diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index 76be2087e280b..a8b6c80c3775c 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -136112,6 +136112,17 @@
  visibility="public"
 >
 </method>
+<method name="getPreserveEGLContextOnPause"
+ return="boolean"
+ abstract="false"
+ native="false"
+ synchronized="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+</method>
 <method name="getRenderMode"
  return="int"
  abstract="false"
@@ -136283,6 +136294,19 @@
 <parameter name="glWrapper" type="android.opengl.GLSurfaceView.GLWrapper">
 </parameter>
 </method>
+<method name="setPreserveEGLContextOnPause"
+ return="void"
+ abstract="false"
+ native="false"
+ synchronized="false"
+ static="false"
+ final="false"
+ deprecated="not deprecated"
+ visibility="public"
+>
+<parameter name="preserveOnPause" type="boolean">
+</parameter>
+</method>
 <method name="setRenderMode"
  return="void"
  abstract="false"
diff --git a/opengl/java/android/opengl/GLSurfaceView.java b/opengl/java/android/opengl/GLSurfaceView.java
index 4099c4c59e8bb..32d1a235f4239 100644
--- a/opengl/java/android/opengl/GLSurfaceView.java
+++ b/opengl/java/android/opengl/GLSurfaceView.java
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ public class GLSurfaceView extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback
     }
 
     /**
-     * @hide
      * Control whether the EGL context is preserved when the GLSurfaceView is paused and
      * resumed.
      * <p>
@@ -295,7 +294,6 @@ public class GLSurfaceView extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback
     }
 
     /**
-     * @hide
      * @return true if the EGL context will be preserved when paused
      */
     public boolean getPreserveEGLContextOnPause() {