diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index a768e43fe043c..3573e6d3fe5fc 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -9736,9 +9736,13 @@ package android.graphics {
     method public int save();
     method public int save(int);
     method public int saveLayer(android.graphics.RectF, android.graphics.Paint, int);
+    method public int saveLayer(android.graphics.RectF, android.graphics.Paint);
     method public int saveLayer(float, float, float, float, android.graphics.Paint, int);
+    method public int saveLayer(float, float, float, float, android.graphics.Paint);
     method public int saveLayerAlpha(android.graphics.RectF, int, int);
+    method public int saveLayerAlpha(android.graphics.RectF, int);
     method public int saveLayerAlpha(float, float, float, float, int, int);
+    method public int saveLayerAlpha(float, float, float, float, int);
     method public void scale(float, float);
     method public final void scale(float, float, float, float);
     method public void setBitmap(android.graphics.Bitmap);
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Canvas.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Canvas.java
index 1252ee2c7933b..f80ce28e1daba 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/Canvas.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/Canvas.java
@@ -167,22 +167,11 @@ public class Canvas {
         finalizer(oldCanvas);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Gets the native canvas pointer.
-     *
-     * @return The native pointer.
-     *
-     * @hide
-     */
-    public long getNativeCanvas() {
-        return mNativeCanvas;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Returns null.
-     * 
+     *
      * @deprecated This method is not supported and should not be invoked.
-     * 
+     *
      * @hide
      */
     @Deprecated
@@ -233,14 +222,14 @@ public class Canvas {
 
         mBitmap = bitmap;
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Set the viewport dimensions if this canvas is GL based. If it is not,
      * this method is ignored and no exception is thrown.
      *
      * @param width The width of the viewport
      * @param height The height of the viewport
-     * 
+     *
      * @hide
      */
     public void setViewport(int width, int height) {
@@ -389,7 +378,14 @@ public class Canvas {
                 paint != null ? paint.mNativePaint : 0,
                 saveFlags);
     }
-    
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience for saveLayer(bounds, paint, {@link #ALL_SAVE_FLAG})
+     */
+    public int saveLayer(RectF bounds, Paint paint) {
+        return saveLayer(bounds, paint, ALL_SAVE_FLAG);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Helper version of saveLayer() that takes 4 values rather than a RectF.
      */
@@ -400,6 +396,13 @@ public class Canvas {
                 saveFlags);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Convenience for saveLayer(left, top, right, bottom, paint, {@link #ALL_SAVE_FLAG})
+     */
+    public int saveLayer(float left, float top, float right, float bottom, Paint paint) {
+        return saveLayer(left, top, right, bottom, paint, ALL_SAVE_FLAG);
+    }
+
     /**
      * This behaves the same as save(), but in addition it allocates an
      * offscreen bitmap. All drawing calls are directed there, and only when
@@ -420,7 +423,14 @@ public class Canvas {
         alpha = Math.min(255, Math.max(0, alpha));
         return native_saveLayerAlpha(mNativeCanvas, bounds, alpha, saveFlags);
     }
-    
+
+    /**
+     * Convenience for saveLayerAlpha(bounds, alpha, {@link #ALL_SAVE_FLAG})
+     */
+    public int saveLayerAlpha(RectF bounds, int alpha) {
+        return saveLayerAlpha(bounds, alpha, ALL_SAVE_FLAG);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Helper for saveLayerAlpha() that takes 4 values instead of a RectF.
      */
@@ -430,6 +440,13 @@ public class Canvas {
                                      alpha, saveFlags);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Helper for saveLayerAlpha(left, top, right, bottom, alpha, {@link #ALL_SAVE_FLAG})
+     */
+    public int saveLayerAlpha(float left, float top, float right, float bottom, int alpha) {
+        return saveLayerAlpha(left, top, right, bottom, alpha, ALL_SAVE_FLAG);
+    }
+
     /**
      * This call balances a previous call to save(), and is used to remove all
      * modifications to the matrix/clip state since the last save call. It is