diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 0adb5d523e695..e8328e1139000 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -44296,6 +44296,8 @@ package android.telephony {
   public abstract class CellInfo implements android.os.Parcelable {
     method public int describeContents();
     method public int getCellConnectionStatus();
+    method @NonNull public abstract android.telephony.CellIdentity getCellIdentity();
+    method @NonNull public abstract android.telephony.CellSignalStrength getCellSignalStrength();
     method public long getTimeStamp();
     method public boolean isRegistered();
     field public static final int CONNECTION_NONE = 0; // 0x0
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/CellInfo.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/CellInfo.java
index 7edc91cd67e80..18687d400faf0 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/CellInfo.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/CellInfo.java
@@ -189,11 +189,15 @@ public abstract class CellInfo implements Parcelable {
         mTimeStamp = ts;
     }
 
-    /** @hide */
+    /**
+     * @return a {@link CellIdentity} instance.
+     */
     @NonNull
     public abstract CellIdentity getCellIdentity();
 
-    /** @hide */
+    /**
+     * @return a {@link CellSignalStrength} instance.
+     */
     @NonNull
     public abstract CellSignalStrength getCellSignalStrength();