diff --git a/libs/gui/BufferQueueProducer.cpp b/libs/gui/BufferQueueProducer.cpp
index cf5ad7b..ce5d5d3 100644
--- a/libs/gui/BufferQueueProducer.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/BufferQueueProducer.cpp
@@ -505,13 +505,13 @@
         {
             if (CC_UNLIKELY(ATRACE_ENABLED())) {
                 if (buffer == nullptr) {
-                    ATRACE_FORMAT_INSTANT("%s buffer reallocation: null", mConsumerName.string());
+                    ATRACE_FORMAT_INSTANT("%s buffer reallocation: null", mConsumerName.c_str());
                 } else {
                     ATRACE_FORMAT_INSTANT("%s buffer reallocation actual %dx%d format:%d "
                                           "layerCount:%d "
                                           "usage:%d requested: %dx%d format:%d layerCount:%d "
                                           "usage:%d ",
-                                          mConsumerName.string(), width, height, format,
+                                          mConsumerName.c_str(), width, height, format,
                                           BQ_LAYER_COUNT, usage, buffer->getWidth(),
                                           buffer->getHeight(), buffer->getPixelFormat(),
                                           buffer->getLayerCount(), buffer->getUsage());
diff --git a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
index aff03e0..8a1f7c6 100644
--- a/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
+++ b/libs/gui/SurfaceComposerClient.cpp
@@ -2420,7 +2420,7 @@
 
     if (mStatus == NO_ERROR) {
         gui::CreateSurfaceResult result;
-        binder::Status status = mClient->createSurface(std::string(name.string()), flags,
+        binder::Status status = mClient->createSurface(std::string(name.c_str()), flags,
                                                        parentHandle, std::move(metadata), &result);
         err = statusTFromBinderStatus(status);
         if (outTransformHint) {
diff --git a/libs/input/PropertyMap.cpp b/libs/input/PropertyMap.cpp
index 315f5a6..62989d4 100644
--- a/libs/input/PropertyMap.cpp
+++ b/libs/input/PropertyMap.cpp
@@ -200,13 +200,13 @@
                 return BAD_VALUE;
             }
 
-            if (mMap->hasProperty(keyToken.string())) {
+            if (mMap->hasProperty(keyToken.c_str())) {
                 ALOGE("%s: Duplicate property value for key '%s'.",
                       mTokenizer->getLocation().c_str(), keyToken.c_str());
                 return BAD_VALUE;
             }
 
-            mMap->addProperty(keyToken.string(), valueToken.string());
+            mMap->addProperty(keyToken.c_str(), valueToken.c_str());
         }
 
         mTokenizer->nextLine();
diff --git a/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.cpp b/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.cpp
index d469ff4..dc86577 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.cpp
+++ b/services/sensorservice/SensorEventConnection.cpp
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@
                 }
                 if (!mService->isAllowListedPackage(mPackageName)) {
                     ALOGE("App not allowed to inject data, dropping event"
-                          "package=%s uid=%d", mPackageName.string(), mUid);
+                          "package=%s uid=%d", mPackageName.c_str(), mUid);
                     return 0;
                 }
                 sensors_event_t sensor_event;
diff --git a/services/sensorservice/SensorService.cpp b/services/sensorservice/SensorService.cpp
index 1030cee..00fe9e6 100644
--- a/services/sensorservice/SensorService.cpp
+++ b/services/sensorservice/SensorService.cpp
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@
         }
         if (args.size() > 0) {
             Mode targetOperatingMode = NORMAL;
-            std::string inputStringMode = String8(args[0]).string();
+            std::string inputStringMode = String8(args[0]).c_str();
             if (getTargetOperatingMode(inputStringMode, &targetOperatingMode)) {
               status_t error = changeOperatingMode(args, targetOperatingMode);
               // Dump the latest state only if no error was encountered.
@@ -1465,7 +1465,7 @@
         accessibleSensorList.add(sensor);
     } else if (sensor.getType() != SENSOR_TYPE_HEAD_TRACKER) {
         ALOGI("Skipped sensor %s because it requires permission %s and app op %" PRId32,
-        sensor.getName().string(), sensor.getRequiredPermission().string(),
+        sensor.getName().c_str(), sensor.getRequiredPermission().c_str(),
         sensor.getRequiredAppOp());
     }
 }