diff --git a/api/removed.txt b/api/removed.txt
index 86085c8ded67d..3f16bca3eff1c 100644
--- a/api/removed.txt
+++ b/api/removed.txt
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ package android.media {
 
 package android.media.tv {
 
+  public final class TvInputManager {
+    method public android.media.tv.TvInputManager.Hardware acquireTvInputHardware(int, android.media.tv.TvInputManager.HardwareCallback, android.media.tv.TvInputInfo);
+  }
+
   public class TvView extends android.view.ViewGroup {
     method public void requestUnblockContent(android.media.tv.TvContentRating);
   }
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 489d0bbf49096..d4f566fa94842 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -24638,7 +24638,7 @@ package android.media.tv {
   }
 
   public final class TvInputManager {
-    method public android.media.tv.TvInputManager.Hardware acquireTvInputHardware(int, android.media.tv.TvInputManager.HardwareCallback, android.media.tv.TvInputInfo);
+    method public android.media.tv.TvInputManager.Hardware acquireTvInputHardware(int, android.media.tv.TvInputInfo, android.media.tv.TvInputManager.HardwareCallback);
     method public void addBlockedRating(android.media.tv.TvContentRating);
     method public boolean captureFrame(java.lang.String, android.view.Surface, android.media.tv.TvStreamConfig);
     method public java.util.List<android.media.tv.TvStreamConfig> getAvailableTvStreamConfigList(java.lang.String);
diff --git a/api/system-removed.txt b/api/system-removed.txt
index bc1762722c18d..03cf8b0902a4d 100644
--- a/api/system-removed.txt
+++ b/api/system-removed.txt
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ package android.media {
 
 package android.media.tv {
 
+  public final class TvInputManager {
+    method public android.media.tv.TvInputManager.Hardware acquireTvInputHardware(int, android.media.tv.TvInputManager.HardwareCallback, android.media.tv.TvInputInfo);
+  }
+
   public class TvView extends android.view.ViewGroup {
     method public void requestUnblockContent(android.media.tv.TvContentRating);
   }
diff --git a/api/test-removed.txt b/api/test-removed.txt
index 86085c8ded67d..3f16bca3eff1c 100644
--- a/api/test-removed.txt
+++ b/api/test-removed.txt
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ package android.media {
 
 package android.media.tv {
 
+  public final class TvInputManager {
+    method public android.media.tv.TvInputManager.Hardware acquireTvInputHardware(int, android.media.tv.TvInputManager.HardwareCallback, android.media.tv.TvInputInfo);
+  }
+
   public class TvView extends android.view.ViewGroup {
     method public void requestUnblockContent(android.media.tv.TvContentRating);
   }
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/tv/TvInputManager.java b/media/java/android/media/tv/TvInputManager.java
index 94e89de64a9ef..04ea683b505f5 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/tv/TvInputManager.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/tv/TvInputManager.java
@@ -843,11 +843,21 @@ public final class TvInputManager {
 
     /**
      * Interface used to receive events from Hardware objects.
+     *
      * @hide
      */
     @SystemApi
     public abstract static class HardwareCallback {
+        /**
+         * This is called when {@link Hardware} is no longer available for the client.
+         */
         public abstract void onReleased();
+
+        /**
+         * This is called when the underlying {@link TvStreamConfig} has been changed.
+         *
+         * @param configs A list of new {@link TvStreamConfig}s.
+         */
         public abstract void onStreamConfigChanged(TvStreamConfig[] configs);
     }
 
@@ -1489,18 +1499,41 @@ public final class TvInputManager {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns acquired TvInputManager.Hardware object for given deviceId.
+     * Acquires {@link Hardware} object for the given device ID.
      *
-     * If there are other Hardware object acquired for the same deviceId, calling this method will
-     * preempt the previously acquired object and report {@link HardwareCallback#onReleased} to the
-     * old object.
+     * <p>A subsequent call to this method on the same {@code deviceId} will release the currently
+     * acquired Hardware.
+     *
+     * @param deviceId The device ID to acquire Hardware for.
+     * @param callback A callback to receive updates on Hardware.
+     * @param info The TV input which will use the acquired Hardware.
+     * @return Hardware on success, {@code null} otherwise.
+     *
+     * @removed
+     */
+    @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.TV_INPUT_HARDWARE)
+    public Hardware acquireTvInputHardware(int deviceId, final HardwareCallback callback,
+            TvInputInfo info) {
+        return acquireTvInputHardware(deviceId, info, callback);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Acquires {@link Hardware} object for the given device ID.
+     *
+     * <p>A subsequent call to this method on the same {@code deviceId} will release the currently
+     * acquired Hardware.
+     *
+     * @param deviceId The device ID to acquire Hardware for.
+     * @param callback A callback to receive updates on Hardware.
+     * @param info The TV input which will use the acquired Hardware.
+     * @return Hardware on success, {@code null} otherwise.
      *
      * @hide
      */
     @SystemApi
     @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.TV_INPUT_HARDWARE)
-    public Hardware acquireTvInputHardware(int deviceId, final HardwareCallback callback,
-            TvInputInfo info) {
+    public Hardware acquireTvInputHardware(int deviceId, TvInputInfo info,
+            final HardwareCallback callback) {
         try {
             return new Hardware(
                     mService.acquireTvInputHardware(deviceId, new ITvInputHardwareCallback.Stub() {
@@ -1522,6 +1555,9 @@ public final class TvInputManager {
     /**
      * Releases previously acquired hardware object.
      *
+     * @param deviceId The device ID this Hardware was acquired for
+     * @param hardware Hardware to release.
+     *
      * @hide
      */
     @SystemApi