diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index b754dbc5f929c..79a5c3f247547 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -44936,7 +44936,7 @@ package android.telephony {
     method public String getNetworkOperator();
     method public String getNetworkOperatorName();
     method public String getNetworkSpecifier();
-    method public int getNetworkType();
+    method @Deprecated @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE) public int getNetworkType();
     method public int getPhoneCount();
     method public int getPhoneType();
     method @RequiresPermission(anyOf={"android.permission.READ_PRIVILEGED_PHONE_STATE", android.Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE}) public int getPreferredOpportunisticDataSubscription();
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
index cd135668df099..537e266af56fd 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
@@ -2512,8 +2512,13 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
     public @interface NetworkType{}
 
     /**
+     * Return the current data network type.
+     *
+     * @deprecated use {@link #getDataNetworkType()}
      * @return the NETWORK_TYPE_xxxx for current data connection.
      */
+    @Deprecated
+    @RequiresPermission(android.Manifest.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE)
     public @NetworkType int getNetworkType() {
         return getNetworkType(getSubId(SubscriptionManager.getDefaultDataSubscriptionId()));
     }