diff --git a/android/config.go b/android/config.go
index a53f44a..b906108 100644
--- a/android/config.go
+++ b/android/config.go
@@ -712,10 +712,17 @@
 	return Bool(c.productVariables.Allow_missing_dependencies)
 }
 
+// Returns true if building without full platform sources.
 func (c *config) UnbundledBuild() bool {
 	return Bool(c.productVariables.Unbundled_build)
 }
 
+// Returns true if building apps that aren't bundled with the platform.
+// UnbundledBuild() is always true when this is true.
+func (c *config) UnbundledBuildApps() bool {
+	return Bool(c.productVariables.Unbundled_build_apps)
+}
+
 func (c *config) UnbundledBuildUsePrebuiltSdks() bool {
 	return Bool(c.productVariables.Unbundled_build) && !Bool(c.productVariables.Unbundled_build_sdks_from_source)
 }