diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 9e53c945d8b0c..86b344001f42a 100755
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -5053,6 +5053,7 @@ package android.media.tv.tuner.filter {
   }
 
   public class MediaEvent extends android.media.tv.tuner.filter.FilterEvent {
+    method public long getAudioHandle();
     method public long getAvDataId();
     method public long getDataLength();
     method @Nullable public android.media.tv.tuner.filter.AudioDescriptor getExtraMetaData();
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/tv/tuner/filter/MediaEvent.java b/media/java/android/media/tv/tuner/filter/MediaEvent.java
index 97a2b22e50304..b6bd86befd876 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/tv/tuner/filter/MediaEvent.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/tv/tuner/filter/MediaEvent.java
@@ -124,15 +124,16 @@ public class MediaEvent extends FilterEvent{
     }
 
     /**
-     * Reserves the ID which is used by HAL to provide additional information for AV data.
+     * Gets the audio handle.
      *
-     * <p>The corresponding data is used and released by {@link android.media.AudioTrack}.
-     * <p>The data is also released when the {@link Filter} instance is closed.
+     * <p>Client gets audio handle from {@link MediaEvent}, and queues it to
+     * {@link android.media.AudioTrack} in
+     * {@link android.media.AudioTrack#ENCAPSULATION_MODE_HANDLE} format.
      *
-     * @return the reserved AV data ID.
-     * @hide
+     * @return the audio handle.
+     * @see android.media.AudioTrack#ENCAPSULATION_MODE_HANDLE
      */
-    public long reserveAvDataId() {
+    public long getAudioHandle() {
         // TODO: implement
         return mDataId;
     }