppMgrServiceInner::NotifyAppStatusByCommonEventName(const std::string &
         TAG_LOGI(AAFwkTag::APPMGR, "bundle name: %{public}s, normal event: %{public}s",
             bundleName.c_str(), eventName.c_str());
         EventFwk::CommonEventManager::PublishCommonEvent(commonData);
-        return 0;
+        return false;
     }
     EventFwk::CommonEventPublishInfo eventPublishData;
     std::vector<std::string> permissions;
@@ -5001,7 +5001,7 @@ int32_t AppMgrServiceInner::NotifyAppStatusByCommonEventName(const std::string &
     eventPublishData.SetSubscriberType(EventFwk::SubscriberType::SYSTEM_SUBSCRIBER_TYPE);
     eventPublishData.SetValidationRule(EventFwk::ValidationRule::OR);
     EventFwk::CommonEventManager::PublishCommonEvent(commonData, eventPublishData);
-    return 1;
+    return true;
 }
 
 void AppMgrServiceInner::NotifyAppStatus(const std::string &bundleName, int32_t appIndex, const std::string &eventData)
@@ -5015,7 +5015,7 @@ void AppMgrServiceInner::NotifyAppStatus(const std::string &bundleName, int32_t
     want.SetElement(element);
     want.SetParam(Constants::USER_ID, 0);
     want.SetParam(Constants::APP_INDEX, appIndex);
-    NotifyAppStatusByCommonEventName(bundleName, eventData, want);
+    IsSubscriberControlledAndNotifyAppStatusByCommonEventName(bundleName, eventData, want);
 }
 
 void AppMgrServiceInner::NotifyAppStatusByCallerUid(const std::string &bundleName, const int32_t tokenId,
@@ -5034,7 +5034,7 @@ void AppMgrServiceInner::NotifyAppStatusByCallerUid(const std::string &bundleNam
     want.SetParam(Constants::UID, callerUid);
     want.SetParam(Want::PARAM_RESV_CALLER_UID, callerUid);
     want.SetParam(TARGET_UID_KEY, targetUid);
-    NotifyAppStatusByCommonEventName(bundleName, eventData, want);
+    IsSubscriberControlledAndNotifyAppStatusByCommonEventName(bundleName, eventData, want);
 }
 
 int32_t AppMgrServiceInner::RegisterApplicationStateObserver(
diff --git a/test/unittest/app_mgr_service_inner_test/app_mgr_service_inner_test.cpp b/test/unittest/app_mgr_service_inner_test/app_mgr_service_inner_test.cpp
index 887efd256f2a576fa131154090d1c88f27c77c7b..a363d59a5e3f462f7b91e4c635903e581811bc89 100644
--- a/test/unittest/app_mgr_service_inner_test/app_mgr_service_inner_test.cpp
+++ b/test/unittest/app_mgr_service_inner_test/app_mgr_service_inner_test.cpp
@@ -2295,30 +2295,31 @@ HWTEST_F(AppMgrServiceInnerTest, NotifyAppStatusByCallerUid_001, TestSize.Level2
 }
 
 /**
- * @tc.name: NotifyAppStatusByCommonEventName_001
- * @tc.desc: notify app status by special common event.
+ * @tc.name: IsSubscriberControlledAndNotifyAppStatusByCommonEventName_001
+ * @tc.desc: notify app status by common event.
  * @tc.type: FUNC
  */
-HWTEST_F(AppMgrServiceInnerTest, NotifyAppStatusByCommonEventName_001, TestSize.Level2)
+HWTEST_F(AppMgrServiceInnerTest, IsSubscriberControlledAndNotifyAppStatusByCommonEventName_001, TestSize.Level2)
 {
-    TAG_LOGI(AAFwkTag::TEST, "NotifyAppStatusByCommonEventName_001 start");
+    TAG_LOGI(AAFwkTag::TEST, "IsSubscriberControlledAndNotifyAppStatusByCommonEventName_001 start");
     auto appMgrServiceInner = std::make_shared<AppMgrServiceInner>();
     EXPECT_NE(appMgrServiceInner, nullptr);
 
     std::string bundleName = "test_bundle_name";
     std::string eventData = "usual.event.PACKAGE_DATA_CLEARED";
     AAFwk::Want want;
-    int32_t ret = appMgrServiceInner->NotifyAppStatusByCommonEventName(bundleName, eventData, want);
-    EXPECT_EQ(ret, 1);
+    bool ret = appMgrServiceInner->IsSubscriberControlledAndNotifyAppStatusByCommonEventName(bundleName, eventData,
+        want);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(ret);
 
     eventData = "test_event_name";
-    ret = appMgrServiceInner->NotifyAppStatusByCommonEventName(bundleName, eventData, want);
-    EXPECT_EQ(ret, 0);
+    ret = appMgrServiceInner->IsSubscriberControlledAndNotifyAppStatusByCommonEventName(bundleName, eventData, want);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(ret);
 
     eventData = "usual.event.PACKAGE_RESTARTED";
-    ret = appMgrServiceInner->NotifyAppStatusByCommonEventName(bundleName, eventData, want);
-    EXPECT_EQ(ret, 1);
-    TAG_LOGI(AAFwkTag::TEST, "NotifyAppStatusByCommonEventName_001 end");
+    ret = appMgrServiceInner->IsSubscriberControlledAndNotifyAppStatusByCommonEventName(bundleName, eventData, want);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(ret);
+    TAG_LOGI(AAFwkTag::TEST, "IsSubscriberControlledAndNotifyAppStatusByCommonEventName_001 end");
 }
 
 /**