diff --git a/core/java/android/app/people/ConversationChannel.java b/core/java/android/app/people/ConversationChannel.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..39c5c85e456c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/java/android/app/people/ConversationChannel.java
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 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.app.people;
+
+import android.app.NotificationChannel;
+import android.content.pm.ShortcutInfo;
+import android.os.Parcel;
+import android.os.Parcelable;
+
+/**
+ * The non-customized notification channel of a conversation. It contains the information to render
+ * the conversation and allows the user to open and customize the conversation setting.
+ *
+ * @hide
+ */
+public final class ConversationChannel implements Parcelable {
+
+    private ShortcutInfo mShortcutInfo;
+    private NotificationChannel mParentNotificationChannel;
+    private long mLastEventTimestamp;
+    private boolean mHasActiveNotifications;
+
+    public static final Creator<ConversationChannel> CREATOR = new Creator<ConversationChannel>() {
+        @Override
+        public ConversationChannel createFromParcel(Parcel in) {
+            return new ConversationChannel(in);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public ConversationChannel[] newArray(int size) {
+            return new ConversationChannel[size];
+        }
+    };
+
+    public ConversationChannel(ShortcutInfo shortcutInfo,
+            NotificationChannel parentNotificationChannel, long lastEventTimestamp,
+            boolean hasActiveNotifications) {
+        mShortcutInfo = shortcutInfo;
+        mParentNotificationChannel = parentNotificationChannel;
+        mLastEventTimestamp = lastEventTimestamp;
+        mHasActiveNotifications = hasActiveNotifications;
+    }
+
+    public ConversationChannel(Parcel in) {
+        mShortcutInfo = in.readParcelable(ShortcutInfo.class.getClassLoader());
+        mParentNotificationChannel = in.readParcelable(NotificationChannel.class.getClassLoader());
+        mLastEventTimestamp = in.readLong();
+        mHasActiveNotifications = in.readBoolean();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int describeContents() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void writeToParcel(Parcel dest, int flags) {
+        dest.writeParcelable(mShortcutInfo, flags);
+        dest.writeParcelable(mParentNotificationChannel, flags);
+        dest.writeLong(mLastEventTimestamp);
+        dest.writeBoolean(mHasActiveNotifications);
+    }
+
+    public ShortcutInfo getShortcutInfo() {
+        return mShortcutInfo;
+    }
+
+    public NotificationChannel getParentNotificationChannel() {
+        return mParentNotificationChannel;
+    }
+
+    public long getLastEventTimestamp() {
+        return mLastEventTimestamp;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Whether this conversation has any active notifications. If it's true, the shortcut for this
+     * conversation can't be uncached until all its active notifications are dismissed.
+     */
+    public boolean hasActiveNotifications() {
+        return mHasActiveNotifications;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/people/IPeopleManager.aidl b/core/java/android/app/people/IPeopleManager.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..61dac0d64422d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/java/android/app/people/IPeopleManager.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 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.app.people;
+
+import android.content.pm.ParceledListSlice;
+import android.net.Uri;
+import android.os.IBinder;
+
+/**
+ * System private API for talking with the people service.
+ * {@hide}
+ */
+interface IPeopleManager {
+    /**
+     * Returns the recent conversations. The conversations that have customized notification
+     * settings are excluded from the returned list.
+     */
+    ParceledListSlice getRecentConversations();
+
+    /**
+     * Removes the specified conversation from the recent conversations list and uncaches the
+     * shortcut associated with the conversation.
+     */
+    void removeRecentConversation(in String packageName, int userId, in String shortcutId);
+
+    /** Removes all the recent conversations and uncaches their cached shortcuts. */
+    void removeAllRecentConversations();
+}
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/Context.java b/core/java/android/content/Context.java
index 16cdf2334ad84..52b04675b7a50 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/Context.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/Context.java
@@ -3496,6 +3496,7 @@ public abstract class Context {
             //@hide: TIME_ZONE_DETECTOR_SERVICE,
             PERMISSION_SERVICE,
             LIGHTS_SERVICE,
+            //@hide: PEOPLE_SERVICE,
     })
     @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
     public @interface ServiceName {}
@@ -5188,6 +5189,14 @@ public abstract class Context {
      */
     public static final String SMS_SERVICE = "sms";
 
+    /**
+     * Use with {@link #getSystemService(String)} to access people service.
+     *
+     * @see #getSystemService(String)
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static final String PEOPLE_SERVICE = "people";
+
     /**
      * Determine whether the given permission is allowed for a particular
      * process and user ID running in the system.
diff --git a/services/people/java/com/android/server/people/PeopleService.java b/services/people/java/com/android/server/people/PeopleService.java
index 37bf664918826..33317a38853e9 100644
--- a/services/people/java/com/android/server/people/PeopleService.java
+++ b/services/people/java/com/android/server/people/PeopleService.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package com.android.server.people;
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.annotation.UserIdInt;
+import android.app.people.ConversationChannel;
+import android.app.people.IPeopleManager;
 import android.app.prediction.AppPredictionContext;
 import android.app.prediction.AppPredictionSessionId;
 import android.app.prediction.AppTarget;
@@ -26,8 +28,11 @@ import android.app.prediction.AppTargetEvent;
 import android.app.prediction.IPredictionCallback;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.pm.ParceledListSlice;
+import android.os.Binder;
 import android.os.CancellationSignal;
+import android.os.Process;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
+import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.util.ArrayMap;
 import android.util.Slog;
 
@@ -35,6 +40,7 @@ import com.android.internal.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.android.server.SystemService;
 import com.android.server.people.data.DataManager;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
@@ -68,6 +74,7 @@ public class PeopleService extends SystemService {
 
     @Override
     public void onStart() {
+        publishBinderService(Context.PEOPLE_SERVICE, new BinderService());
         publishLocalService(PeopleServiceInternal.class, new LocalService());
     }
 
@@ -81,6 +88,38 @@ public class PeopleService extends SystemService {
         mDataManager.onUserStopping(user.getUserIdentifier());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Enforces that only the system or root UID can make certain calls.
+     *
+     * @param message used as message if SecurityException is thrown
+     * @throws SecurityException if the caller is not system or root
+     */
+    private static void enforceSystemOrRoot(String message) {
+        int uid = Binder.getCallingUid();
+        if (!UserHandle.isSameApp(uid, Process.SYSTEM_UID) && uid != Process.ROOT_UID) {
+            throw new SecurityException("Only system may " + message);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private final class BinderService extends IPeopleManager.Stub {
+
+        @Override
+        public ParceledListSlice<ConversationChannel> getRecentConversations() {
+            enforceSystemOrRoot("get recent conversations");
+            return new ParceledListSlice<>(new ArrayList<>());
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void removeRecentConversation(String packageName, int userId, String shortcutId) {
+            enforceSystemOrRoot("remove a recent conversation");
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void removeAllRecentConversations() {
+            enforceSystemOrRoot("remove all recent conversations");
+        }
+    }
+
     @VisibleForTesting
     final class LocalService extends PeopleServiceInternal {