diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index 954f0942cc79f..618256b8c6562 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -12197,6 +12197,7 @@ package android.content.pm {
     method @Nullable public String getAppPackageName();
     method @NonNull public int[] getChildSessionIds();
     method public long getCreatedMillis();
+    method public boolean getDontKillApp();
     method public int getInstallLocation();
     method public int getInstallReason();
     method @Nullable public String getInstallerAttributionTag();
@@ -12252,6 +12253,7 @@ package android.content.pm {
     method public void setAppPackageName(@Nullable String);
     method public void setApplicationEnabledSettingPersistent();
     method @Deprecated public void setAutoRevokePermissionsMode(boolean);
+    method public void setDontKillApp(boolean);
     method public void setInstallLocation(int);
     method public void setInstallReason(int);
     method public void setInstallScenario(int);
diff --git a/core/api/system-current.txt b/core/api/system-current.txt
index fe73faaf1c50a..fe3605f2e0b48 100644
--- a/core/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/core/api/system-current.txt
@@ -3626,7 +3626,6 @@ package android.content.pm {
     method public boolean getAllocateAggressive();
     method @Deprecated public boolean getAllowDowngrade();
     method public int getAutoRevokePermissionsMode();
-    method public boolean getDontKillApp();
     method public boolean getEnableRollback();
     method @Nullable public String[] getGrantedRuntimePermissions();
     method public boolean getInstallAsFullApp(boolean);
@@ -3642,7 +3641,6 @@ package android.content.pm {
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.ALLOCATE_AGGRESSIVE) public void setAllocateAggressive(boolean);
     method @Deprecated public void setAllowDowngrade(boolean);
     method @RequiresPermission(allOf={android.Manifest.permission.INSTALL_PACKAGES, "com.android.permission.USE_INSTALLER_V2"}) public void setDataLoaderParams(@NonNull android.content.pm.DataLoaderParams);
-    method public void setDontKillApp(boolean);
     method public void setEnableRollback(boolean);
     method public void setEnableRollback(boolean, int);
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.INSTALL_GRANT_RUNTIME_PERMISSIONS) public void setGrantedRuntimePermissions(String[]);
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageInstaller.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageInstaller.java
index d1f28ee42ed4f..67c0e07f7a285 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageInstaller.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageInstaller.java
@@ -2616,8 +2616,17 @@ public class PackageInstaller {
             installFlags |= PackageManager.INSTALL_FORCE_PERMISSION_PROMPT;
         }
 
-        /** {@hide} */
-        @SystemApi
+        /**
+         * Requests that the system not kill any of the package's running
+         * processes as part of a {@link SessionParams#MODE_INHERIT_EXISTING}
+         * session in which splits being added. By default, all installs will
+         * result in the package's running processes being killed before the
+         * install completes.
+         *
+         * @param dontKillApp set to {@code true} to request that the processes
+         *                    belonging to the package not be killed as part of
+         *                    this install.
+         */
         public void setDontKillApp(boolean dontKillApp) {
             if (dontKillApp) {
                 installFlags |= PackageManager.INSTALL_DONT_KILL_APP;
@@ -3456,10 +3465,7 @@ public class PackageInstaller {
 
         /**
          * Get the value set in {@link SessionParams#setDontKillApp(boolean)}.
-         *
-         * @hide
          */
-        @SystemApi
         public boolean getDontKillApp() {
             return (installFlags & PackageManager.INSTALL_DONT_KILL_APP) != 0;
         }