diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/EffectHelper.h b/audio/aidl/vts/EffectHelper.h
index 4e84f6b..a1353f5 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/EffectHelper.h
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/EffectHelper.h
@@ -32,12 +32,14 @@
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <system/audio_effects/aidl_effects_utils.h>
 #include <system/audio_effects/effect_uuid.h>
+#include <system/audio_aidl_utils.h>
 
 #include "AudioHalBinderServiceUtil.h"
 #include "EffectFactoryHelper.h"
 #include "TestUtils.h"
 
 using namespace android;
+using ::android::audio::utils::toString;
 using aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect::CommandId;
 using aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect::Descriptor;
 using aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect::IEffect;
@@ -63,6 +65,13 @@
                                     ::aidl::android::hardware::common::fmq::SynchronizedReadWrite>
         DataMQ;
 
+static inline std::string getPrefix(Descriptor &descriptor) {
+    std::string prefix = "Implementor_" + descriptor.common.implementor + "_name_" +
+                               descriptor.common.name + "_UUID_" +
+                               toString(descriptor.common.id.uuid);
+    return prefix;
+}
+
 class EffectHelper {
   public:
     static void create(std::shared_ptr<IFactory> factory, std::shared_ptr<IEffect>& effect,
@@ -71,7 +80,7 @@
         auto& id = desc.common.id;
         ASSERT_STATUS(status, factory->createEffect(id.uuid, &effect));
         if (status == EX_NONE) {
-            ASSERT_NE(effect, nullptr) << id.uuid.toString();
+            ASSERT_NE(effect, nullptr) << toString(id.uuid);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAECTargetTest.cpp b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAECTargetTest.cpp
index 8828c41..4f658f2 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAECTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAECTargetTest.cpp
@@ -162,9 +162,7 @@
             auto descriptor = std::get<PARAM_INSTANCE_NAME>(info.param).second;
             std::string echoDelay = std::to_string(std::get<PARAM_ECHO_DELAY>(info.param));
             std::string mobileMode = std::get<PARAM_MOBILE_MODE>(info.param) ? "true" : "false";
-            std::string name = "Implementor_" + descriptor.common.implementor + "_name_" +
-                               descriptor.common.name + "_UUID_" +
-                               descriptor.common.id.uuid.toString() + "_EchoDelay_" + echoDelay +
+            std::string name = getPrefix(descriptor) + "_EchoDelay_" + echoDelay +
                                "_MobileMode_" + mobileMode;
             std::replace_if(
                     name.begin(), name.end(), [](const char c) { return !std::isalnum(c); }, '_');
diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAGC1TargetTest.cpp b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAGC1TargetTest.cpp
index edfcdf6..cc00763 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAGC1TargetTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAGC1TargetTest.cpp
@@ -177,9 +177,7 @@
                     std::to_string(std::get<PARAM_MAX_COMPRESSION_GAIN>(info.param));
             std::string enableLimiter = std::to_string(std::get<PARAM_ENABLE_LIMITER>(info.param));
 
-            std::string name = "Implementor_" + descriptor.common.implementor + "_name_" +
-                               descriptor.common.name + "_UUID_" +
-                               descriptor.common.id.uuid.toString() + "_target_peak_level_" +
+            std::string name = getPrefix(descriptor) + "_target_peak_level_" +
                                targetPeakLevel + "_max_compression_gain_" + maxCompressionGain +
                                "_enable_limiter_" + enableLimiter;
             std::replace_if(
diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAGC2TargetTest.cpp b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAGC2TargetTest.cpp
index 8ba8e45..46a569e 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAGC2TargetTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAGC2TargetTest.cpp
@@ -183,9 +183,7 @@
             std::string margin =
                     std::to_string(static_cast<int>(std::get<PARAM_SATURATION_MARGIN>(info.param)));
 
-            std::string name = "Implementor_" + descriptor.common.implementor + "_name_" +
-                               descriptor.common.name + "_UUID_" +
-                               descriptor.common.id.uuid.toString() + "_digital_gain_" + gain +
+            std::string name = getPrefix(descriptor) + "_digital_gain_" + gain +
                                "_level_estimator_" + estimator + "_margin_" + margin;
             std::replace_if(
                     name.begin(), name.end(), [](const char c) { return !std::isalnum(c); }, '_');
diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioEffectFactoryTargetTest.cpp b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioEffectFactoryTargetTest.cpp
index 9cd6c22..8084a59 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioEffectFactoryTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioEffectFactoryTargetTest.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@
 #include "EffectFactoryHelper.h"
 #include "TestUtils.h"
 
+#include <system/audio_aidl_utils.h>
+
+using namespace android;
+using ::android::audio::utils::toString;
+
 using namespace android;
 
 using aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect::Descriptor;
@@ -93,7 +98,7 @@
             std::shared_ptr<IEffect> effect;
             EXPECT_STATUS(expectStatus, mEffectFactory->createEffect(uuid, &effect));
             if (expectStatus == EX_NONE) {
-                EXPECT_NE(effect, nullptr) << " null effect with uuid: " << uuid.toString();
+                EXPECT_NE(effect, nullptr) << " null effect with uuid: " << toString(uuid);
                 effects.push_back(std::move(effect));
             }
         }
@@ -148,7 +153,7 @@
     }
     std::string msg = " missing type UUID:\n";
     for (const auto& uuid : typeUuidSet) {
-        msg += (uuid.toString() + "\n");
+        msg += (toString(uuid) + "\n");
     }
     SCOPED_TRACE(msg);
     EXPECT_EQ(0UL, typeUuidSet.size());
diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioEffectTargetTest.cpp b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioEffectTargetTest.cpp
index 436f2a3..4ad9b2d 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioEffectTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioEffectTargetTest.cpp
@@ -848,10 +848,7 @@
                 EffectFactoryHelper::getAllEffectDescriptors(IFactory::descriptor))),
         [](const testing::TestParamInfo<AudioEffectTest::ParamType>& info) {
             auto descriptor = std::get<PARAM_INSTANCE_NAME>(info.param).second;
-            std::string name = "Implementor_" + descriptor.common.implementor + "_name_" +
-                               descriptor.common.name + "_TYPE_" +
-                               descriptor.common.id.type.toString() + "_UUID_" +
-                               descriptor.common.id.uuid.toString();
+            std::string name = getPrefix(descriptor);
             std::replace_if(
                     name.begin(), name.end(), [](const char c) { return !std::isalnum(c); }, '_');
             return name;
diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalBassBoostTargetTest.cpp b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalBassBoostTargetTest.cpp
index 9cfdc50..afddb84 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalBassBoostTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalBassBoostTargetTest.cpp
@@ -145,9 +145,7 @@
         [](const testing::TestParamInfo<BassBoostParamTest::ParamType>& info) {
             auto descriptor = std::get<PARAM_INSTANCE_NAME>(info.param).second;
             std::string strength = std::to_string(std::get<PARAM_STRENGTH>(info.param));
-            std::string name = "Implementor_" + descriptor.common.implementor + "_name_" +
-                               descriptor.common.name + "_UUID_" +
-                               descriptor.common.id.uuid.toString() + "_strength_" + strength;
+            std::string name = getPrefix(descriptor) + "_strength_" + strength;
             std::replace_if(
                     name.begin(), name.end(), [](const char c) { return !std::isalnum(c); }, '_');
             return name;
diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalDownmixTargetTest.cpp b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalDownmixTargetTest.cpp
index 5aeebde..7a2f31b 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalDownmixTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalDownmixTargetTest.cpp
@@ -126,9 +126,7 @@
         [](const testing::TestParamInfo<DownmixParamTest::ParamType>& info) {
             auto descriptor = std::get<PARAM_INSTANCE_NAME>(info.param).second;
             std::string type = std::to_string(static_cast<int>(std::get<PARAM_TYPE>(info.param)));
-            std::string name = "Implementor_" + descriptor.common.implementor + "_name_" +
-                               descriptor.common.name + "_UUID_" +
-                               descriptor.common.id.uuid.toString() + "_type" + type;
+            std::string name = getPrefix(descriptor) + "_type" + type;
             std::replace_if(
                     name.begin(), name.end(), [](const char c) { return !std::isalnum(c); }, '_');
             return name;
diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalDynamicsProcessingTest.cpp b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalDynamicsProcessingTest.cpp
index 033e3b5..5509c76 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalDynamicsProcessingTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalDynamicsProcessingTest.cpp
@@ -513,9 +513,7 @@
             auto descriptor = std::get<ENGINE_TEST_INSTANCE_NAME>(info.param).second;
             DynamicsProcessing::EngineArchitecture cfg;
             fillEngineArchConfig(cfg, info.param);
-            std::string name = "Implementor_" + descriptor.common.implementor + "_name_" +
-                               descriptor.common.name + "_UUID_" +
-                               descriptor.common.id.uuid.toString() + "_Cfg_" + cfg.toString();
+            std::string name = getPrefix(descriptor) + "_Cfg_" + cfg.toString();
             std::replace_if(
                     name.begin(), name.end(), [](const char c) { return !std::isalnum(c); }, '_');
             return name;
diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalEnvironmentalReverbTargetTest.cpp b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalEnvironmentalReverbTargetTest.cpp
index 05c2c5b..f2ef185 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalEnvironmentalReverbTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalEnvironmentalReverbTargetTest.cpp
@@ -209,9 +209,7 @@
             auto descriptor = std::get<0>(info.param).second;
             std::string roomLevel = std::to_string(std::get<1>(info.param));
 
-            std::string name = "Implementor_" + descriptor.common.implementor + "_name_" +
-                               descriptor.common.name + "_UUID_" +
-                               descriptor.common.id.uuid.toString() + "_roomLevel" + roomLevel;
+            std::string name = getPrefix(descriptor) + "_roomLevel" + roomLevel;
             std::replace_if(
                     name.begin(), name.end(), [](const char c) { return !std::isalnum(c); }, '_');
             return name;
diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalEqualizerTargetTest.cpp b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalEqualizerTargetTest.cpp
index 716a2c6..37e7c0a 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalEqualizerTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalEqualizerTargetTest.cpp
@@ -209,9 +209,7 @@
             auto descriptor = std::get<PARAM_INSTANCE_NAME>(info.param).second;
             std::string bandLevel =
                     ::android::internal::ToString(std::get<PARAM_BAND_LEVEL>(info.param));
-            std::string name = "Implementor_" + descriptor.common.implementor + "_name_" +
-                               descriptor.common.name + "_UUID_" +
-                               descriptor.common.id.uuid.toString() + "_preset_" +
+            std::string name = getPrefix(descriptor) + "_preset_" +
                                std::to_string(std::get<PARAM_PRESET>(info.param)) + "_bandLevel_" +
                                bandLevel;
             std::replace_if(
diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalHapticGeneratorTargetTest.cpp b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalHapticGeneratorTargetTest.cpp
index 7c79d1b..d417e86 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalHapticGeneratorTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalHapticGeneratorTargetTest.cpp
@@ -195,9 +195,7 @@
                     std::to_string(std::get<PARAM_VIBRATION_INFORMATION_Q_FACTOR>(info.param));
             std::string maxAmplitude =
                     std::to_string(std::get<PARAM_VIBRATION_INFORMATION_MAX_AMPLITUDE>(info.param));
-            std::string name = "Implementor_" + descriptor.common.implementor + "_name_" +
-                               descriptor.common.name + "_UUID_" +
-                               descriptor.common.id.uuid.toString() + "_hapticScaleId" +
+            std::string name = getPrefix(descriptor) + "_hapticScaleId" +
                                hapticScaleID + "_hapticScaleVibScale" + hapticScaleVibScale +
                                "_resonantFrequency" + resonantFrequency + "_qFactor" + qFactor +
                                "_maxAmplitude" + maxAmplitude;
diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalLoudnessEnhancerTargetTest.cpp b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalLoudnessEnhancerTargetTest.cpp
index 96b048e..cbb80a9 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalLoudnessEnhancerTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalLoudnessEnhancerTargetTest.cpp
@@ -131,9 +131,7 @@
         [](const testing::TestParamInfo<LoudnessEnhancerParamTest::ParamType>& info) {
             auto descriptor = std::get<PARAM_INSTANCE_NAME>(info.param).second;
             std::string gainMb = std::to_string(std::get<PARAM_GAIN_MB>(info.param));
-            std::string name = "Implementor_" + descriptor.common.implementor + "_name_" +
-                               descriptor.common.name + "_UUID_" +
-                               descriptor.common.id.uuid.toString() + "_gainMb_" + gainMb;
+            std::string name = getPrefix(descriptor) + "_gainMb_" + gainMb;
             std::replace_if(
                     name.begin(), name.end(), [](const char c) { return !std::isalnum(c); }, '_');
             return name;
diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalNSTargetTest.cpp b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalNSTargetTest.cpp
index 5525c80..7c8b2e5 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalNSTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalNSTargetTest.cpp
@@ -155,9 +155,7 @@
                     std::get<PARAM_LEVEL>(info.param));
             std::string type = aidl::android::hardware::audio::effect::toString(
                     std::get<PARAM_TYPE>(info.param));
-            std::string name = "Implementor_" + descriptor.common.implementor + "_name_" +
-                               descriptor.common.name + "_UUID_" +
-                               descriptor.common.id.uuid.toString() + "_level_" + level + "_type_" +
+            std::string name = getPrefix(descriptor) + "_level_" + level + "_type_" +
                                type;
             std::replace_if(
                     name.begin(), name.end(), [](const char c) { return !std::isalnum(c); }, '_');
diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalPresetReverbTargetTest.cpp b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalPresetReverbTargetTest.cpp
index 8fb4ebf..3056c6c 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalPresetReverbTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalPresetReverbTargetTest.cpp
@@ -137,9 +137,7 @@
             auto descriptor = std::get<PARAM_INSTANCE_NAME>(info.param).second;
             std::string preset =
                     std::to_string(static_cast<int>(std::get<PARAM_PRESETS>(info.param)));
-            std::string name = "Implementor_" + descriptor.common.implementor + "_name_" +
-                               descriptor.common.name + "_UUID_" +
-                               descriptor.common.id.uuid.toString() + "_preset" + preset;
+            std::string name = getPrefix(descriptor) + "_preset" + preset;
             std::replace_if(
                     name.begin(), name.end(), [](const char c) { return !std::isalnum(c); }, '_');
             return name;
diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalVirtualizerTargetTest.cpp b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalVirtualizerTargetTest.cpp
index 6b1da63..07a9fa4 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalVirtualizerTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalVirtualizerTargetTest.cpp
@@ -141,9 +141,7 @@
         [](const testing::TestParamInfo<VirtualizerParamTest::ParamType>& info) {
             auto descriptor = std::get<PARAM_INSTANCE_NAME>(info.param).second;
             std::string strength = std::to_string(std::get<PARAM_STRENGTH>(info.param));
-            std::string name = "Implementor_" + descriptor.common.implementor + "_name_" +
-                               descriptor.common.name + "_UUID_" +
-                               descriptor.common.id.uuid.toString() + "_strength" + strength;
+            std::string name = getPrefix(descriptor) + "_strength" + strength;
             std::replace_if(
                     name.begin(), name.end(), [](const char c) { return !std::isalnum(c); }, '_');
             return name;
diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalVisualizerTargetTest.cpp b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalVisualizerTargetTest.cpp
index f41ba30..903ba69 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalVisualizerTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalVisualizerTargetTest.cpp
@@ -195,9 +195,7 @@
                     std::get<PARAM_MEASUREMENT_MODE>(info.param));
             std::string latency = std::to_string(std::get<PARAM_LATENCY>(info.param));
 
-            std::string name = "Implementor_" + descriptor.common.implementor + "_name_" +
-                               descriptor.common.name + "_UUID_" +
-                               descriptor.common.id.uuid.toString() + "_captureSize" + captureSize +
+            std::string name = getPrefix(descriptor) + "_captureSize" + captureSize +
                                "_scalingMode" + scalingMode + "_measurementMode" + measurementMode +
                                "_latency" + latency;
             std::replace_if(
diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalVolumeTargetTest.cpp b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalVolumeTargetTest.cpp
index 90b7f37..9193a36 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalVolumeTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalVolumeTargetTest.cpp
@@ -149,9 +149,7 @@
             auto descriptor = std::get<PARAM_INSTANCE_NAME>(info.param).second;
             std::string level = std::to_string(std::get<PARAM_LEVEL>(info.param));
             std::string mute = std::to_string(std::get<PARAM_MUTE>(info.param));
-            std::string name = "Implementor_" + descriptor.common.implementor + "_name_" +
-                               descriptor.common.name + "_UUID_" +
-                               descriptor.common.id.uuid.toString() + "_level" + level + "_mute" +
+            std::string name = getPrefix(descriptor) + "_level" + level + "_mute" +
                                mute;
             std::replace_if(
                     name.begin(), name.end(), [](const char c) { return !std::isalnum(c); }, '_');