diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index ea4097bb35787..9566eec5008f7 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -56102,8 +56102,8 @@ package android.widget {
     method public void setViewOutlinePreferredRadiusDimen(@IdRes int, @DimenRes int);
     method public void setViewPadding(@IdRes int, @Px int, @Px int, @Px int, @Px int);
     method public void setViewVisibility(@IdRes int, int);
-    method public void showNext(@IdRes int);
-    method public void showPrevious(@IdRes int);
+    method @Deprecated public void showNext(@IdRes int);
+    method @Deprecated public void showPrevious(@IdRes int);
     method public void writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int);
     field @NonNull public static final android.os.Parcelable.Creator<android.widget.RemoteViews> CREATOR;
     field public static final String EXTRA_CHECKED = "android.widget.extra.CHECKED";
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/RemoteViews.java b/core/java/android/widget/RemoteViews.java
index 3d4d9eca6b16a..d8e7d118bd242 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/RemoteViews.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/RemoteViews.java
@@ -1510,6 +1510,12 @@ public class RemoteViews implements Parcelable, Filter {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated As RemoteViews may be reapplied frequently, it is preferable to call
+     * {@link #setDisplayedChild(int, int)} to ensure that the adapter index does not change
+     * unexpectedly.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     private final class ViewContentNavigation extends Action {
         final boolean mNext;
 
@@ -4100,7 +4106,11 @@ public class RemoteViews implements Parcelable, Filter {
      * Equivalent to calling {@link AdapterViewAnimator#showNext()}
      *
      * @param viewId The id of the view on which to call {@link AdapterViewAnimator#showNext()}
+     * @deprecated As RemoteViews may be reapplied frequently, it is preferable to call
+     * {@link #setDisplayedChild(int, int)} to ensure that the adapter index does not change
+     * unexpectedly.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public void showNext(@IdRes int viewId) {
         addAction(new ViewContentNavigation(viewId, true /* next */));
     }
@@ -4109,7 +4119,11 @@ public class RemoteViews implements Parcelable, Filter {
      * Equivalent to calling {@link AdapterViewAnimator#showPrevious()}
      *
      * @param viewId The id of the view on which to call {@link AdapterViewAnimator#showPrevious()}
+     * @deprecated As RemoteViews may be reapplied frequently, it is preferable to call
+     * {@link #setDisplayedChild(int, int)} to ensure that the adapter index does not change
+     * unexpectedly.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public void showPrevious(@IdRes int viewId) {
         addAction(new ViewContentNavigation(viewId, false /* next */));
     }