diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index f1f823a420433..e2907976d6bdf 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -22854,6 +22854,7 @@ package android.media.tv {
   public static final class TvContract.Programs.Genres {
     method public static java.lang.String[] decode(java.lang.String);
     method public static java.lang.String encode(java.lang.String...);
+    method public static boolean isCanonical(java.lang.String);
     field public static final java.lang.String ANIMAL_WILDLIFE = "ANIMAL_WILDLIFE";
     field public static final java.lang.String ARTS = "ARTS";
     field public static final java.lang.String COMEDY = "COMEDY";
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index 2a66162f0aba6..dda10b808c6ef 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -22863,6 +22863,7 @@ package android.media.tv {
   public static final class TvContract.Programs.Genres {
     method public static java.lang.String[] decode(java.lang.String);
     method public static java.lang.String encode(java.lang.String...);
+    method public static boolean isCanonical(java.lang.String);
     field public static final java.lang.String ANIMAL_WILDLIFE = "ANIMAL_WILDLIFE";
     field public static final java.lang.String ARTS = "ARTS";
     field public static final java.lang.String COMEDY = "COMEDY";
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/tv/TvContract.java b/media/java/android/media/tv/TvContract.java
index 9203ef2bf1b4f..7b8e4b2e2ee65 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/tv/TvContract.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/tv/TvContract.java
@@ -1394,13 +1394,11 @@ public final class TvContract {
             }
 
             /**
-             * Check whether a given genre is canonical or not.
+             * Returns whether a given text is a canonical genre defined in {@link Genres}.
              *
              * @param genre The name of genre to be checked.
              * @return {@code true} if the genre is canonical, otherwise {@code false}.
-             * @hide
              */
-            @SystemApi
             public static boolean isCanonical(String genre) {
                 return CANONICAL_GENRES.contains(genre);
             }