diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index 75b2779..b8d44f4 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@
 	java.RegisterSystemModulesBuildComponents(ctx)
 	java.RegisterAppBuildComponents(ctx)
 	java.RegisterSdkLibraryBuildComponents(ctx)
+	java.RegisterPrebuiltApisBuildComponents(ctx)
 	ctx.RegisterSingletonType("apex_keys_text", apexKeysTextFactory)
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("bpf", bpf.BpfFactory)
 
@@ -4994,6 +4995,11 @@
 	"api/test-current.txt":   nil,
 	"api/test-removed.txt":   nil,
 
+	"100/public/api/foo.txt":         nil,
+	"100/public/api/foo-removed.txt": nil,
+	"100/system/api/foo.txt":         nil,
+	"100/system/api/foo-removed.txt": nil,
+
 	// For java_sdk_library_import
 	"a.jar": nil,
 }
@@ -5018,6 +5024,11 @@
 			api_packages: ["foo"],
 			apex_available: [ "myapex" ],
 		}
+
+		prebuilt_apis {
+			name: "sdk",
+			api_dirs: ["100"],
+		}
 	`, withFiles(filesForSdkLibrary))
 
 	// java_sdk_library installs both impl jar and permission XML
@@ -5061,6 +5072,11 @@
 			sdk_version: "none",
 			system_modules: "none",
 		}
+
+		prebuilt_apis {
+			name: "sdk",
+			api_dirs: ["100"],
+		}
 	`, withFiles(filesForSdkLibrary))
 
 	// java_sdk_library installs both impl jar and permission XML
@@ -5107,6 +5123,11 @@
 			sdk_version: "none",
 			system_modules: "none",
 		}
+
+		prebuilt_apis {
+			name: "sdk",
+			api_dirs: ["100"],
+		}
 	`, withFiles(filesForSdkLibrary))
 
 	// java_sdk_library installs both impl jar and permission XML
@@ -5123,7 +5144,11 @@
 }
 
 func TestJavaSDKLibrary_ImportPreferred(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx, _ := testApex(t, ``,
+	ctx, _ := testApex(t, `
+		prebuilt_apis {
+			name: "sdk",
+			api_dirs: ["100"],
+		}`,
 		withFiles(map[string][]byte{
 			"apex/a.java":             nil,
 			"apex/apex_manifest.json": nil,
@@ -5190,7 +5215,7 @@
 			},
 		}
 `),
-		}),
+		}), withFiles(filesForSdkLibrary),
 	)
 
 	// java_sdk_library installs both impl jar and permission XML
diff --git a/java/java_test.go b/java/java_test.go
index f7cf03f..48d6062 100644
--- a/java/java_test.go
+++ b/java/java_test.go
@@ -83,12 +83,11 @@
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("python_binary_host", python.PythonBinaryHostFactory)
 	RegisterDocsBuildComponents(ctx)
 	RegisterStubsBuildComponents(ctx)
+	RegisterPrebuiltApisBuildComponents(ctx)
 	RegisterSdkLibraryBuildComponents(ctx)
 	ctx.PreArchMutators(android.RegisterDefaultsPreArchMutators)
 	ctx.PreArchMutators(android.RegisterComponentsMutator)
 
-	RegisterPrebuiltApisBuildComponents(ctx)
-
 	ctx.PreDepsMutators(python.RegisterPythonPreDepsMutators)
 	ctx.PostDepsMutators(android.RegisterOverridePostDepsMutators)
 	ctx.RegisterPreSingletonType("overlay", android.SingletonFactoryAdaptor(ctx.Context, OverlaySingletonFactory))
@@ -1813,7 +1812,7 @@
 func TestJavaSdkLibrary_StubOrImplOnlyLibs(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, _ := testJava(t, `
 		java_sdk_library {
-			name: "sdk_lib",
+			name: "sdklib",
 			srcs: ["a.java"],
 			impl_only_libs: ["foo"],
 			stub_only_libs: ["bar"],
@@ -1830,13 +1829,13 @@
 		}
 		`)
 
-	for _, implName := range []string{"sdk_lib", "sdk_lib.impl"} {
+	for _, implName := range []string{"sdklib", "sdklib.impl"} {
 		implJavacCp := ctx.ModuleForTests(implName, "android_common").Rule("javac").Args["classpath"]
 		if !strings.Contains(implJavacCp, "/foo.jar") || strings.Contains(implJavacCp, "/bar.jar") {
 			t.Errorf("%v javac classpath %v does not contain foo and not bar", implName, implJavacCp)
 		}
 	}
-	stubName := apiScopePublic.stubsLibraryModuleName("sdk_lib")
+	stubName := apiScopePublic.stubsLibraryModuleName("sdklib")
 	stubsJavacCp := ctx.ModuleForTests(stubName, "android_common").Rule("javac").Args["classpath"]
 	if strings.Contains(stubsJavacCp, "/foo.jar") || !strings.Contains(stubsJavacCp, "/bar.jar") {
 		t.Errorf("stubs javac classpath %v does not contain bar and not foo", stubsJavacCp)
diff --git a/java/sdk_library.go b/java/sdk_library.go
index fa81d0a..f279b95 100644
--- a/java/sdk_library.go
+++ b/java/sdk_library.go
@@ -454,6 +454,10 @@
 	// * Removed API specification filegroup -> <dist-stem>-removed.api.<scope>.latest
 	Dist_stem *string
 
+	// A compatibility mode that allows historical API-tracking files to not exist.
+	// Do not use.
+	Unsafe_ignore_missing_latest_api bool
+
 	// indicates whether system and test apis should be generated.
 	Generate_system_and_test_apis bool `blueprint:"mutated"`
 
@@ -1353,6 +1357,8 @@
 	// check against the not-yet-release API
 	props.Check_api.Current.Api_file = proptools.StringPtr(currentApiFileName)
 	props.Check_api.Current.Removed_api_file = proptools.StringPtr(removedApiFileName)
+	// TODO(b/176092454): change true to module.sdkLibraryProperties.Unsafe_ignore_missing_latest_api
+	props.Check_api.Ignore_missing_latest_api = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
 
 	if !apiScope.unstable {
 		// check against the latest released API
@@ -1360,7 +1366,6 @@
 		props.Check_api.Last_released.Api_file = latestApiFilegroupName
 		props.Check_api.Last_released.Removed_api_file = proptools.StringPtr(
 			module.latestRemovedApiFilegroupName(apiScope))
-		props.Check_api.Ignore_missing_latest_api = proptools.BoolPtr(true)
 
 		if proptools.Bool(module.sdkLibraryProperties.Api_lint.Enabled) {
 			// Enable api lint.
diff --git a/java/testing.go b/java/testing.go
index ab13121..fc4e477 100644
--- a/java/testing.go
+++ b/java/testing.go
@@ -39,59 +39,8 @@
 		"api/test-current.txt":   nil,
 		"api/test-removed.txt":   nil,
 
-		"prebuilts/sdk/14/public/android.jar":                      nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/14/public/framework.aidl":                   nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/14/system/android.jar":                      nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/17/public/android.jar":                      nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/17/public/framework.aidl":                   nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/17/system/android.jar":                      nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/28/public/android.jar":                      nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/28/public/framework.aidl":                   nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/28/system/android.jar":                      nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/29/public/android.jar":                      nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/29/public/framework.aidl":                   nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/29/system/android.jar":                      nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/29/system/foo.jar":                          nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/30/public/android.jar":                      nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/30/public/framework.aidl":                   nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/30/system/android.jar":                      nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/30/system/foo.jar":                          nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/30/module-lib/android.jar":                  nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/30/module-lib/foo.jar":                      nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/30/public/core-for-system-modules.jar":      nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/current/core/android.jar":                   nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/current/public/android.jar":                 nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/current/public/framework.aidl":              nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/current/public/core.jar":                    nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/current/public/core-for-system-modules.jar": nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/current/system/android.jar":                 nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/current/test/android.jar":                   nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/28/public/api/foo.txt":                      nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/28/system/api/foo.txt":                      nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/28/test/api/foo.txt":                        nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/28/public/api/foo-removed.txt":              nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/28/system/api/foo-removed.txt":              nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/28/test/api/foo-removed.txt":                nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/28/public/api/bar.txt":                      nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/28/system/api/bar.txt":                      nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/28/test/api/bar.txt":                        nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/28/public/api/bar-removed.txt":              nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/28/system/api/bar-removed.txt":              nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/28/test/api/bar-removed.txt":                nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/30/public/api/foo.txt":                      nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/30/system/api/foo.txt":                      nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/30/test/api/foo.txt":                        nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/30/public/api/foo-removed.txt":              nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/30/system/api/foo-removed.txt":              nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/30/test/api/foo-removed.txt":                nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/30/public/api/bar.txt":                      nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/30/system/api/bar.txt":                      nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/30/test/api/bar.txt":                        nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/30/public/api/bar-removed.txt":              nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/30/system/api/bar-removed.txt":              nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/30/test/api/bar-removed.txt":                nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/tools/core-lambda-stubs.jar":                nil,
-		"prebuilts/sdk/Android.bp":                                 []byte(`prebuilt_apis { name: "sdk", api_dirs: ["14", "28", "30", "current"], imports_sdk_version: "none", imports_compile_dex:true,}`),
+		"prebuilts/sdk/tools/core-lambda-stubs.jar": nil,
+		"prebuilts/sdk/Android.bp":                  []byte(`prebuilt_apis { name: "sdk", api_dirs: ["14", "28", "30", "current"], imports_sdk_version: "none", imports_compile_dex:true,}`),
 
 		"bin.py": nil,
 		python.StubTemplateHost: []byte(`PYTHON_BINARY = '%interpreter%'
@@ -104,6 +53,16 @@
 		"api/system-server-removed.txt": nil,
 	}
 
+	levels := []string{"14", "28", "29", "30", "current"}
+	libs := []string{
+		"android", "foo", "bar", "sdklib", "barney", "betty", "foo-shared_library",
+		"foo-no_shared_library", "core-for-system-modules", "quuz", "qux", "fred",
+		"runtime-library",
+	}
+	for k, v := range prebuiltApisFilesForLibs(levels, libs) {
+		mockFS[k] = v
+	}
+
 	cc.GatherRequiredFilesForTest(mockFS)
 
 	for k, v := range fs {
@@ -121,6 +80,21 @@
 	return config
 }
 
+func prebuiltApisFilesForLibs(apiLevels []string, sdkLibs []string) map[string][]byte {
+	fs := make(map[string][]byte)
+	for _, level := range apiLevels {
+		for _, lib := range sdkLibs {
+			for _, scope := range []string{"public", "system", "module-lib", "system-server", "test"} {
+				fs[fmt.Sprintf("prebuilts/sdk/%s/%s/%s.jar", level, scope, lib)] = nil
+				fs[fmt.Sprintf("prebuilts/sdk/%s/%s/api/%s.txt", level, scope, lib)] = nil
+				fs[fmt.Sprintf("prebuilts/sdk/%s/%s/api/%s-removed.txt", level, scope, lib)] = nil
+			}
+		}
+		fs[fmt.Sprintf("prebuilts/sdk/%s/public/framework.aidl", level)] = nil
+	}
+	return fs
+}
+
 func GatherRequiredDepsForTest() string {
 	var bp string
 
diff --git a/sdk/java_sdk_test.go b/sdk/java_sdk_test.go
index b44f66e..d989c5b 100644
--- a/sdk/java_sdk_test.go
+++ b/sdk/java_sdk_test.go
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@
 		"api/system-server-removed.txt":                     nil,
 		"build/soong/scripts/gen-java-current-api-files.sh": nil,
 		"docs/known_doctags":                                nil,
+		"100/public/api/myjavalib.txt":                      nil,
+		"100/public/api/myjavalib-removed.txt":              nil,
+		"100/system/api/myjavalib.txt":                      nil,
+		"100/system/api/myjavalib-removed.txt":              nil,
+		"100/module-lib/api/myjavalib.txt":                  nil,
+		"100/module-lib/api/myjavalib-removed.txt":          nil,
+		"100/system-server/api/myjavalib.txt":               nil,
+		"100/system-server/api/myjavalib-removed.txt":       nil,
 	}
 
 	// for java_sdk_library tests
@@ -84,6 +92,10 @@
 	name: "framework", 
 	sdk_version: "none",
 }
+prebuilt_apis {
+	name: "sdk",
+	api_dirs: ["100"],
+}
 ` + bp
 
 	return testSdkWithFs(t, bp, fs)
diff --git a/sdk/testing.go b/sdk/testing.go
index 91aa879..38755a9 100644
--- a/sdk/testing.go
+++ b/sdk/testing.go
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@
 	java.RegisterJavaBuildComponents(ctx)
 	java.RegisterAppBuildComponents(ctx)
 	java.RegisterSdkLibraryBuildComponents(ctx)
+	java.RegisterPrebuiltApisBuildComponents(ctx)
 	java.RegisterStubsBuildComponents(ctx)
 	java.RegisterSystemModulesBuildComponents(ctx)