diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index f6a0d02aaea90..6d172499bf269 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -14678,6 +14678,8 @@ package android.graphics {
     method @AnyThread @NonNull public static android.graphics.ImageDecoder.Source createSource(@NonNull android.content.res.Resources, int);
     method @AnyThread @NonNull public static android.graphics.ImageDecoder.Source createSource(@NonNull android.content.ContentResolver, @NonNull android.net.Uri);
     method @AnyThread @NonNull public static android.graphics.ImageDecoder.Source createSource(@NonNull android.content.res.AssetManager, @NonNull String);
+    method @AnyThread @NonNull public static android.graphics.ImageDecoder.Source createSource(@NonNull byte[], int, int) throws java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException;
+    method @AnyThread @NonNull public static android.graphics.ImageDecoder.Source createSource(@NonNull byte[]);
     method @AnyThread @NonNull public static android.graphics.ImageDecoder.Source createSource(@NonNull java.nio.ByteBuffer);
     method @AnyThread @NonNull public static android.graphics.ImageDecoder.Source createSource(@NonNull java.io.File);
     method @AnyThread @NonNull public static android.graphics.ImageDecoder.Source createSource(@NonNull java.util.concurrent.Callable<android.content.res.AssetFileDescriptor>);
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/ImageDecoder.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/ImageDecoder.java
index 83432c3626724..3ecc0b3565dd7 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/ImageDecoder.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/ImageDecoder.java
@@ -944,6 +944,12 @@ public final class ImageDecoder implements AutoCloseable {
     /**
      * Create a new {@link Source Source} from a byte array.
      *
+     * <p>Note: If this {@code Source} is passed to {@link #decodeDrawable decodeDrawable},
+     * and the encoded image is animated, the returned {@link AnimatedImageDrawable}
+     * will continue reading from {@code data}, so its contents must not
+     * be modified, even after the {@code AnimatedImageDrawable} is returned.
+     * {@code data}'s contents should never be modified during decode.</p>
+     *
      * @param data byte array of compressed image data.
      * @param offset offset into data for where the decoder should begin
      *      parsing.
@@ -954,7 +960,6 @@ public final class ImageDecoder implements AutoCloseable {
      * @throws NullPointerException if data is null.
      * @throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException if offset and length are
      *      not within data.
-     * @hide
      */
     @AnyThread
     @NonNull
@@ -972,8 +977,19 @@ public final class ImageDecoder implements AutoCloseable {
     }
 
     /**
-     * See {@link #createSource(byte[], int, int).
-     * @hide
+     * Create a new {@link Source Source} from a byte array.
+     *
+     * <p>Note: If this {@code Source} is passed to {@link #decodeDrawable decodeDrawable},
+     * and the encoded image is animated, the returned {@link AnimatedImageDrawable}
+     * will continue reading from {@code data}, so its contents must not
+     * be modified, even after the {@code AnimatedImageDrawable} is returned.
+     * {@code data}'s contents should never be modified during decode.</p>
+     *
+     * @param data byte array of compressed image data.
+     * @return a new Source object, which can be passed to
+     *      {@link #decodeDrawable decodeDrawable} or
+     *      {@link #decodeBitmap decodeBitmap}.
+     * @throws NullPointerException if data is null.
      */
     @AnyThread
     @NonNull