diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 80cc14ccb7f35..6a250791f7c41 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -5115,12 +5115,12 @@ package android.app {
     method public android.content.Intent getResultData();
   }
 
-  public abstract class IntentService extends android.app.Service {
-    ctor public IntentService(String);
-    method @Nullable public android.os.IBinder onBind(android.content.Intent);
-    method @WorkerThread protected abstract void onHandleIntent(@Nullable android.content.Intent);
-    method public void onStart(@Nullable android.content.Intent, int);
-    method public void setIntentRedelivery(boolean);
+  @Deprecated public abstract class IntentService extends android.app.Service {
+    ctor @Deprecated public IntentService(String);
+    method @Deprecated @Nullable public android.os.IBinder onBind(android.content.Intent);
+    method @Deprecated @WorkerThread protected abstract void onHandleIntent(@Nullable android.content.Intent);
+    method @Deprecated public void onStart(@Nullable android.content.Intent, int);
+    method @Deprecated public void setIntentRedelivery(boolean);
   }
 
   public class KeyguardManager {
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/IntentService.java b/core/java/android/app/IntentService.java
index 11c747f5db179..74fb99a0909f3 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/IntentService.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/IntentService.java
@@ -44,13 +44,6 @@ import android.os.Message;
  * long as necessary (and will not block the application's main loop), but
  * only one request will be processed at a time.
  *
- * <p class="note"><b>Note:</b> IntentService is subject to all the
- * <a href="/preview/features/background.html">background execution limits</a>
- * imposed with Android 8.0 (API level 26). In most cases, you are better off
- * using {@link android.support.v4.app.JobIntentService}, which uses jobs
- * instead of services when running on Android 8.0 or higher.
- * </p>
- *
  * <div class="special reference">
  * <h3>Developer Guides</h3>
  * <p>For a detailed discussion about how to create services, read the
@@ -59,8 +52,14 @@ import android.os.Message;
  * </div>
  *
  * @see android.support.v4.app.JobIntentService
- * @see android.os.AsyncTask
+ *
+ * @deprecated IntentService is subject to all the
+ *   <a href="/preview/features/background.html">background execution limits</a>
+ *   imposed with Android 8.0 (API level 26). Consider using {@link androidx.work.WorkManager}
+ *   or {@link androidx.core.app.JobIntentService}, which uses jobs
+ *   instead of services when running on Android 8.0 or higher.
  */
+@Deprecated
 public abstract class IntentService extends Service {
     private volatile Looper mServiceLooper;
     @UnsupportedAppUsage
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/Service.java b/core/java/android/app/Service.java
index 1f91b3f431a1f..9b62e3b3af985 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/Service.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/Service.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
  * networking) operations, it should spawn its own thread in which to do that
  * work.  More information on this can be found in
  * <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/fundamentals/processes-and-threads.html">Processes and
- * Threads</a>.  The {@link IntentService} class is available
+ * Threads</a>.  The {@link androidx.core.app.JobIntentService} class is available
  * as a standard implementation of Service that has its own thread where it
  * schedules its work to be done.</p>
  *