diff --git a/health/2.0/libhealthhalutils/Android.bp b/health/2.0/libhealthhalutils/Android.bp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 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.
+ */
+
+cc_library_static {
+    name: "libhealthhalutils",
+    srcs: ["HealthHalUtils.cpp"],
+    cflags: ["-Wall", "-Werror"],
+    vendor_available: true,
+    export_include_dirs: ["include"],
+    shared_libs: [
+        "android.hardware.health@2.0",
+        "libbase",
+        "libhidlbase",
+    ],
+}
diff --git a/health/2.0/libhealthhalutils/HealthHalUtils.cpp b/health/2.0/libhealthhalutils/HealthHalUtils.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 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.
+ */
+
+#define LOG_TAG "HealthHalUtils"
+
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <healthhalutils/HealthHalUtils.h>
+
+namespace android {
+namespace hardware {
+namespace health {
+namespace V2_0 {
+
+sp<IHealth> get_health_service() {
+    for (auto&& instanceName : {"default", "backup"}) {
+        auto ret = IHealth::getService(instanceName);
+        if (ret != nullptr) {
+            return ret;
+        }
+        LOG(INFO) << "health: cannot get " << instanceName << " service";
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+}  // namespace V2_0
+}  // namespace health
+}  // namespace hardware
+}  // namespace android
diff --git a/health/2.0/libhealthhalutils/include/healthhalutils/HealthHalUtils.h b/health/2.0/libhealthhalutils/include/healthhalutils/HealthHalUtils.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef HEALTHD_HEALTH_HAL_UTILS_H
+#define HEALTHD_HEALTH_HAL_UTILS_H
+
+#include <android/hardware/health/2.0/IHealth.h>
+
+namespace android {
+namespace hardware {
+namespace health {
+namespace V2_0 {
+
+// Simplified version of BatteryService.HealthServiceWrapper.init().
+// Returns the "default" health instance when it is available, and "backup" instance
+// otherwise. Before health 1.0 HAL is removed, this function should be used instead
+// of IHealth::getService().
+sp<IHealth> get_health_service();
+
+}  // namespace V2_0
+}  // namespace health
+}  // namespace hardware
+}  // namespace android
+
+#endif  // HEALTHD_HEALTH_HAL_UTILS_H