diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 41b7a917cc86c..38ab6b183af10 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -8567,6 +8567,7 @@ package android.telephony {
     method @Deprecated public boolean getDataEnabled();
     method @Deprecated public boolean getDataEnabled(int);
     method @Nullable public static android.content.ComponentName getDefaultRespondViaMessageApplication(@NonNull android.content.Context, boolean);
+    method @NonNull public static String getDefaultSimCountryIso();
     method @Nullable @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE) public String getDeviceSoftwareVersion(int);
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE) public boolean getEmergencyCallbackMode();
     method @Nullable @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE) public String getIsimDomain();
diff --git a/core/java/android/text/util/Linkify.java b/core/java/android/text/util/Linkify.java
index df54209bc0433..993bbe89fe81f 100644
--- a/core/java/android/text/util/Linkify.java
+++ b/core/java/android/text/util/Linkify.java
@@ -663,11 +663,8 @@ public class Linkify {
     private static void gatherTelLinks(ArrayList<LinkSpec> links, Spannable s,
             @Nullable Context context) {
         PhoneNumberUtil phoneUtil = PhoneNumberUtil.getInstance();
-        final TelephonyManager tm = (context == null)
-                ? TelephonyManager.getDefault()
-                : TelephonyManager.from(context);
         Iterable<PhoneNumberMatch> matches = phoneUtil.findNumbers(s.toString(),
-                tm.getSimCountryIso().toUpperCase(Locale.US),
+                TelephonyManager.getDefaultSimCountryIso().toUpperCase(Locale.US),
                 Leniency.POSSIBLE, Long.MAX_VALUE);
         for (PhoneNumberMatch match : matches) {
             LinkSpec spec = new LinkSpec();
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
index 0e08c6d1f7478..5d49e5a492000 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
@@ -3573,6 +3573,29 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
         return getSimCountryIsoForPhone(getPhoneId());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the ISO-3166 country code equivalent for the SIM provider's country code
+     * of the default subscription
+     * <p>
+     * The ISO-3166 country code is provided in lowercase 2 character format.
+     * @return the lowercase 2 character ISO-3166 country code, or empty string is not available.
+     * <p>
+     * Note: This API is introduced to unblock mainlining work as the following APIs in
+     * Linkify.java invokes getSimCountryIso() without a context. TODO(Bug 144576376): remove
+     * this API once the following APIs are redesigned to access telephonymanager with a context.
+     *
+     * {@link Linkify#addLinks(@NonNull Spannable text, @LinkifyMask int mask)}
+     * {@link Linkify#addLinks(@NonNull Spannable text, @LinkifyMask int mask,
+               @Nullable Function<String, URLSpan> urlSpanFactory)}
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @SystemApi
+    @NonNull
+    public static String getDefaultSimCountryIso() {
+        return getSimCountryIso(SubscriptionManager.getDefaultSubscriptionId());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the ISO country code equivalent for the SIM provider's country code.
      *
@@ -3580,7 +3603,7 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
      * @hide
      */
     @UnsupportedAppUsage(maxTargetSdk = Build.VERSION_CODES.P)
-    public String getSimCountryIso(int subId) {
+    public static String getSimCountryIso(int subId) {
         int phoneId = SubscriptionManager.getPhoneId(subId);
         return getSimCountryIsoForPhone(phoneId);
     }
@@ -3591,7 +3614,7 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
      * @hide
      */
     @UnsupportedAppUsage
-    public String getSimCountryIsoForPhone(int phoneId) {
+    public static String getSimCountryIsoForPhone(int phoneId) {
         return getTelephonyProperty(phoneId, TelephonyProperties.icc_operator_iso_country(), "");
     }