diff --git a/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraDevice.cpp b/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraDevice.cpp
index 024ed20..97d65b0 100644
--- a/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraDevice.cpp
+++ b/camera/ndk/impl/ACameraDevice.cpp
@@ -368,24 +368,24 @@
         // ndk as well.
         if (remoteRet.exceptionCode() != EX_SERVICE_SPECIFIC) {
             ALOGE("Camera device %s failed to prepare output window %p: %s", getId(), window,
-                    remoteRet.toString8().string());
+                    remoteRet.toString8().c_str());
             return ACAMERA_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
 
         }
         switch (remoteRet.serviceSpecificErrorCode()) {
             case hardware::ICameraService::ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION:
                 ALOGE("Camera device %s invalid operation: %s", getId(),
-                        remoteRet.toString8().string());
+                        remoteRet.toString8().c_str());
                 return ACAMERA_ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION;
                 break;
             case hardware::ICameraService::ERROR_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT:
                 ALOGE("Camera device %s invalid input argument: %s", getId(),
-                        remoteRet.toString8().string());
+                        remoteRet.toString8().c_str());
                 return ACAMERA_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
                 break;
             default:
                 ALOGE("Camera device %s failed to prepare output window %p: %s", getId(), window,
-                        remoteRet.toString8().string());
+                        remoteRet.toString8().c_str());
                 return ACAMERA_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
         }
     }
diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/aidl/AidlCameraDeviceUser.cpp b/services/camera/libcameraservice/aidl/AidlCameraDeviceUser.cpp
index 402f8a2..954cb8b 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/aidl/AidlCameraDeviceUser.cpp
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/aidl/AidlCameraDeviceUser.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
                                                    in_isRepeating, &submitInfo);
     if (!ret.isOk()) {
         ALOGE("%s: Failed submitRequestList to cameraservice: %s",
-              __FUNCTION__, ret.toString8().string());
+              __FUNCTION__, ret.toString8().c_str());
         return fromUStatus(ret);
     }
     mRequestId = submitInfo.mRequestId;
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
     int32_t newStreamId;
     UStatus ret = mDeviceRemote->createStream(outputConfig, &newStreamId);
     if (!ret.isOk()) {
-        ALOGE("%s: Failed to create stream: %s", __FUNCTION__, ret.toString8().string());
+        ALOGE("%s: Failed to create stream: %s", __FUNCTION__, ret.toString8().c_str());
     }
     *_aidl_return = newStreamId;
     return fromUStatus(ret);
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
     UStatus ret = mDeviceRemote->createDefaultRequest(convertFromAidl(in_templateId),
                                                       &metadata);
     if (!ret.isOk()) {
-        ALOGE("%s: Failed to create default request: %s", __FUNCTION__, ret.toString8().string());
+        ALOGE("%s: Failed to create default request: %s", __FUNCTION__, ret.toString8().c_str());
         return fromUStatus(ret);
     }
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
     UStatus ret = mDeviceRemote->updateOutputConfiguration(in_streamId, outputConfig);
     if (!ret.isOk()) {
         ALOGE("%s: Failed to update output config for stream id: %d: %s",
-              __FUNCTION__, in_streamId, ret.toString8().string());
+              __FUNCTION__, in_streamId, ret.toString8().c_str());
     }
     return fromUStatus(ret);
 }
diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/aidl/AidlCameraService.cpp b/services/camera/libcameraservice/aidl/AidlCameraService.cpp
index a62f6de..8cd7d1f 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/aidl/AidlCameraService.cpp
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/aidl/AidlCameraService.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
                 return fromSStatus(SStatus::ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT);
             default:
                 ALOGE("Get camera characteristics from camera service failed: %s",
-                      ret.toString8().string());
+                      ret.toString8().c_str());
                 return fromUStatus(ret);
         }
     }
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@
         }
         vendorTagSections.resize(numSections);
         for (size_t s = 0; s < numSections; s++) {
-            vendorTagSections[s].sectionName = (*sectionNames)[s].string();
+            vendorTagSections[s].sectionName = (*sectionNames)[s].c_str();
             vendorTagSections[s].tags = tagsBySection[s];
         }
         SProviderIdAndVendorTagSections & prvdrIdAndVendorTagSection =