diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index 381808a..1358faf 100644
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -63,6 +63,16 @@
 	ctx.RegisterModuleType("override_android_test", OverrideAndroidTestModuleFactory)
 }
 
+type AppInfo struct {
+	// Updatable is set to the value of the updatable property
+	Updatable bool
+
+	// TestHelperApp is true if the module is a android_test_helper_app
+	TestHelperApp bool
+}
+
+var AppInfoProvider = blueprint.NewProvider[*AppInfo]()
+
 // AndroidManifest.xml merging
 // package splits
 
@@ -385,7 +395,10 @@
 	android.SetProvider(ctx, android.TestOnlyProviderKey, android.TestModuleInformation{
 		TestOnly: true,
 	})
-
+	android.SetProvider(ctx, AppInfoProvider, &AppInfo{
+		Updatable:     Bool(a.appProperties.Updatable),
+		TestHelperApp: true,
+	})
 }
 
 func (a *AndroidApp) GenerateAndroidBuildActions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
@@ -393,6 +406,10 @@
 	a.checkEmbedJnis(ctx)
 	a.generateAndroidBuildActions(ctx)
 	a.generateJavaUsedByApex(ctx)
+	android.SetProvider(ctx, AppInfoProvider, &AppInfo{
+		Updatable:     Bool(a.appProperties.Updatable),
+		TestHelperApp: false,
+	})
 }
 
 func (a *AndroidApp) checkAppSdkVersions(ctx android.ModuleContext) {
@@ -1206,10 +1223,6 @@
 	return Bool(a.appProperties.Updatable)
 }
 
-func (a *AndroidApp) SetUpdatable(val bool) {
-	a.appProperties.Updatable = &val
-}
-
 func (a *AndroidApp) getCertString(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) string {
 	certificate, overridden := ctx.DeviceConfig().OverrideCertificateFor(ctx.ModuleName())
 	if overridden {