diff --git a/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp b/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp
index 9aa992b..b5d70d3 100644
--- a/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/AndroidRuntime.cpp
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
     JNIEnv* env;
     jmethodID methodId;
 
-    ALOGD("Calling main entry %s", className.string());
+    ALOGD("Calling main entry %s", className.c_str());
 
     env = getJNIEnv();
     if (clazz == NULL || env == NULL) {
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@
 
     methodId = env->GetStaticMethodID(clazz, "main", "([Ljava/lang/String;)V");
     if (methodId == NULL) {
-        ALOGE("ERROR: could not find method %s.main(String[])\n", className.string());
+        ALOGE("ERROR: could not find method %s.main(String[])\n", className.c_str());
         return UNKNOWN_ERROR;
     }
 
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@
     strArray = env->NewObjectArray(numArgs, stringClass, NULL);
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < numArgs; i++) {
-        jstring argStr = env->NewStringUTF(args[i].string());
+        jstring argStr = env->NewStringUTF(args[i].c_str());
         env->SetObjectArrayElement(strArray, i, argStr);
     }
 
@@ -1269,7 +1269,7 @@
     env->SetObjectArrayElement(strArray, 0, classNameStr);
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < options.size(); ++i) {
-        jstring optionsStr = env->NewStringUTF(options.itemAt(i).string());
+        jstring optionsStr = env->NewStringUTF(options.itemAt(i).c_str());
         assert(optionsStr != NULL);
         env->SetObjectArrayElement(strArray, i + 1, optionsStr);
     }
diff --git a/core/jni/android_view_DisplayEventReceiver.cpp b/core/jni/android_view_DisplayEventReceiver.cpp
index 624bd5f..69fc515 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_view_DisplayEventReceiver.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_view_DisplayEventReceiver.cpp
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@
     if (status) {
         String8 message;
         message.appendFormat("Failed to initialize display event receiver.  status=%d", status);
-        jniThrowRuntimeException(env, message.string());
+        jniThrowRuntimeException(env, message.c_str());
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
     if (status) {
         String8 message;
         message.appendFormat("Failed to schedule next vertical sync pulse.  status=%d", status);
-        jniThrowRuntimeException(env, message.string());
+        jniThrowRuntimeException(env, message.c_str());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/core/jni/android_view_InputEventSender.cpp b/core/jni/android_view_InputEventSender.cpp
index 061f669..833952d 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_view_InputEventSender.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_view_InputEventSender.cpp
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
     if (status) {
         String8 message;
         message.appendFormat("Failed to initialize input event sender.  status=%d", status);
-        jniThrowRuntimeException(env, message.string());
+        jniThrowRuntimeException(env, message.c_str());
         return 0;
     }
 
diff --git a/libs/hwui/RenderNode.h b/libs/hwui/RenderNode.h
index b5b828e..529a49e9 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/RenderNode.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/RenderNode.h
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
         return mDisplayList.containsProjectionReceiver();
     }
 
-    const char* getName() const { return mName.string(); }
+    const char* getName() const { return mName.c_str(); }
 
     void setName(const char* name) {
         if (name) {
diff --git a/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/SkiaPipeline.cpp b/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/SkiaPipeline.cpp
index 3d77877..6679f8f 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/SkiaPipeline.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/pipeline/skia/SkiaPipeline.cpp
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
             String8 cachesOutput;
             mRenderThread.cacheManager().dumpMemoryUsage(cachesOutput,
                                                          &mRenderThread.renderState());
-            ALOGE("%s", cachesOutput.string());
+            ALOGE("%s", cachesOutput.c_str());
             if (errorHandler) {
                 std::ostringstream err;
                 err << "Unable to create layer for " << node->getName();
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.cpp b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.cpp
index c740074..94ed06c 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.cpp
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
 
     String8 cachesOutput;
     mCacheManager->dumpMemoryUsage(cachesOutput, mRenderState);
-    dprintf(fd, "\nPipeline=%s\n%s", pipelineToString(), cachesOutput.string());
+    dprintf(fd, "\nPipeline=%s\n%s", pipelineToString(), cachesOutput.c_str());
     for (auto&& context : mCacheManager->mCanvasContexts) {
         context->visitAllRenderNodes([&](const RenderNode& node) {
             if (node.isTextureView()) {