diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 265233eabc92e..e3e4d9904d180 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -2828,7 +2828,7 @@ package android.accessibilityservice {
     method public android.content.pm.ResolveInfo getResolveInfo();
     method public java.lang.String getSettingsActivityName();
     method public java.lang.String loadDescription(android.content.pm.PackageManager);
-    method public java.lang.String loadSummary(android.content.pm.PackageManager);
+    method public java.lang.CharSequence loadSummary(android.content.pm.PackageManager);
     method public void writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int);
     field public static final int CAPABILITY_CAN_CONTROL_MAGNIFICATION = 16; // 0x10
     field public static final int CAPABILITY_CAN_PERFORM_GESTURES = 32; // 0x20
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 529f75376da87..1b827951ce819 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -2958,7 +2958,7 @@ package android.accessibilityservice {
     method public android.content.pm.ResolveInfo getResolveInfo();
     method public java.lang.String getSettingsActivityName();
     method public java.lang.String loadDescription(android.content.pm.PackageManager);
-    method public java.lang.String loadSummary(android.content.pm.PackageManager);
+    method public java.lang.CharSequence loadSummary(android.content.pm.PackageManager);
     method public void writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int);
     field public static final int CAPABILITY_CAN_CONTROL_MAGNIFICATION = 16; // 0x10
     field public static final int CAPABILITY_CAN_PERFORM_GESTURES = 32; // 0x20
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index 30b35cc46e80b..5d4b08040f61a 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -2828,7 +2828,7 @@ package android.accessibilityservice {
     method public android.content.pm.ResolveInfo getResolveInfo();
     method public java.lang.String getSettingsActivityName();
     method public java.lang.String loadDescription(android.content.pm.PackageManager);
-    method public java.lang.String loadSummary(android.content.pm.PackageManager);
+    method public java.lang.CharSequence loadSummary(android.content.pm.PackageManager);
     method public void writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int);
     field public static final int CAPABILITY_CAN_CONTROL_MAGNIFICATION = 16; // 0x10
     field public static final int CAPABILITY_CAN_PERFORM_GESTURES = 32; // 0x20
diff --git a/core/java/android/accessibilityservice/AccessibilityServiceInfo.java b/core/java/android/accessibilityservice/AccessibilityServiceInfo.java
index 70a6ce6157314..06a9b0676d082 100644
--- a/core/java/android/accessibilityservice/AccessibilityServiceInfo.java
+++ b/core/java/android/accessibilityservice/AccessibilityServiceInfo.java
@@ -670,9 +670,10 @@ public class AccessibilityServiceInfo implements Parcelable {
      *    <strong>Statically set from
      *    {@link AccessibilityService#SERVICE_META_DATA meta-data}.</strong>
      * </p>
-     * @return The localized summary.
+     * @return The localized summary if available, and {@code null} if a summary
+     * has not been provided.
      */
-    public String loadSummary(PackageManager packageManager) {
+    public CharSequence loadSummary(PackageManager packageManager) {
         if (mSummaryResId == 0) {
             return mNonLocalizedSummary;
         }