diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index c7fe3ba7a6598..2845af1a7b832 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -2938,7 +2938,7 @@ package android.app {
     method public final void setSecondaryProgress(int);
     method public void setTitle(java.lang.CharSequence);
     method public void setTitle(int);
-    method public void setTitleColor(int);
+    method public deprecated void setTitleColor(int);
     method public void setVisible(boolean);
     method public final void setVolumeControlStream(int);
     method public boolean shouldUpRecreateTask(android.content.Intent);
@@ -29320,7 +29320,7 @@ package android.view {
     method public void setLogo(int);
     method public void setSoftInputMode(int);
     method public abstract void setTitle(java.lang.CharSequence);
-    method public abstract void setTitleColor(int);
+    method public abstract deprecated void setTitleColor(int);
     method public void setType(int);
     method public void setUiOptions(int);
     method public void setUiOptions(int, int);
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/Activity.java b/core/java/android/app/Activity.java
index 8628ff797f68c..d34b05d63c6da 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/Activity.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/Activity.java
@@ -4598,6 +4598,17 @@ public class Activity extends ContextThemeWrapper
         setTitle(getText(titleId));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Change the color of the title associated with this activity.
+     * <p>
+     * This method is deprecated starting in API Level 11 and replaced by action
+     * bar styles. For information on styling the Action Bar, read the <a
+     * href="{@docRoot} guide/topics/ui/actionbar.html">Action Bar</a> developer
+     * guide.
+     *
+     * @deprecated Use action bar styles instead.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
     public void setTitleColor(int textColor) {
         mTitleColor = textColor;
         onTitleChanged(mTitle, textColor);
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/Window.java b/core/java/android/view/Window.java
index bddfc6382e1b4..11d8d36ce7e93 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/Window.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/Window.java
@@ -996,6 +996,7 @@ public abstract class Window {
 
     public abstract void setTitle(CharSequence title);
 
+    @Deprecated
     public abstract void setTitleColor(int textColor);
 
     public abstract void openPanel(int featureId, KeyEvent event);
diff --git a/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/PhoneWindow.java b/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/PhoneWindow.java
index 5e62fbf2e213a..93f0c1c07e8ea 100644
--- a/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/PhoneWindow.java
+++ b/policy/src/com/android/internal/policy/impl/PhoneWindow.java
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ public class PhoneWindow extends Window implements MenuBuilder.Callback {
     }
 
     @Override
+    @Deprecated
     public void setTitleColor(int textColor) {
         if (mTitleView != null) {
             mTitleView.setTextColor(textColor);