diff --git a/media/java/android/media/MediaFormat.java b/media/java/android/media/MediaFormat.java
index d7a18d97874db..c1412661c6492 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/MediaFormat.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/MediaFormat.java
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ import java.util.Map;
  * <tr><td>{@link #KEY_FRAME_RATE}</td><td>Integer or Float</td><td>required for <b>encoders</b>,
  *         optional for <b>decoders</b></td></tr>
  * <tr><td>{@link #KEY_CAPTURE_RATE}</td><td>Integer</td><td></td></tr>
- * <tr><td>{@link #KEY_I_FRAME_INTERVAL}</td><td>Integer</td><td><b>encoder-only</b></td></tr>
+ * <tr><td>{@link #KEY_I_FRAME_INTERVAL}</td><td>Integer (or Float)</td><td><b>encoder-only</b>,
+ *         time-interval between key frames.
+ *         Float support added in {@link android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES#N_MR1}</td></tr>
  * <tr><td>{@link #KEY_INTRA_REFRESH_PERIOD}</td><td>Integer</td><td><b>encoder-only</b>, optional</td></tr>
  * <tr><td>{@link #KEY_MAX_WIDTH}</td><td>Integer</td><td><b>decoder-only</b>, optional, max-resolution width</td></tr>
  * <tr><td>{@link #KEY_MAX_HEIGHT}</td><td>Integer</td><td><b>decoder-only</b>, optional, max-resolution height</td></tr>
@@ -258,9 +260,20 @@ public final class MediaFormat {
     public static final String KEY_CAPTURE_RATE = "capture-rate";
 
     /**
-     * A key describing the frequency of I frames expressed in secs
-     * between I frames.
-     * The associated value is an integer.
+     * A key describing the frequency of key frames expressed in seconds between key frames.
+     * <p>
+     * This key is used by video encoders.
+     * A negative value means no key frames are requested after the first frame.
+     * A zero value means a stream containing all key frames is requested.
+     * <p class=note>
+     * Most video encoders will convert this value of the number of non-key-frames between
+     * key-frames, using the {@linkplain #KEY_FRAME_RATE frame rate} information; therefore,
+     * if the actual frame rate differs (e.g. input frames are dropped or the frame rate
+     * changes), the <strong>time interval</strong> between key frames will not be the
+     * configured value.
+     * <p>
+     * The associated value is an integer (or float since
+     * {@link android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES#N_MR1}).
      */
     public static final String KEY_I_FRAME_INTERVAL = "i-frame-interval";