diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index c4bd134c40c42..80f8e0d514a1a 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -38706,7 +38706,7 @@ package android.telecom {
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE) public String getVoiceMailNumber(android.telecom.PhoneAccountHandle);
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE) public boolean handleMmi(String);
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.MODIFY_PHONE_STATE) public boolean handleMmi(String, android.telecom.PhoneAccountHandle);
-    method public boolean hasCompanionInCallServiceAccess();
+    method public boolean hasManageOngoingCallsPermission();
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE) public boolean isInCall();
     method @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE) public boolean isInManagedCall();
     method public boolean isIncomingCallPermitted(android.telecom.PhoneAccountHandle);
diff --git a/telecomm/java/android/telecom/InCallService.java b/telecomm/java/android/telecom/InCallService.java
index 07de61759d592..0ff288b1ac63c 100644
--- a/telecomm/java/android/telecom/InCallService.java
+++ b/telecomm/java/android/telecom/InCallService.java
@@ -138,6 +138,24 @@ import java.util.List;
  *     }
  * }
  * }
+ *
+ * </pre>
+ * <p id="companionInCallService">
+ * <h3>Access to InCallService for Wearable Devices</h3>
+ * <ol>
+ * If your app is a third-party companion app and wants to access InCallService APIs, what your
+ * app could do are:
+ * <p>
+ *   <ol>
+ *     <li> Declare MANAGE_ONGOING_CALLS permission in your manifest
+ *     <li> Associate with a physical wearable device via the
+ *          {@link android.companion.CompanionDeviceManager} API as a companion app. See:
+ *          https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/companion-device-pairing
+ *     <li> Implement this InCallService with BIND_INCALL_SERVICE permission
+ *   </ol>
+ * </ol>
+ * <p>
+ *
  * </pre>
  * <p id="incomingCallNotification">
  * <h3>Showing the Incoming Call Notification</h3>
diff --git a/telecomm/java/android/telecom/TelecomManager.java b/telecomm/java/android/telecom/TelecomManager.java
index 3f8b68305914e..b0b5ba7a1d783 100644
--- a/telecomm/java/android/telecom/TelecomManager.java
+++ b/telecomm/java/android/telecom/TelecomManager.java
@@ -1649,24 +1649,25 @@ public class TelecomManager {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns whether the caller has {@link InCallService} access for companion apps.
-     *
-     * A companion app is an app associated with a physical wearable device via the
-     * {@link android.companion.CompanionDeviceManager} API.
+     * Returns whether the caller has {@link android.Manifest.permission#MANAGE_ONGOING_CALLS}
+     * permission. The permission can be obtained by associating with a physical wearable device
+     * via the {@link android.companion.CompanionDeviceManager} API as a companion app. If the
+     * caller app has the permission, it has {@link InCallService} access to manage ongoing calls.
      *
      * @return {@code true} if the caller has {@link InCallService} access for
      *      companion app; {@code false} otherwise.
      */
-    public boolean hasCompanionInCallServiceAccess() {
-        try {
-            if (isServiceConnected()) {
-                return getTelecomService().hasCompanionInCallServiceAccess(
+    public boolean hasManageOngoingCallsPermission() {
+        ITelecomService service = getTelecomService();
+        if (service != null) {
+            try {
+                return service.hasManageOngoingCallsPermission(
                         mContext.getOpPackageName());
-            }
-        } catch (RemoteException e) {
-            Log.e(TAG, "RemoteException calling hasCompanionInCallServiceAccess().", e);
-            if (!isSystemProcess()) {
-                e.rethrowAsRuntimeException();
+            } catch (RemoteException e) {
+                Log.e(TAG, "RemoteException calling hasManageOngoingCallsPermission().", e);
+                if (!isSystemProcess()) {
+                    e.rethrowAsRuntimeException();
+                }
             }
         }
         return false;
diff --git a/telecomm/java/com/android/internal/telecom/ITelecomService.aidl b/telecomm/java/com/android/internal/telecom/ITelecomService.aidl
index 6dc096daf4eac..5afac2ec239a3 100644
--- a/telecomm/java/com/android/internal/telecom/ITelecomService.aidl
+++ b/telecomm/java/com/android/internal/telecom/ITelecomService.aidl
@@ -179,9 +179,9 @@ interface ITelecomService {
     boolean isInCall(String callingPackage, String callingFeatureId);
 
     /**
-     * @see TelecomServiceImpl#hasCompanionInCallServiceAccess
+     * @see TelecomServiceImpl#hasManageOngoingCallsPermission
      */
-    boolean hasCompanionInCallServiceAccess(String callingPackage);
+    boolean hasManageOngoingCallsPermission(String callingPackage);
 
     /**
      * @see TelecomServiceImpl#isInManagedCall