diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index a41a8789c1d85..e044da9a39843 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -8088,6 +8088,7 @@ package android.content {
     field public static final int BIND_ALLOW_OOM_MANAGEMENT = 16; // 0x10
     field public static final int BIND_AUTO_CREATE = 1; // 0x1
     field public static final int BIND_DEBUG_UNBIND = 2; // 0x2
+    field public static final int BIND_EXTERNAL_SERVICE = -2147483648; // 0x80000000
     field public static final int BIND_IMPORTANT = 64; // 0x40
     field public static final int BIND_NOT_FOREGROUND = 4; // 0x4
     field public static final int BIND_WAIVE_PRIORITY = 32; // 0x20
@@ -9943,6 +9944,7 @@ package android.content.pm {
     method public int describeContents();
     method public void dump(android.util.Printer, java.lang.String);
     field public static final android.os.Parcelable.Creator<android.content.pm.ServiceInfo> CREATOR;
+    field public static final int FLAG_EXTERNAL_SERVICE = 4; // 0x4
     field public static final int FLAG_ISOLATED_PROCESS = 2; // 0x2
     field public static final int FLAG_SINGLE_USER = 1073741824; // 0x40000000
     field public static final int FLAG_STOP_WITH_TASK = 1; // 0x1
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 54435ae5244c0..359a4f17db248 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -10346,6 +10346,7 @@ package android.content.pm {
     method public int describeContents();
     method public void dump(android.util.Printer, java.lang.String);
     field public static final android.os.Parcelable.Creator<android.content.pm.ServiceInfo> CREATOR;
+    field public static final int FLAG_EXTERNAL_SERVICE = 4; // 0x4
     field public static final int FLAG_ISOLATED_PROCESS = 2; // 0x2
     field public static final int FLAG_SINGLE_USER = 1073741824; // 0x40000000
     field public static final int FLAG_STOP_WITH_TASK = 1; // 0x1
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index d51fca3d94d89..8aee25d050e07 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -8092,6 +8092,7 @@ package android.content {
     field public static final int BIND_ALLOW_OOM_MANAGEMENT = 16; // 0x10
     field public static final int BIND_AUTO_CREATE = 1; // 0x1
     field public static final int BIND_DEBUG_UNBIND = 2; // 0x2
+    field public static final int BIND_EXTERNAL_SERVICE = -2147483648; // 0x80000000
     field public static final int BIND_IMPORTANT = 64; // 0x40
     field public static final int BIND_NOT_FOREGROUND = 4; // 0x4
     field public static final int BIND_WAIVE_PRIORITY = 32; // 0x20
@@ -9951,6 +9952,7 @@ package android.content.pm {
     method public int describeContents();
     method public void dump(android.util.Printer, java.lang.String);
     field public static final android.os.Parcelable.Creator<android.content.pm.ServiceInfo> CREATOR;
+    field public static final int FLAG_EXTERNAL_SERVICE = 4; // 0x4
     field public static final int FLAG_ISOLATED_PROCESS = 2; // 0x2
     field public static final int FLAG_SINGLE_USER = 1073741824; // 0x40000000
     field public static final int FLAG_STOP_WITH_TASK = 1; // 0x1
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/Context.java b/core/java/android/content/Context.java
index 622aad9c98bf6..4918914ec9d52 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/Context.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/Context.java
@@ -342,9 +342,7 @@ public abstract class Context {
      * {@link android.R.attr#isolatedProcess isolated},
      * {@link android.R.attr#externalService external} service.  This binds the service into the
      * calling application's package, rather than the package in which the service is declared.
-     * @hide
      */
-    @SystemApi
     public static final int BIND_EXTERNAL_SERVICE = 0x80000000;
 
     /**
diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/ServiceInfo.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/ServiceInfo.java
index eecf0de5afa85..6bd285a6c3942 100644
--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/ServiceInfo.java
+++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/ServiceInfo.java
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ public class ServiceInfo extends ComponentInfo
      * Bit in {@link #flags}: If set, the service can be bound and run in the
      * calling application's package, rather than the package in which it is
      * declared.  Set from {@link android.R.attr#externalService} attribute.
-     * @hide
      */
     public static final int FLAG_EXTERNAL_SERVICE = 0x0004;