diff --git a/core/src/components.d.ts b/core/src/components.d.ts
index 3b219717f3a..1344e0d8633 100644
--- a/core/src/components.d.ts
+++ b/core/src/components.d.ts
@@ -2888,16 +2888,16 @@ export namespace Components {
     interface IonTabs {
         "getRouteId": () => Promise<RouteID | undefined>;
         /**
-          * Get the currently selected tab.
+          * Get the currently selected tab. This method is only available for vanilla JavaScript projects. The Angular, React, and Vue implementations of tabs are coupled to each framework's router.
          */
         "getSelected": () => Promise<string | undefined>;
         /**
-          * Get a specific tab by the value of its `tab` property or an element reference.
+          * Get a specific tab by the value of its `tab` property or an element reference. This method is only available for vanilla JavaScript projects. The Angular, React, and Vue implementations of tabs are coupled to each framework's router.
           * @param tab The tab instance to select. If passed a string, it should be the value of the tab's `tab` property.
          */
         "getTab": (tab: string | HTMLIonTabElement) => Promise<HTMLIonTabElement | undefined>;
         /**
-          * Select a tab by the value of its `tab` property or an element reference.
+          * Select a tab by the value of its `tab` property or an element reference. This method is only available for vanilla JavaScript projects. The Angular, React, and Vue implementations of tabs are coupled to each framework's router.
           * @param tab The tab instance to select. If passed a string, it should be the value of the tab's `tab` property.
          */
         "select": (tab: string | HTMLIonTabElement) => Promise<boolean>;
diff --git a/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx b/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx
index 6b349901270..5b744db1ad9 100644
--- a/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx
+++ b/core/src/components/tabs/tabs.tsx
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export class Tabs implements NavOutlet {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Select a tab by the value of its `tab` property or an element reference.
+   * Select a tab by the value of its `tab` property or an element reference. This method is only available for vanilla JavaScript projects. The Angular, React, and Vue implementations of tabs are coupled to each framework's router.
    *
    * @param tab The tab instance to select. If passed a string, it should be the value of the tab's `tab` property.
    */
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ export class Tabs implements NavOutlet {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Get a specific tab by the value of its `tab` property or an element reference.
+   * Get a specific tab by the value of its `tab` property or an element reference. This method is only available for vanilla JavaScript projects. The Angular, React, and Vue implementations of tabs are coupled to each framework's router.
    *
    * @param tab The tab instance to select. If passed a string, it should be the value of the tab's `tab` property.
    */
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export class Tabs implements NavOutlet {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Get the currently selected tab.
+   * Get the currently selected tab. This method is only available for vanilla JavaScript projects. The Angular, React, and Vue implementations of tabs are coupled to each framework's router.
    */
   @Method()
   getSelected(): Promise<string | undefined> {