diff --git a/libs/binder/Android.bp b/libs/binder/Android.bp
index ed079db..11b032b 100644
--- a/libs/binder/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/binder/Android.bp
@@ -22,11 +22,13 @@
 
     header_libs: [
         "libbase_headers",
+        "libbinder_headers_platform_shared",
         "libcutils_headers",
         "libutils_headers",
     ],
     export_header_lib_headers: [
         "libbase_headers",
+        "libbinder_headers_platform_shared",
         "libcutils_headers",
         "libutils_headers",
     ],
diff --git a/libs/binder/ndk/Android.bp b/libs/binder/ndk/Android.bp
index 82f3882..d76a1f9 100644
--- a/libs/binder/ndk/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/binder/ndk/Android.bp
@@ -129,6 +129,28 @@
     ],
 }
 
+cc_library_headers {
+    name: "libbinder_headers_platform_shared",
+    export_include_dirs: ["include_cpp"],
+    vendor_available: true,
+    host_supported: true,
+    // TODO(b/153609531): remove when no longer needed.
+    native_bridge_supported: true,
+    target: {
+        darwin: {
+            enabled: false,
+        },
+    },
+    min_sdk_version: "29",
+    apex_available: [
+        "//apex_available:platform",
+        // TODO(b/166468760) remove these three
+        "com.android.media",
+        "com.android.media.swcodec",
+        "test_com.android.media.swcodec",
+    ],
+}
+
 ndk_headers {
     name: "libbinder_ndk_headers",
     from: "include_ndk/android",
diff --git a/libs/binder/ndk/include_cpp/android/binder_to_string.h b/libs/binder/ndk/include_cpp/android/binder_to_string.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd51b11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/binder/ndk/include_cpp/android/binder_to_string.h
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @addtogroup NdkBinder
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file binder_to_string.h
+ * @brief Helper for parcelable.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <codecvt>
+#include <locale>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <string>
+#include <type_traits>
+
+#if __has_include(<android/binder_ibinder.h>)
+#include <android/binder_auto_utils.h>
+#include <android/binder_interface_utils.h>
+#include <android/binder_parcelable_utils.h>
+#define HAS_NDK_INTERFACE
+#else
+#include <binder/IBinder.h>
+#include <binder/IInterface.h>
+#include <binder/ParcelFileDescriptor.h>
+#include <binder/ParcelableHolder.h>
+#include <utils/String16.h>
+#include <utils/StrongPointer.h>
+#define HAS_CPP_INTERFACE
+#endif  //_has_include
+
+namespace android {
+namespace internal {
+
+// ToString is a utility to generate string representation for various AIDL-supported types.
+template <typename _T>
+std::string ToString(const _T& t);
+
+namespace details {
+
+// Truthy if _T has toString() method.
+template <typename _T>
+class HasToStringMethod {
+    template <typename _U>
+    static auto _test(int) -> decltype(std::declval<_U>().toString(), std::true_type());
+    template <typename _U>
+    static std::false_type _test(...);
+
+   public:
+    enum { value = decltype(_test<_T>(0))::value };
+};
+
+// Truthy if _T has a overloaded toString(T)
+template <typename _T>
+class HasToStringFunction {
+    template <typename _U>
+    static auto _test(int) -> decltype(toString(std::declval<_U>()), std::true_type());
+    template <typename _U>
+    static std::false_type _test(...);
+
+   public:
+    enum { value = decltype(_test<_T>(0))::value };
+};
+
+// Truthy if _T is like a pointer
+template <typename _T>
+class IsPointerLike {
+    template <typename _U>
+    static auto _test(int) -> decltype(!std::declval<_U>(), *std::declval<_U>(), std::true_type());
+    template <typename _U>
+    static std::false_type _test(...);
+
+   public:
+    enum { value = decltype(_test<_T>(0))::value };
+};
+
+// Truthy if _T is like a container
+template <typename _T>
+class IsIterable {
+    template <typename _U>
+    static auto _test(int)
+            -> decltype(begin(std::declval<_U>()), end(std::declval<_U>()), std::true_type());
+    template <typename _U>
+    static std::false_type _test(...);
+
+   public:
+    enum { value = decltype(_test<_T>(0))::value };
+};
+
+template <typename _T>
+class ToEmptyString {
+    template <typename _U>
+    static std::enable_if_t<
+#ifdef HAS_NDK_INTERFACE
+            std::is_base_of_v<::ndk::ICInterface, _U> || std::is_same_v<::ndk::SpAIBinder, _U> ||
+                    std::is_same_v<::ndk::ScopedFileDescriptor, _U> ||
+                    std::is_same_v<::ndk::AParcelableHolder, _U>
+#else
+            std::is_base_of_v<IInterface, _U> || std::is_same_v<IBinder, _U> ||
+                    std::is_same_v<os::ParcelFileDescriptor, _U> ||
+                    std::is_same_v<os::ParcelableHolder, _U>
+#endif
+            ,
+            std::true_type>
+    _test(int);
+    template <typename _U>
+    static std::false_type _test(...);
+
+   public:
+    enum { value = decltype(_test<_T>(0))::value };
+};
+
+}  // namespace details
+
+template <typename _T>
+std::string ToString(const _T& t) {
+    if constexpr (details::ToEmptyString<_T>::value) {
+        return "";
+    } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<bool, _T>) {
+        return t ? "true" : "false";
+    } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<char16_t, _T>) {
+        return std::wstring_convert<std::codecvt_utf8_utf16<char16_t>, char16_t>().to_bytes(t);
+    } else if constexpr (std::is_arithmetic_v<_T>) {
+        return std::to_string(t);
+    } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<std::string, _T>) {
+        return t;
+#ifdef HAS_CPP_INTERFACE
+    } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<String16, _T>) {
+        std::stringstream out;
+        out << t;
+        return out.str();
+#endif
+    } else if constexpr (details::HasToStringMethod<_T>::value) {
+        return t.toString();
+    } else if constexpr (details::HasToStringFunction<_T>::value) {
+        return toString(t);
+    } else if constexpr (details::IsIterable<_T>::value) {
+        std::stringstream out;
+        bool first = true;
+        out << "[";
+        for (const auto& e : t) {
+            if (first) {
+                first = false;
+            } else {
+                out << ", ";
+            }
+            // Use explicit type parameter in case deref of iterator has different type
+            // e.g. vector<bool>
+            out << ToString<typename _T::value_type>(e);
+        }
+        out << "]";
+        return out.str();
+    } else if constexpr (details::IsPointerLike<_T>::value) {
+        if (!t) return "(null)";
+        std::stringstream out;
+        out << ToString(*t);
+        return out.str();
+    } else {
+        return "{no toString() implemented}";
+    }
+}
+
+}  // namespace internal
+}  // namespace android
+
+/** @} */