diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 94b40279d15dd..a50970a02ed61 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -13228,6 +13228,7 @@ package android.media.audiofx {
     field public static final java.util.UUID EFFECT_TYPE_BASS_BOOST;
     field public static final java.util.UUID EFFECT_TYPE_ENV_REVERB;
     field public static final java.util.UUID EFFECT_TYPE_EQUALIZER;
+    field public static final java.util.UUID EFFECT_TYPE_LOUDNESS_ENHANCER;
     field public static final java.util.UUID EFFECT_TYPE_NS;
     field public static final java.util.UUID EFFECT_TYPE_PRESET_REVERB;
     field public static final java.util.UUID EFFECT_TYPE_VIRTUALIZER;
@@ -13385,6 +13386,7 @@ package android.media.audiofx {
   }
 
   public class LoudnessEnhancer extends android.media.audiofx.AudioEffect {
+    ctor public LoudnessEnhancer(int) throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException, java.lang.IllegalStateException, java.lang.RuntimeException, java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException;
     method public float getTargetGain() throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException, java.lang.IllegalStateException, java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException;
     method public void setTargetGain(int) throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException, java.lang.IllegalStateException, java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException;
     field public static final int PARAM_TARGET_GAIN_MB = 0; // 0x0
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/audiofx/AudioEffect.java b/media/java/android/media/audiofx/AudioEffect.java
index 12f7bd9a99568..1e1ef8c44768a 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/audiofx/AudioEffect.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/audiofx/AudioEffect.java
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@ public class AudioEffect {
             .fromString("58b4b260-8e06-11e0-aa8e-0002a5d5c51b");
 
     /**
-     * @hide
-     * CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC API
      * UUID for Loudness Enhancer
      */
     public static final UUID EFFECT_TYPE_LOUDNESS_ENHANCER = UUID
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/audiofx/LoudnessEnhancer.java b/media/java/android/media/audiofx/LoudnessEnhancer.java
index eb2fb753e59c8..7dc417534bca6 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/audiofx/LoudnessEnhancer.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/audiofx/LoudnessEnhancer.java
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ public class LoudnessEnhancer extends AudioEffect {
     private final Object mParamListenerLock = new Object();
 
     /**
-     * @hide
      * Class constructor.
      * @param audioSession system-wide unique audio session identifier. The LoudnessEnhancer
      * will be attached to the MediaPlayer or AudioTrack in the same audio session.