diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 90d63b02f22cb..2cd1708727be0 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -27278,7 +27278,7 @@ package android.speech.tts {
     method public boolean isSpeaking();
     method public int playEarcon(java.lang.String, int, android.os.Bundle, java.lang.String);
     method public deprecated int playEarcon(java.lang.String, int, java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String, java.lang.String>);
-    method public int playSilence(long, int, java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String, java.lang.String>, java.lang.String);
+    method public int playSilence(long, int, java.lang.String);
     method public deprecated int playSilence(long, int, java.util.HashMap<java.lang.String, java.lang.String>);
     method public int setAudioAttributes(android.media.AudioAttributes);
     method public deprecated int setEngineByPackageName(java.lang.String);
@@ -27366,7 +27366,7 @@ package android.speech.tts {
   public abstract class TextToSpeechService extends android.app.Service {
     ctor public TextToSpeechService();
     method public android.os.IBinder onBind(android.content.Intent);
-    method protected java.lang.String onGetDefaultVoiceNameFor(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String);
+    method public java.lang.String onGetDefaultVoiceNameFor(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String);
     method protected java.util.Set<java.lang.String> onGetFeaturesForLanguage(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String);
     method protected abstract java.lang.String[] onGetLanguage();
     method public java.util.List<android.speech.tts.Voice> onGetVoices();
@@ -27396,6 +27396,7 @@ package android.speech.tts {
     method public int getQuality();
     method public boolean isNetworkConnectionRequired();
     method public void writeToParcel(android.os.Parcel, int);
+    field public static final android.os.Parcelable.Creator CREATOR;
     field public static final int LATENCY_HIGH = 400; // 0x190
     field public static final int LATENCY_LOW = 200; // 0xc8
     field public static final int LATENCY_NORMAL = 300; // 0x12c
diff --git a/core/java/android/speech/tts/TextToSpeech.java b/core/java/android/speech/tts/TextToSpeech.java
index 9be220e896184..120c9e37b7925 100644
--- a/core/java/android/speech/tts/TextToSpeech.java
+++ b/core/java/android/speech/tts/TextToSpeech.java
@@ -1216,17 +1216,12 @@ public class TextToSpeech {
      *
      * @param durationInMs The duration of the silence.
      * @param queueMode {@link #QUEUE_ADD} or {@link #QUEUE_FLUSH}.
-     * @param params Parameters for the request. Can be null.
-     *            Engine specific parameters may be passed in but the parameter keys
-     *            must be prefixed by the name of the engine they are intended for. For example
-     *            the keys "com.svox.pico_foo" and "com.svox.pico:bar" will be passed to the
-     *            engine named "com.svox.pico" if it is being used.
      * @param utteranceId An unique identifier for this request.
      *
      * @return {@link #ERROR} or {@link #SUCCESS} of <b>queuing</b> the playSilence operation.
      */
     public int playSilence(final long durationInMs, final int queueMode,
-            final HashMap<String, String> params, final String utteranceId) {
+            final String utteranceId) {
         return runAction(new Action<Integer>() {
             @Override
             public Integer run(ITextToSpeechService service) throws RemoteException {
@@ -1258,12 +1253,12 @@ public class TextToSpeech {
      *
      * @return {@link #ERROR} or {@link #SUCCESS} of <b>queuing</b> the playSilence operation.
      * @deprecated As of API level 20, replaced by
-     *         {@link #playSilence(long, int, HashMap, String)}.
+     *         {@link #playSilence(long, int, String)}.
      */
     @Deprecated
     public int playSilence(final long durationInMs, final int queueMode,
             final HashMap<String, String> params) {
-        return playSilence(durationInMs, queueMode, params,
+        return playSilence(durationInMs, queueMode,
                            params == null ? null : params.get(Engine.KEY_PARAM_UTTERANCE_ID));
     }
 
diff --git a/core/java/android/speech/tts/TextToSpeechService.java b/core/java/android/speech/tts/TextToSpeechService.java
index d00a433ac65f6..079467a9e5299 100644
--- a/core/java/android/speech/tts/TextToSpeechService.java
+++ b/core/java/android/speech/tts/TextToSpeechService.java
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ public abstract class TextToSpeechService extends Service {
 
      * @return A name of the default voice for a given locale.
      */
-    protected String onGetDefaultVoiceNameFor(String lang, String country, String variant) {
+    public String onGetDefaultVoiceNameFor(String lang, String country, String variant) {
         int localeStatus = onIsLanguageAvailable(lang, country, variant);
         Locale iso3Locale = null;
         switch (localeStatus) {
diff --git a/core/java/android/speech/tts/Voice.java b/core/java/android/speech/tts/Voice.java
index a1fa51d1901ed..dcf598014fdb5 100644
--- a/core/java/android/speech/tts/Voice.java
+++ b/core/java/android/speech/tts/Voice.java
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@ public class Voice implements Parcelable {
         Collections.addAll(this.mFeatures, in.readStringArray());
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @hide
-     */
     @Override
     public void writeToParcel(Parcel dest, int flags) {
         dest.writeString(mName);
@@ -104,17 +101,11 @@ public class Voice implements Parcelable {
         dest.writeStringList(new ArrayList<String>(mFeatures));
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @hide
-     */
     @Override
     public int describeContents() {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @hide
-     */
     public static final Parcelable.Creator<Voice> CREATOR = new Parcelable.Creator<Voice>() {
         @Override
         public Voice createFromParcel(Parcel in) {