diff --git a/espresso/intents/java/androidx/test/espresso/intent/api/current_public.txt b/espresso/intents/java/androidx/test/espresso/intent/api/current_public.txt
index 727b7f743..8044761ba 100644
--- a/espresso/intents/java/androidx/test/espresso/intent/api/current_public.txt
+++ b/espresso/intents/java/androidx/test/espresso/intent/api/current_public.txt
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ package androidx.test.espresso.intent {
     method public static org.hamcrest.Matcher<android.content.Intent!>! anyPermission();
     method public static org.hamcrest.Matcher<android.content.Intent!>! hasPermission(String!);
     method public static org.hamcrest.Matcher<android.content.Intent!>! hasPermissions(java.lang.String!...!);
-    method public static org.hamcrest.Matcher<android.content.Intent!>! hasPermissions(org.hamcrest.Matcher<java.lang.Iterable<java.lang.String!>!>!);
+    method public static org.hamcrest.Matcher<android.content.Intent!>! hasPermissions(org.hamcrest.Matcher<java.lang.Iterable<? extends java.lang.String!>!>!);
     field public static final String ACTION_REQUEST_PERMISSIONS = "android.content.pm.action.REQUEST_PERMISSIONS";
   }
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ package androidx.test.espresso.intent.matcher {
     method public static org.hamcrest.Matcher<android.content.Intent!>! hasAction(String!);
     method public static org.hamcrest.Matcher<android.content.Intent!>! hasAction(org.hamcrest.Matcher<java.lang.String!>!);
     method public static org.hamcrest.Matcher<android.content.Intent!>! hasCategories(java.util.Set<java.lang.String!>!);
-    method public static org.hamcrest.Matcher<android.content.Intent!>! hasCategories(org.hamcrest.Matcher<? extends java.lang.Iterable<? super java.lang.String!>!>!);
+    method public static org.hamcrest.Matcher<android.content.Intent!>! hasCategories(org.hamcrest.Matcher<? extends java.lang.Iterable<? extends java.lang.String!>!>!);
     method public static org.hamcrest.Matcher<android.content.Intent!>! hasComponent(android.content.ComponentName!);
     method public static org.hamcrest.Matcher<android.content.Intent!>! hasComponent(String!);
     method public static org.hamcrest.Matcher<android.content.Intent!>! hasComponent(org.hamcrest.Matcher<android.content.ComponentName!>!);
diff --git a/espresso/intents/java/androidx/test/espresso/intent/matcher/IntentMatchers.java b/espresso/intents/java/androidx/test/espresso/intent/matcher/IntentMatchers.java
index 56c1c83e5..1f0b544b9 100644
--- a/espresso/intents/java/androidx/test/espresso/intent/matcher/IntentMatchers.java
+++ b/espresso/intents/java/androidx/test/espresso/intent/matcher/IntentMatchers.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public static Matcher<Intent> hasCategories(Set<String> categories) {
   }
 
   public static Matcher<Intent> hasCategories(
-      final Matcher<? extends Iterable<? super String>> categoriesMatcher) {
+      final Matcher<? extends Iterable<? extends String>> categoriesMatcher) {
     checkNotNull(categoriesMatcher);
     return new TypeSafeMatcher<Intent>() {
       @Override
diff --git a/espresso/intents/java/androidx/test/espresso/intent/matcher/UriMatchers.java b/espresso/intents/java/androidx/test/espresso/intent/matcher/UriMatchers.java
index e37c4fe2c..6f3b7c8a8 100644
--- a/espresso/intents/java/androidx/test/espresso/intent/matcher/UriMatchers.java
+++ b/espresso/intents/java/androidx/test/espresso/intent/matcher/UriMatchers.java
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public static Matcher<Uri> hasParamWithValue(
     checkNotNull(paramName);
     checkNotNull(paramVal);
     final Matcher<QueryParamEntry> qpe = queryParamEntry(paramName, paramVal);
-    final Matcher<Iterable<? super QueryParamEntry>> matcherImpl = hasItem(qpe);
+    final Matcher<Iterable<? extends QueryParamEntry>> matcherImpl = hasItem(qpe);
 
     return new TypeSafeMatcher<Uri>() {
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public void describeTo(Description description) {
 
   private static Matcher<QueryParamEntry> queryParamEntry(
       final Matcher<String> paramName, final Matcher<String> paramVal) {
-    final Matcher<Iterable<? super String>> valMatcher = hasItem(paramVal);
+    final Matcher<Iterable<? extends String>> valMatcher = hasItem(paramVal);
 
     return new TypeSafeMatcher<QueryParamEntry>(QueryParamEntry.class) {