diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SignalStrength.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SignalStrength.java
index 3ed9cef..674955c 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/SignalStrength.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/SignalStrength.java
@@ -274,6 +274,33 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Make a SignalStrength object from the given parcel as passed up by
+     * the ril which does not have isGsm. isGsm will be changed by ServiceStateTracker
+     * so the default is a don't care.
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public static SignalStrength makeSignalStrengthFromRilParcel(Parcel in) {
+        if (DBG) log("Size of signalstrength parcel:" + in.dataSize());
+
+        SignalStrength ss = new SignalStrength();
+        ss.mGsmSignalStrength = in.readInt();
+        ss.mGsmBitErrorRate = in.readInt();
+        ss.mCdmaDbm = in.readInt();
+        ss.mCdmaEcio = in.readInt();
+        ss.mEvdoDbm = in.readInt();
+        ss.mEvdoEcio = in.readInt();
+        ss.mEvdoSnr = in.readInt();
+        ss.mLteSignalStrength = in.readInt();
+        ss.mLteRsrp = in.readInt();
+        ss.mLteRsrq = in.readInt();
+        ss.mLteRssnr = in.readInt();
+        ss.mLteCqi = in.readInt();
+
+        return ss;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * {@link Parcelable#writeToParcel}
      */
     public void writeToParcel(Parcel out, int flags) {