diff --git a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
index ff4e1005c9d98..3648280233053 100644
--- a/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
+++ b/data/etc/privapp-permissions-platform.xml
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ applications that come with the platform
         <permission name="android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS_PRIVILEGED"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.INTERACT_ACROSS_USERS"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.MANAGE_USERS"/>
+        <permission name="android.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.UPDATE_APP_OPS_STATS"/>
         <permission name="android.permission.USE_RESERVED_DISK"/>
     </privapp-permissions>
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionInfo.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionInfo.java
index 1e6cd474d13bf..fcfc728b2c7be 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionInfo.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SubscriptionInfo.java
@@ -200,6 +200,19 @@ public class SubscriptionInfo implements Parcelable {
      */
     private int mSubscriptionType;
 
+    /**
+     * Public copy constructor.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public SubscriptionInfo(SubscriptionInfo info) {
+        this(info.mId, info.mIccId, info.mSimSlotIndex, info.mDisplayName, info.mCarrierName,
+                info.mNameSource, info.mIconTint, info.mNumber, info.mDataRoaming, info.mIconBitmap,
+                info.mMcc, info.mMnc, info.mCountryIso, info.mIsEmbedded, info.mAccessRules,
+                info.mCardString, info.mCardId, info.mIsOpportunistic,
+                info.mGroupUUID == null ? null : info.mGroupUUID.toString(), info.mIsGroupDisabled,
+                info.mCarrierId, info.mProfileClass, info.mSubscriptionType, info.mGroupOwner);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @hide
      */
@@ -271,12 +284,26 @@ public class SubscriptionInfo implements Parcelable {
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return the ICC ID.
+     * Returns the ICC ID if the calling app has been granted the READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE
+     * permission, has carrier privileges (see {@link TelephonyManager#hasCarrierPrivileges}), or
+     * is a device owner or profile owner that has been granted the READ_PHONE_STATE permission.
+     * The profile owner is an app that owns a managed profile on the device; for more details see
+     * <a href="https://developer.android.com/work/managed-profiles">Work profiles</a>. Profile
+     * owner access is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.
+     *
+     * @return the ICC ID, or an empty string if one of these requirements is not met
      */
     public String getIccId() {
         return this.mIccId;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public void clearIccId() {
+        this.mIccId = "";
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return the slot index of this Subscription's SIM card.
      */
@@ -600,8 +627,16 @@ public class SubscriptionInfo implements Parcelable {
     }
 
     /**
-     * @return the card string of the SIM card which contains the subscription. The card string is
-     * the ICCID for UICCs or the EID for eUICCs.
+     * Returns the card string if the calling app has been granted the READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE
+     * permission, has carrier privileges (see {@link TelephonyManager#hasCarrierPrivileges}), or
+     * is a device owner or profile owner on an organization owned device that has been granted the
+     * READ_PHONE_STATE permission. The profile owner is an app that owns a managed profile on the
+     * device; for more details see <a href="https://developer.android.com/work/managed-profiles">
+     * Work profiles</a>.
+     *
+     * @return the card string of the SIM card which contains the subscription or an empty string
+     * if these requirements are not met. The card string is the ICCID for UICCs or the EID for
+     * eUICCs.
      * @hide
      * //TODO rename usages in LPA: UiccSlotUtil.java, UiccSlotsManager.java, UiccSlotInfoTest.java
      */
@@ -609,6 +644,13 @@ public class SubscriptionInfo implements Parcelable {
         return this.mCardString;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public void clearCardString() {
+        this.mCardString = "";
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the card ID of the SIM card which contains the subscription (see
      * {@link UiccCardInfo#getCardId()}.