diff --git a/libs/binder/include/binder/Parcel.h b/libs/binder/include/binder/Parcel.h
index ceab20a..0c7366e 100644
--- a/libs/binder/include/binder/Parcel.h
+++ b/libs/binder/include/binder/Parcel.h
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@
     LIBBINDER_EXPORTED status_t writeUint64(uint64_t val);
     LIBBINDER_EXPORTED status_t writeFloat(float val);
     LIBBINDER_EXPORTED status_t writeDouble(double val);
-    LIBBINDER_EXPORTED status_t writeCString(const char* str);
+    LIBBINDER_EXPORTED status_t writeCString(const char* str)
+            __attribute__((deprecated("use AIDL, writeString* instead")));
     LIBBINDER_EXPORTED status_t writeString8(const String8& str);
     LIBBINDER_EXPORTED status_t writeString8(const char* str, size_t len);
     LIBBINDER_EXPORTED status_t writeString16(const String16& str);
@@ -434,7 +435,8 @@
     LIBBINDER_EXPORTED status_t readUtf8FromUtf16(std::unique_ptr<std::string>* str) const
             __attribute__((deprecated("use std::optional version instead")));
 
-    LIBBINDER_EXPORTED const char* readCString() const;
+    LIBBINDER_EXPORTED const char* readCString() const
+            __attribute__((deprecated("use AIDL, use readString*")));
     LIBBINDER_EXPORTED String8 readString8() const;
     LIBBINDER_EXPORTED status_t readString8(String8* pArg) const;
     LIBBINDER_EXPORTED const char* readString8Inplace(size_t* outLen) const;