diff --git a/camera/camera2/CaptureRequest.cpp b/camera/camera2/CaptureRequest.cpp
index 7a8a4ba..071f34e 100644
--- a/camera/camera2/CaptureRequest.cpp
+++ b/camera/camera2/CaptureRequest.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <utils/String16.h>
 
 #include <camera/camera2/CaptureRequest.h>
+#include <camera/StringUtils.h>
 
 #include <binder/Parcel.h>
 #include <gui/Surface.h>
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@
             return err;
         }
         ALOGV("%s: Read metadata from parcel", __FUNCTION__);
-        mPhysicalCameraSettings.push_back({std::string(String8(id).string()), settings});
+        mPhysicalCameraSettings.push_back({toStdString(id), settings});
     }
 
     int isReprocess = 0;
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@
             ALOGE("%s: Failed to read user tag!", __FUNCTION__);
             return BAD_VALUE;
         }
-        mUserTag = String8(userTag).c_str();
+        mUserTag = toStdString(userTag);
     }
 
     return OK;
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@
     }
 
     for (const auto &it : mPhysicalCameraSettings) {
-        if ((err = parcel->writeString16(String16(it.id.c_str()))) != OK) {
+        if ((err = parcel->writeString16(toString16(it.id))) != OK) {
             ALOGE("%s: Failed to camera id!", __FUNCTION__);
             return err;
         }
@@ -232,7 +233,7 @@
         parcel->writeInt32(0);
     } else {
         parcel->writeInt32(1);
-        parcel->writeString16(String16(mUserTag.c_str()));
+        parcel->writeString16(toString16(mUserTag));
     }
 
     return OK;
diff --git a/camera/camera2/ConcurrentCamera.cpp b/camera/camera2/ConcurrentCamera.cpp
index 01a695c..67aa876 100644
--- a/camera/camera2/ConcurrentCamera.cpp
+++ b/camera/camera2/ConcurrentCamera.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <utils/String16.h>
 
 #include <camera/camera2/ConcurrentCamera.h>
+#include <camera/StringUtils.h>
 
 #include <binder/Parcel.h>
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@
             ALOGE("%s: Failed to read camera id!", __FUNCTION__);
             return err;
         }
-        mConcurrentCameraIds.push_back(std::string(String8(id).string()));
+        mConcurrentCameraIds.push_back(toStdString(id));
     }
     return OK;
 }
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@
     }
 
     for (const auto &it : mConcurrentCameraIds) {
-        if ((err = parcel->writeString16(String16(it.c_str()))) != OK) {
+        if ((err = parcel->writeString16(toString16(it))) != OK) {
             ALOGE("%s: Failed to write the camera id string to parcel: %d", __FUNCTION__, err);
             return err;
         }
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@
         ALOGE("%s: Failed to read sessionConfiguration!", __FUNCTION__);
         return err;
     }
-    mCameraId = std::string(String8(id).string());
+    mCameraId = toStdString(id);
     return OK;
 }
 
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@
     }
 
     status_t err = OK;
-    if ((err = parcel->writeString16(String16(mCameraId.c_str()))) != OK) {
+    if ((err = parcel->writeString16(toString16(mCameraId))) != OK) {
         ALOGE("%s: Failed to write camera id!", __FUNCTION__);
         return err;
     }
diff --git a/camera/camera2/OutputConfiguration.cpp b/camera/camera2/OutputConfiguration.cpp
index da4484a..33220ce 100644
--- a/camera/camera2/OutputConfiguration.cpp
+++ b/camera/camera2/OutputConfiguration.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <utils/Log.h>
 
 #include <camera/camera2/OutputConfiguration.h>
+#include <camera/StringUtils.h>
 #include <binder/Parcel.h>
 #include <gui/view/Surface.h>
 #include <system/camera_metadata.h>
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@
     return mIsShared;
 }
 
-String16 OutputConfiguration::getPhysicalCameraId() const {
+std::string OutputConfiguration::getPhysicalCameraId() const {
     return mPhysicalCameraId;
 }
 
@@ -183,7 +184,9 @@
         return err;
     }
 
-    parcel->readString16(&mPhysicalCameraId);
+    String16 physicalCameraId;
+    parcel->readString16(&physicalCameraId);
+    mPhysicalCameraId = toStdString(physicalCameraId);
 
     int isMultiResolution = 0;
     if ((err = parcel->readInt32(&isMultiResolution)) != OK) {
@@ -246,7 +249,7 @@
     for (auto& surface : surfaceShims) {
         ALOGV("%s: OutputConfiguration: %p, name %s", __FUNCTION__,
                 surface.graphicBufferProducer.get(),
-                String8(surface.name).string());
+                toString8(surface.name).string());
         mGbps.push_back(surface.graphicBufferProducer);
     }
 
@@ -258,14 +261,14 @@
           " physicalCameraId = %s, isMultiResolution = %d, streamUseCase = %" PRId64
           ", timestampBase = %d, mirrorMode = %d, useReadoutTimestamp = %d",
           __FUNCTION__, mRotation, mSurfaceSetID, mSurfaceType,
-          String8(mPhysicalCameraId).string(), mIsMultiResolution, mStreamUseCase, timestampBase,
+          mPhysicalCameraId.c_str(), mIsMultiResolution, mStreamUseCase, timestampBase,
           mMirrorMode, mUseReadoutTimestamp);
 
     return err;
 }
 
 OutputConfiguration::OutputConfiguration(sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>& gbp, int rotation,
-        const String16& physicalId,
+        const std::string& physicalId,
         int surfaceSetID, bool isShared) {
     mGbps.push_back(gbp);
     mRotation = rotation;
@@ -284,7 +287,7 @@
 
 OutputConfiguration::OutputConfiguration(
         const std::vector<sp<IGraphicBufferProducer>>& gbps,
-    int rotation, const String16& physicalCameraId, int surfaceSetID,  int surfaceType,
+    int rotation, const std::string& physicalCameraId, int surfaceSetID,  int surfaceType,
     int width, int height, bool isShared)
   : mGbps(gbps), mRotation(rotation), mSurfaceSetID(surfaceSetID), mSurfaceType(surfaceType),
     mWidth(width), mHeight(height), mIsDeferred(false), mIsShared(isShared),
@@ -331,7 +334,8 @@
     err = parcel->writeParcelableVector(surfaceShims);
     if (err != OK) return err;
 
-    err = parcel->writeString16(mPhysicalCameraId);
+    String16 physicalCameraId = toString16(mPhysicalCameraId);
+    err = parcel->writeString16(physicalCameraId);
     if (err != OK) return err;
 
     err = parcel->writeInt32(mIsMultiResolution ? 1 : 0);