diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/NetworkRegistrationInfo.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/NetworkRegistrationInfo.java
index 68753e1..aee1e84 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/NetworkRegistrationInfo.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/NetworkRegistrationInfo.java
@@ -594,7 +594,8 @@
         return "Unknown reg state " + registrationState;
     }
 
-    private static String nrStateToString(@NRState int nrState) {
+    /** @hide */
+    public static String nrStateToString(@NRState int nrState) {
         switch (nrState) {
             case NR_STATE_RESTRICTED:
                 return "RESTRICTED";