diff --git a/framework/api/system-current.txt b/framework/api/system-current.txt
index 031bb91..8845225 100644
--- a/framework/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/framework/api/system-current.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     method public long getRefreshTimeMillis();
     method @Nullable public android.net.Uri getUserPortalUrl();
     method public int getUserPortalUrlSource();
-    method @Nullable public String getVenueFriendlyName();
+    method @Nullable public CharSequence getVenueFriendlyName();
     method @Nullable public android.net.Uri getVenueInfoUrl();
     method public int getVenueInfoUrlSource();
     method public boolean isCaptive();
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     method @NonNull public android.net.CaptivePortalData.Builder setSessionExtendable(boolean);
     method @NonNull public android.net.CaptivePortalData.Builder setUserPortalUrl(@Nullable android.net.Uri);
     method @NonNull public android.net.CaptivePortalData.Builder setUserPortalUrl(@Nullable android.net.Uri, int);
-    method @NonNull public android.net.CaptivePortalData.Builder setVenueFriendlyName(@Nullable String);
+    method @NonNull public android.net.CaptivePortalData.Builder setVenueFriendlyName(@Nullable CharSequence);
     method @NonNull public android.net.CaptivePortalData.Builder setVenueInfoUrl(@Nullable android.net.Uri);
     method @NonNull public android.net.CaptivePortalData.Builder setVenueInfoUrl(@Nullable android.net.Uri, int);
   }
diff --git a/framework/src/android/net/CaptivePortalData.java b/framework/src/android/net/CaptivePortalData.java
index eafda4d..53aa1b9 100644
--- a/framework/src/android/net/CaptivePortalData.java
+++ b/framework/src/android/net/CaptivePortalData.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
     private CaptivePortalData(long refreshTimeMillis, Uri userPortalUrl, Uri venueInfoUrl,
             boolean isSessionExtendable, long byteLimit, long expiryTimeMillis, boolean captive,
-            String venueFriendlyName, int venueInfoUrlSource, int userPortalUrlSource) {
+            CharSequence venueFriendlyName, int venueInfoUrlSource, int userPortalUrlSource) {
         mRefreshTimeMillis = refreshTimeMillis;
         mUserPortalUrl = userPortalUrl;
         mVenueInfoUrl = venueInfoUrl;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         mByteLimit = byteLimit;
         mExpiryTimeMillis = expiryTimeMillis;
         mCaptive = captive;
-        mVenueFriendlyName = venueFriendlyName;
+        mVenueFriendlyName = venueFriendlyName == null ? null : venueFriendlyName.toString();
         mVenueInfoUrlSource = venueInfoUrlSource;
         mUserPortalUrlSource = userPortalUrlSource;
     }
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
         private long mBytesRemaining = -1;
         private long mExpiryTime = -1;
         private boolean mCaptive;
-        private String mVenueFriendlyName;
+        private CharSequence mVenueFriendlyName;
         private @CaptivePortalDataSource int mVenueInfoUrlSource = CAPTIVE_PORTAL_DATA_SOURCE_OTHER;
         private @CaptivePortalDataSource int mUserPortalUrlSource =
                 CAPTIVE_PORTAL_DATA_SOURCE_OTHER;
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
          * Set the venue friendly name.
          */
         @NonNull
-        public Builder setVenueFriendlyName(@Nullable String venueFriendlyName) {
+        public Builder setVenueFriendlyName(@Nullable CharSequence venueFriendlyName) {
             mVenueFriendlyName = venueFriendlyName;
             return this;
         }
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
      * Get the venue friendly name
      */
     @Nullable
-    public String getVenueFriendlyName() {
+    public CharSequence getVenueFriendlyName() {
         return mVenueFriendlyName;
     }