diff --git a/core/java/android/preference/PreferenceManager.java b/core/java/android/preference/PreferenceManager.java
index 2b2094693f78e..fa838976fed9a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/preference/PreferenceManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/preference/PreferenceManager.java
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ public class PreferenceManager {
             pm.setSharedPreferencesMode(sharedPreferencesMode);
             pm.inflateFromResource(context, resId, null);
 
-            defaultValueSp.edit().putBoolean(KEY_HAS_SET_DEFAULT_VALUES, true).commit();
+            defaultValueSp.edit().putBoolean(KEY_HAS_SET_DEFAULT_VALUES, true).apply();
         }
     }
     
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ public class PreferenceManager {
     
     private void setNoCommit(boolean noCommit) {
         if (!noCommit && mEditor != null) {
-            mEditor.commit();
+            mEditor.apply();
         }
         
         mNoCommit = noCommit;
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/PhoneBase.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/PhoneBase.java
index 36a2fcff1718c..78ce473df032a 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/PhoneBase.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/PhoneBase.java
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ public abstract class PhoneBase extends Handler implements Phone {
         SharedPreferences sp = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getContext());
         SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sp.edit();
         editor.putBoolean(DNS_SERVER_CHECK_DISABLED_KEY, b);
-        editor.commit();
+        editor.apply();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CDMAPhone.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CDMAPhone.java
index 8d77f76b14d4d..47a170a368489 100755
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CDMAPhone.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CDMAPhone.java
@@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ public class CDMAPhone extends PhoneBase {
         SharedPreferences sp = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getContext());
         SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sp.edit();
         editor.putString(VM_NUMBER_CDMA, number);
-        editor.commit();
+        editor.apply();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CdmaSMSDispatcher.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CdmaSMSDispatcher.java
index 53d0f207e0746..37a33bc6f2bcb 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CdmaSMSDispatcher.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/cdma/CdmaSMSDispatcher.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ final class CdmaSMSDispatcher extends SMSDispatcher {
                     mPhone.getContext());
             SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sp.edit();
             editor.putInt(CDMAPhone.VM_COUNT_CDMA, voicemailCount);
-            editor.commit();
+            editor.apply();
             ((CDMAPhone) mPhone).updateMessageWaitingIndicator(voicemailCount);
             handled = true;
         } else if (((SmsEnvelope.TELESERVICE_WMT == teleService) ||
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/gsm/GSMPhone.java b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/gsm/GSMPhone.java
index 7331e05f7b6c3..d64541b0acfc6 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/gsm/GSMPhone.java
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/gsm/GSMPhone.java
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ public class GSMPhone extends PhoneBase {
         SharedPreferences sp = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getContext());
         SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sp.edit();
         editor.putString(VM_NUMBER, number);
-        editor.commit();
+        editor.apply();
         setVmSimImsi(getSubscriberId());
     }
 
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ public class GSMPhone extends PhoneBase {
         SharedPreferences sp = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getContext());
         SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sp.edit();
         editor.putString(VM_SIM_IMSI, imsi);
-        editor.commit();
+        editor.apply();
     }
 
     public String getVoiceMailAlphaTag() {