diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 6b261d8506cf0..8680c4934de9f 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -30670,7 +30670,7 @@ package android.telephony {
   public class CarrierConfigManager {
     method public android.os.PersistableBundle getConfig();
     method public android.os.PersistableBundle getConfigForSubId(int);
-    method public void reloadCarrierConfigForSubId(int);
+    method public void notifyConfigChangedForSubId(int);
     field public static final java.lang.String ACTION_CARRIER_CONFIG_CHANGED = "android.telephony.action.CARRIER_CONFIG_CHANGED";
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_ADDITIONAL_CALL_SETTING_BOOL = "additional_call_setting_bool";
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_ALLOW_EMERGENCY_NUMBERS_IN_CALL_LOG_BOOL = "allow_emergency_numbers_in_call_log_bool";
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 1c524c16926ac..44baba29ab570 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -32885,7 +32885,7 @@ package android.telephony {
     method public android.os.PersistableBundle getConfig();
     method public android.os.PersistableBundle getConfigForSubId(int);
     method public static android.os.PersistableBundle getDefaultConfig();
-    method public void reloadCarrierConfigForSubId(int);
+    method public void notifyConfigChangedForSubId(int);
     method public void updateConfigForPhoneId(int, java.lang.String);
     field public static final java.lang.String ACTION_CARRIER_CONFIG_CHANGED = "android.telephony.action.CARRIER_CONFIG_CHANGED";
     field public static final java.lang.String KEY_ADDITIONAL_CALL_SETTING_BOOL = "additional_call_setting_bool";
diff --git a/core/java/android/service/carrier/CarrierService.java b/core/java/android/service/carrier/CarrierService.java
index 4a4a37544a553..5f834520a9eed 100644
--- a/core/java/android/service/carrier/CarrierService.java
+++ b/core/java/android/service/carrier/CarrierService.java
@@ -59,16 +59,16 @@ public abstract class CarrierService extends Service {
      * <ol>
      * <li>The carrier app package is updated, or</li>
      * <li>The carrier app requests a reload with
-     * {@link android.telephony.CarrierConfigManager#reloadCarrierConfigForSubId
-     * reloadCarrierConfigForSubId}.</li>
+     * {@link android.telephony.CarrierConfigManager#notifyConfigChangedForSubId
+     * notifyConfigChangedForSubId}.</li>
      * </ol>
      * This method can be called after a SIM card loads, which may be before or after boot.
      * </p>
      * <p>
      * This method should not block for a long time. If expensive operations (e.g. network access)
      * are required, this method can schedule the work and return null. Then, use
-     * {@link android.telephony.CarrierConfigManager#reloadCarrierConfigForSubId
-     * reloadCarrierConfigForSubId} to trigger a reload when the config is ready.
+     * {@link android.telephony.CarrierConfigManager#notifyConfigChangedForSubId
+     * notifyConfigChangedForSubId} to trigger a reload when the config is ready.
      * </p>
      * <p>
      * Implementations should use the keys defined in {@link android.telephony.CarrierConfigManager
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/CarrierConfigManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/CarrierConfigManager.java
index ccfaca762b330..b74b52d71a3c0 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/CarrierConfigManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/CarrierConfigManager.java
@@ -380,8 +380,9 @@ public class CarrierConfigManager {
     /**
      * Calling this method triggers telephony services to fetch the current carrier configuration.
      * <p>
-     * Normally this does not need to be called because the platform reloads config on its own. Call
-     * this method if your app wants to update config at an arbitrary moment.
+     * Normally this does not need to be called because the platform reloads config on its own.
+     * This should be called by a carrier service app if it wants to update config at an arbitrary
+     * moment.
      * </p>
      * <p>
      * This method returns before the reload has completed, and
@@ -389,9 +390,9 @@ public class CarrierConfigManager {
      * arbitrary thread.
      * </p>
      */
-    public void reloadCarrierConfigForSubId(int subId) {
+    public void notifyConfigChangedForSubId(int subId) {
         try {
-            getICarrierConfigLoader().reloadCarrierConfigForSubId(subId);
+            getICarrierConfigLoader().notifyConfigChangedForSubId(subId);
         } catch (RemoteException ex) {
             Rlog.e(TAG, "Error reloading config for subId=" + subId + ": " + ex.toString());
         } catch (NullPointerException ex) {
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ICarrierConfigLoader.aidl b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ICarrierConfigLoader.aidl
index cb53f51d735b2..d77b27f8295ad 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ICarrierConfigLoader.aidl
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ICarrierConfigLoader.aidl
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ interface ICarrierConfigLoader {
 
     PersistableBundle getConfigForSubId(int subId);
 
-    void reloadCarrierConfigForSubId(int subId);
+    void notifyConfigChangedForSubId(int subId);
 
     void updateConfigForPhoneId(int phoneId, String simState);
 }