diff --git a/bluetooth/audio/2.2/IBluetoothAudioProvidersFactory.hal b/bluetooth/audio/2.2/IBluetoothAudioProvidersFactory.hal
index eeff4de..7fb5b6c 100644
--- a/bluetooth/audio/2.2/IBluetoothAudioProvidersFactory.hal
+++ b/bluetooth/audio/2.2/IBluetoothAudioProvidersFactory.hal
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
 
 package android.hardware.bluetooth.audio@2.2;
 
+import IBluetoothAudioProvider;
 import @2.1::IBluetoothAudioProvidersFactory;
+import @2.0::Status;
+import @2.1::SessionType;
 
 /**
  * This factory allows a HAL implementation to be split into multiple
@@ -30,4 +33,19 @@
  * for return value must be invoked synchronously before the API call returns.
  */
 interface IBluetoothAudioProvidersFactory extends @2.1::IBluetoothAudioProvidersFactory {
+    /**
+     * Opens an audio provider for a session type. To close the provider, it is
+     * necessary to release references to the returned provider object.
+     *
+     * @param sessionType The session type (e.g.
+     *    LE_AUDIO_SOFTWARE_ENCODING_DATAPATH).
+     *
+     * @return status One of the following
+     *    SUCCESS if the Audio HAL successfully opens the provider with the
+     *        given session type
+     *    FAILURE if the Audio HAL cannot open the provider
+     * @return provider The provider of the specified session type
+     */
+    openProvider_2_2(SessionType sessionType)
+        generates (Status status, IBluetoothAudioProvider provider);
 };
diff --git a/bluetooth/audio/2.2/default/BluetoothAudioProvidersFactory.cpp b/bluetooth/audio/2.2/default/BluetoothAudioProvidersFactory.cpp
index 7438c80..510833d 100644
--- a/bluetooth/audio/2.2/default/BluetoothAudioProvidersFactory.cpp
+++ b/bluetooth/audio/2.2/default/BluetoothAudioProvidersFactory.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,49 @@
   return Void();
 }
 
+Return<void> BluetoothAudioProvidersFactory::openProvider_2_2(
+    const V2_1::SessionType sessionType, openProvider_2_2_cb _hidl_cb) {
+  LOG(INFO) << __func__ << " - SessionType=" << toString(sessionType);
+  BluetoothAudioStatus status = BluetoothAudioStatus::SUCCESS;
+  BluetoothAudioProvider* provider = nullptr;
+
+  switch (sessionType) {
+    case V2_1::SessionType::A2DP_SOFTWARE_ENCODING_DATAPATH:
+      provider = &a2dp_software_provider_instance_;
+      break;
+    case V2_1::SessionType::A2DP_HARDWARE_OFFLOAD_DATAPATH:
+      provider = &a2dp_offload_provider_instance_;
+      break;
+    case V2_1::SessionType::HEARING_AID_SOFTWARE_ENCODING_DATAPATH:
+      provider = &hearing_aid_provider_instance_;
+      break;
+    case V2_1::SessionType::LE_AUDIO_SOFTWARE_ENCODING_DATAPATH:
+      provider = &leaudio_output_provider_instance_;
+      break;
+    case V2_1::SessionType::LE_AUDIO_HARDWARE_OFFLOAD_ENCODING_DATAPATH:
+      provider = &leaudio_offload_output_provider_instance_;
+      break;
+    case V2_1::SessionType::LE_AUDIO_SOFTWARE_DECODED_DATAPATH:
+      provider = &leaudio_input_provider_instance_;
+      break;
+    case V2_1::SessionType::LE_AUDIO_HARDWARE_OFFLOAD_DECODING_DATAPATH:
+      provider = &leaudio_offload_input_provider_instance_;
+      break;
+    default:
+      status = BluetoothAudioStatus::FAILURE;
+  }
+
+  if (provider == nullptr || !provider->isValid(sessionType)) {
+    provider = nullptr;
+    status = BluetoothAudioStatus::FAILURE;
+    LOG(ERROR) << __func__ << " - SessionType=" << toString(sessionType)
+               << ", status=" << toString(status);
+  }
+
+  _hidl_cb(status, provider);
+  return Void();
+}
+
 Return<void> BluetoothAudioProvidersFactory::getProviderCapabilities(
     const V2_0::SessionType sessionType, getProviderCapabilities_cb _hidl_cb) {
   hidl_vec<V2_0::AudioCapabilities> audio_capabilities =
diff --git a/bluetooth/audio/2.2/default/BluetoothAudioProvidersFactory.h b/bluetooth/audio/2.2/default/BluetoothAudioProvidersFactory.h
index 8db330b..658249b 100644
--- a/bluetooth/audio/2.2/default/BluetoothAudioProvidersFactory.h
+++ b/bluetooth/audio/2.2/default/BluetoothAudioProvidersFactory.h
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@
   Return<void> openProvider_2_1(const V2_1::SessionType sessionType,
                                 openProvider_2_1_cb _hidl_cb) override;
 
+  Return<void> openProvider_2_2(const V2_1::SessionType sessionType,
+                                openProvider_2_2_cb _hidl_cb) override;
+
   Return<void> getProviderCapabilities_2_1(
       const V2_1::SessionType sessionType,
       getProviderCapabilities_2_1_cb _hidl_cb) override;
diff --git a/bluetooth/audio/utils/session/BluetoothAudioSessionControl_2_2.h b/bluetooth/audio/utils/session/BluetoothAudioSessionControl_2_2.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e20914e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bluetooth/audio/utils/session/BluetoothAudioSessionControl_2_2.h
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 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.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "BluetoothAudioSession_2_2.h"
+
+namespace android {
+namespace bluetooth {
+namespace audio {
+
+class BluetoothAudioSessionControl_2_2 {
+  using SessionType_2_1 =
+      ::android::hardware::bluetooth::audio::V2_1::SessionType;
+  using AudioConfiguration_2_2 =
+      ::android::hardware::bluetooth::audio::V2_2::AudioConfiguration;
+
+ public:
+  // The control API helps to check if session is ready or not
+  // @return: true if the Bluetooth stack has started th specified session
+  static bool IsSessionReady(const SessionType_2_1& session_type) {
+    std::shared_ptr<BluetoothAudioSession_2_2> session_ptr =
+        BluetoothAudioSessionInstance_2_2::GetSessionInstance(session_type);
+    if (session_ptr != nullptr) {
+      return session_ptr->IsSessionReady();
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // The control API helps the bluetooth_audio module to register
+  // PortStatusCallbacks
+  // @return: cookie - the assigned number to this bluetooth_audio output
+  static uint16_t RegisterControlResultCback(
+      const SessionType_2_1& session_type, const PortStatusCallbacks& cbacks) {
+    std::shared_ptr<BluetoothAudioSession_2_2> session_ptr =
+        BluetoothAudioSessionInstance_2_2::GetSessionInstance(session_type);
+    if (session_ptr != nullptr) {
+      return session_ptr->GetAudioSession()->RegisterStatusCback(cbacks);
+    }
+    return kObserversCookieUndefined;
+  }
+
+  // The control API helps the bluetooth_audio module to unregister
+  // PortStatusCallbacks
+  // @param: cookie - indicates which bluetooth_audio output is
+  static void UnregisterControlResultCback(const SessionType_2_1& session_type,
+                                           uint16_t cookie) {
+    std::shared_ptr<BluetoothAudioSession_2_2> session_ptr =
+        BluetoothAudioSessionInstance_2_2::GetSessionInstance(session_type);
+    if (session_ptr != nullptr) {
+      session_ptr->GetAudioSession()->UnregisterStatusCback(cookie);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // The control API for the bluetooth_audio module to get current
+  // AudioConfiguration
+  static const AudioConfiguration_2_2 GetAudioConfig(
+      const SessionType_2_1& session_type) {
+    std::shared_ptr<BluetoothAudioSession_2_2> session_ptr =
+        BluetoothAudioSessionInstance_2_2::GetSessionInstance(session_type);
+    if (session_ptr != nullptr) {
+      return session_ptr->GetAudioConfig();
+    } else if (session_type ==
+               SessionType_2_1::A2DP_HARDWARE_OFFLOAD_DATAPATH) {
+      return BluetoothAudioSession_2_2::kInvalidOffloadAudioConfiguration;
+    } else {
+      return BluetoothAudioSession_2_2::kInvalidSoftwareAudioConfiguration;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Those control APIs for the bluetooth_audio module to start / suspend / stop
+  // stream, to check position, and to update metadata.
+  static bool StartStream(const SessionType_2_1& session_type) {
+    std::shared_ptr<BluetoothAudioSession_2_2> session_ptr =
+        BluetoothAudioSessionInstance_2_2::GetSessionInstance(session_type);
+    if (session_ptr != nullptr) {
+      return session_ptr->GetAudioSession()->StartStream();
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  static bool SuspendStream(const SessionType_2_1& session_type) {
+    std::shared_ptr<BluetoothAudioSession_2_2> session_ptr =
+        BluetoothAudioSessionInstance_2_2::GetSessionInstance(session_type);
+    if (session_ptr != nullptr) {
+      return session_ptr->GetAudioSession()->SuspendStream();
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  static void StopStream(const SessionType_2_1& session_type) {
+    std::shared_ptr<BluetoothAudioSession_2_2> session_ptr =
+        BluetoothAudioSessionInstance_2_2::GetSessionInstance(session_type);
+    if (session_ptr != nullptr) {
+      session_ptr->GetAudioSession()->StopStream();
+    }
+  }
+
+  static bool GetPresentationPosition(const SessionType_2_1& session_type,
+                                      uint64_t* remote_delay_report_ns,
+                                      uint64_t* total_bytes_readed,
+                                      timespec* data_position) {
+    std::shared_ptr<BluetoothAudioSession_2_2> session_ptr =
+        BluetoothAudioSessionInstance_2_2::GetSessionInstance(session_type);
+    if (session_ptr != nullptr) {
+      return session_ptr->GetAudioSession()->GetPresentationPosition(
+          remote_delay_report_ns, total_bytes_readed, data_position);
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  static void UpdateTracksMetadata(
+      const SessionType_2_1& session_type,
+      const struct source_metadata* source_metadata) {
+    std::shared_ptr<BluetoothAudioSession_2_2> session_ptr =
+        BluetoothAudioSessionInstance_2_2::GetSessionInstance(session_type);
+    if (session_ptr != nullptr) {
+      session_ptr->GetAudioSession()->UpdateTracksMetadata(source_metadata);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // The control API writes stream to FMQ
+  static size_t OutWritePcmData(const SessionType_2_1& session_type,
+                                const void* buffer, size_t bytes) {
+    std::shared_ptr<BluetoothAudioSession_2_2> session_ptr =
+        BluetoothAudioSessionInstance_2_2::GetSessionInstance(session_type);
+    if (session_ptr != nullptr) {
+      return session_ptr->GetAudioSession()->OutWritePcmData(buffer, bytes);
+    }
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  // The control API reads stream from FMQ
+  static size_t InReadPcmData(const SessionType_2_1& session_type, void* buffer,
+                              size_t bytes) {
+    std::shared_ptr<BluetoothAudioSession_2_2> session_ptr =
+        BluetoothAudioSessionInstance_2_2::GetSessionInstance(session_type);
+    if (session_ptr != nullptr) {
+      return session_ptr->GetAudioSession()->InReadPcmData(buffer, bytes);
+    }
+    return 0;
+  }
+};
+
+}  // namespace audio
+}  // namespace bluetooth
+}  // namespace android
diff --git a/bluetooth/audio/utils/session/BluetoothAudioSession_2_2.cpp b/bluetooth/audio/utils/session/BluetoothAudioSession_2_2.cpp
index 9d9ea41..5a6b2e7 100644
--- a/bluetooth/audio/utils/session/BluetoothAudioSession_2_2.cpp
+++ b/bluetooth/audio/utils/session/BluetoothAudioSession_2_2.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 using SessionType_2_0 =
     ::android::hardware::bluetooth::audio::V2_0::SessionType;
 
+using AudioConfiguration_2_1 =
+    ::android::hardware::bluetooth::audio::V2_1::AudioConfiguration;
+
 ::android::hardware::bluetooth::audio::V2_2::AudioConfiguration
     BluetoothAudioSession_2_2::invalidSoftwareAudioConfiguration = {};
 ::android::hardware::bluetooth::audio::V2_2::AudioConfiguration
@@ -52,7 +55,9 @@
     const ::android::hardware::bluetooth::audio::V2_1::SessionType&
         session_type)
     : audio_session(BluetoothAudioSessionInstance::GetSessionInstance(
-          static_cast<SessionType_2_0>(session_type))) {
+          static_cast<SessionType_2_0>(session_type))),
+      audio_session_2_1(
+          BluetoothAudioSessionInstance_2_1::GetSessionInstance(session_type)) {
   if (is_2_0_session_type(session_type)) {
     session_type_2_1_ = (SessionType_2_1::UNKNOWN);
   } else {
@@ -74,6 +79,10 @@
 BluetoothAudioSession_2_2::GetAudioSession() {
   return audio_session;
 }
+std::shared_ptr<BluetoothAudioSession_2_1>
+BluetoothAudioSession_2_2::GetAudioSession_2_1() {
+  return audio_session_2_1;
+}
 
 // The control function is for the bluetooth_audio module to get the current
 // AudioConfiguration
@@ -82,7 +91,19 @@
   std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> guard(audio_session->mutex_);
   if (IsSessionReady()) {
     // If session is unknown it means it should be 2.0 type
-    if (session_type_2_1_ != SessionType_2_1::UNKNOWN) return audio_config_2_2_;
+    if (session_type_2_1_ != SessionType_2_1::UNKNOWN) {
+      if (audio_config_2_2_ != invalidSoftwareAudioConfiguration)
+        return audio_config_2_2_;
+
+      ::android::hardware::bluetooth::audio::V2_2::AudioConfiguration toConf;
+      const AudioConfiguration_2_1 fromConf =
+          GetAudioSession_2_1()->GetAudioConfig();
+      if (fromConf.getDiscriminator() ==
+          AudioConfiguration_2_1::hidl_discriminator::pcmConfig) {
+        toConf.pcmConfig() = fromConf.pcmConfig();
+        return toConf;
+      }
+    }
 
     ::android::hardware::bluetooth::audio::V2_2::AudioConfiguration toConf;
     const AudioConfiguration fromConf = GetAudioSession()->GetAudioConfig();
diff --git a/bluetooth/audio/utils/session/BluetoothAudioSession_2_2.h b/bluetooth/audio/utils/session/BluetoothAudioSession_2_2.h
index d3d0bd3..7213ede 100644
--- a/bluetooth/audio/utils/session/BluetoothAudioSession_2_2.h
+++ b/bluetooth/audio/utils/session/BluetoothAudioSession_2_2.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <unordered_map>
 
 #include "BluetoothAudioSession.h"
+#include "BluetoothAudioSession_2_1.h"
 
 namespace android {
 namespace bluetooth {
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
 class BluetoothAudioSession_2_2 {
  private:
   std::shared_ptr<BluetoothAudioSession> audio_session;
+  std::shared_ptr<BluetoothAudioSession_2_1> audio_session_2_1;
 
   ::android::hardware::bluetooth::audio::V2_1::SessionType session_type_2_1_;
 
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@
   bool IsSessionReady();
 
   std::shared_ptr<BluetoothAudioSession> GetAudioSession();
+  std::shared_ptr<BluetoothAudioSession_2_1> GetAudioSession_2_1();
 
   // The report function is used to report that the Bluetooth stack has started
   // this session without any failure, and will invoke session_changed_cb_ to