diff --git a/android/apex.go b/android/apex.go
index b01b700..336dafc 100644
--- a/android/apex.go
+++ b/android/apex.go
@@ -36,11 +36,16 @@
 // Accessible via `ctx.Provider(android.ApexInfoProvider).(android.ApexInfo)`
 type ApexInfo struct {
 	// Name of the apex variation that this module (i.e. the apex variant of the module) is
-	// mutated into, or "" for a platform (i.e. non-APEX) variant. Note that a module can be
-	// included in multiple APEXes, in which case, the module is mutated into one or more
-	// variants, each of which is for an APEX. The variants then can later be deduped if they
-	// don't need to be compiled differently. This is an optimization done in
-	// mergeApexVariations.
+	// mutated into, or "" for a platform (i.e. non-APEX) variant. Note that this name and the
+	// Soong module name of the APEX can be different. That happens when there is
+	// `override_apex` that overrides `apex`. In that case, both Soong modules have the same
+	// apex variation name which usually is `com.android.foo`. This name is also the `name`
+	// in the path `/apex/<name>` where this apex is activated on at runtime.
+	//
+	// Also note that a module can be included in multiple APEXes, in which case, the module is
+	// mutated into one or more variants, each of which is for an APEX. The variants then can
+	// later be deduped if they don't need to be compiled differently. This is an optimization
+	// done in mergeApexVariations.
 	ApexVariationName string
 
 	// ApiLevel that this module has to support at minimum.
@@ -52,11 +57,11 @@
 	// The list of SDK modules that the containing apexBundle depends on.
 	RequiredSdks SdkRefs
 
-	// List of apexBundles that this apex variant of the module is associated with. Initially,
-	// the size of this list is one because one apex variant is associated with one apexBundle.
-	// When multiple apex variants are merged in mergeApexVariations, ApexInfo struct of the
-	// merged variant holds the list of apexBundles that are merged together.
-	InApexes []string
+	// List of Apex variant names that this module is associated with. This initially is the
+	// same as the `ApexVariationName` field.  Then when multiple apex variants are merged in
+	// mergeApexVariations, ApexInfo struct of the merged variant holds the list of apexBundles
+	// that are merged together.
+	InApexVariants []string
 
 	// Pointers to the ApexContents struct each of which is for apexBundle modules that this
 	// module is part of. The ApexContents gives information about which modules the apexBundle
@@ -93,23 +98,24 @@
 	return i.ApexVariationName == ""
 }
 
-// InApex tells whether this apex variant of the module is part of the given apexBundle or not.
-func (i ApexInfo) InApex(apex string) bool {
-	for _, a := range i.InApexes {
-		if a == apex {
+// InApexVariant tells whether this apex variant of the module is part of the given apexVariant or
+// not.
+func (i ApexInfo) InApexVariant(apexVariant string) bool {
+	for _, a := range i.InApexVariants {
+		if a == apexVariant {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
 	return false
 }
 
-// InApexByBaseName tells whether this apex variant of the module is part of the given APEX or not,
-// where the APEX is specified by its canonical base name, i.e. typically beginning with
+// InApexByBaseName tells whether this apex variant of the module is part of the given apexVariant
+// or not, where the APEX is specified by its canonical base name, i.e. typically beginning with
 // "com.android.". In particular this function doesn't differentiate between source and prebuilt
 // APEXes, where the latter may have "prebuilt_" prefixes.
-func (i ApexInfo) InApexByBaseName(apex string) bool {
-	for _, a := range i.InApexes {
-		if RemoveOptionalPrebuiltPrefix(a) == apex {
+func (i ApexInfo) InApexVariantByBaseName(apexVariant string) bool {
+	for _, a := range i.InApexVariants {
+		if RemoveOptionalPrebuiltPrefix(a) == apexVariant {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
@@ -496,21 +502,21 @@
 		// Merge the ApexInfo together. If a compatible ApexInfo exists then merge the information from
 		// this one into it, otherwise create a new merged ApexInfo from this one and save it away so
 		// other ApexInfo instances can be merged into it.
-		apexName := apexInfo.ApexVariationName
+		variantName := apexInfo.ApexVariationName
 		mergedName := apexInfo.mergedName(ctx)
 		if index, exists := seen[mergedName]; exists {
 			// Variants having the same mergedName are deduped
-			merged[index].InApexes = append(merged[index].InApexes, apexName)
+			merged[index].InApexVariants = append(merged[index].InApexVariants, variantName)
 			merged[index].ApexContents = append(merged[index].ApexContents, apexInfo.ApexContents...)
 			merged[index].Updatable = merged[index].Updatable || apexInfo.Updatable
 		} else {
 			seen[mergedName] = len(merged)
 			apexInfo.ApexVariationName = mergedName
-			apexInfo.InApexes = CopyOf(apexInfo.InApexes)
+			apexInfo.InApexVariants = CopyOf(apexInfo.InApexVariants)
 			apexInfo.ApexContents = append([]*ApexContents(nil), apexInfo.ApexContents...)
 			merged = append(merged, apexInfo)
 		}
-		aliases = append(aliases, [2]string{apexName, mergedName})
+		aliases = append(aliases, [2]string{variantName, mergedName})
 	}
 	return merged, aliases
 }
@@ -583,15 +589,15 @@
 // in the same APEX have unique APEX variations so that the module can link against the right
 // variant.
 func UpdateUniqueApexVariationsForDeps(mctx BottomUpMutatorContext, am ApexModule) {
-	// anyInSameApex returns true if the two ApexInfo lists contain any values in an InApexes
-	// list in common. It is used instead of DepIsInSameApex because it needs to determine if
-	// the dep is in the same APEX due to being directly included, not only if it is included
-	// _because_ it is a dependency.
+	// anyInSameApex returns true if the two ApexInfo lists contain any values in an
+	// InApexVariants list in common. It is used instead of DepIsInSameApex because it needs to
+	// determine if the dep is in the same APEX due to being directly included, not only if it
+	// is included _because_ it is a dependency.
 	anyInSameApex := func(a, b []ApexInfo) bool {
 		collectApexes := func(infos []ApexInfo) []string {
 			var ret []string
 			for _, info := range infos {
-				ret = append(ret, info.InApexes...)
+				ret = append(ret, info.InApexVariants...)
 			}
 			return ret
 		}
diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 31dfa0d..f5d5c1a 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@
 		MinSdkVersion:     minSdkVersion,
 		RequiredSdks:      a.RequiredSdks(),
 		Updatable:         a.Updatable(),
-		InApexes:          []string{mctx.ModuleName()},
+		InApexVariants:    []string{mctx.ModuleName()},
 		ApexContents:      []*android.ApexContents{apexContents},
 	}
 	mctx.WalkDeps(func(child, parent android.Module) bool {
@@ -1557,7 +1557,7 @@
 		}
 
 		ai := ctx.OtherModuleProvider(child, android.ApexInfoProvider).(android.ApexInfo)
-		externalDep := !android.InList(ctx.ModuleName(), ai.InApexes)
+		externalDep := !android.InList(ctx.ModuleName(), ai.InApexVariants)
 
 		// Visit actually
 		return do(ctx, parent, am, externalDep)
diff --git a/apex/prebuilt.go b/apex/prebuilt.go
index b0d1cc8..be9d0f0 100644
--- a/apex/prebuilt.go
+++ b/apex/prebuilt.go
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
 	// Create an ApexInfo for the prebuilt_apex.
 	apexInfo := android.ApexInfo{
 		ApexVariationName: android.RemoveOptionalPrebuiltPrefix(mctx.ModuleName()),
-		InApexes:          []string{mctx.ModuleName()},
+		InApexVariants:    []string{mctx.ModuleName()},
 		ApexContents:      []*android.ApexContents{apexContents},
 		ForPrebuiltApex:   true,
 	}
diff --git a/cc/cc.go b/cc/cc.go
index b2446fa..8b279b4 100644
--- a/cc/cc.go
+++ b/cc/cc.go
@@ -2831,7 +2831,7 @@
 						// Add the dependency to the APEX(es) providing the library so that
 						// m <module> can trigger building the APEXes as well.
 						depApexInfo := ctx.OtherModuleProvider(dep, android.ApexInfoProvider).(android.ApexInfo)
-						for _, an := range depApexInfo.InApexes {
+						for _, an := range depApexInfo.InApexVariants {
 							c.Properties.ApexesProvidingSharedLibs = append(
 								c.Properties.ApexesProvidingSharedLibs, an)
 						}
diff --git a/java/boot_jars.go b/java/boot_jars.go
index 1fb3deb..1f2dab5 100644
--- a/java/boot_jars.go
+++ b/java/boot_jars.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 		name := android.RemoveOptionalPrebuiltPrefix(ctx.ModuleName(module))
 		if apex, ok := moduleToApex[name]; ok {
 			apexInfo := ctx.ModuleProvider(module, android.ApexInfoProvider).(android.ApexInfo)
-			if (apex == "platform" && apexInfo.IsForPlatform()) || apexInfo.InApexByBaseName(apex) {
+			if (apex == "platform" && apexInfo.IsForPlatform()) || apexInfo.InApexVariantByBaseName(apex) {
 				// The module name/apex variant should be unique in the system but double check
 				// just in case something has gone wrong.
 				if existing, ok := nameToApexVariant[name]; ok {
diff --git a/java/hiddenapi_singleton.go b/java/hiddenapi_singleton.go
index 848aa59..bdf055a 100644
--- a/java/hiddenapi_singleton.go
+++ b/java/hiddenapi_singleton.go
@@ -167,11 +167,11 @@
 	// Now match the apex part of the boot image configuration.
 	requiredApex := configuredBootJars.Apex(index)
 	if requiredApex == "platform" || requiredApex == "system_ext" {
-		if len(apexInfo.InApexes) != 0 {
+		if len(apexInfo.InApexVariants) != 0 {
 			// A platform variant is required but this is for an apex so ignore it.
 			return false
 		}
-	} else if !apexInfo.InApexByBaseName(requiredApex) {
+	} else if !apexInfo.InApexVariantByBaseName(requiredApex) {
 		// An apex variant for a specific apex is required but this is the wrong apex.
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/java/platform_bootclasspath.go b/java/platform_bootclasspath.go
index 6ebeb6b..10bf179 100644
--- a/java/platform_bootclasspath.go
+++ b/java/platform_bootclasspath.go
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 		fromUpdatableApex := apexInfo.Updatable
 		if fromUpdatableApex {
 			// error: this jar is part of an updatable apex
-			ctx.ModuleErrorf("module %q from updatable apexes %q is not allowed in the framework boot image", ctx.OtherModuleName(m), apexInfo.InApexes)
+			ctx.ModuleErrorf("module %q from updatable apexes %q is not allowed in the framework boot image", ctx.OtherModuleName(m), apexInfo.InApexVariants)
 		} else {
 			// ok: this jar is part of the platform or a non-updatable apex
 		}
diff --git a/java/sdk_library.go b/java/sdk_library.go
index 99eacf4..b5b6232 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library.go
@@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@
 func withinSameApexesAs(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, other android.Module) bool {
 	apexInfo := ctx.Provider(android.ApexInfoProvider).(android.ApexInfo)
 	otherApexInfo := ctx.OtherModuleProvider(other, android.ApexInfoProvider).(android.ApexInfo)
-	return len(otherApexInfo.InApexes) > 0 && reflect.DeepEqual(apexInfo.InApexes, otherApexInfo.InApexes)
+	return len(otherApexInfo.InApexVariants) > 0 && reflect.DeepEqual(apexInfo.InApexVariants, otherApexInfo.InApexVariants)
 }
 
 func (module *SdkLibrary) sdkJars(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, sdkVersion android.SdkSpec, headerJars bool) android.Paths {
diff --git a/java/testing.go b/java/testing.go
index 51a1c62..1fef337 100644
--- a/java/testing.go
+++ b/java/testing.go
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@
 	if apexInfo.IsForPlatform() {
 		apex = "platform"
 	} else {
-		apex = apexInfo.InApexes[0]
+		apex = apexInfo.InApexVariants[0]
 	}
 
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", apex, name)