diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 365948b6f19bf..2833c9cbb40b6 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -16960,6 +16960,7 @@ package android.net {
     method public android.net.Network[] getAllNetworks();
     method public deprecated boolean getBackgroundDataSetting();
     method public android.net.Network getBoundNetworkForProcess();
+    method public android.net.ProxyInfo getDefaultProxy();
     method public android.net.LinkProperties getLinkProperties(android.net.Network);
     method public android.net.NetworkCapabilities getNetworkCapabilities(android.net.Network);
     method public android.net.NetworkInfo getNetworkInfo(int);
@@ -17255,7 +17256,7 @@ package android.net {
     method public static final deprecated int getDefaultPort();
     method public static final deprecated java.lang.String getHost(android.content.Context);
     method public static final deprecated int getPort(android.content.Context);
-    field public static final java.lang.String EXTRA_PROXY_INFO = "android.intent.extra.PROXY_INFO";
+    field public static final deprecated java.lang.String EXTRA_PROXY_INFO = "android.intent.extra.PROXY_INFO";
     field public static final java.lang.String PROXY_CHANGE_ACTION = "android.intent.action.PROXY_CHANGE";
   }
 
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index ca32e6626373b..2f94e65067e78 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -18221,6 +18221,7 @@ package android.net {
     method public android.net.Network[] getAllNetworks();
     method public deprecated boolean getBackgroundDataSetting();
     method public android.net.Network getBoundNetworkForProcess();
+    method public android.net.ProxyInfo getDefaultProxy();
     method public android.net.LinkProperties getLinkProperties(android.net.Network);
     method public android.net.NetworkCapabilities getNetworkCapabilities(android.net.Network);
     method public android.net.NetworkInfo getNetworkInfo(int);
@@ -18541,7 +18542,7 @@ package android.net {
     method public static final deprecated int getDefaultPort();
     method public static final deprecated java.lang.String getHost(android.content.Context);
     method public static final deprecated int getPort(android.content.Context);
-    field public static final java.lang.String EXTRA_PROXY_INFO = "android.intent.extra.PROXY_INFO";
+    field public static final deprecated java.lang.String EXTRA_PROXY_INFO = "android.intent.extra.PROXY_INFO";
     field public static final java.lang.String PROXY_CHANGE_ACTION = "android.intent.action.PROXY_CHANGE";
   }
 
diff --git a/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java b/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java
index 767113e8481f7..099f68dfe3e20 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/ConnectivityManager.java
@@ -1783,7 +1783,6 @@ public class ConnectivityManager {
      *
      * @return the {@link ProxyInfo} for the current HTTP proxy, or {@code null} if no
      *        HTTP proxy is active.
-     * @hide
      */
     public ProxyInfo getDefaultProxy() {
         final Network network = getBoundNetworkForProcess();
diff --git a/core/java/android/net/Proxy.java b/core/java/android/net/Proxy.java
index 3477b029f793f..e07f211f9dcba 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/Proxy.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/Proxy.java
@@ -44,14 +44,9 @@ public final class Proxy {
     private static final ProxySelector sDefaultProxySelector;
 
     /**
-     * Used to notify an app that's caching the default connection proxy
-     * that either the default connection or its proxy has changed.
-     * The intent will have the following extra value:</p>
-     * <ul>
-     *   <li><em>EXTRA_PROXY_INFO</em> - The ProxyProperties for the proxy.  Non-null,
-     *                                   though if the proxy is undefined the host string
-     *                                   will be empty.
-     * </ul>
+     * Used to notify an app that's caching the proxy that either the default
+     * connection has changed or any connection's proxy has changed. The new
+     * proxy should be queried using {@link ConnectivityManager#getDefaultProxy()}.
      *
      * <p class="note">This is a protected intent that can only be sent by the system
      */
@@ -60,6 +55,11 @@ public final class Proxy {
     /**
      * Intent extra included with {@link #PROXY_CHANGE_ACTION} intents.
      * It describes the new proxy being used (as a {@link ProxyInfo} object).
+     * @deprecated Because {@code PROXY_CHANGE_ACTION} is sent whenever the proxy
+     * for any network on the system changes, applications should always use
+     * {@link ConnectivityManager#getDefaultProxy()} or
+     * {@link ConnectivityManager#getLinkProperties(Network)}.{@link LinkProperties#getHttpProxy()}
+     * to get the proxy for the Network(s) they are using.
      */
     public static final String EXTRA_PROXY_INFO = "android.intent.extra.PROXY_INFO";