diff --git a/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraDevice.cpp b/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraDevice.cpp
index 1dae0f9..8bdb6d4 100644
--- a/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraDevice.cpp
+++ b/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraDevice.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <android/hardware/ICameraService.h>
 #include <gui/Surface.h>
+#include <camera/StringUtils.h>
 #include "ACameraDevice.h"
 #include "ACameraMetadata.h"
 #include "ACaptureRequest.h"
@@ -234,8 +235,7 @@
             return ret;
         }
 
-        String16 physicalId16(output.mPhysicalCameraId.c_str());
-        OutputConfiguration outConfig(iGBP, output.mRotation, physicalId16,
+        OutputConfiguration outConfig(iGBP, output.mRotation, output.mPhysicalCameraId,
                 OutputConfiguration::INVALID_SET_ID, true);
 
         for (auto& anw : output.mSharedWindows) {
@@ -299,8 +299,7 @@
         return ret;
     }
 
-    String16 physicalId16(output->mPhysicalCameraId.c_str());
-    OutputConfiguration outConfig(iGBP, output->mRotation, physicalId16,
+    OutputConfiguration outConfig(iGBP, output->mRotation, output->mPhysicalCameraId,
             OutputConfiguration::INVALID_SET_ID, true);
 
     for (auto& anw : output->mSharedWindows) {
@@ -683,9 +682,8 @@
         if (ret != ACAMERA_OK) {
             return ret;
         }
-        String16 physicalId16(outConfig.mPhysicalCameraId.c_str());
         outputSet.insert(std::make_pair(
-                anw, OutputConfiguration(iGBP, outConfig.mRotation, physicalId16,
+                anw, OutputConfiguration(iGBP, outConfig.mRotation, outConfig.mPhysicalCameraId,
                         OutputConfiguration::INVALID_SET_ID, outConfig.mIsShared)));
     }
     auto addSet = outputSet;
@@ -919,7 +917,7 @@
         msg->setObject(kSessionSpKey, session);
         if (cbh.mIsLogicalCameraCallback) {
             if (resultExtras.errorPhysicalCameraId.size() > 0) {
-                String8 cameraId(resultExtras.errorPhysicalCameraId);
+                String8 cameraId = toString8(resultExtras.errorPhysicalCameraId);
                 msg->setString(kFailingPhysicalCameraId, cameraId.string(), cameraId.size());
             }
             msg->setPointer(kCallbackFpKey, (void*) cbh.mOnLogicalCameraCaptureFailed);
@@ -1215,7 +1213,7 @@
                     std::vector<std::string> physicalCameraIds;
                     std::vector<sp<ACameraMetadata>> physicalMetadataCopy;
                     for (size_t i = 0; i < physicalResultInfo.size(); i++) {
-                        String8 physicalId8(physicalResultInfo[i].mPhysicalCameraId);
+                        String8 physicalId8 = toString8(physicalResultInfo[i].mPhysicalCameraId);
                         physicalCameraIds.push_back(physicalId8.c_str());
 
                         CameraMetadata clone = physicalResultInfo[i].mPhysicalCameraMetadata;
diff --git a/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraManager.cpp b/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraManager.cpp
index 837b5be..299ffc0 100644
--- a/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraManager.cpp
+++ b/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraManager.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <cutils/properties.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <camera/CameraUtils.h>
+#include <camera/StringUtils.h>
 #include <camera/VendorTagDescriptor.h>
 
 using namespace android::acam;
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@
         sp<IServiceManager> sm = defaultServiceManager();
         sp<IBinder> binder;
         do {
-            binder = sm->getService(String16(kCameraServiceName));
+            binder = sm->getService(toString16(kCameraServiceName));
             if (binder != nullptr) {
                 break;
             }
@@ -188,12 +189,12 @@
     sp<CameraManagerGlobal> cm = mCameraManager.promote();
     if (cm != nullptr) {
         AutoMutex lock(cm->mLock);
-        std::vector<String8> cameraIdList;
+        std::vector<std::string> cameraIdList;
         for (auto& pair : cm->mDeviceStatusMap) {
             cameraIdList.push_back(pair.first);
         }
 
-        for (String8 cameraId : cameraIdList) {
+        for (const std::string& cameraId : cameraIdList) {
             cm->onStatusChangedLocked(
                     CameraServiceListener::STATUS_NOT_PRESENT, cameraId);
         }
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@
     // Send initial callbacks if callback is newly registered
     if (pair.second) {
         for (auto& pair : mDeviceStatusMap) {
-            const String8& cameraId = pair.first;
+            const std::string& cameraId = pair.first;
             int32_t status = pair.second.getStatus();
             // Don't send initial callbacks for camera ids which don't support
             // camera2
@@ -273,12 +274,12 @@
                     cb.mAvailable : cb.mUnavailable;
             msg->setPointer(kCallbackFpKey, (void *) cbFunc);
             msg->setPointer(kContextKey, cb.mContext);
-            msg->setString(kCameraIdKey, AString(cameraId));
+            msg->setString(kCameraIdKey, AString(cameraId.c_str()));
             mPendingCallbackCnt++;
             msg->post();
 
             // Physical camera unavailable callback
-            std::set<String8> unavailablePhysicalCameras =
+            std::set<std::string> unavailablePhysicalCameras =
                     pair.second.getUnavailablePhysicalIds();
             for (const auto& physicalCameraId : unavailablePhysicalCameras) {
                 sp<AMessage> msg = new AMessage(kWhatSendSinglePhysicalCameraCallback, mHandler);
@@ -286,8 +287,8 @@
                         cb.mPhysicalCamUnavailable;
                 msg->setPointer(kCallbackFpKey, (void *) cbFunc);
                 msg->setPointer(kContextKey, cb.mContext);
-                msg->setString(kCameraIdKey, AString(cameraId));
-                msg->setString(kPhysicalCameraIdKey, AString(physicalCameraId));
+                msg->setString(kCameraIdKey, AString(cameraId.c_str()));
+                msg->setString(kPhysicalCameraIdKey, AString(physicalCameraId.c_str()));
                 mPendingCallbackCnt++;
                 msg->post();
             }
@@ -295,11 +296,11 @@
     }
 }
 
-bool CameraManagerGlobal::supportsCamera2ApiLocked(const String8 &cameraId) {
+bool CameraManagerGlobal::supportsCamera2ApiLocked(const std::string &cameraId) {
     bool camera2Support = false;
     auto cs = getCameraServiceLocked();
     binder::Status serviceRet =
-        cs->supportsCameraApi(String16(cameraId),
+        cs->supportsCameraApi(cameraId,
                 hardware::ICameraService::API_VERSION_2, &camera2Support);
     if (!serviceRet.isOk()) {
         ALOGE("%s: supportsCameraApi2Locked() call failed for cameraId  %s",
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@
     return camera2Support;
 }
 
-void CameraManagerGlobal::getCameraIdList(std::vector<String8>* cameraIds) {
+void CameraManagerGlobal::getCameraIdList(std::vector<std::string>* cameraIds) {
     // Ensure that we have initialized/refreshed the list of available devices
     Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
     // Needed to make sure we're connected to cameraservice
@@ -459,10 +460,10 @@
 }
 
 binder::Status CameraManagerGlobal::CameraServiceListener::onStatusChanged(
-        int32_t status, const String16& cameraId) {
+        int32_t status, const std::string& cameraId) {
     sp<CameraManagerGlobal> cm = mCameraManager.promote();
     if (cm != nullptr) {
-        cm->onStatusChanged(status, String8(cameraId));
+        cm->onStatusChanged(status, cameraId);
     } else {
         ALOGE("Cannot deliver status change. Global camera manager died");
     }
@@ -470,10 +471,10 @@
 }
 
 binder::Status CameraManagerGlobal::CameraServiceListener::onPhysicalCameraStatusChanged(
-        int32_t status, const String16& cameraId, const String16& physicalCameraId) {
+        int32_t status, const std::string& cameraId, const std::string& physicalCameraId) {
     sp<CameraManagerGlobal> cm = mCameraManager.promote();
     if (cm != nullptr) {
-        cm->onStatusChanged(status, String8(cameraId), String8(physicalCameraId));
+        cm->onStatusChanged(status, cameraId, physicalCameraId);
     } else {
         ALOGE("Cannot deliver physical camera status change. Global camera manager died");
     }
@@ -495,13 +496,13 @@
 }
 
 void CameraManagerGlobal::onStatusChanged(
-        int32_t status, const String8& cameraId) {
+        int32_t status, const std::string& cameraId) {
     Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
     onStatusChangedLocked(status, cameraId);
 }
 
 void CameraManagerGlobal::onStatusChangedLocked(
-        int32_t status, const String8& cameraId) {
+        int32_t status, const std::string& cameraId) {
     if (!validStatus(status)) {
         ALOGE("%s: Invalid status %d", __FUNCTION__, status);
         return;
@@ -534,7 +535,7 @@
                     cb.mAvailable : cb.mUnavailable;
             msg->setPointer(kCallbackFpKey, (void *) cbFp);
             msg->setPointer(kContextKey, cb.mContext);
-            msg->setString(kCameraIdKey, AString(cameraId));
+            msg->setString(kCameraIdKey, AString(cameraId.c_str()));
             mPendingCallbackCnt++;
             msg->post();
         }
@@ -545,13 +546,13 @@
 }
 
 void CameraManagerGlobal::onStatusChanged(
-        int32_t status, const String8& cameraId, const String8& physicalCameraId) {
+        int32_t status, const std::string& cameraId, const std::string& physicalCameraId) {
     Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
     onStatusChangedLocked(status, cameraId, physicalCameraId);
 }
 
 void CameraManagerGlobal::onStatusChangedLocked(
-        int32_t status, const String8& cameraId, const String8& physicalCameraId) {
+        int32_t status, const std::string& cameraId, const std::string& physicalCameraId) {
     if (!validStatus(status)) {
         ALOGE("%s: Invalid status %d", __FUNCTION__, status);
         return;
@@ -567,7 +568,7 @@
     if (logicalCamStatus != hardware::ICameraServiceListener::STATUS_PRESENT &&
             logicalCamStatus != hardware::ICameraServiceListener::STATUS_NOT_AVAILABLE) {
         ALOGE("%s: Physical camera id %s status %d change for an invalid logical camera state %d",
-                __FUNCTION__, physicalCameraId.string(), status, logicalCamStatus);
+                __FUNCTION__, physicalCameraId.c_str(), status, logicalCamStatus);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -588,8 +589,8 @@
                     cb.mPhysicalCamAvailable : cb.mPhysicalCamUnavailable;
             msg->setPointer(kCallbackFpKey, (void *) cbFp);
             msg->setPointer(kContextKey, cb.mContext);
-            msg->setString(kCameraIdKey, AString(cameraId));
-            msg->setString(kPhysicalCameraIdKey, AString(physicalCameraId));
+            msg->setString(kCameraIdKey, AString(cameraId.c_str()));
+            msg->setString(kPhysicalCameraIdKey, AString(physicalCameraId.c_str()));
             mPendingCallbackCnt++;
             msg->post();
         }
@@ -607,20 +608,20 @@
 }
 
 bool CameraManagerGlobal::StatusAndHAL3Support::addUnavailablePhysicalId(
-        const String8& physicalCameraId) {
+        const std::string& physicalCameraId) {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mLock);
     auto result = unavailablePhysicalIds.insert(physicalCameraId);
     return result.second;
 }
 
 bool CameraManagerGlobal::StatusAndHAL3Support::removeUnavailablePhysicalId(
-        const String8& physicalCameraId) {
+        const std::string& physicalCameraId) {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mLock);
     auto count = unavailablePhysicalIds.erase(physicalCameraId);
     return count > 0;
 }
 
-std::set<String8> CameraManagerGlobal::StatusAndHAL3Support::getUnavailablePhysicalIds() {
+std::set<std::string> CameraManagerGlobal::StatusAndHAL3Support::getUnavailablePhysicalIds() {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mLock);
     return unavailablePhysicalIds;
 }
@@ -635,7 +636,7 @@
 ACameraManager::getCameraIdList(ACameraIdList** cameraIdList) {
     Mutex::Autolock _l(mLock);
 
-    std::vector<String8> idList;
+    std::vector<std::string> idList;
     CameraManagerGlobal::getInstance()->getCameraIdList(&idList);
 
     int numCameras = idList.size();
@@ -652,7 +653,7 @@
         return ACAMERA_ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY;
     }
     for (int i = 0; i < numCameras; i++) {
-        const char* src = idList[i].string();
+        const char* src = idList[i].c_str();
         size_t dstSize = strlen(src) + 1;
         char* dst = new char[dstSize];
         if (!dst) {
@@ -694,7 +695,7 @@
 
     CameraMetadata rawMetadata;
     int targetSdkVersion = android_get_application_target_sdk_version();
-    binder::Status serviceRet = cs->getCameraCharacteristics(String16(cameraIdStr),
+    binder::Status serviceRet = cs->getCameraCharacteristics(cameraIdStr,
             targetSdkVersion, /*overrideToPortrait*/false, &rawMetadata);
     if (!serviceRet.isOk()) {
         switch(serviceRet.serviceSpecificErrorCode()) {
@@ -745,7 +746,7 @@
     // No way to get package name from native.
     // Send a zero length package name and let camera service figure it out from UID
     binder::Status serviceRet = cs->connectDevice(
-            callbacks, String16(cameraId), String16(""), {},
+            callbacks, cameraId, "", {},
             hardware::ICameraService::USE_CALLING_UID, /*oomScoreOffset*/0,
             targetSdkVersion, /*overrideToPortrait*/false, /*out*/&deviceRemote);
 
diff --git a/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraManager.h b/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraManager.h
index 0dd79da..c135d0f 100644
--- a/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraManager.h
+++ b/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraManager.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     /**
      * Return camera IDs that support camera2
      */
-    void getCameraIdList(std::vector<String8> *cameraIds);
+    void getCameraIdList(std::vector<std::string> *cameraIds);
 
   private:
     sp<hardware::ICameraService> mCameraService;
@@ -87,23 +87,23 @@
     class CameraServiceListener final : public hardware::BnCameraServiceListener {
       public:
         explicit CameraServiceListener(CameraManagerGlobal* cm) : mCameraManager(cm) {}
-        virtual binder::Status onStatusChanged(int32_t status, const String16& cameraId);
+        virtual binder::Status onStatusChanged(int32_t status, const std::string& cameraId);
         virtual binder::Status onPhysicalCameraStatusChanged(int32_t status,
-                const String16& cameraId, const String16& physicalCameraId);
+                const std::string& cameraId, const std::string& physicalCameraId);
 
         // Torch API not implemented yet
-        virtual binder::Status onTorchStatusChanged(int32_t, const String16&) {
+        virtual binder::Status onTorchStatusChanged(int32_t, const std::string&) {
             return binder::Status::ok();
         }
-        virtual binder::Status onTorchStrengthLevelChanged(const String16&, int32_t) {
+        virtual binder::Status onTorchStrengthLevelChanged(const std::string&, int32_t) {
             return binder::Status::ok();
         }
 
         virtual binder::Status onCameraAccessPrioritiesChanged();
-        virtual binder::Status onCameraOpened(const String16&, const String16&) {
+        virtual binder::Status onCameraOpened(const std::string&, const std::string&) {
             return binder::Status::ok();
         }
-        virtual binder::Status onCameraClosed(const String16&) {
+        virtual binder::Status onCameraClosed(const std::string&) {
             return binder::Status::ok();
         }
 
@@ -203,20 +203,20 @@
 
     sp<hardware::ICameraService> getCameraServiceLocked();
     void onCameraAccessPrioritiesChanged();
-    void onStatusChanged(int32_t status, const String8& cameraId);
-    void onStatusChangedLocked(int32_t status, const String8& cameraId);
-    void onStatusChanged(int32_t status, const String8& cameraId, const String8& physicalCameraId);
-    void onStatusChangedLocked(int32_t status, const String8& cameraId,
-           const String8& physicalCameraId);
+    void onStatusChanged(int32_t status, const std::string& cameraId);
+    void onStatusChangedLocked(int32_t status, const std::string& cameraId);
+    void onStatusChanged(int32_t status, const std::string& cameraId, const std::string& physicalCameraId);
+    void onStatusChangedLocked(int32_t status, const std::string& cameraId,
+           const std::string& physicalCameraId);
     // Utils for status
     static bool validStatus(int32_t status);
     static bool isStatusAvailable(int32_t status);
-    bool supportsCamera2ApiLocked(const String8 &cameraId);
+    bool supportsCamera2ApiLocked(const std::string &cameraId);
 
     // The sort logic must match the logic in
     // libcameraservice/common/CameraProviderManager.cpp::getAPI1CompatibleCameraDeviceIds
     struct CameraIdComparator {
-        bool operator()(const String8& a, const String8& b) const {
+        bool operator()(const std::string& a, const std::string& b) const {
             uint32_t aUint = 0, bUint = 0;
             bool aIsUint = base::ParseUint(a.c_str(), &aUint);
             bool bIsUint = base::ParseUint(b.c_str(), &bUint);
@@ -238,22 +238,22 @@
       private:
         int32_t status = hardware::ICameraServiceListener::STATUS_NOT_PRESENT;
         mutable std::mutex mLock;
-        std::set<String8> unavailablePhysicalIds;
+        std::set<std::string> unavailablePhysicalIds;
       public:
         const bool supportsHAL3 = false;
         StatusAndHAL3Support(int32_t st, bool HAL3support):
                 status(st), supportsHAL3(HAL3support) { };
         StatusAndHAL3Support() = default;
 
-        bool addUnavailablePhysicalId(const String8& physicalCameraId);
-        bool removeUnavailablePhysicalId(const String8& physicalCameraId);
+        bool addUnavailablePhysicalId(const std::string& physicalCameraId);
+        bool removeUnavailablePhysicalId(const std::string& physicalCameraId);
         int32_t getStatus();
         void updateStatus(int32_t newStatus);
-        std::set<String8> getUnavailablePhysicalIds();
+        std::set<std::string> getUnavailablePhysicalIds();
     };
 
     // Map camera_id -> status
-    std::map<String8, StatusAndHAL3Support, CameraIdComparator> mDeviceStatusMap;
+    std::map<std::string, StatusAndHAL3Support, CameraIdComparator> mDeviceStatusMap;
 
     // For the singleton instance
     static Mutex sLock;