diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index 112c14760d043..25a13f23f18a8 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -190640,10 +190640,10 @@
  synchronized="false"
  static="true"
  final="false"
- deprecated="not deprecated"
+ deprecated="deprecated"
  visibility="public"
 >
-<parameter name="addr" type="int">
+<parameter name="ipv4Address" type="int">
 </parameter>
 </method>
 <method name="formatShortFileSize"
diff --git a/core/java/android/net/NetworkUtils.java b/core/java/android/net/NetworkUtils.java
index 8a653ddd55e6d..f1bf85295673b 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/NetworkUtils.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/NetworkUtils.java
@@ -125,24 +125,19 @@ public class NetworkUtils {
 
     /**
      * Convert a IPv4 address from an integer to an InetAddress.
-     * @param hostAddr is an Int corresponding to the IPv4 address in network byte order
-     * @return the IP address as an {@code InetAddress}, returns null if
-     * unable to convert or if the int is an invalid address.
+     * @param hostAddress an int corresponding to the IPv4 address in network byte order
      */
     public static InetAddress intToInetAddress(int hostAddress) {
-        InetAddress inetAddress;
         byte[] addressBytes = { (byte)(0xff & hostAddress),
                                 (byte)(0xff & (hostAddress >> 8)),
                                 (byte)(0xff & (hostAddress >> 16)),
                                 (byte)(0xff & (hostAddress >> 24)) };
 
         try {
-           inetAddress = InetAddress.getByAddress(addressBytes);
-        } catch(UnknownHostException e) {
-           return null;
+           return InetAddress.getByAddress(addressBytes);
+        } catch (UnknownHostException e) {
+           throw new AssertionError();
         }
-
-        return inetAddress;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/core/java/android/text/format/Formatter.java b/core/java/android/text/format/Formatter.java
index baaa3ceae2a34..5ae65df9826a9 100644
--- a/core/java/android/text/format/Formatter.java
+++ b/core/java/android/text/format/Formatter.java
@@ -17,32 +17,33 @@
 package android.text.format;
 
 import android.content.Context;
+import android.net.NetworkUtils;
 
 /**
  * Utility class to aid in formatting common values that are not covered
- * by the standard java.util.Formatter.
+ * by {@link java.util.Formatter}
  */
 public final class Formatter {
 
     /**
      * Formats a content size to be in the form of bytes, kilobytes, megabytes, etc
-     * 
+     *
      * @param context Context to use to load the localized units
-     * @param number size value to be formated
-     * @return formated string with the number
+     * @param number size value to be formatted
+     * @return formatted string with the number
      */
     public static String formatFileSize(Context context, long number) {
         return formatFileSize(context, number, false);
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Like {@link #formatFileSize}, but trying to generate shorter numbers
-     * (showing fewer digits of precisin).
+     * (showing fewer digits of precision).
      */
     public static String formatShortFileSize(Context context, long number) {
         return formatFileSize(context, number, true);
     }
-    
+
     private static String formatFileSize(Context context, long number, boolean shorter) {
         if (context == null) {
             return "";
@@ -92,21 +93,21 @@ public final class Formatter {
             getString(com.android.internal.R.string.fileSizeSuffix,
                       value, context.getString(suffix));
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Returns a string in the canonical IP format ###.###.###.### from a packed integer containing
      * the IP address.  The IP address is expected to be in little-endian format (LSB first). That
      * is, 0x01020304 will return "4.3.2.1".
-     * 
-     * @param addr the IP address as a packed integer with LSB first.
+     *
+     * @param ipv4Address the IP address as a packed integer with LSB first.
      * @return string with canonical IP address format.
+     *
+     * @deprecated this method doesn't support IPv6 addresses. Prefer {@link
+     *     java.net.InetAddress#getHostAddress()}, which supports both IPv4 and
+     *     IPv6 addresses.
      */
-    public static String formatIpAddress(int addr) {
-        StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
-        buf.append(addr  & 0xff).append('.').
-            append((addr >>>= 8) & 0xff).append('.').
-            append((addr >>>= 8) & 0xff).append('.').
-            append((addr >>>= 8) & 0xff);
-        return buf.toString();
+    @Deprecated
+    public static String formatIpAddress(int ipv4Address) {
+        return NetworkUtils.intToInetAddress(ipv4Address).getHostAddress();
     }
 }