diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/LauncherApps.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/LauncherApps.java
index c74daa8eadfc7..3933e81c732a0 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/LauncherApps.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/LauncherApps.java
@@ -519,9 +519,9 @@ public class LauncherApps {
* The app is a system app.
* The app doesn't request any permissions.
*
- * The <application> tag in the app's manifest doesn't contain any child
- * elements that represent
- * app components.
+ * The app doesn't have a launcher activity that is enabled by default. A launcher
+ * activity has an intent containing the ACTION_MAIN action and the
+ * CATEGORY_LAUNCHER category.
*
*
* Additionally, the system hides synthesized activities for some or all apps in the