diff --git a/apex/apex.go b/apex/apex.go
index 8e35e07..d2973c2 100644
--- a/apex/apex.go
+++ b/apex/apex.go
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@
 	}
 	apexInfo := android.ApexInfo{
 		ApexVariationName: mctx.ModuleName(),
-		MinSdkVersion:     a.minSdkVersion(mctx),
+		MinSdkVersionStr:  a.minSdkVersion(mctx).String(),
 		RequiredSdks:      a.RequiredSdks(),
 		Updatable:         a.Updatable(),
 		InApexes:          []string{mctx.ModuleName()},
@@ -1952,27 +1952,21 @@
 	})
 }
 
-func (a *apexBundle) minSdkVersion(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) int {
+func (a *apexBundle) minSdkVersion(ctx android.BaseModuleContext) android.ApiLevel {
 	ver := proptools.String(a.properties.Min_sdk_version)
 	if ver == "" {
-		return android.FutureApiLevel
+		return android.CurrentApiLevel
 	}
-	// Treat the current codenames as "current", which means future API version (10000)
-	// Otherwise, ApiStrToNum converts codename(non-finalized) to a value from [9000...]
-	// and would fail to build against "current".
-	if android.InList(ver, ctx.Config().PlatformVersionActiveCodenames()) {
-		return android.FutureApiLevel
-	}
-	// In "REL" branch, "current" is mapped to finalized sdk version
-	if ctx.Config().PlatformSdkCodename() == "REL" && ver == "current" {
-		return ctx.Config().PlatformSdkVersionInt()
-	}
-	// Finalized codenames are OKAY and will be converted to int
-	intVer, err := android.ApiStrToNum(ctx, ver)
+	apiLevel, err := android.ApiLevelFromUser(ctx, ver)
 	if err != nil {
 		ctx.PropertyErrorf("min_sdk_version", "%s", err.Error())
+		return android.NoneApiLevel
 	}
-	return intVer
+	if apiLevel.IsPreview() {
+		// All codenames should build against "current".
+		return android.CurrentApiLevel
+	}
+	return apiLevel
 }
 
 func (a *apexBundle) Updatable() bool {
@@ -2046,7 +2040,9 @@
 	if proptools.Bool(a.properties.Use_vendor) && ctx.DeviceConfig().VndkVersion() == "" {
 		return
 	}
-	android.CheckMinSdkVersion(a, ctx, a.minSdkVersion(ctx))
+	// apexBundle::minSdkVersion reports its own errors.
+	minSdkVersion := a.minSdkVersion(ctx)
+	android.CheckMinSdkVersion(a, ctx, minSdkVersion)
 }
 
 // Ensures that a lib providing stub isn't statically linked
diff --git a/apex/apex_test.go b/apex/apex_test.go
index 5c49667..cb125be 100644
--- a/apex/apex_test.go
+++ b/apex/apex_test.go
@@ -1425,13 +1425,7 @@
 		ldArgs := ctx.ModuleForTests(from, "android_arm64_armv8-a_"+from_variant).Rule("ld").Args["libFlags"]
 		ensureNotContains(t, ldArgs, "android_arm64_armv8-a_"+to_variant+"/"+to+".so")
 	}
-	// 9000 is quite a magic number.
-	// Finalized SDK codenames are mapped as P(28), Q(29), ...
-	// And, codenames which are not finalized yet(active_codenames + future_codenames) are numbered from 9000, 9001, ...
-	// to distinguish them from finalized and future_api(10000)
-	// In this test, "R" is assumed not finalized yet( listed in Platform_version_active_codenames) and translated into 9000
-	// (refer android/api_levels.go)
-	expectLink("libx", "shared_apex10000", "libz", "shared_9000")
+	expectLink("libx", "shared_apex10000", "libz", "shared_R")
 	expectNoLink("libx", "shared_apex10000", "libz", "shared_29")
 	expectNoLink("libx", "shared_apex10000", "libz", "shared")
 }
@@ -6130,7 +6124,7 @@
 			name: "mylib",
 			srcs: ["mylib.cpp"],
 			stubs: {
-				versions: ["10000"],
+				versions: ["current"],
 			},
 			apex_available: ["myapex"],
 		}
@@ -6140,7 +6134,7 @@
 			prefer: false,
 			srcs: ["prebuilt.so"],
 			stubs: {
-				versions: ["10000"],
+				versions: ["current"],
 			},
 			apex_available: ["myapex"],
 		}
diff --git a/apex/builder.go b/apex/builder.go
index c5680ad..a3c4d5c 100644
--- a/apex/builder.go
+++ b/apex/builder.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"sort"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"android/soong/android"
@@ -214,7 +213,8 @@
 		},
 	})
 
-	if a.minSdkVersion(ctx) == android.SdkVersion_Android10 {
+	minSdkVersion := a.minSdkVersion(ctx)
+	if minSdkVersion.EqualTo(android.SdkVersion_Android10) {
 		// b/143654022 Q apexd can't understand newly added keys in apex_manifest.json
 		// prepare stripped-down version so that APEX modules built from R+ can be installed to Q
 		a.manifestJsonOut = android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "apex_manifest.json")
@@ -426,7 +426,8 @@
 	var emitCommands []string
 	imageContentFile := android.PathForModuleOut(ctx, "content.txt")
 	emitCommands = append(emitCommands, "echo ./apex_manifest.pb >> "+imageContentFile.String())
-	if a.minSdkVersion(ctx) == android.SdkVersion_Android10 {
+	minSdkVersion := a.minSdkVersion(ctx)
+	if minSdkVersion.EqualTo(android.SdkVersion_Android10) {
 		emitCommands = append(emitCommands, "echo ./apex_manifest.json >> "+imageContentFile.String())
 	}
 	for _, fi := range a.filesInfo {
@@ -536,8 +537,9 @@
 		// TODO(b/157078772): propagate min_sdk_version to apexer.
 		minSdkVersion := ctx.Config().DefaultAppTargetSdk()
 
-		if a.minSdkVersion(ctx) == android.SdkVersion_Android10 {
-			minSdkVersion = strconv.Itoa(a.minSdkVersion(ctx))
+		moduleMinSdkVersion := a.minSdkVersion(ctx)
+		if moduleMinSdkVersion.EqualTo(android.SdkVersion_Android10) {
+			minSdkVersion = moduleMinSdkVersion.String()
 		}
 
 		if java.UseApiFingerprint(ctx) {
@@ -566,7 +568,7 @@
 			ctx.PropertyErrorf("test_only_no_hashtree", "not available")
 			return
 		}
-		if a.minSdkVersion(ctx) > android.SdkVersion_Android10 || a.testOnlyShouldSkipHashtreeGeneration() {
+		if moduleMinSdkVersion.GreaterThan(android.SdkVersion_Android10) || a.testOnlyShouldSkipHashtreeGeneration() {
 			// Apexes which are supposed to be installed in builtin dirs(/system, etc)
 			// don't need hashtree for activation. Therefore, by removing hashtree from
 			// apex bundle (filesystem image in it, to be specific), we can save storage.
@@ -583,7 +585,7 @@
 			optFlags = append(optFlags, "--do_not_check_keyname")
 		}
 
-		if a.minSdkVersion(ctx) == android.SdkVersion_Android10 {
+		if moduleMinSdkVersion == android.SdkVersion_Android10 {
 			implicitInputs = append(implicitInputs, a.manifestJsonOut)
 			optFlags = append(optFlags, "--manifest_json "+a.manifestJsonOut.String())
 		}
diff --git a/apex/vndk.go b/apex/vndk.go
index 5cc0e2a..93265c4 100644
--- a/apex/vndk.go
+++ b/apex/vndk.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 import (
 	"path/filepath"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -124,10 +123,10 @@
 	// Since prebuilt vndk libs still depend on system/lib/vndk path
 	if strings.HasPrefix(name, vndkApexNamePrefix) {
 		vndkVersion := strings.TrimPrefix(name, vndkApexNamePrefix)
-		if numVer, err := strconv.Atoi(vndkVersion); err != nil {
+		if ver, err := android.ApiLevelFromUser(ctx, vndkVersion); err != nil {
 			ctx.ModuleErrorf("apex_vndk should be named as %v<ver:number>: %s", vndkApexNamePrefix, name)
 			return
-		} else if numVer > android.SdkVersion_Android10 {
+		} else if ver.GreaterThan(android.SdkVersion_Android10) {
 			return
 		}
 		// the name of vndk apex is formatted "com.android.vndk.v" + version