diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/AccessNetworkConstants.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/AccessNetworkConstants.java
index cac9f2b51b734..9c64cf6ddd8fa 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/AccessNetworkConstants.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/AccessNetworkConstants.java
@@ -32,7 +32,20 @@ public final class AccessNetworkConstants {
         public static final int IWLAN = 5;
 
         /** @hide */
-        private AccessNetworkType() {};
+        private AccessNetworkType() {}
+
+        /** @hide */
+        public static String toString(int type) {
+            switch (type) {
+                case UNKNOWN: return "UNKNOWN";
+                case GERAN: return "GERAN";
+                case UTRAN: return "UTRAN";
+                case EUTRAN: return "EUTRAN";
+                case CDMA2000: return "CDMA2000";
+                case IWLAN: return "IWLAN";
+                default: return Integer.toString(type);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -47,7 +60,16 @@ public final class AccessNetworkConstants {
         public static final int WLAN = 2;
 
         /** @hide */
-        private TransportType() {};
+        private TransportType() {}
+
+        /** @hide */
+        public static String toString(int type) {
+            switch (type) {
+                case WWAN: return "WWAN";
+                case WLAN: return "WLAN";
+                default: return Integer.toString(type);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/data/ApnSetting.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/data/ApnSetting.java
index ed14f91f9934a..e1cb7cc2725b8 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/data/ApnSetting.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/data/ApnSetting.java
@@ -1183,6 +1183,16 @@ public class ApnSetting implements Parcelable {
         return TextUtils.join(",", types);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param apnType APN type
+     * @return APN type in string format
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static String getApnTypeString(int apnType) {
+        String apnTypeString = APN_TYPE_INT_MAP.get(apnType);
+        return apnTypeString == null ? "Unknown" : apnTypeString;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param types comma delimited list of APN types.
      * @return bitmask of APN types.