diff --git a/java/app.go b/java/app.go
index eac76fd..d9f9769 100755
--- a/java/app.go
+++ b/java/app.go
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@
 	// or an android_app_certificate module name in the form ":module".
 	Certificate *string
 
+	// Name of the signing certificate lineage file.
+	Lineage *string
+
 	// the package name of this app. The package name in the manifest file is used if one was not given.
 	Package_name *string
 
@@ -230,6 +233,16 @@
 		a.aapt.deps(ctx, sdkDep)
 	}
 
+	usesSDK := a.sdkVersion().specified() && a.sdkVersion().kind != sdkCorePlatform
+
+	if usesSDK && Bool(a.appProperties.Jni_uses_sdk_apis) {
+		ctx.PropertyErrorf("jni_uses_sdk_apis",
+			"can only be set for modules that do not set sdk_version")
+	} else if !usesSDK && Bool(a.appProperties.Jni_uses_platform_apis) {
+		ctx.PropertyErrorf("jni_uses_platform_apis",
+			"can only be set for modules that set sdk_version")
+	}
+
 	tag := &jniDependencyTag{}
 	for _, jniTarget := range ctx.MultiTargets() {
 		variation := append(jniTarget.Variations(),
@@ -237,8 +250,7 @@
 
 		// If the app builds against an Android SDK use the SDK variant of JNI dependencies
 		// unless jni_uses_platform_apis is set.
-		if a.sdkVersion().specified() && a.sdkVersion().kind != sdkCorePlatform &&
-			!Bool(a.appProperties.Jni_uses_platform_apis) ||
+		if (usesSDK && !Bool(a.appProperties.Jni_uses_platform_apis)) ||
 			Bool(a.appProperties.Jni_uses_sdk_apis) {
 			variation = append(variation, blueprint.Variation{Mutator: "sdk", Variation: "sdk"})
 		}
@@ -586,7 +598,11 @@
 	if v4SigningRequested {
 		v4SignatureFile = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, a.installApkName+".apk.idsig")
 	}
-	CreateAndSignAppPackage(ctx, packageFile, a.exportPackage, jniJarFile, dexJarFile, certificates, apkDeps, v4SignatureFile)
+	var lineageFile android.Path
+	if lineage := String(a.overridableAppProperties.Lineage); lineage != "" {
+		lineageFile = android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, lineage)
+	}
+	CreateAndSignAppPackage(ctx, packageFile, a.exportPackage, jniJarFile, dexJarFile, certificates, apkDeps, v4SignatureFile, lineageFile)
 	a.outputFile = packageFile
 	if v4SigningRequested {
 		a.extraOutputFiles = append(a.extraOutputFiles, v4SignatureFile)
@@ -598,7 +614,7 @@
 		if v4SigningRequested {
 			v4SignatureFile = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, a.installApkName+"_"+split.suffix+".apk.idsig")
 		}
-		CreateAndSignAppPackage(ctx, packageFile, split.path, nil, nil, certificates, apkDeps, v4SignatureFile)
+		CreateAndSignAppPackage(ctx, packageFile, split.path, nil, nil, certificates, apkDeps, v4SignatureFile, lineageFile)
 		a.extraOutputFiles = append(a.extraOutputFiles, packageFile)
 		if v4SigningRequested {
 			a.extraOutputFiles = append(a.extraOutputFiles, v4SignatureFile)
@@ -1249,7 +1265,7 @@
 		}
 		a.certificate = certificates[0]
 		signed := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "signed", apkFilename)
-		SignAppPackage(ctx, signed, dexOutput, certificates, nil)
+		SignAppPackage(ctx, signed, dexOutput, certificates, nil, nil)
 		a.outputFile = signed
 	} else {
 		alignedApk := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "zip-aligned", apkFilename)
@@ -1488,7 +1504,7 @@
 	_, certificates := collectAppDeps(ctx, false, false)
 	certificates = processMainCert(r.ModuleBase, String(r.properties.Certificate), certificates, ctx)
 	signed := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "signed", r.Name()+".apk")
-	SignAppPackage(ctx, signed, r.aapt.exportPackage, certificates, nil)
+	SignAppPackage(ctx, signed, r.aapt.exportPackage, certificates, nil, nil)
 	r.certificate = certificates[0]
 
 	r.outputFile = signed
diff --git a/java/app_builder.go b/java/app_builder.go
index b2780bc..e8c16c2 100644
--- a/java/app_builder.go
+++ b/java/app_builder.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 	})
 
 func CreateAndSignAppPackage(ctx android.ModuleContext, outputFile android.WritablePath,
-	packageFile, jniJarFile, dexJarFile android.Path, certificates []Certificate, deps android.Paths, v4SignatureFile android.WritablePath) {
+	packageFile, jniJarFile, dexJarFile android.Path, certificates []Certificate, deps android.Paths, v4SignatureFile android.WritablePath, lineageFile android.Path) {
 
 	unsignedApkName := strings.TrimSuffix(outputFile.Base(), ".apk") + "-unsigned.apk"
 	unsignedApk := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, unsignedApkName)
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@
 		Implicits: deps,
 	})
 
-	SignAppPackage(ctx, outputFile, unsignedApk, certificates, v4SignatureFile)
+	SignAppPackage(ctx, outputFile, unsignedApk, certificates, v4SignatureFile, lineageFile)
 }
 
-func SignAppPackage(ctx android.ModuleContext, signedApk android.WritablePath, unsignedApk android.Path, certificates []Certificate, v4SignatureFile android.WritablePath) {
+func SignAppPackage(ctx android.ModuleContext, signedApk android.WritablePath, unsignedApk android.Path, certificates []Certificate, v4SignatureFile android.WritablePath, lineageFile android.Path) {
 
 	var certificateArgs []string
 	var deps android.Paths
@@ -79,10 +79,14 @@
 	}
 
 	outputFiles := android.WritablePaths{signedApk}
-	var flag string = ""
+	var flags []string
 	if v4SignatureFile != nil {
 		outputFiles = append(outputFiles, v4SignatureFile)
-		flag = "--enable-v4"
+		flags = append(flags, "--enable-v4")
+	}
+
+	if lineageFile != nil {
+		flags = append(flags, "--lineage", lineageFile.String())
 	}
 
 	ctx.Build(pctx, android.BuildParams{
@@ -93,7 +97,7 @@
 		Implicits:   deps,
 		Args: map[string]string{
 			"certificates": strings.Join(certificateArgs, " "),
-			"flags":        flag,
+			"flags":        strings.Join(flags, " "),
 		},
 	})
 }
diff --git a/java/app_test.go b/java/app_test.go
index f2cbbfb..be98150 100644
--- a/java/app_test.go
+++ b/java/app_test.go
@@ -1110,12 +1110,107 @@
 	}
 }
 
+func TestJNISDK(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, _ := testJava(t, cc.GatherRequiredDepsForTest(android.Android)+`
+		cc_library {
+			name: "libjni",
+			system_shared_libs: [],
+			stl: "none",
+			sdk_version: "current",
+		}
+
+		android_test {
+			name: "app_platform",
+			jni_libs: ["libjni"],
+			platform_apis: true,
+		}
+
+		android_test {
+			name: "app_sdk",
+			jni_libs: ["libjni"],
+			sdk_version: "current",
+		}
+
+		android_test {
+			name: "app_force_platform",
+			jni_libs: ["libjni"],
+			sdk_version: "current",
+			jni_uses_platform_apis: true,
+		}
+
+		android_test {
+			name: "app_force_sdk",
+			jni_libs: ["libjni"],
+			platform_apis: true,
+			jni_uses_sdk_apis: true,
+		}
+	`)
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name   string
+		sdkJNI bool
+	}{
+		{"app_platform", false},
+		{"app_sdk", true},
+		{"app_force_platform", false},
+		{"app_force_sdk", true},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range testCases {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			app := ctx.ModuleForTests(test.name, "android_common")
+			platformJNI := ctx.ModuleForTests("libjni", "android_arm64_armv8-a_shared").
+				Output("libjni.so").Output.String()
+			sdkJNI := ctx.ModuleForTests("libjni", "android_arm64_armv8-a_sdk_shared").
+				Output("libjni.so").Output.String()
+
+			jniLibZip := app.MaybeOutput("jnilibs.zip")
+			if len(jniLibZip.Implicits) != 1 {
+				t.Fatalf("expected exactly one jni library, got %q", jniLibZip.Implicits.Strings())
+			}
+			gotJNI := jniLibZip.Implicits[0].String()
+
+			if test.sdkJNI {
+				if gotJNI != sdkJNI {
+					t.Errorf("expected SDK JNI library %q, got %q", sdkJNI, gotJNI)
+				}
+			} else {
+				if gotJNI != platformJNI {
+					t.Errorf("expected platform JNI library %q, got %q", platformJNI, gotJNI)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+
+	t.Run("jni_uses_platform_apis_error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		testJavaError(t, `jni_uses_platform_apis: can only be set for modules that set sdk_version`, `
+			android_test {
+				name: "app_platform",
+				platform_apis: true,
+				jni_uses_platform_apis: true,
+			}
+		`)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("jni_uses_sdk_apis_error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		testJavaError(t, `jni_uses_sdk_apis: can only be set for modules that do not set sdk_version`, `
+			android_test {
+				name: "app_sdk",
+				sdk_version: "current",
+				jni_uses_sdk_apis: true,
+			}
+		`)
+	})
+
+}
+
 func TestCertificates(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name                string
 		bp                  string
 		certificateOverride string
-		expected            string
+		expectedLineage     string
+		expectedCertificate string
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "default",
@@ -1127,7 +1222,8 @@
 				}
 			`,
 			certificateOverride: "",
-			expected:            "build/make/target/product/security/testkey.x509.pem build/make/target/product/security/testkey.pk8",
+			expectedLineage:     "",
+			expectedCertificate: "build/make/target/product/security/testkey.x509.pem build/make/target/product/security/testkey.pk8",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "module certificate property",
@@ -1141,11 +1237,12 @@
 
 				android_app_certificate {
 					name: "new_certificate",
-			    certificate: "cert/new_cert",
+					certificate: "cert/new_cert",
 				}
 			`,
 			certificateOverride: "",
-			expected:            "cert/new_cert.x509.pem cert/new_cert.pk8",
+			expectedLineage:     "",
+			expectedCertificate: "cert/new_cert.x509.pem cert/new_cert.pk8",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "path certificate property",
@@ -1158,7 +1255,8 @@
 				}
 			`,
 			certificateOverride: "",
-			expected:            "build/make/target/product/security/expiredkey.x509.pem build/make/target/product/security/expiredkey.pk8",
+			expectedLineage:     "",
+			expectedCertificate: "build/make/target/product/security/expiredkey.x509.pem build/make/target/product/security/expiredkey.pk8",
 		},
 		{
 			name: "certificate overrides",
@@ -1172,11 +1270,32 @@
 
 				android_app_certificate {
 					name: "new_certificate",
-			    certificate: "cert/new_cert",
+					certificate: "cert/new_cert",
 				}
 			`,
 			certificateOverride: "foo:new_certificate",
-			expected:            "cert/new_cert.x509.pem cert/new_cert.pk8",
+			expectedLineage:     "",
+			expectedCertificate: "cert/new_cert.x509.pem cert/new_cert.pk8",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "certificate lineage",
+			bp: `
+				android_app {
+					name: "foo",
+					srcs: ["a.java"],
+					certificate: ":new_certificate",
+					lineage: "lineage.bin",
+					sdk_version: "current",
+				}
+
+				android_app_certificate {
+					name: "new_certificate",
+					certificate: "cert/new_cert",
+				}
+			`,
+			certificateOverride: "",
+			expectedLineage:     "--lineage lineage.bin",
+			expectedCertificate: "cert/new_cert.x509.pem cert/new_cert.pk8",
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -1192,9 +1311,14 @@
 			foo := ctx.ModuleForTests("foo", "android_common")
 
 			signapk := foo.Output("foo.apk")
-			signFlags := signapk.Args["certificates"]
-			if test.expected != signFlags {
-				t.Errorf("Incorrect signing flags, expected: %q, got: %q", test.expected, signFlags)
+			signCertificateFlags := signapk.Args["certificates"]
+			if test.expectedCertificate != signCertificateFlags {
+				t.Errorf("Incorrect signing flags, expected: %q, got: %q", test.expectedCertificate, signCertificateFlags)
+			}
+
+			signFlags := signapk.Args["flags"]
+			if test.expectedLineage != signFlags {
+				t.Errorf("Incorrect signing flags, expected: %q, got: %q", test.expectedLineage, signFlags)
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -1368,6 +1492,7 @@
 			name: "bar",
 			base: "foo",
 			certificate: ":new_certificate",
+			lineage: "lineage.bin",
 			logging_parent: "bah",
 		}
 
@@ -1388,7 +1513,8 @@
 		variantName    string
 		apkName        string
 		apkPath        string
-		signFlag       string
+		certFlag       string
+		lineageFlag    string
 		overrides      []string
 		aaptFlag       string
 		logging_parent string
@@ -1397,7 +1523,8 @@
 			moduleName:     "foo",
 			variantName:    "android_common",
 			apkPath:        "/target/product/test_device/system/app/foo/foo.apk",
-			signFlag:       "build/make/target/product/security/expiredkey.x509.pem build/make/target/product/security/expiredkey.pk8",
+			certFlag:       "build/make/target/product/security/expiredkey.x509.pem build/make/target/product/security/expiredkey.pk8",
+			lineageFlag:    "",
 			overrides:      []string{"qux"},
 			aaptFlag:       "",
 			logging_parent: "",
@@ -1406,7 +1533,8 @@
 			moduleName:     "bar",
 			variantName:    "android_common_bar",
 			apkPath:        "/target/product/test_device/system/app/bar/bar.apk",
-			signFlag:       "cert/new_cert.x509.pem cert/new_cert.pk8",
+			certFlag:       "cert/new_cert.x509.pem cert/new_cert.pk8",
+			lineageFlag:    "--lineage lineage.bin",
 			overrides:      []string{"qux", "foo"},
 			aaptFlag:       "",
 			logging_parent: "bah",
@@ -1415,7 +1543,8 @@
 			moduleName:     "baz",
 			variantName:    "android_common_baz",
 			apkPath:        "/target/product/test_device/system/app/baz/baz.apk",
-			signFlag:       "build/make/target/product/security/expiredkey.x509.pem build/make/target/product/security/expiredkey.pk8",
+			certFlag:       "build/make/target/product/security/expiredkey.x509.pem build/make/target/product/security/expiredkey.pk8",
+			lineageFlag:    "",
 			overrides:      []string{"qux", "foo"},
 			aaptFlag:       "--rename-manifest-package org.dandroid.bp",
 			logging_parent: "",
@@ -1440,9 +1569,15 @@
 
 		// Check the certificate paths
 		signapk := variant.Output(expected.moduleName + ".apk")
-		signFlag := signapk.Args["certificates"]
-		if expected.signFlag != signFlag {
-			t.Errorf("Incorrect signing flags, expected: %q, got: %q", expected.signFlag, signFlag)
+		certFlag := signapk.Args["certificates"]
+		if expected.certFlag != certFlag {
+			t.Errorf("Incorrect signing flags, expected: %q, got: %q", expected.certFlag, certFlag)
+		}
+
+		// Check the lineage flags
+		lineageFlag := signapk.Args["flags"]
+		if expected.lineageFlag != lineageFlag {
+			t.Errorf("Incorrect signing flags, expected: %q, got: %q", expected.lineageFlag, lineageFlag)
 		}
 
 		// Check if the overrides field values are correctly aggregated.
diff --git a/java/droiddoc.go b/java/droiddoc.go
index e0ea515..5cd1048 100644
--- a/java/droiddoc.go
+++ b/java/droiddoc.go
@@ -1448,6 +1448,113 @@
 		cmd.ImplicitOutput(android.PathForModuleGen(ctx, o))
 	}
 
+	// Add options for the other optional tasks: API-lint and check-released.
+	// We generate separate timestamp files for them.
+
+	doApiLint := false
+	doCheckReleased := false
+
+	// Add API lint options.
+
+	if BoolDefault(d.properties.Check_api.Api_lint.Enabled, false) && !ctx.Config().IsPdkBuild() {
+		doApiLint = true
+
+		newSince := android.OptionalPathForModuleSrc(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Api_lint.New_since)
+		if newSince.Valid() {
+			cmd.FlagWithInput("--api-lint ", newSince.Path())
+		} else {
+			cmd.Flag("--api-lint")
+		}
+		d.apiLintReport = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "api_lint_report.txt")
+		cmd.FlagWithOutput("--report-even-if-suppressed ", d.apiLintReport) // TODO:  Change to ":api-lint"
+
+		// TODO(b/154317059): Clean up this whitelist by baselining and/or checking in last-released.
+		if d.Name() != "android.car-system-stubs-docs" &&
+			d.Name() != "android.car-stubs-docs" &&
+			d.Name() != "system-api-stubs-docs" &&
+			d.Name() != "test-api-stubs-docs" {
+			cmd.Flag("--lints-as-errors")
+			cmd.Flag("--warnings-as-errors") // Most lints are actually warnings.
+		}
+
+		baselineFile := android.OptionalPathForModuleSrc(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Api_lint.Baseline_file)
+		updatedBaselineOutput := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "api_lint_baseline.txt")
+		d.apiLintTimestamp = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "api_lint.timestamp")
+
+		// Note this string includes a special shell quote $' ... ', which decodes the "\n"s.
+		// However, because $' ... ' doesn't expand environmental variables, we can't just embed
+		// $PWD, so we have to terminate $'...', use "$PWD", then start $' ... ' again,
+		// which is why we have '"$PWD"$' in it.
+		//
+		// TODO: metalava also has a slightly different message hardcoded. Should we unify this
+		// message and metalava's one?
+		msg := `$'` + // Enclose with $' ... '
+			`************************************************************\n` +
+			`Your API changes are triggering API Lint warnings or errors.\n` +
+			`To make these errors go away, fix the code according to the\n` +
+			`error and/or warning messages above.\n` +
+			`\n` +
+			`If it is not possible to do so, there are workarounds:\n` +
+			`\n` +
+			`1. You can suppress the errors with @SuppressLint("<id>")\n`
+
+		if baselineFile.Valid() {
+			cmd.FlagWithInput("--baseline:api-lint ", baselineFile.Path())
+			cmd.FlagWithOutput("--update-baseline:api-lint ", updatedBaselineOutput)
+
+			msg += fmt.Sprintf(``+
+				`2. You can update the baseline by executing the following\n`+
+				`   command:\n`+
+				`       cp \\ \n`+
+				`       "'"$PWD"$'/%s" \\ \n`+
+				`       "'"$PWD"$'/%s" \n`+
+				`   To submit the revised baseline.txt to the main Android\n`+
+				`   repository, you will need approval.\n`, updatedBaselineOutput, baselineFile.Path())
+		} else {
+			msg += fmt.Sprintf(``+
+				`2. You can add a baseline file of existing lint failures\n`+
+				`   to the build rule of %s.\n`, d.Name())
+		}
+		// Note the message ends with a ' (single quote), to close the $' ... ' .
+		msg += `************************************************************\n'`
+
+		cmd.FlagWithArg("--error-message:api-lint ", msg)
+	}
+
+	// Add "check released" options. (Detect incompatible API changes from the last public release)
+
+	if apiCheckEnabled(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Last_released, "last_released") &&
+		!ctx.Config().IsPdkBuild() {
+		doCheckReleased = true
+
+		if len(d.Javadoc.properties.Out) > 0 {
+			ctx.PropertyErrorf("out", "out property may not be combined with check_api")
+		}
+
+		apiFile := android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, String(d.properties.Check_api.Last_released.Api_file))
+		removedApiFile := android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, String(d.properties.Check_api.Last_released.Removed_api_file))
+		baselineFile := android.OptionalPathForModuleSrc(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Last_released.Baseline_file)
+		updatedBaselineOutput := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "last_released_baseline.txt")
+
+		d.checkLastReleasedApiTimestamp = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "check_last_released_api.timestamp")
+
+		cmd.FlagWithInput("--check-compatibility:api:released ", apiFile)
+		cmd.FlagWithInput("--check-compatibility:removed:released ", removedApiFile)
+
+		if baselineFile.Valid() {
+			cmd.FlagWithInput("--baseline:compatibility:released ", baselineFile.Path())
+			cmd.FlagWithOutput("--update-baseline:compatibility:released ", updatedBaselineOutput)
+		}
+
+		// Note this string includes quote ($' ... '), which decodes the "\n"s.
+		msg := `$'\n******************************\n` +
+			`You have tried to change the API from what has been previously released in\n` +
+			`an SDK.  Please fix the errors listed above.\n` +
+			`******************************\n'`
+
+		cmd.FlagWithArg("--error-message:compatibility:released ", msg)
+	}
+
 	if generateStubs {
 		rule.Command().
 			BuiltTool(ctx, "soong_zip").
@@ -1469,92 +1576,20 @@
 			FlagWithArg("-D ", d.metadataDir.String())
 	}
 
+	// TODO: We don't really need two separate API files, but this is a reminiscence of how
+	// we used to run metalava separately for API lint and the "last_released" check. Unify them.
+	if doApiLint {
+		rule.Command().Text("touch").Output(d.apiLintTimestamp)
+	}
+	if doCheckReleased {
+		rule.Command().Text("touch").Output(d.checkLastReleasedApiTimestamp)
+	}
+
 	rule.Restat()
 
 	zipSyncCleanupCmd(rule, srcJarDir)
 
-	rule.Build(pctx, ctx, "metalava", "metalava")
-
-	// Create rule for apicheck
-
-	if BoolDefault(d.properties.Check_api.Api_lint.Enabled, false) && !ctx.Config().IsPdkBuild() {
-		rule := android.NewRuleBuilder()
-		rule.Command().Text("( true")
-
-		srcJarDir := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "api_lint", "srcjars")
-		srcJarList := zipSyncCmd(ctx, rule, srcJarDir, d.Javadoc.srcJars)
-
-		cmd := metalavaCmd(ctx, rule, javaVersion, d.Javadoc.srcFiles, srcJarList,
-			deps.bootClasspath, deps.classpath, d.Javadoc.sourcepaths)
-
-		// TODO(b/154317059): Clean up this whitelist by baselining and/or checking in last-released.
-		if d.Name() != "android.car-system-stubs-docs" &&
-			d.Name() != "android.car-stubs-docs" &&
-			d.Name() != "system-api-stubs-docs" &&
-			d.Name() != "test-api-stubs-docs" {
-			cmd.Flag("--lints-as-errors")
-			cmd.Flag("--warnings-as-errors") // Most lints are actually warnings.
-		}
-
-		cmd.Flag(d.Javadoc.args).Implicits(d.Javadoc.argFiles)
-
-		newSince := android.OptionalPathForModuleSrc(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Api_lint.New_since)
-		if newSince.Valid() {
-			cmd.FlagWithInput("--api-lint ", newSince.Path())
-		} else {
-			cmd.Flag("--api-lint")
-		}
-		d.apiLintReport = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "api_lint_report.txt")
-		cmd.FlagWithOutput("--report-even-if-suppressed ", d.apiLintReport)
-
-		d.inclusionAnnotationsFlags(ctx, cmd)
-		d.mergeAnnoDirFlags(ctx, cmd)
-
-		baselineFile := android.OptionalPathForModuleSrc(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Api_lint.Baseline_file)
-		updatedBaselineOutput := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "api_lint_baseline.txt")
-		d.apiLintTimestamp = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "api_lint.timestamp")
-
-		msg := `` +
-			`************************************************************\n` +
-			`Your API changes are triggering API Lint warnings or errors.\n` +
-			`To make these errors go away, fix the code according to the\n` +
-			`error and/or warning messages above.\n` +
-			`\n` +
-			`If it's not possible to do so, there are workarounds:\n` +
-			`\n` +
-			`1. You can suppress the errors with @SuppressLint(\"<id>\")\n`
-
-		if baselineFile.Valid() {
-			cmd.FlagWithInput("--baseline ", baselineFile.Path())
-			cmd.FlagWithOutput("--update-baseline ", updatedBaselineOutput)
-
-			msg += fmt.Sprintf(``+
-				`2. You can update the baseline by executing the following\n`+
-				`   command:\n`+
-				`       cp \\ \n`+
-				`       \"$PWD/%s\" \\ \n`+
-				`       \"$PWD/%s\" \n`+
-				`   To submit the revised baseline.txt to the main Android\n`+
-				`   repository, you will need approval.\n`, updatedBaselineOutput, baselineFile.Path())
-		} else {
-			msg += fmt.Sprintf(``+
-				`2. You can add a baseline file of existing lint failures\n`+
-				`   to the build rule of %s.\n`, d.Name())
-		}
-		msg += `************************************************************\n`
-
-		zipSyncCleanupCmd(rule, srcJarDir)
-
-		rule.Command().
-			Text("touch").Output(d.apiLintTimestamp).
-			Text(") || (").
-			Text("echo").Flag("-e").Flag(`"` + msg + `"`).
-			Text("; exit 38").
-			Text(")")
-
-		rule.Build(pctx, ctx, "metalavaApiLint", "metalava API lint")
-
-	}
+	rule.Build(pctx, ctx, "metalava", "metalava merged")
 
 	if apiCheckEnabled(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Current, "current") &&
 		!ctx.Config().IsPdkBuild() {
@@ -1568,7 +1603,7 @@
 		baselineFile := android.OptionalPathForModuleSrc(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Current.Baseline_file)
 
 		if baselineFile.Valid() {
-			ctx.PropertyErrorf("current API check can't have a baseline file. (module %s)", ctx.ModuleName())
+			ctx.PropertyErrorf("baseline_file", "current API check can't have a baseline file. (module %s)", ctx.ModuleName())
 		}
 
 		d.checkCurrentApiTimestamp = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "check_current_api.timestamp")
@@ -1576,8 +1611,8 @@
 		rule := android.NewRuleBuilder()
 
 		// Diff command line.
-		// -F matches the closest "opening" line, such as "package xxx{"
-		// and "  public class Yyy {".
+		// -F matches the closest "opening" line, such as "package android {"
+		// and "  public class Intent {".
 		diff := `diff -u -F '{ *$'`
 
 		rule.Command().Text("( true")
@@ -1636,60 +1671,6 @@
 		rule.Build(pctx, ctx, "metalavaCurrentApiUpdate", "update current API")
 	}
 
-	if apiCheckEnabled(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Last_released, "last_released") &&
-		!ctx.Config().IsPdkBuild() {
-
-		if len(d.Javadoc.properties.Out) > 0 {
-			ctx.PropertyErrorf("out", "out property may not be combined with check_api")
-		}
-
-		apiFile := android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, String(d.properties.Check_api.Last_released.Api_file))
-		removedApiFile := android.PathForModuleSrc(ctx, String(d.properties.Check_api.Last_released.Removed_api_file))
-		baselineFile := android.OptionalPathForModuleSrc(ctx, d.properties.Check_api.Last_released.Baseline_file)
-		updatedBaselineOutput := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "last_released_baseline.txt")
-
-		d.checkLastReleasedApiTimestamp = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "check_last_released_api.timestamp")
-
-		rule := android.NewRuleBuilder()
-
-		rule.Command().Text("( true")
-
-		srcJarDir := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "last-apicheck", "srcjars")
-		srcJarList := zipSyncCmd(ctx, rule, srcJarDir, d.Javadoc.srcJars)
-
-		cmd := metalavaCmd(ctx, rule, javaVersion, d.Javadoc.srcFiles, srcJarList,
-			deps.bootClasspath, deps.classpath, d.Javadoc.sourcepaths)
-
-		cmd.Flag(d.Javadoc.args).Implicits(d.Javadoc.argFiles).
-			FlagWithInput("--check-compatibility:api:released ", apiFile)
-
-		d.inclusionAnnotationsFlags(ctx, cmd)
-
-		cmd.FlagWithInput("--check-compatibility:removed:released ", removedApiFile)
-
-		d.mergeAnnoDirFlags(ctx, cmd)
-
-		if baselineFile.Valid() {
-			cmd.FlagWithInput("--baseline ", baselineFile.Path())
-			cmd.FlagWithOutput("--update-baseline ", updatedBaselineOutput)
-		}
-
-		zipSyncCleanupCmd(rule, srcJarDir)
-
-		msg := `\n******************************\n` +
-			`You have tried to change the API from what has been previously released in\n` +
-			`an SDK.  Please fix the errors listed above.\n` +
-			`******************************\n`
-		rule.Command().
-			Text("touch").Output(d.checkLastReleasedApiTimestamp).
-			Text(") || (").
-			Text("echo").Flag("-e").Flag(`"` + msg + `"`).
-			Text("; exit 38").
-			Text(")")
-
-		rule.Build(pctx, ctx, "metalavaLastApiCheck", "metalava check last API")
-	}
-
 	if String(d.properties.Check_nullability_warnings) != "" {
 		if d.nullabilityWarningsFile == nil {
 			ctx.PropertyErrorf("check_nullability_warnings",
diff --git a/java/testing.go b/java/testing.go
index 28c1a26..dd35653 100644
--- a/java/testing.go
+++ b/java/testing.go
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
 
 		"cert/new_cert.x509.pem": nil,
 		"cert/new_cert.pk8":      nil,
+		"lineage.bin":            nil,
 
 		"testdata/data": nil,