diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index 898ad732faa40..a175769d9b0c6 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -116568,6 +116568,8 @@
  deprecated="not deprecated"
  visibility="public"
 >
+<implements name="android.provider.ContactsContract.SettingsColumns">
+</implements>
 <field name="CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE"
  type="java.lang.String"
  transient="false"
@@ -116601,6 +116603,91 @@
 >
 </field>
 </class>
+<interface name="ContactsContract.SettingsColumns"
+ abstract="true"
+ static="true"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="protected"
+>
+<field name="ACCOUNT_NAME"
+ type="java.lang.String"
+ transient="false"
+ volatile="false"
+ value="&quot;account_name&quot;"
+ static="true"
+ final="true"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</field>
+<field name="ACCOUNT_TYPE"
+ type="java.lang.String"
+ transient="false"
+ volatile="false"
+ value="&quot;account_type&quot;"
+ static="true"
+ final="true"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</field>
+<field name="ANY_UNSYNCED"
+ type="java.lang.String"
+ transient="false"
+ volatile="false"
+ value="&quot;any_unsynced&quot;"
+ static="true"
+ final="true"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</field>
+<field name="SHOULD_SYNC"
+ type="java.lang.String"
+ transient="false"
+ volatile="false"
+ value="&quot;should_sync&quot;"
+ static="true"
+ final="true"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</field>
+<field name="UNGROUPED_COUNT"
+ type="java.lang.String"
+ transient="false"
+ volatile="false"
+ value="&quot;summ_count&quot;"
+ static="true"
+ final="true"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</field>
+<field name="UNGROUPED_VISIBLE"
+ type="java.lang.String"
+ transient="false"
+ volatile="false"
+ value="&quot;ungrouped_visible&quot;"
+ static="true"
+ final="true"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</field>
+<field name="UNGROUPED_WITH_PHONES"
+ type="java.lang.String"
+ transient="false"
+ volatile="false"
+ value="&quot;summ_phones&quot;"
+ static="true"
+ final="true"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</field>
+</interface>
 <interface name="ContactsContract.StatusColumns"
  abstract="true"
  static="true"
diff --git a/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java b/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java
index 48e0cd3b314ae..79044018fcf81 100644
--- a/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java
+++ b/core/java/android/provider/ContactsContract.java
@@ -2117,7 +2117,7 @@ public final class ContactsContract {
         public static final String RAW_CONTACT_ID2 = "raw_contact_id2";
     }
 
-    private interface SettingsColumns {
+    protected interface SettingsColumns {
         /**
          * The name of the account instance to which this row belongs.
          * <P>Type: TEXT</P>