diff --git a/telecomm/java/android/telecom/PhoneAccountHandle.java b/telecomm/java/android/telecom/PhoneAccountHandle.java
index e1bcb5fbdf00..e3485deb9080 100644
--- a/telecomm/java/android/telecom/PhoneAccountHandle.java
+++ b/telecomm/java/android/telecom/PhoneAccountHandle.java
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ import java.util.Objects;
  * <ul>
  *  <li>The component name of the associated connection service.</li>
  *  <li>A string identifier that is unique across {@code PhoneAccountHandle}s with the same
- *      component name.</li>
+ *      component name. Apps registering {@link PhoneAccountHandle}s should ensure that the
+ *      {@link #getId()} provided does not expose personally identifying information.  A
+ *      {@link ConnectionService} should use an opaque token as the {@link PhoneAccountHandle}
+ *      identifier.</li>
  * </ul>
  *
  * Note: This Class requires a non-null {@link ComponentName} and {@link UserHandle} to operate
@@ -49,12 +52,35 @@ public final class PhoneAccountHandle implements Parcelable {
     private final String mId;
     private final UserHandle mUserHandle;
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a new {@link PhoneAccountHandle}.
+     *
+     * @param componentName The {@link ComponentName} of the {@link ConnectionService} which
+     *                      services this {@link PhoneAccountHandle}.
+     * @param id A string identifier that is unique across {@code PhoneAccountHandle}s with the same
+     *           component name. Apps registering {@link PhoneAccountHandle}s should ensure that the
+     *           ID provided does not expose personally identifying information.  A
+     *           {@link ConnectionService} should use an opaque token as the
+     *           {@link PhoneAccountHandle} identifier.
+     */
     public PhoneAccountHandle(
             @NonNull ComponentName componentName,
             @NonNull String id) {
         this(componentName, id, Process.myUserHandle());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Creates a new {@link PhoneAccountHandle}.
+     *
+     * @param componentName The {@link ComponentName} of the {@link ConnectionService} which
+     *                      services this {@link PhoneAccountHandle}.
+     * @param id A string identifier that is unique across {@code PhoneAccountHandle}s with the same
+     *           component name. Apps registering {@link PhoneAccountHandle}s should ensure that the
+     *           ID provided does not expose personally identifying information.  A
+     *           {@link ConnectionService} should use an opaque token as the
+     *           {@link PhoneAccountHandle} identifier.
+     * @param userHandle The {@link UserHandle} associated with this {@link PhoneAccountHandle}.
+     */
     public PhoneAccountHandle(
             @NonNull ComponentName componentName,
             @NonNull String id,
@@ -80,17 +106,17 @@ public final class PhoneAccountHandle implements Parcelable {
      * others supported by the connection service that created it.
      * <p>
      * A connection service must select identifiers that are stable for the lifetime of
-     * their users' relationship with their service, across many Android devices. For example, a
-     * good set of identifiers might be the email addresses with which with users registered for
-     * their accounts with a particular service. Depending on how a service chooses to operate,
-     * a bad set of identifiers might be an increasing series of integers
-     * ({@code 0}, {@code 1}, {@code 2}, ...) that are generated locally on each phone and could
-     * collide with values generated on other phones or after a data wipe of a given phone.
-     *
+     * their users' relationship with their service, across many Android devices.  The identifier
+     * should be a stable opaque token which uniquely identifies the user within the service.
+     * Depending on how a service chooses to operate, a bad set of identifiers might be an
+     * increasing series of integers ({@code 0}, {@code 1}, {@code 2}, ...) that are generated
+     * locally on each phone and could collide with values generated on other phones or after a data
+     * wipe of a given phone.
+     * <p>
      * Important: A non-unique identifier could cause non-deterministic call-log backup/restore
      * behavior.
      *
-     * @return A service-specific unique identifier for this {@code PhoneAccountHandle}.
+     * @return A service-specific unique opaque identifier for this {@code PhoneAccountHandle}.
      */
     public String getId() {
         return mId;
@@ -157,7 +183,8 @@ public final class PhoneAccountHandle implements Parcelable {
         }
     }
 
-    public static final @android.annotation.NonNull Creator<PhoneAccountHandle> CREATOR = new Creator<PhoneAccountHandle>() {
+    public static final @android.annotation.NonNull Creator<PhoneAccountHandle> CREATOR =
+            new Creator<PhoneAccountHandle>() {
         @Override
         public PhoneAccountHandle createFromParcel(Parcel in) {
             return new PhoneAccountHandle(in);