diff --git a/media/java/android/media/browse/MediaBrowser.java b/media/java/android/media/browse/MediaBrowser.java
index baa6b0fc27ef4..79b415f8903d2 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/browse/MediaBrowser.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/browse/MediaBrowser.java
@@ -476,6 +476,9 @@ public final class MediaBrowser {
         // the service will be told when we connect.
         if (mState == CONNECT_STATE_CONNECTED) {
             try {
+                if (options == null) {
+                    mServiceBinder.addSubscriptionDeprecated(parentId, mServiceCallbacks);
+                }
                 mServiceBinder.addSubscription(parentId, callback.mToken, options,
                         mServiceCallbacks);
             } catch (RemoteException ex) {
@@ -500,6 +503,7 @@ public final class MediaBrowser {
         try {
             if (callback == null) {
                 if (mState == CONNECT_STATE_CONNECTED) {
+                    mServiceBinder.removeSubscriptionDeprecated(parentId, mServiceCallbacks);
                     mServiceBinder.removeSubscription(parentId, null, mServiceCallbacks);
                 }
             } else {
@@ -1070,7 +1074,12 @@ public final class MediaBrowser {
         }
 
         @Override
-        public void onLoadChildren(String parentId, ParceledListSlice list,
+        public void onLoadChildren(String parentId, ParceledListSlice list) {
+            onLoadChildrenWithOptions(parentId, list, null);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onLoadChildrenWithOptions(String parentId, ParceledListSlice list,
                 final Bundle options) {
             MediaBrowser mediaBrowser = mMediaBrowser.get();
             if (mediaBrowser != null) {
diff --git a/media/java/android/service/media/IMediaBrowserService.aidl b/media/java/android/service/media/IMediaBrowserService.aidl
index 6b6a561168180..84f41f6c3afe7 100644
--- a/media/java/android/service/media/IMediaBrowserService.aidl
+++ b/media/java/android/service/media/IMediaBrowserService.aidl
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@ oneway interface IMediaBrowserService {
     void connect(String pkg, in Bundle rootHints, IMediaBrowserServiceCallbacks callbacks);
     void disconnect(IMediaBrowserServiceCallbacks callbacks);
 
+    void addSubscriptionDeprecated(String uri, IMediaBrowserServiceCallbacks callbacks);
+    void removeSubscriptionDeprecated(String uri, IMediaBrowserServiceCallbacks callbacks);
+
+    void getMediaItem(String uri, in ResultReceiver cb, IMediaBrowserServiceCallbacks callbacks);
     void addSubscription(String uri, in IBinder token, in Bundle options,
             IMediaBrowserServiceCallbacks callbacks);
     void removeSubscription(String uri, in IBinder token, IMediaBrowserServiceCallbacks callbacks);
-    void getMediaItem(String uri, in ResultReceiver cb, IMediaBrowserServiceCallbacks callbacks);
 }
diff --git a/media/java/android/service/media/IMediaBrowserServiceCallbacks.aidl b/media/java/android/service/media/IMediaBrowserServiceCallbacks.aidl
index dadb025060b7e..deeab1a8a28b9 100644
--- a/media/java/android/service/media/IMediaBrowserServiceCallbacks.aidl
+++ b/media/java/android/service/media/IMediaBrowserServiceCallbacks.aidl
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ oneway interface IMediaBrowserServiceCallbacks {
      */
     void onConnect(String root, in MediaSession.Token session, in Bundle extras);
     void onConnectFailed();
-    void onLoadChildren(String mediaId, in ParceledListSlice list, in Bundle options);
+    void onLoadChildren(String mediaId, in ParceledListSlice list);
+    void onLoadChildrenWithOptions(String mediaId, in ParceledListSlice list, in Bundle options);
 }
diff --git a/media/java/android/service/media/MediaBrowserService.java b/media/java/android/service/media/MediaBrowserService.java
index 4b88926ce4d43..7eb91884e8d41 100644
--- a/media/java/android/service/media/MediaBrowserService.java
+++ b/media/java/android/service/media/MediaBrowserService.java
@@ -248,6 +248,11 @@ public abstract class MediaBrowserService extends Service {
                 });
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public void addSubscriptionDeprecated(String id, IMediaBrowserServiceCallbacks callbacks) {
+            // do-nothing
+        }
+
         @Override
         public void addSubscription(final String id, final IBinder token, final Bundle options,
                 final IMediaBrowserServiceCallbacks callbacks) {
@@ -269,6 +274,11 @@ public abstract class MediaBrowserService extends Service {
                 });
         }
 
+        @Override
+        public void removeSubscriptionDeprecated(String id, IMediaBrowserServiceCallbacks callbacks) {
+            // do-nothing
+        }
+
         @Override
         public void removeSubscription(final String id, final IBinder token,
                 final IMediaBrowserServiceCallbacks callbacks) {
@@ -632,7 +642,7 @@ public abstract class MediaBrowserService extends Service {
                 final ParceledListSlice<MediaBrowser.MediaItem> pls =
                         filteredList == null ? null : new ParceledListSlice<>(filteredList);
                 try {
-                    connection.callbacks.onLoadChildren(parentId, pls, options);
+                    connection.callbacks.onLoadChildrenWithOptions(parentId, pls, options);
                 } catch (RemoteException ex) {
                     // The other side is in the process of crashing.
                     Log.w(TAG, "Calling onLoadChildren() failed for id=" + parentId