diff --git a/samples/SampleSpellCheckerService/AndroidManifest.xml b/samples/SampleSpellCheckerService/AndroidManifest.xml
index ba3229438..fcb1671b7 100644
--- a/samples/SampleSpellCheckerService/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/samples/SampleSpellCheckerService/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     package="com.example.android.samplespellcheckerservice" >
 
+    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="14"/>
     <application
         android:label="@string/app_name" >
         <service
diff --git a/samples/SampleSpellCheckerService/_index.html b/samples/SampleSpellCheckerService/_index.html
index 6a6ab678c..d6dada9e7 100755
--- a/samples/SampleSpellCheckerService/_index.html
+++ b/samples/SampleSpellCheckerService/_index.html
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 <p>A sample showing how to create a spell checker with the <code><a
 href="../../../reference/android/service/textservice/SpellCheckerService.html">SpellCheckerService</a></code>
 APIs introduced in Android 4.0 (API level 14).</p>
+<p>This app does not have a launcher activity. Once you install it, go to the system's input settings and enable
+"Sample correction" as the spelling correction service. </p>