diff --git a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/CHANGELOG.md
index 0e2bd32a07f5..8e319e40f160 100644
--- a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## 2.4.4
+
+* Restores the behavior of throwing a `TypeError` when calling `getStringList`
+  on a value stored with `setString`.
+
 ## 2.4.3
 
 * Migrates `List<String>` value encoding to JSON.
diff --git a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/android/src/main/kotlin/io/flutter/plugins/sharedpreferences/MessagesAsync.g.kt b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/android/src/main/kotlin/io/flutter/plugins/sharedpreferences/MessagesAsync.g.kt
index 44c37bad67da..39a19ed68433 100644
--- a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/android/src/main/kotlin/io/flutter/plugins/sharedpreferences/MessagesAsync.g.kt
+++ b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/android/src/main/kotlin/io/flutter/plugins/sharedpreferences/MessagesAsync.g.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2013 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
-// Autogenerated from Pigeon (v22.7.2), do not edit directly.
+// Autogenerated from Pigeon (v22.7.4), do not edit directly.
 // See also: https://pub.dev/packages/pigeon
 @file:Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST", "ArrayInDataClass")
 
@@ -43,6 +43,22 @@ class SharedPreferencesError(
     val details: Any? = null
 ) : Throwable()
 
+/** Possible types found during a getStringList call. */
+enum class StringListLookupResultType(val raw: Int) {
+  /** A deprecated platform-side encoding string list. */
+  PLATFORM_ENCODED(0),
+  /** A JSON-encoded string list. */
+  JSON_ENCODED(1),
+  /** A string that doesn't have the expected encoding prefix. */
+  UNEXPECTED_STRING(2);
+
+  companion object {
+    fun ofRaw(raw: Int): StringListLookupResultType? {
+      return values().firstOrNull { it.raw == raw }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 /** Generated class from Pigeon that represents data sent in messages. */
 data class SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions(val fileName: String? = null, val useDataStore: Boolean) {
   companion object {
@@ -61,22 +77,59 @@ data class SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions(val fileName: String? = null, val useD
   }
 }
 
+/** Generated class from Pigeon that represents data sent in messages. */
+data class StringListResult(
+    /** The JSON-encoded stored value, or null if something else was found. */
+    val jsonEncodedValue: String? = null,
+    /** The type of value found. */
+    val type: StringListLookupResultType
+) {
+  companion object {
+    fun fromList(pigeonVar_list: List<Any?>): StringListResult {
+      val jsonEncodedValue = pigeonVar_list[0] as String?
+      val type = pigeonVar_list[1] as StringListLookupResultType
+      return StringListResult(jsonEncodedValue, type)
+    }
+  }
+
+  fun toList(): List<Any?> {
+    return listOf(
+        jsonEncodedValue,
+        type,
+    )
+  }
+}
+
 private open class MessagesAsyncPigeonCodec : StandardMessageCodec() {
   override fun readValueOfType(type: Byte, buffer: ByteBuffer): Any? {
     return when (type) {
       129.toByte() -> {
+        return (readValue(buffer) as Long?)?.let { StringListLookupResultType.ofRaw(it.toInt()) }
+      }
+      130.toByte() -> {
         return (readValue(buffer) as? List<Any?>)?.let {
           SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions.fromList(it)
         }
       }
+      131.toByte() -> {
+        return (readValue(buffer) as? List<Any?>)?.let { StringListResult.fromList(it) }
+      }
       else -> super.readValueOfType(type, buffer)
     }
   }
 
   override fun writeValue(stream: ByteArrayOutputStream, value: Any?) {
     when (value) {
-      is SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions -> {
+      is StringListLookupResultType -> {
         stream.write(129)
+        writeValue(stream, value.raw)
+      }
+      is SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions -> {
+        stream.write(130)
+        writeValue(stream, value.toList())
+      }
+      is StringListResult -> {
+        stream.write(131)
         writeValue(stream, value.toList())
       }
       else -> super.writeValue(stream, value)
@@ -119,8 +172,8 @@ interface SharedPreferencesAsyncApi {
       key: String,
       options: SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions
   ): List<String>?
-  /** Gets individual List<String> value stored with [key], if any. */
-  fun getStringList(key: String, options: SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions): String?
+  /** Gets the JSON-encoded List<String> value stored with [key], if any. */
+  fun getStringList(key: String, options: SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions): StringListResult?
   /** Removes all properties from shared preferences data set with matching prefix. */
   fun clear(allowList: List<String>?, options: SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions)
   /** Gets all properties from shared preferences data set with matching prefix. */
diff --git a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/android/src/main/kotlin/io/flutter/plugins/sharedpreferences/SharedPreferencesPlugin.kt b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/android/src/main/kotlin/io/flutter/plugins/sharedpreferences/SharedPreferencesPlugin.kt
index 4587c68bab6f..32b628a91c0b 100644
--- a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/android/src/main/kotlin/io/flutter/plugins/sharedpreferences/SharedPreferencesPlugin.kt
+++ b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/android/src/main/kotlin/io/flutter/plugins/sharedpreferences/SharedPreferencesPlugin.kt
@@ -203,13 +203,20 @@ class SharedPreferencesPlugin() : FlutterPlugin, SharedPreferencesAsyncApi {
   }
 
   /** Gets StringList at [key] from data store. */
-  override fun getStringList(key: String, options: SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions): String? {
+  override fun getStringList(
+      key: String,
+      options: SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions
+  ): StringListResult? {
     val stringValue = getString(key, options)
     stringValue?.let {
       // The JSON-encoded lists use an extended prefix to distinguish them from
       // lists that using listEncoder.
-      if (stringValue.startsWith(JSON_LIST_PREFIX)) {
-        return stringValue
+      return if (stringValue.startsWith(JSON_LIST_PREFIX)) {
+        StringListResult(stringValue, StringListLookupResultType.JSON_ENCODED)
+      } else if (stringValue.startsWith(LIST_PREFIX)) {
+        StringListResult(null, StringListLookupResultType.PLATFORM_ENCODED)
+      } else {
+        StringListResult(null, StringListLookupResultType.UNEXPECTED_STRING)
       }
     }
     return null
@@ -408,12 +415,21 @@ class SharedPreferencesBackend(
   }
 
   /** Gets StringList at [key] from data store. */
-  override fun getStringList(key: String, options: SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions): String? {
+  override fun getStringList(
+      key: String,
+      options: SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions
+  ): StringListResult? {
     val preferences = createSharedPreferences(options)
     if (preferences.contains(key)) {
       val value = preferences.getString(key, "")
-      if (value!!.startsWith(JSON_LIST_PREFIX)) {
-        return value
+      // The JSON-encoded lists use an extended prefix to distinguish them from
+      // lists that using listEncoder.
+      return if (value!!.startsWith(JSON_LIST_PREFIX)) {
+        StringListResult(value, StringListLookupResultType.JSON_ENCODED)
+      } else if (value.startsWith(LIST_PREFIX)) {
+        StringListResult(null, StringListLookupResultType.PLATFORM_ENCODED)
+      } else {
+        StringListResult(null, StringListLookupResultType.UNEXPECTED_STRING)
       }
     }
     return null
diff --git a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/android/src/test/kotlin/io/flutter/plugins/sharedpreferences/SharedPreferencesTest.kt b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/android/src/test/kotlin/io/flutter/plugins/sharedpreferences/SharedPreferencesTest.kt
index f36b2aa35fbc..15c47eb4051e 100644
--- a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/android/src/test/kotlin/io/flutter/plugins/sharedpreferences/SharedPreferencesTest.kt
+++ b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/android/src/test/kotlin/io/flutter/plugins/sharedpreferences/SharedPreferencesTest.kt
@@ -96,7 +96,27 @@ internal class SharedPreferencesTest {
   fun testSetAndGetStringListWithDataStore() {
     val plugin = pluginSetup(dataStoreOptions)
     plugin.setEncodedStringList(listKey, testList, dataStoreOptions)
-    Assert.assertEquals(plugin.getStringList(listKey, dataStoreOptions), testList)
+    val result = plugin.getStringList(listKey, dataStoreOptions)
+    Assert.assertEquals(result?.jsonEncodedValue, testList)
+    Assert.assertEquals(result?.type, StringListLookupResultType.JSON_ENCODED)
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun testSetAndGetStringListWithDataStoreRedirectsForPlatformEncoded() {
+    val plugin = pluginSetup(dataStoreOptions)
+    plugin.setDeprecatedStringList(listKey, listOf(""), dataStoreOptions)
+    val result = plugin.getStringList(listKey, dataStoreOptions)
+    Assert.assertEquals(result?.jsonEncodedValue, null)
+    Assert.assertEquals(result?.type, StringListLookupResultType.PLATFORM_ENCODED)
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun testSetAndGetStringListWithDataStoreReportsRawString() {
+    val plugin = pluginSetup(dataStoreOptions)
+    plugin.setString(listKey, testString, dataStoreOptions)
+    val result = plugin.getStringList(listKey, dataStoreOptions)
+    Assert.assertEquals(result?.jsonEncodedValue, null)
+    Assert.assertEquals(result?.type, StringListLookupResultType.UNEXPECTED_STRING)
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -217,7 +237,27 @@ internal class SharedPreferencesTest {
   fun testSetAndGetStringListWithSharedPreferences() {
     val plugin = pluginSetup(sharedPreferencesOptions)
     plugin.setEncodedStringList(listKey, testList, sharedPreferencesOptions)
-    Assert.assertEquals(plugin.getStringList(listKey, sharedPreferencesOptions), testList)
+    val result = plugin.getStringList(listKey, sharedPreferencesOptions)
+    Assert.assertEquals(result?.jsonEncodedValue, testList)
+    Assert.assertEquals(result?.type, StringListLookupResultType.JSON_ENCODED)
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun testSetAndGetStringListWithSharedPreferencesRedirectsForPlatformEncoded() {
+    val plugin = pluginSetup(sharedPreferencesOptions)
+    plugin.setDeprecatedStringList(listKey, listOf(""), sharedPreferencesOptions)
+    val result = plugin.getStringList(listKey, sharedPreferencesOptions)
+    Assert.assertEquals(result?.jsonEncodedValue, null)
+    Assert.assertEquals(result?.type, StringListLookupResultType.PLATFORM_ENCODED)
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun testSetAndGetStringListWithSharedPreferencesReportsRawString() {
+    val plugin = pluginSetup(sharedPreferencesOptions)
+    plugin.setString(listKey, testString, sharedPreferencesOptions)
+    val result = plugin.getStringList(listKey, sharedPreferencesOptions)
+    Assert.assertEquals(result?.jsonEncodedValue, null)
+    Assert.assertEquals(result?.type, StringListLookupResultType.UNEXPECTED_STRING)
   }
 
   @Test
diff --git a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/example/integration_test/shared_preferences_test.dart b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/example/integration_test/shared_preferences_test.dart
index 59642058d97b..6a221bfdfab3 100644
--- a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/example/integration_test/shared_preferences_test.dart
+++ b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/example/integration_test/shared_preferences_test.dart
@@ -639,6 +639,22 @@ void main() {
         expect(list?.length, testList.length + 1);
       });
 
+      testWidgets('getStringList throws type error for String with $backend',
+          (WidgetTester _) async {
+        final SharedPreferencesAsyncAndroidOptions options =
+            getOptions(useDataStore: useDataStore, fileName: 'notDefault');
+        final SharedPreferencesAsyncPlatform preferences = getPreferences();
+        await clearPreferences(preferences, options);
+
+        await preferences.setString(listKey, testString, options);
+
+        // Internally, List<String> is stored as a String on Android, but that
+        // implementation detail shouldn't leak to clients; getting the wrong
+        // type should still throw.
+        expect(preferences.getStringList(listKey, options),
+            throwsA(isA<TypeError>()));
+      });
+
       testWidgets('getPreferences with $backend', (WidgetTester _) async {
         final SharedPreferencesAsyncAndroidOptions options =
             getOptions(useDataStore: useDataStore, fileName: 'notDefault');
diff --git a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/lib/src/messages_async.g.dart b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/lib/src/messages_async.g.dart
index 09716d1c2b9c..74cc0f3fd4a6 100644
--- a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/lib/src/messages_async.g.dart
+++ b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/lib/src/messages_async.g.dart
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright 2013 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
-// Autogenerated from Pigeon (v22.7.2), do not edit directly.
+// Autogenerated from Pigeon (v22.7.4), do not edit directly.
 // See also: https://pub.dev/packages/pigeon
 // ignore_for_file: public_member_api_docs, non_constant_identifier_names, avoid_as, unused_import, unnecessary_parenthesis, prefer_null_aware_operators, omit_local_variable_types, unused_shown_name, unnecessary_import, no_leading_underscores_for_local_identifiers
 
@@ -18,6 +18,18 @@ PlatformException _createConnectionError(String channelName) {
   );
 }
 
+/// Possible types found during a getStringList call.
+enum StringListLookupResultType {
+  /// A deprecated platform-side encoding string list.
+  platformEncoded,
+
+  /// A JSON-encoded string list.
+  jsonEncoded,
+
+  /// A string that doesn't have the expected encoding prefix.
+  unexpectedString,
+}
+
 class SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions {
   SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions({
     this.fileName,
@@ -44,6 +56,34 @@ class SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions {
   }
 }
 
+class StringListResult {
+  StringListResult({
+    this.jsonEncodedValue,
+    required this.type,
+  });
+
+  /// The JSON-encoded stored value, or null if something else was found.
+  String? jsonEncodedValue;
+
+  /// The type of value found.
+  StringListLookupResultType type;
+
+  Object encode() {
+    return <Object?>[
+      jsonEncodedValue,
+      type,
+    ];
+  }
+
+  static StringListResult decode(Object result) {
+    result as List<Object?>;
+    return StringListResult(
+      jsonEncodedValue: result[0] as String?,
+      type: result[1]! as StringListLookupResultType,
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 class _PigeonCodec extends StandardMessageCodec {
   const _PigeonCodec();
   @override
@@ -51,8 +91,14 @@ class _PigeonCodec extends StandardMessageCodec {
     if (value is int) {
       buffer.putUint8(4);
       buffer.putInt64(value);
-    } else if (value is SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions) {
+    } else if (value is StringListLookupResultType) {
       buffer.putUint8(129);
+      writeValue(buffer, value.index);
+    } else if (value is SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions) {
+      buffer.putUint8(130);
+      writeValue(buffer, value.encode());
+    } else if (value is StringListResult) {
+      buffer.putUint8(131);
       writeValue(buffer, value.encode());
     } else {
       super.writeValue(buffer, value);
@@ -63,7 +109,12 @@ class _PigeonCodec extends StandardMessageCodec {
   Object? readValueOfType(int type, ReadBuffer buffer) {
     switch (type) {
       case 129:
+        final int? value = readValue(buffer) as int?;
+        return value == null ? null : StringListLookupResultType.values[value];
+      case 130:
         return SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions.decode(readValue(buffer)!);
+      case 131:
+        return StringListResult.decode(readValue(buffer)!);
       default:
         return super.readValueOfType(type, buffer);
     }
@@ -373,8 +424,8 @@ class SharedPreferencesAsyncApi {
     }
   }
 
-  /// Gets individual List<String> value stored with [key], if any.
-  Future<String?> getStringList(
+  /// Gets the JSON-encoded List<String> value stored with [key], if any.
+  Future<StringListResult?> getStringList(
       String key, SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions options) async {
     final String pigeonVar_channelName =
         'dev.flutter.pigeon.shared_preferences_android.SharedPreferencesAsyncApi.getStringList$pigeonVar_messageChannelSuffix';
@@ -395,7 +446,7 @@ class SharedPreferencesAsyncApi {
         details: pigeonVar_replyList[2],
       );
     } else {
-      return (pigeonVar_replyList[0] as String?);
+      return (pigeonVar_replyList[0] as StringListResult?);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/lib/src/shared_preferences_async_android.dart b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/lib/src/shared_preferences_async_android.dart
index e7c30c114d2f..4cda4bbdffbb 100644
--- a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/lib/src/shared_preferences_async_android.dart
+++ b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/lib/src/shared_preferences_async_android.dart
@@ -198,25 +198,33 @@ base class SharedPreferencesAsyncAndroid
         convertOptionsToPigeonOptions(options);
     final SharedPreferencesAsyncApi api = getApiForBackend(pigeonOptions);
     // Request JSON encoded string list.
-    final String? jsonEncodedStringList =
-        await _convertKnownExceptions<String?>(
+    final StringListResult? result =
+        await _convertKnownExceptions<StringListResult?>(
             () async => api.getStringList(key, pigeonOptions));
-    if (jsonEncodedStringList != null) {
-      final String jsonEncodedString =
-          jsonEncodedStringList.substring(jsonListPrefix.length);
-      try {
-        final List<String> decodedList =
-            (jsonDecode(jsonEncodedString) as List<dynamic>).cast<String>();
-        return decodedList;
-      } catch (e) {
+    if (result == null) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    switch (result.type) {
+      case StringListLookupResultType.jsonEncoded:
+        // Force-unwrap is safe because a value is always set for this type.
+        final String jsonEncodedStringList = result.jsonEncodedValue!;
+        final String jsonEncodedString =
+            jsonEncodedStringList.substring(jsonListPrefix.length);
+        try {
+          final List<String> decodedList =
+              (jsonDecode(jsonEncodedString) as List<dynamic>).cast<String>();
+          return decodedList;
+        } catch (e) {
+          throw TypeError();
+        }
+      case StringListLookupResultType.platformEncoded:
+        final List<String>? stringList =
+            await _convertKnownExceptions<List<String>?>(() async =>
+                api.getPlatformEncodedStringList(key, pigeonOptions));
+        return stringList?.cast<String>().toList();
+      case StringListLookupResultType.unexpectedString:
         throw TypeError();
-      }
     }
-    // If no JSON encoded string list exists, check for platform encoded value.
-    final List<String>? stringList =
-        await _convertKnownExceptions<List<String>?>(
-            () async => api.getPlatformEncodedStringList(key, pigeonOptions));
-    return stringList?.cast<String>().toList();
   }
 
   Future<T?> _convertKnownExceptions<T>(Future<T?> Function() method) async {
diff --git a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/pigeons/messages_async.dart b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/pigeons/messages_async.dart
index 66680044e325..80a9fc207e2b 100644
--- a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/pigeons/messages_async.dart
+++ b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/pigeons/messages_async.dart
@@ -15,6 +15,22 @@ import 'package:pigeon/pigeon.dart';
   dartOut: 'lib/src/messages_async.g.dart',
   copyrightHeader: 'pigeons/copyright.txt',
 ))
+
+/// Possible types found during a getStringList call.
+enum StringListLookupResultType {
+  /// A deprecated platform-side encoding string list.
+  platformEncoded,
+
+  /// A JSON-encoded string list.
+  jsonEncoded,
+
+  /// A string that doesn't have the expected encoding prefix.
+  unexpectedString,
+
+  // There is no type for non-string values, as those will throw an exception
+  // on the native side, so don't need a return value.
+}
+
 class SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions {
   SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions({
     this.fileName,
@@ -24,6 +40,19 @@ class SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions {
   bool useDataStore;
 }
 
+class StringListResult {
+  StringListResult({
+    required this.jsonEncodedValue,
+    required this.type,
+  });
+
+  /// The JSON-encoded stored value, or null if something else was found.
+  String? jsonEncodedValue;
+
+  /// The type of value found.
+  StringListLookupResultType type;
+}
+
 @HostApi(dartHostTestHandler: 'TestSharedPreferencesAsyncApi')
 abstract class SharedPreferencesAsyncApi {
   /// Adds property to shared preferences data set of type bool.
@@ -107,9 +136,9 @@ abstract class SharedPreferencesAsyncApi {
     SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions options,
   );
 
-  /// Gets individual List<String> value stored with [key], if any.
+  /// Gets the JSON-encoded List<String> value stored with [key], if any.
   @TaskQueue(type: TaskQueueType.serialBackgroundThread)
-  String? getStringList(
+  StringListResult? getStringList(
     String key,
     SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions options,
   );
diff --git a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/pubspec.yaml b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/pubspec.yaml
index bda1bd0c430a..3e1404bd2813 100644
--- a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/pubspec.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: shared_preferences_android
 description: Android implementation of the shared_preferences plugin
 repository: https://github.com/flutter/packages/tree/main/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android
 issue_tracker: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22p%3A+shared_preferences%22
-version: 2.4.3
+version: 2.4.4
 
 environment:
   sdk: ^3.5.0
diff --git a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/test/shared_preferences_async_test.dart b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/test/shared_preferences_async_test.dart
index 404c0439a9dd..bf5d9b873beb 100755
--- a/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/test/shared_preferences_async_test.dart
+++ b/packages/shared_preferences/shared_preferences_android/test/shared_preferences_async_test.dart
@@ -298,9 +298,14 @@ class _FakeSharedPreferencesApi implements SharedPreferencesAsyncApi {
   }
 
   @override
-  Future<String?> getStringList(
+  Future<StringListResult?> getStringList(
       String key, SharedPreferencesPigeonOptions options) async {
-    return items[key] as String?;
+    final Object? value = items[key];
+    return value == null
+        ? null
+        : StringListResult(
+            jsonEncodedValue: value as String?,
+            type: StringListLookupResultType.jsonEncoded);
   }
 
   @override