diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index d83659f649221..4fbe49446971e 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final java.lang.String READ_PHONE_STATE = "android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE";
     field public static final java.lang.String READ_PROFILE = "android.permission.READ_PROFILE";
     field public static final java.lang.String READ_SMS = "android.permission.READ_SMS";
+    field public static final java.lang.String READ_SOCIAL_STREAM = "android.permission.READ_SOCIAL_STREAM";
     field public static final java.lang.String READ_SYNC_SETTINGS = "android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS";
     field public static final java.lang.String READ_SYNC_STATS = "android.permission.READ_SYNC_STATS";
     field public static final java.lang.String REBOOT = "android.permission.REBOOT";
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final java.lang.String WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS = "android.permission.WRITE_SECURE_SETTINGS";
     field public static final java.lang.String WRITE_SETTINGS = "android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS";
     field public static final java.lang.String WRITE_SMS = "android.permission.WRITE_SMS";
+    field public static final java.lang.String WRITE_SOCIAL_STREAM = "android.permission.WRITE_SOCIAL_STREAM";
     field public static final java.lang.String WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS = "android.permission.WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS";
   }
 
diff --git a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
index 0ed0523afc25f..e6e73f8e0fa17 100644
--- a/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/core/res/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -263,8 +263,7 @@
         android:label="@string/permlab_writeProfile"
         android:description="@string/permdesc_writeProfile" />
 
-    <!-- Allows an application to read from the user's social stream.
-         @hide -->
+    <!-- Allows an application to read from the user's social stream. -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.READ_SOCIAL_STREAM"
         android:permissionGroup="android.permission-group.PERSONAL_INFO"
         android:protectionLevel="dangerous"
@@ -272,8 +271,7 @@
         android:description="@string/permdesc_readSocialStream" />
 
     <!-- Allows an application to write (but not read) the user's
-         social stream data.
-         @hide -->
+         social stream data. -->
     <permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_SOCIAL_STREAM"
         android:permissionGroup="android.permission-group.PERSONAL_INFO"
         android:protectionLevel="dangerous"