diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 8cd83fdfa5116..da6f102c6e2e4 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -36244,6 +36244,7 @@ package android.telephony {
     method public java.lang.String getDeviceId(int);
     method public java.lang.String getDeviceSoftwareVersion();
     method public java.lang.String getGroupIdLevel1();
+    method public java.lang.String getIccSimChallengeResponse(int, java.lang.String);
     method public java.lang.String getLine1Number();
     method public java.lang.String getMmsUAProfUrl();
     method public java.lang.String getMmsUserAgent();
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index e6ae46acfb362..c67f4f1270500 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -38589,6 +38589,7 @@ package android.telephony {
     method public java.lang.String getDeviceId(int);
     method public java.lang.String getDeviceSoftwareVersion();
     method public java.lang.String getGroupIdLevel1();
+    method public java.lang.String getIccSimChallengeResponse(int, java.lang.String);
     method public java.lang.String getLine1Number();
     method public java.lang.String getMmsUAProfUrl();
     method public java.lang.String getMmsUserAgent();
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index 4824f6868d855..59f2b45f3e237 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -36258,6 +36258,7 @@ package android.telephony {
     method public java.lang.String getDeviceId(int);
     method public java.lang.String getDeviceSoftwareVersion();
     method public java.lang.String getGroupIdLevel1();
+    method public java.lang.String getIccSimChallengeResponse(int, java.lang.String);
     method public java.lang.String getLine1Number();
     method public java.lang.String getMmsUAProfUrl();
     method public java.lang.String getMmsUserAgent();
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
index d3c1aec154b36..7eaa6a69d0739 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
@@ -3494,10 +3494,13 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
     /**
      * Returns the response of SIM Authentication through RIL for the default subscription.
      * Returns null if the Authentication hasn't been successful
+     *
+     * <p>Requires that the calling app has carrier privileges.
+     * @see #hasCarrierPrivileges
+     *
      * @param appType ICC application type (@see com.android.internal.telephony.PhoneConstants#APPTYPE_xxx)
      * @param data authentication challenge data
      * @return the response of SIM Authentication, or null if not available
-     * @hide
      */
     public String getIccSimChallengeResponse(int appType, String data) {
         return getIccSimChallengeResponse(getDefaultSubscription(), appType, data);