diff --git a/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp b/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp
index 74ca41d..4690f33 100644
--- a/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp
+++ b/cmds/bootanimation/BootAnimation.cpp
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@
     if (!readFile(animation.zip, "desc.txt", desString)) {
         return false;
     }
-    char const* s = desString.string();
+    char const* s = desString.c_str();
     std::string dynamicColoringPartName = "";
     bool postDynamicColoring = false;
 
@@ -1146,7 +1146,7 @@
         const char* endl = strstr(s, "\n");
         if (endl == nullptr) break;
         String8 line(s, endl - s);
-        const char* l = line.string();
+        const char* l = line.c_str();
         int fps = 0;
         int width = 0;
         int height = 0;
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@
 
     // If there is trimData present, override the positioning defaults.
     for (Animation::Part& part : animation.parts) {
-        const char* trimDataStr = part.trimData.string();
+        const char* trimDataStr = part.trimData.c_str();
         for (size_t frameIdx = 0; frameIdx < part.frames.size(); frameIdx++) {
             const char* endl = strstr(trimDataStr, "\n");
             // No more trimData for this part.
@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@
                 break;
             }
             String8 line(trimDataStr, endl - trimDataStr);
-            const char* lineStr = line.string();
+            const char* lineStr = line.c_str();
             trimDataStr = ++endl;
             int width = 0, height = 0, x = 0, y = 0;
             if (sscanf(lineStr, "%dx%d+%d+%d", &width, &height, &x, &y) == 4) {
@@ -1566,7 +1566,7 @@
                     1.0f);
 
             ALOGD("Playing files = %s/%s, Requested repeat = %d, playUntilComplete = %s",
-                    animation.fileName.string(), part.path.string(), part.count,
+                    animation.fileName.c_str(), part.path.c_str(), part.count,
                     part.playUntilComplete ? "true" : "false");
 
             // For the last animation, if we have progress indicator from
@@ -1787,17 +1787,17 @@
 BootAnimation::Animation* BootAnimation::loadAnimation(const String8& fn) {
     if (mLoadedFiles.indexOf(fn) >= 0) {
         SLOGE("File \"%s\" is already loaded. Cyclic ref is not allowed",
-            fn.string());
+            fn.c_str());
         return nullptr;
     }
     ZipFileRO *zip = ZipFileRO::open(fn);
     if (zip == nullptr) {
         SLOGE("Failed to open animation zip \"%s\": %s",
-            fn.string(), strerror(errno));
+            fn.c_str(), strerror(errno));
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-    ALOGD("%s is loaded successfully", fn.string());
+    ALOGD("%s is loaded successfully", fn.c_str());
 
     Animation *animation =  new Animation;
     animation->fileName = fn;