diff --git a/cmds/app_process/app_main.cpp b/cmds/app_process/app_main.cpp
index a040b57..4e41f2c 100644
--- a/cmds/app_process/app_main.cpp
+++ b/cmds/app_process/app_main.cpp
@@ -271,9 +271,9 @@
         } else if (strcmp(arg, "--application") == 0) {
             application = true;
         } else if (strncmp(arg, "--nice-name=", 12) == 0) {
-            niceName.setTo(arg + 12);
+            niceName = (arg + 12);
         } else if (strncmp(arg, "--", 2) != 0) {
-            className.setTo(arg);
+            className = arg;
             break;
         } else {
             --i;
diff --git a/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp b/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp
index 4690f33..fadf82a 100644
--- a/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp
+++ b/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@
         return false;
     }
 
-    outString.setTo((char const*)entryMap->getDataPtr(), entryMap->getDataLength());
+    outString = String8((char const*)entryMap->getDataPtr(), entryMap->getDataLength());
     delete entryMap;
     return true;
 }
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@
                                     part.audioData = (uint8_t *)map->getDataPtr();
                                     part.audioLength = map->getDataLength();
                                 } else if (leaf == "trim.txt") {
-                                    part.trimData.setTo((char const*)map->getDataPtr(),
+                                    part.trimData = String8((char const*)map->getDataPtr(),
                                                         map->getDataLength());
                                 } else {
                                     Animation::Frame frame;
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@
     if (!exts) {
         glGetError();
     } else {
-        gl_extensions.setTo(exts);
+        gl_extensions = exts;
         if ((gl_extensions.find("GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two") != -1) ||
             (gl_extensions.find("GL_OES_texture_npot") != -1)) {
             mUseNpotTextures = true;
diff --git a/core/jni/android_database_CursorWindow.cpp b/core/jni/android_database_CursorWindow.cpp
index 60da2c2..c0e9215 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_database_CursorWindow.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_database_CursorWindow.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     CursorWindow* window;
 
     const char* nameStr = env->GetStringUTFChars(nameObj, NULL);
-    name.setTo(nameStr);
+    name = nameStr;
     env->ReleaseStringUTFChars(nameObj, nameStr);
 
     if (cursorWindowSize < 0) {
diff --git a/libs/androidfw/ResourceTypes.cpp b/libs/androidfw/ResourceTypes.cpp
index 0e7d841..cc38062 100644
--- a/libs/androidfw/ResourceTypes.cpp
+++ b/libs/androidfw/ResourceTypes.cpp
@@ -6190,13 +6190,13 @@
         if (append) {
             outString->append(tmp);
         } else {
-            outString->setTo(tmp);
+            *outString = tmp;
         }
     } else {
         if (append) {
             outString->append(String16(s, len));
         } else {
-            outString->setTo(s, len);
+            *outString = String16(s, len);
         }
     }
 
@@ -7398,10 +7398,10 @@
         *pOverlayCrc = dtohl(map[3]);
     }
     if (pTargetPath) {
-        pTargetPath->setTo(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(map + 4));
+        *pTargetPath = reinterpret_cast<const char*>(map + 4);
     }
     if (pOverlayPath) {
-        pOverlayPath->setTo(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(map + 4 + 256 / sizeof(uint32_t)));
+        *pOverlayPath = reinterpret_cast<const char*>(map + 4 + 256 / sizeof(uint32_t));
     }
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/libs/hwui/RenderNode.h b/libs/hwui/RenderNode.h
index 7092e17..208dc3e 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/RenderNode.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/RenderNode.h
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@
         if (name) {
             const char* lastPeriod = strrchr(name, '.');
             if (lastPeriod) {
-                mName.setTo(lastPeriod + 1);
+                mName = (lastPeriod + 1);
             } else {
-                mName.setTo(name);
+                mName = name;
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/tools/aapt/Resource.cpp b/tools/aapt/Resource.cpp
index 4a360ed..c5cbd51 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/Resource.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt/Resource.cpp
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@
         if (kIsDebug) {
             printf("Qualifying class '%s' to '%s'", name.c_str(), className.c_str());
         }
-        attr->string.setTo(String16(className));
+        attr->string = String16(className);
     }
 }
 
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@
             return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
         }
         String8 origPackage(attr->string);
-        attr->string.setTo(String16(manifestPackageNameOverride));
+        attr->string = String16(manifestPackageNameOverride);
         if (kIsDebug) {
             printf("Overriding package '%s' to be '%s'\n", origPackage.c_str(),
                     manifestPackageNameOverride);
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@
                 XMLNode::attribute_entry* attr = child->editAttribute(
                         String16(RESOURCES_ANDROID_NAMESPACE), String16("targetPackage"));
                 if (attr != NULL) {
-                    attr->string.setTo(String16(instrumentationPackageNameOverride));
+                    attr->string = String16(instrumentationPackageNameOverride);
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/tools/aapt/ResourceTable.cpp b/tools/aapt/ResourceTable.cpp
index bccf73e..b54b1e1 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/ResourceTable.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt/ResourceTable.cpp
@@ -1363,11 +1363,11 @@
                     size_t length;
                     const char16_t* attr = block.getAttributeName(i, &length);
                     if (strcmp16(attr, name16.c_str()) == 0) {
-                        name.setTo(block.getAttributeStringValue(i, &length));
+                        name = String16(block.getAttributeStringValue(i, &length));
                     } else if (strcmp16(attr, translatable16.c_str()) == 0) {
-                        translatable.setTo(block.getAttributeStringValue(i, &length));
+                        translatable = String16(block.getAttributeStringValue(i, &length));
                     } else if (strcmp16(attr, formatted16.c_str()) == 0) {
-                        formatted.setTo(block.getAttributeStringValue(i, &length));
+                        formatted = String16(block.getAttributeStringValue(i, &length));
                     }
                 }
                 
@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@
                 } else {
                     ssize_t sep = ident.findLast('.');
                     if (sep >= 0) {
-                        parentIdent.setTo(ident, sep);
+                        parentIdent = String16(ident, sep);
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -2831,10 +2831,10 @@
                 String8 config;
                 comma = strchr(start, ',');
                 if (comma != NULL) {
-                    config.setTo(start, comma - start);
+                    config = String8(start, comma - start);
                     start = comma + 1;
                 } else {
-                    config.setTo(start);
+                    config = start;
                 }
 
                 if (!locale.initFromFilterString(config)) {
diff --git a/tools/aapt/XMLNode.cpp b/tools/aapt/XMLNode.cpp
index e270a73..a887ac9 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/XMLNode.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt/XMLNode.cpp
@@ -334,9 +334,9 @@
             String16 spanTag;
             ssize_t semi = span.name.findFirst(';');
             if (semi >= 0) {
-                spanTag.setTo(span.name.c_str(), semi);
+                spanTag = String16(span.name.c_str(), semi);
             } else {
-                spanTag.setTo(span.name);
+                spanTag = span.name;
             }
             if (strcmp16(inXml->getElementName(&len), spanTag.c_str()) != 0) {
                 SourcePos(String8(fileName), inXml->getLineNumber()).error(
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@
         // later as part of the overall type conversion.  Return to the
         // client the raw unprocessed text.
         rawString.append(curString);
-        outString->setTo(rawString);
+        *outString = rawString;
     }
 
     return NO_ERROR;
diff --git a/tools/split-select/Main.cpp b/tools/split-select/Main.cpp
index 1e75117..73bfa19 100644
--- a/tools/split-select/Main.cpp
+++ b/tools/split-select/Main.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
                 usage();
                 return 1;
             }
-            targetConfigStr.setTo(*argv);
+            targetConfigStr = *argv;
         } else if (arg == "--split") {
             argc--;
             argv++;
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@
                 usage();
                 return 1;
             }
-            baseApkPath.setTo(*argv);
+            baseApkPath = *argv;
         } else if (arg == "--generate") {
             generateFlag = true;
         } else if (arg == "--help") {
diff --git a/tools/split-select/SplitDescription.cpp b/tools/split-select/SplitDescription.cpp
index 7150008..c02e2d7 100644
--- a/tools/split-select/SplitDescription.cpp
+++ b/tools/split-select/SplitDescription.cpp
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@
     String8 configStr;
     String8 extensionStr;
     if (index >= 0) {
-        configStr.setTo(str.c_str(), index);
-        extensionStr.setTo(str.c_str() + index + 1);
+        configStr = String8(str.c_str(), index);
+        extensionStr = (str.c_str() + index + 1);
     } else {
-        configStr.setTo(str);
+        configStr = str;
     }
 
     SplitDescription split;