diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index a9f92e31a71cc..bef160cc977eb 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -7102,6 +7102,7 @@ package android.app.slice {
     field public static final android.os.Parcelable.Creator<android.app.slice.Slice> CREATOR;
     field public static final java.lang.String EXTRA_TOGGLE_STATE = "android.app.slice.extra.TOGGLE_STATE";
     field public static final java.lang.String HINT_ACTIONS = "actions";
+    field public static final java.lang.String HINT_CALLER_NEEDED = "caller_needed";
     field public static final java.lang.String HINT_HORIZONTAL = "horizontal";
     field public static final java.lang.String HINT_LARGE = "large";
     field public static final java.lang.String HINT_LIST = "list";
@@ -7195,6 +7196,7 @@ package android.app.slice {
   public abstract class SliceProvider extends android.content.ContentProvider {
     ctor public SliceProvider();
     method public final int delete(android.net.Uri, java.lang.String, java.lang.String[]);
+    method public final java.lang.String getBindingPackage();
     method public final java.lang.String getType(android.net.Uri);
     method public final android.net.Uri insert(android.net.Uri, android.content.ContentValues);
     method public android.app.slice.Slice onBindSlice(android.net.Uri, java.util.List<android.app.slice.SliceSpec>);
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/slice/Slice.java b/core/java/android/app/slice/Slice.java
index d5e5d6086420f..5808f8b510d94 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/slice/Slice.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/slice/Slice.java
@@ -156,10 +156,11 @@ public final class Slice implements Parcelable {
      */
     public static final String HINT_SEE_MORE = "see_more";
     /**
-     * A hint to tell the system that this slice cares about the return value of
-     * {@link SliceProvider#getBindingPackage} and should not cache the result
-     * for multiple apps.
-     * @hide
+     * A hint used when implementing app-specific slice permissions.
+     * Tells the system that for this slice the return value of
+     * {@link SliceProvider#onBindSlice(Uri, List)} may be different depending on
+     * {@link SliceProvider#getBindingPackage} and should not be cached for multiple
+     * apps.
      */
     public static final String HINT_CALLER_NEEDED = "caller_needed";
     /**
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/slice/SliceProvider.java b/core/java/android/app/slice/SliceProvider.java
index bd4103f60ac6c..00e8ccad0f5f3 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/slice/SliceProvider.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/slice/SliceProvider.java
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ public abstract class SliceProvider extends ContentProvider {
      * currently happening. The returned package will have been
      * verified to belong to the calling UID. Returns {@code null} if not
      * currently performing an {@link #onBindSlice(Uri, List)}.
-     * @hide
      */
     public final @Nullable String getBindingPackage() {
         return mBindingPkg;