diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/drawer/SettingsDrawerActivity.java b/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/drawer/SettingsDrawerActivity.java
index ee5e93b462ef2..8df7ac55bd98d 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/drawer/SettingsDrawerActivity.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/drawer/SettingsDrawerActivity.java
@@ -277,6 +277,13 @@ public class SettingsDrawerActivity extends Activity {
         }
     }
 
+    public HashMap<Pair<String, String>, Tile> getTileCache() {
+        if (sTileCache == null) {
+            getDashboardCategories();
+        }
+        return sTileCache;
+    }
+
     public void onProfileTileOpen() {
         finish();
     }
diff --git a/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/drawer/TileUtils.java b/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/drawer/TileUtils.java
index 418b138c3b0a1..b9c758cbbc59f 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/drawer/TileUtils.java
+++ b/packages/SettingsLib/src/com/android/settingslib/drawer/TileUtils.java
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ public class TileUtils {
         return false;
     }
 
-    private static final Comparator<Tile> TILE_COMPARATOR =
+    public static final Comparator<Tile> TILE_COMPARATOR =
             new Comparator<Tile>() {
         @Override
         public int compare(Tile lhs, Tile rhs) {