diff --git a/core/java/android/companion/AssociationRequest.java b/core/java/android/companion/AssociationRequest.java
index 102c98ff9329c..17bdd42a0f458 100644
--- a/core/java/android/companion/AssociationRequest.java
+++ b/core/java/android/companion/AssociationRequest.java
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ public final class AssociationRequest implements Parcelable {
     /**
      * Device profile: watch.
      *
+     * If specified, the current request may have a modified UI to highlight that the device being
+     * set up is a specific kind of device, and some extra permissions may be granted to the app
+     * as a result.
+     *
      * @see AssociationRequest.Builder#setDeviceProfile
      */
     public static final String DEVICE_PROFILE_WATCH =
diff --git a/core/java/android/permission/PermissionControllerManager.java b/core/java/android/permission/PermissionControllerManager.java
index 084b18eb29991..913b827332bf4 100644
--- a/core/java/android/permission/PermissionControllerManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/permission/PermissionControllerManager.java
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ public final class PermissionControllerManager {
     public void getPrivilegesDescriptionStringForProfile(
             @NonNull String profileName,
             @NonNull @CallbackExecutor Executor executor,
-            @NonNull Consumer<String> callback) {
+            @NonNull Consumer<CharSequence> callback) {
         mRemoteService.postAsync(service -> {
             AndroidFuture<String> future = new AndroidFuture<>();
             service.getPrivilegesDescriptionStringForProfile(profileName, future);
diff --git a/services/companion/java/com/android/server/companion/CompanionDeviceManagerService.java b/services/companion/java/com/android/server/companion/CompanionDeviceManagerService.java
index 21cae453d702f..a3a0cb402c761 100644
--- a/services/companion/java/com/android/server/companion/CompanionDeviceManagerService.java
+++ b/services/companion/java/com/android/server/companion/CompanionDeviceManagerService.java
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ public class CompanionDeviceManagerService extends SystemService implements Bind
         mPermissionControllerManager.getPrivilegesDescriptionStringForProfile(
                 deviceProfile, FgThread.getExecutor(), desc -> {
                         try {
-                            result.complete(desc);
+                            result.complete(String.valueOf(desc));
                         } catch (Exception e) {
                             result.completeExceptionally(e);
                         }