diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 3ea8b67ba9dfe..a7df2a1c9079d 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -17852,7 +17852,7 @@ package android.media.tv {
     method public void onTimeShiftPause();
     method public void onTimeShiftResume();
     method public void onTimeShiftSeekTo(long);
-    method public void onTimeShiftSetPlaybackRate(float, int);
+    method public void onTimeShiftSetPlaybackParams(android.media.PlaybackParams);
     method public boolean onTouchEvent(android.view.MotionEvent);
     method public boolean onTrackballEvent(android.view.MotionEvent);
     method public abstract boolean onTune(android.net.Uri);
@@ -17864,7 +17864,7 @@ package android.media.tv {
     method public int describeContents();
     method public final int getAudioChannelCount();
     method public final int getAudioSampleRate();
-    method public final java.lang.String getDescription();
+    method public final java.lang.CharSequence getDescription();
     method public final android.os.Bundle getExtra();
     method public final java.lang.String getId();
     method public final java.lang.String getLanguage();
@@ -17885,7 +17885,7 @@ package android.media.tv {
     method public android.media.tv.TvTrackInfo build();
     method public final android.media.tv.TvTrackInfo.Builder setAudioChannelCount(int);
     method public final android.media.tv.TvTrackInfo.Builder setAudioSampleRate(int);
-    method public final android.media.tv.TvTrackInfo.Builder setDescription(java.lang.String);
+    method public final android.media.tv.TvTrackInfo.Builder setDescription(java.lang.CharSequence);
     method public final android.media.tv.TvTrackInfo.Builder setExtra(android.os.Bundle);
     method public final android.media.tv.TvTrackInfo.Builder setLanguage(java.lang.String);
     method public final android.media.tv.TvTrackInfo.Builder setVideoFrameRate(float);
@@ -17913,7 +17913,7 @@ package android.media.tv {
     method public void timeShiftPause();
     method public void timeShiftResume();
     method public void timeShiftSeekTo(long);
-    method public void timeShiftSetPlaybackRate(float, int);
+    method public void timeShiftSetPlaybackParams(android.media.PlaybackParams);
     method public void tune(java.lang.String, android.net.Uri);
   }
 
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 6c51cbaf8188b..328d6948fd203 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -19298,7 +19298,7 @@ package android.media.tv {
     method public void onTimeShiftPause();
     method public void onTimeShiftResume();
     method public void onTimeShiftSeekTo(long);
-    method public void onTimeShiftSetPlaybackRate(float, int);
+    method public void onTimeShiftSetPlaybackParams(android.media.PlaybackParams);
     method public boolean onTouchEvent(android.view.MotionEvent);
     method public boolean onTrackballEvent(android.view.MotionEvent);
     method public abstract boolean onTune(android.net.Uri);
@@ -19334,7 +19334,7 @@ package android.media.tv {
     method public int describeContents();
     method public final int getAudioChannelCount();
     method public final int getAudioSampleRate();
-    method public final java.lang.String getDescription();
+    method public final java.lang.CharSequence getDescription();
     method public final android.os.Bundle getExtra();
     method public final java.lang.String getId();
     method public final java.lang.String getLanguage();
@@ -19355,7 +19355,7 @@ package android.media.tv {
     method public android.media.tv.TvTrackInfo build();
     method public final android.media.tv.TvTrackInfo.Builder setAudioChannelCount(int);
     method public final android.media.tv.TvTrackInfo.Builder setAudioSampleRate(int);
-    method public final android.media.tv.TvTrackInfo.Builder setDescription(java.lang.String);
+    method public final android.media.tv.TvTrackInfo.Builder setDescription(java.lang.CharSequence);
     method public final android.media.tv.TvTrackInfo.Builder setExtra(android.os.Bundle);
     method public final android.media.tv.TvTrackInfo.Builder setLanguage(java.lang.String);
     method public final android.media.tv.TvTrackInfo.Builder setVideoFrameRate(float);
@@ -19388,7 +19388,7 @@ package android.media.tv {
     method public void timeShiftPause();
     method public void timeShiftResume();
     method public void timeShiftSeekTo(long);
-    method public void timeShiftSetPlaybackRate(float, int);
+    method public void timeShiftSetPlaybackParams(android.media.PlaybackParams);
     method public void tune(java.lang.String, android.net.Uri);
     method public void tune(java.lang.String, android.net.Uri, android.os.Bundle);
     method public void unblockContent(android.media.tv.TvContentRating);
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/tv/ITvInputSessionWrapper.java b/media/java/android/media/tv/ITvInputSessionWrapper.java
index 019165243d854..58954bd3a9e33 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/tv/ITvInputSessionWrapper.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/tv/ITvInputSessionWrapper.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package android.media.tv;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
+import android.media.PlaybackParams;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.IBinder;
@@ -172,7 +173,10 @@ public class ITvInputSessionWrapper extends ITvInputSession.Stub implements Hand
                 break;
             }
             case DO_TIME_SHIFT_SET_PLAYBACK_RATE: {
-                mTvInputSessionImpl.timeShiftSetPlaybackRate((Float) msg.obj, msg.arg1);
+                PlaybackParams params = new PlaybackParams()
+                        .setSpeed((Float) msg.obj)
+                        .setAudioFallbackMode(msg.arg1);
+                mTvInputSessionImpl.timeShiftSetPlaybackParams(params);
                 break;
             }
             case DO_TIME_SHIFT_ENABLE_POSITION_TRACKING: {
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/tv/TvInputService.java b/media/java/android/media/tv/TvInputService.java
index 8b0472a95a2c1..4b84090861cdf 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/tv/TvInputService.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/tv/TvInputService.java
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import android.content.Intent;
 import android.graphics.PixelFormat;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.hardware.hdmi.HdmiDeviceInfo;
+import android.media.PlaybackParams;
+import android.media.tv.TvInputService.HardwareSession;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
 import android.os.Bundle;
@@ -586,7 +588,7 @@ public abstract class TvInputService extends Service {
          * set playback rate and audio mode. The implementation should override
          * {@link #onTimeShiftPause}, {@link #onTimeShiftResume}, {@link #onTimeShiftSeekTo},
          * {@link #onTimeShiftGetStartPosition}, {@link #onTimeShiftGetCurrentPosition} and
-         * {@link #onTimeShiftSetPlaybackRate}.
+         * {@link #onTimeShiftSetPlaybackParams}.
          *
          * @param status The current time shift status. Should be one of the followings.
          * <ul>
@@ -853,7 +855,7 @@ public abstract class TvInputService extends Service {
          *
          * @see #onTimeShiftResume
          * @see #onTimeShiftSeekTo
-         * @see #onTimeShiftSetPlaybackRate
+         * @see #onTimeShiftSetPlaybackParams
          * @see #onTimeShiftGetStartPosition
          * @see #onTimeShiftGetCurrentPosition
          */
@@ -865,7 +867,7 @@ public abstract class TvInputService extends Service {
          *
          * @see #onTimeShiftPause
          * @see #onTimeShiftSeekTo
-         * @see #onTimeShiftSetPlaybackRate
+         * @see #onTimeShiftSetPlaybackParams
          * @see #onTimeShiftGetStartPosition
          * @see #onTimeShiftGetCurrentPosition
          */
@@ -881,7 +883,7 @@ public abstract class TvInputService extends Service {
          * @param timeMs The time position to seek to, in milliseconds since the epoch.
          * @see #onTimeShiftResume
          * @see #onTimeShiftPause
-         * @see #onTimeShiftSetPlaybackRate
+         * @see #onTimeShiftSetPlaybackParams
          * @see #onTimeShiftGetStartPosition
          * @see #onTimeShiftGetCurrentPosition
          */
@@ -889,25 +891,20 @@ public abstract class TvInputService extends Service {
         }
 
         /**
-         * Called when the application sets playback rate and audio mode.
+         * Called when the application sets playback parameters containing the speed and audio mode.
          *
-         * <p>Once a playback rate is set, the implementation should honor the value until a new
-         * tune request. Pause/resume/seek request does not reset the playback rate previously set.
+         * <p>Once the playback parameters are set, the implementation should honor the current
+         * settings until the next tune request. Pause/resume/seek request does not reset the
+         * parameters previously set.
          *
-         * @param rate The ratio between desired playback rate and normal one.
-         * @param audioMode Audio playback mode. Must be one of the supported audio modes:
-         * <ul>
-         * <li> {@link android.media.MediaPlayer#PLAYBACK_RATE_AUDIO_MODE_DEFAULT}
-         * <li> {@link android.media.MediaPlayer#PLAYBACK_RATE_AUDIO_MODE_STRETCH}
-         * <li> {@link android.media.MediaPlayer#PLAYBACK_RATE_AUDIO_MODE_RESAMPLE}
-         * </ul>
+         * @param params The playback params.
          * @see #onTimeShiftResume
          * @see #onTimeShiftPause
          * @see #onTimeShiftSeekTo
          * @see #onTimeShiftGetStartPosition
          * @see #onTimeShiftGetCurrentPosition
          */
-        public void onTimeShiftSetPlaybackRate(float rate, int audioMode) {
+        public void onTimeShiftSetPlaybackParams(PlaybackParams params) {
         }
 
         /**
@@ -924,7 +921,7 @@ public abstract class TvInputService extends Service {
          * @see #onTimeShiftResume
          * @see #onTimeShiftPause
          * @see #onTimeShiftSeekTo
-         * @see #onTimeShiftSetPlaybackRate
+         * @see #onTimeShiftSetPlaybackParams
          * @see #onTimeShiftGetCurrentPosition
          */
         public long onTimeShiftGetStartPosition() {
@@ -939,7 +936,7 @@ public abstract class TvInputService extends Service {
          * @see #onTimeShiftResume
          * @see #onTimeShiftPause
          * @see #onTimeShiftSeekTo
-         * @see #onTimeShiftSetPlaybackRate
+         * @see #onTimeShiftSetPlaybackParams
          * @see #onTimeShiftGetStartPosition
          */
         public long onTimeShiftGetCurrentPosition() {
@@ -1273,10 +1270,10 @@ public abstract class TvInputService extends Service {
         }
 
         /**
-         * Calls {@link #onTimeShiftSetPlaybackRate}.
+         * Calls {@link #onTimeShiftSetPlaybackParams}.
          */
-        void timeShiftSetPlaybackRate(float rate, int audioMode) {
-            onTimeShiftSetPlaybackRate(rate, audioMode);
+        void timeShiftSetPlaybackParams(PlaybackParams params) {
+            onTimeShiftSetPlaybackParams(params);
         }
 
         /**
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/tv/TvTrackInfo.java b/media/java/android/media/tv/TvTrackInfo.java
index 2c956e9d3e8e3..ed432c463b8ab 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/tv/TvTrackInfo.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/tv/TvTrackInfo.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public final class TvTrackInfo implements Parcelable {
     private final int mType;
     private final String mId;
     private final String mLanguage;
-    private final String mDescription;
+    private final CharSequence mDescription;
     private final int mAudioChannelCount;
     private final int mAudioSampleRate;
     private final int mVideoWidth;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public final class TvTrackInfo implements Parcelable {
     private final float mVideoPixelAspectRatio;
     private final Bundle mExtra;
 
-    private TvTrackInfo(int type, String id, String language, String description,
+    private TvTrackInfo(int type, String id, String language, CharSequence description,
             int audioChannelCount, int audioSampleRate, int videoWidth, int videoHeight,
             float videoFrameRate, float videoPixelAspectRatio, Bundle extra) {
         mType = type;
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public final class TvTrackInfo implements Parcelable {
     /**
      * Returns a user readable description for the current track.
      */
-    public final String getDescription() {
+    public final CharSequence getDescription() {
         return mDescription;
     }
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ public final class TvTrackInfo implements Parcelable {
         dest.writeInt(mType);
         dest.writeString(mId);
         dest.writeString(mLanguage);
-        dest.writeString(mDescription);
+        dest.writeString(mDescription != null ? mDescription.toString() : null);
         dest.writeInt(mAudioChannelCount);
         dest.writeInt(mAudioSampleRate);
         dest.writeInt(mVideoWidth);
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ public final class TvTrackInfo implements Parcelable {
         private final String mId;
         private final int mType;
         private String mLanguage;
-        private String mDescription;
+        private CharSequence mDescription;
         private int mAudioChannelCount;
         private int mAudioSampleRate;
         private int mVideoWidth;
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ public final class TvTrackInfo implements Parcelable {
          *
          * @param description The user readable description.
          */
-        public final Builder setDescription(String description) {
+        public final Builder setDescription(CharSequence description) {
             mDescription = description;
             return this;
         }
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/tv/TvView.java b/media/java/android/media/tv/TvView.java
index ebe281ff8fe84..6169eeac52d7c 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/tv/TvView.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/tv/TvView.java
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.graphics.Region;
+import android.media.PlaybackParams;
 import android.media.tv.TvInputManager.Session;
 import android.media.tv.TvInputManager.Session.FinishedInputEventCallback;
 import android.media.tv.TvInputManager.SessionCallback;
+import android.media.tv.TvView.TimeShiftPositionCallback;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
@@ -468,19 +470,13 @@ public class TvView extends ViewGroup {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Sets playback rate and audio mode.
+     * Sets playback rate using {@link android.media#PlaybackParams}.
      *
-     * @param rate The ratio between desired playback rate and normal one.
-     * @param audioMode Audio playback mode. Must be one of the supported audio modes:
-     * <ul>
-     * <li> {@link android.media.MediaPlayer#PLAYBACK_RATE_AUDIO_MODE_DEFAULT}
-     * <li> {@link android.media.MediaPlayer#PLAYBACK_RATE_AUDIO_MODE_STRETCH}
-     * <li> {@link android.media.MediaPlayer#PLAYBACK_RATE_AUDIO_MODE_RESAMPLE}
-     * </ul>
+     * @param params The playback params.
      */
-    public void timeShiftSetPlaybackRate(float rate, int audioMode) {
+    public void timeShiftSetPlaybackParams(@NonNull PlaybackParams params) {
         if (mSession != null) {
-            mSession.timeShiftSetPlaybackRate(rate, audioMode);
+            mSession.timeShiftSetPlaybackRate(params.getSpeed(), params.getAudioFallbackMode());
         }
     }
 
@@ -820,6 +816,9 @@ public class TvView extends ViewGroup {
          * limitation on storage space). The application should not allow the user to seek to a
          * position earlier than the start position.
          *
+         * <p>Note that {@code timeMs} is not relative time in the program but wall-clock time,
+         * which is intended to avoid calling this method unnecessarily around program boundaries.
+         *
          * @param inputId The ID of the TV input bound to this view.
          * @param timeMs The start playback position of the time shifted program, in milliseconds
          *            since the epoch.
@@ -830,6 +829,9 @@ public class TvView extends ViewGroup {
         /**
          * This is called when the current playback position is changed.
          *
+         * <p>Note that {@code timeMs} is not relative time in the program but wall-clock time,
+         * which is intended to avoid calling this method unnecessarily around program boundaries.
+         *
          * @param inputId The ID of the TV input bound to this view.
          * @param timeMs The current playback position of the time shifted program, in milliseconds
          *            since the epoch.