diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index ffecc090067f2..6f68329567472 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -41323,7 +41323,7 @@ package android.telephony {
     field public static final String KEY_GSM_ROAMING_NETWORKS_STRING_ARRAY = "gsm_roaming_networks_string_array";
     field public static final String KEY_HAS_IN_CALL_NOISE_SUPPRESSION_BOOL = "has_in_call_noise_suppression_bool";
     field public static final String KEY_HIDE_CARRIER_NETWORK_SETTINGS_BOOL = "hide_carrier_network_settings_bool";
-    field public static final String KEY_HIDE_ENABLE_2G = "hide_enable_2g_bool";
+    field @Deprecated public static final String KEY_HIDE_ENABLE_2G = "hide_enable_2g_bool";
     field public static final String KEY_HIDE_ENHANCED_4G_LTE_BOOL = "hide_enhanced_4g_lte_bool";
     field public static final String KEY_HIDE_IMS_APN_BOOL = "hide_ims_apn_bool";
     field public static final String KEY_HIDE_LTE_PLUS_DATA_ICON_BOOL = "hide_lte_plus_data_icon_bool";
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/CarrierConfigManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/CarrierConfigManager.java
index bb0522c4dec9b..bd993f213f2de 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/CarrierConfigManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/CarrierConfigManager.java
@@ -8478,7 +8478,12 @@ public class CarrierConfigManager {
      *
      * Used to trade privacy/security against potentially reduced carrier coverage for some
      * carriers.
+     *
+     * @deprecated Future versions of Android will disallow carriers from hiding this toggle
+     * because disabling 2g is a security feature that users should always have access to at
+     * their discretion.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public static final String KEY_HIDE_ENABLE_2G = "hide_enable_2g_bool";
 
     /**