diff --git a/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/Android.bp b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/Android.bp
index 4acfd82..623097c 100644
--- a/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/Android.bp
+++ b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/Android.bp
@@ -13,11 +13,17 @@
     name: "android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol",
     vendor_available: true,
     srcs: ["android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/*.aidl"],
+    imports: [
+        "android.media.audio.common.types",
+        "android.hardware.audio.common",
+    ],
     stability: "vintf",
     backend: {
         java: {
-            sdk_version: "module_current",
+            platform_apis: true,
         },
     },
-    versions: ["1"],
+    versions: [
+        "1",
+    ],
 }
diff --git a/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/AudioFocusChange.aidl b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/AudioFocusChange.aidl
index 3dc393a..58a3667 100644
--- a/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/AudioFocusChange.aidl
+++ b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/AudioFocusChange.aidl
@@ -1,14 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 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.
+ */
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // THIS FILE IS IMMUTABLE. DO NOT EDIT IN ANY CASE.                          //
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL interface (or parcelable). Do not try to
-// edit this file. It looks like you are doing that because you have modified
-// an AIDL interface in a backward-incompatible way, e.g., deleting a function
-// from an interface or a field from a parcelable and it broke the build. That
-// breakage is intended.
+// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL file. Do not edit it manually. There are
+// two cases:
+// 1). this is a frozen version file - do not edit this in any case.
+// 2). this is a 'current' file. If you make a backwards compatible change to
+//     the interface (from the latest frozen version), the build system will
+//     prompt you to update this file with `m <name>-update-api`.
 //
-// You must not make a backward incompatible changes to the AIDL files built
+// You must not make a backward incompatible change to any AIDL file built
 // with the aidl_interface module type with versions property set. The module
 // type is used to build AIDL files in a way that they can be used across
 // independently updatable components of the system. If a device is shipped
diff --git a/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/AudioGainConfigInfo.aidl b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/AudioGainConfigInfo.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb6ac65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/AudioGainConfigInfo.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// THIS FILE IS IMMUTABLE. DO NOT EDIT IN ANY CASE.                          //
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL file. Do not edit it manually. There are
+// two cases:
+// 1). this is a frozen version file - do not edit this in any case.
+// 2). this is a 'current' file. If you make a backwards compatible change to
+//     the interface (from the latest frozen version), the build system will
+//     prompt you to update this file with `m <name>-update-api`.
+//
+// You must not make a backward incompatible change to any AIDL file built
+// with the aidl_interface module type with versions property set. The module
+// type is used to build AIDL files in a way that they can be used across
+// independently updatable components of the system. If a device is shipped
+// with such a backward incompatible change, it has a high risk of breaking
+// later when a module using the interface is updated, e.g., Mainline modules.
+
+package android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol;
+@JavaDerive(equals=true, toString=true) @VintfStability
+parcelable AudioGainConfigInfo {
+  int zoneId;
+  String devicePortAddress;
+  int volumeIndex;
+}
diff --git a/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/DuckingInfo.aidl b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/DuckingInfo.aidl
index 6d729e2..23abb46 100644
--- a/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/DuckingInfo.aidl
+++ b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/DuckingInfo.aidl
@@ -1,14 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 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.
+ */
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // THIS FILE IS IMMUTABLE. DO NOT EDIT IN ANY CASE.                          //
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL interface (or parcelable). Do not try to
-// edit this file. It looks like you are doing that because you have modified
-// an AIDL interface in a backward-incompatible way, e.g., deleting a function
-// from an interface or a field from a parcelable and it broke the build. That
-// breakage is intended.
+// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL file. Do not edit it manually. There are
+// two cases:
+// 1). this is a frozen version file - do not edit this in any case.
+// 2). this is a 'current' file. If you make a backwards compatible change to
+//     the interface (from the latest frozen version), the build system will
+//     prompt you to update this file with `m <name>-update-api`.
 //
-// You must not make a backward incompatible changes to the AIDL files built
+// You must not make a backward incompatible change to any AIDL file built
 // with the aidl_interface module type with versions property set. The module
 // type is used to build AIDL files in a way that they can be used across
 // independently updatable components of the system. If a device is shipped
@@ -22,4 +38,5 @@
   String[] deviceAddressesToDuck;
   String[] deviceAddressesToUnduck;
   String[] usagesHoldingFocus;
+  @nullable android.hardware.audio.common.PlaybackTrackMetadata[] playbackMetaDataHoldingFocus;
 }
diff --git a/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/IAudioControl.aidl b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/IAudioControl.aidl
index bc4162b..8dc5ffe 100644
--- a/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/IAudioControl.aidl
+++ b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/IAudioControl.aidl
@@ -1,14 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 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.
+ */
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // THIS FILE IS IMMUTABLE. DO NOT EDIT IN ANY CASE.                          //
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL interface (or parcelable). Do not try to
-// edit this file. It looks like you are doing that because you have modified
-// an AIDL interface in a backward-incompatible way, e.g., deleting a function
-// from an interface or a field from a parcelable and it broke the build. That
-// breakage is intended.
+// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL file. Do not edit it manually. There are
+// two cases:
+// 1). this is a frozen version file - do not edit this in any case.
+// 2). this is a 'current' file. If you make a backwards compatible change to
+//     the interface (from the latest frozen version), the build system will
+//     prompt you to update this file with `m <name>-update-api`.
 //
-// You must not make a backward incompatible changes to the AIDL files built
+// You must not make a backward incompatible change to any AIDL file built
 // with the aidl_interface module type with versions property set. The module
 // type is used to build AIDL files in a way that they can be used across
 // independently updatable components of the system. If a device is shipped
@@ -18,10 +34,16 @@
 package android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol;
 @VintfStability
 interface IAudioControl {
+  /**
+   * @deprecated use {@link android.hardware.audio.common.PlaybackTrackMetadata} instead.
+   */
   oneway void onAudioFocusChange(in String usage, in int zoneId, in android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.AudioFocusChange focusChange);
   oneway void onDevicesToDuckChange(in android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.DuckingInfo[] duckingInfos);
   oneway void onDevicesToMuteChange(in android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.MutingInfo[] mutingInfos);
   oneway void registerFocusListener(in android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.IFocusListener listener);
   oneway void setBalanceTowardRight(in float value);
   oneway void setFadeTowardFront(in float value);
+  oneway void onAudioFocusChangeWithMetaData(in android.hardware.audio.common.PlaybackTrackMetadata playbackMetaData, in int zoneId, in android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.AudioFocusChange focusChange);
+  oneway void setAudioDeviceGainsChanged(in android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.Reasons[] reasons, in android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.AudioGainConfigInfo[] gains);
+  oneway void registerGainCallback(in android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.IAudioGainCallback callback);
 }
diff --git a/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/IAudioGainCallback.aidl b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/IAudioGainCallback.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17a087f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/IAudioGainCallback.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// THIS FILE IS IMMUTABLE. DO NOT EDIT IN ANY CASE.                          //
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL file. Do not edit it manually. There are
+// two cases:
+// 1). this is a frozen version file - do not edit this in any case.
+// 2). this is a 'current' file. If you make a backwards compatible change to
+//     the interface (from the latest frozen version), the build system will
+//     prompt you to update this file with `m <name>-update-api`.
+//
+// You must not make a backward incompatible change to any AIDL file built
+// with the aidl_interface module type with versions property set. The module
+// type is used to build AIDL files in a way that they can be used across
+// independently updatable components of the system. If a device is shipped
+// with such a backward incompatible change, it has a high risk of breaking
+// later when a module using the interface is updated, e.g., Mainline modules.
+
+package android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol;
+@VintfStability
+interface IAudioGainCallback {
+  oneway void onAudioDeviceGainsChanged(in android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.Reasons[] reasons, in android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.AudioGainConfigInfo[] gains);
+}
diff --git a/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/IFocusListener.aidl b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/IFocusListener.aidl
index f00f042..3e17552 100644
--- a/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/IFocusListener.aidl
+++ b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/IFocusListener.aidl
@@ -1,14 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 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.
+ */
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // THIS FILE IS IMMUTABLE. DO NOT EDIT IN ANY CASE.                          //
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL interface (or parcelable). Do not try to
-// edit this file. It looks like you are doing that because you have modified
-// an AIDL interface in a backward-incompatible way, e.g., deleting a function
-// from an interface or a field from a parcelable and it broke the build. That
-// breakage is intended.
+// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL file. Do not edit it manually. There are
+// two cases:
+// 1). this is a frozen version file - do not edit this in any case.
+// 2). this is a 'current' file. If you make a backwards compatible change to
+//     the interface (from the latest frozen version), the build system will
+//     prompt you to update this file with `m <name>-update-api`.
 //
-// You must not make a backward incompatible changes to the AIDL files built
+// You must not make a backward incompatible change to any AIDL file built
 // with the aidl_interface module type with versions property set. The module
 // type is used to build AIDL files in a way that they can be used across
 // independently updatable components of the system. If a device is shipped
@@ -20,4 +36,6 @@
 interface IFocusListener {
   oneway void abandonAudioFocus(in String usage, in int zoneId);
   oneway void requestAudioFocus(in String usage, in int zoneId, in android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.AudioFocusChange focusGain);
+  oneway void abandonAudioFocusWithMetaData(in android.hardware.audio.common.PlaybackTrackMetadata playbackMetaData, in int zoneId);
+  oneway void requestAudioFocusWithMetaData(in android.hardware.audio.common.PlaybackTrackMetadata playbackMetaData, in int zoneId, in android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.AudioFocusChange focusGain);
 }
diff --git a/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/MutingInfo.aidl b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/MutingInfo.aidl
index ab902ec..b25ed0f 100644
--- a/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/MutingInfo.aidl
+++ b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/MutingInfo.aidl
@@ -1,14 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 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.
+ */
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // THIS FILE IS IMMUTABLE. DO NOT EDIT IN ANY CASE.                          //
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL interface (or parcelable). Do not try to
-// edit this file. It looks like you are doing that because you have modified
-// an AIDL interface in a backward-incompatible way, e.g., deleting a function
-// from an interface or a field from a parcelable and it broke the build. That
-// breakage is intended.
+// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL file. Do not edit it manually. There are
+// two cases:
+// 1). this is a frozen version file - do not edit this in any case.
+// 2). this is a 'current' file. If you make a backwards compatible change to
+//     the interface (from the latest frozen version), the build system will
+//     prompt you to update this file with `m <name>-update-api`.
 //
-// You must not make a backward incompatible changes to the AIDL files built
+// You must not make a backward incompatible change to any AIDL file built
 // with the aidl_interface module type with versions property set. The module
 // type is used to build AIDL files in a way that they can be used across
 // independently updatable components of the system. If a device is shipped
diff --git a/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/Reasons.aidl b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/Reasons.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1e22d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol/current/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/Reasons.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// THIS FILE IS IMMUTABLE. DO NOT EDIT IN ANY CASE.                          //
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+// This file is a snapshot of an AIDL file. Do not edit it manually. There are
+// two cases:
+// 1). this is a frozen version file - do not edit this in any case.
+// 2). this is a 'current' file. If you make a backwards compatible change to
+//     the interface (from the latest frozen version), the build system will
+//     prompt you to update this file with `m <name>-update-api`.
+//
+// You must not make a backward incompatible change to any AIDL file built
+// with the aidl_interface module type with versions property set. The module
+// type is used to build AIDL files in a way that they can be used across
+// independently updatable components of the system. If a device is shipped
+// with such a backward incompatible change, it has a high risk of breaking
+// later when a module using the interface is updated, e.g., Mainline modules.
+
+package android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol;
+@Backing(type="int") @VintfStability
+enum Reasons {
+  FORCED_MASTER_MUTE = 1,
+  REMOTE_MUTE = 2,
+  TCU_MUTE = 4,
+  ADAS_DUCKING = 8,
+  NAV_DUCKING = 16,
+  PROJECTION_DUCKING = 32,
+  THERMAL_LIMITATION = 64,
+  SUSPEND_EXIT_VOL_LIMITATION = 128,
+  EXTERNAL_AMP_VOL_FEEDBACK = 256,
+  OTHER = -2147483648,
+}
diff --git a/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/AudioGainConfigInfo.aidl b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/AudioGainConfigInfo.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c938296
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/AudioGainConfigInfo.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+
+package android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol;
+
+/**
+ * NOTE:
+ * Was expecting to reuse android.media.audio types... Limit info to minimum to prevent
+ * duplicating aidl_api. Will follow up if AudioGainConfig is exposed by android.media AIDL API.
+ */
+@JavaDerive(equals=true, toString=true)
+@VintfStability
+parcelable AudioGainConfigInfo {
+    /**
+     * The identifier for the audio zone the audio device port associated to this gain belongs to.
+     *
+     */
+    int zoneId;
+
+    /**
+     * The Audio Output Device Port Address.
+     *
+     * This is the address that can be retrieved at JAVA layer using the introspection
+     * {@link android.media.AudioManager#listAudioDevicePorts} API then
+     * {@link audio.media.AudioDeviceInfo#getAddress} API.
+     *
+     * At HAL layer, it corresponds to audio_port_v7.audio_port_device_ext.address.
+     *
+     * Devices that does not have an address will indicate an empty string "".
+     */
+    String devicePortAddress;
+
+    /**
+     * UI Index of the corresponding AudioGain in AudioPort.gains.
+     */
+    int volumeIndex;
+}
diff --git a/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/DuckingInfo.aidl b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/DuckingInfo.aidl
index e95fe9b..c30d5f6 100644
--- a/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/DuckingInfo.aidl
+++ b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/DuckingInfo.aidl
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
- package android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol;
+package android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol;
+
+import android.hardware.audio.common.PlaybackTrackMetadata;
 
  /**
   * The current ducking information for a single audio zone.
@@ -48,7 +50,15 @@
      /**
       * List of usages currently holding focus for this audio zone.
       *
+      * This field was deprecated in version 2.
+      * Use playbackMetaDataHoldingFocus instead.
+      *
       * <p> See {@code audioUsage} in audio_policy_configuration.xsd for the list of allowed values.
       */
      String[] usagesHoldingFocus;
- }
\ No newline at end of file
+
+     /**
+      *  List of output stream metadata associated with the current focus holder for this audio zone
+      */
+     @nullable PlaybackTrackMetadata[] playbackMetaDataHoldingFocus;
+}
diff --git a/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/IAudioControl.aidl b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/IAudioControl.aidl
index 3a02245..100f1ba 100644
--- a/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/IAudioControl.aidl
+++ b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/IAudioControl.aidl
@@ -20,6 +20,40 @@
 import android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.DuckingInfo;
 import android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.MutingInfo;
 import android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.IFocusListener;
+import android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.IAudioGainCallback;
+import android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.AudioGainConfigInfo;
+import android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.Reasons;
+
+/**
+ * Important note on Metadata:
+ * Metadata qualifies a playback track for an output stream.
+ * This is highly closed to {@link android.media.AudioAttributes}.
+ * It allows to identify the audio stream rendered / requesting / abandonning the focus.
+ *
+ * AudioControl 1.0 was limited to identification through {@code AttributeUsage} listed as
+ * {@code audioUsage} in audio_policy_configuration.xsd.
+ *
+ * Any new OEM needs would not be possible without extension.
+ *
+ * Relying on {@link android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.PlaybackTrackMetadata} allows
+ * to use a combination of {@code AttributeUsage}, {@code AttributeContentType} and
+ * {@code AttributeTags} to identify the use case / routing thanks to
+ * {@link android.media.audiopolicy.AudioProductStrategy}.
+ * The belonging to a strategy is deduced by an AOSP logic (in sync at native and java layer).
+ *
+ * IMPORTANT NOTE ON TAGS:
+ * To limit the possibilies and prevent from confusion, we expect the String to follow
+ * a given formalism that will be enforced.
+ *
+ * 1 / By convention, tags shall be a "key=value" pair.
+ * Vendor must namespace their tag's key (for example com.google.strategy=VR) to avoid conflicts.
+ * vendor specific applications and must be prefixed by "VX_". Vendor must
+ *
+ * 2 / Tags reported here shall be the same as the tags used to define a given
+ * {@link android.media.audiopolicy.AudioProductStrategy} and so in
+ * audio_policy_engine_configuration.xml file.
+ */
+import android.hardware.audio.common.PlaybackTrackMetadata;
 
 /**
  * Interacts with the car's audio subsystem to manage audio sources and volumes
@@ -36,8 +70,12 @@
      * The HAL is not required to wait for an callback of AUDIOFOCUS_GAIN before playing audio, nor
      * is it required to stop playing audio in the event of a AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS callback is received.
      *
+     * This method was deprecated in version 2 to allow getting rid of usages limitation.
+     * Use {@link IAudioControl#onAudioFocusChangeWithMetaData} instead.
+     *
      * @param usage The audio usage associated with the focus change {@code AttributeUsage}. See
      * {@code audioUsage} in audio_policy_configuration.xsd for the list of allowed values.
+     * @deprecated use {@link android.hardware.audio.common.PlaybackTrackMetadata} instead.
      * @param zoneId The identifier for the audio zone that the HAL is playing the stream in
      * @param focusChange the AudioFocusChange that has occurred.
      */
@@ -99,4 +137,51 @@
      * range.
      */
     oneway void setFadeTowardFront(in float value);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    /**
+     * Notifies HAL of changes in audio focus status for focuses requested or abandoned by the HAL.
+     *
+     * This will be called in response to IFocusListener's requestAudioFocus and
+     * abandonAudioFocus, as well as part of any change in focus being held by the HAL due focus
+     * request from other activities or services.
+     *
+     * The HAL is not required to wait for an callback of AUDIOFOCUS_GAIN before playing audio, nor
+     * is it required to stop playing audio in the event of a AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS callback is received.
+     *
+     * @param playbackMetaData The output stream metadata associated with the focus request
+     * @param zoneId The identifier for the audio zone that the HAL is playing the stream in
+     * @param focusChange the AudioFocusChange that has occurred.
+     */
+    oneway void onAudioFocusChangeWithMetaData(in PlaybackTrackMetadata playbackMetaData,
+        in int zoneId, in AudioFocusChange focusChange);
+
+     /**
+     * Notifies HAL of changes in output devices that the HAL should apply gain change to
+     * and the reason(s) why
+     *
+     * This may be called in response to changes in audio focus, and will include a list of
+     * {@link android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.AudioGainConfigInfo} objects per audio zone
+     * that experienced a change in audo focus.
+     *
+     * @param reasons List of reasons that triggered the given gains changed.
+     *                This must be one or more of the
+     *                {@link android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.Reasons} constants.
+     *
+     * @param gains List of gains the change is intended to.
+      */
+     oneway void setAudioDeviceGainsChanged(in Reasons[] reasons, in AudioGainConfigInfo[] gains);
+
+    /**
+     * Registers callback to be used by HAL for reporting unexpected gain(s) changed and the
+     * reason(s) why.
+     *
+     * It is expected that there will only ever be a single callback registered. If the
+     * observer dies, the HAL implementation must unregister observer automatically. If called when
+     * a listener is already registered, the existing one should be unregistered and replaced with
+     * the new callback.
+     *
+     * @param callback The {@link android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.IAudioGainCallback}
+     *                 interface.
+     */
+    oneway void registerGainCallback(in IAudioGainCallback callback);
+}
diff --git a/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/IAudioGainCallback.aidl b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/IAudioGainCallback.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17b4341
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/IAudioGainCallback.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+
+package android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol;
+
+import android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.AudioGainConfigInfo;
+import android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.Reasons;
+
+/**
+ * Interface definition for a callback to be invoked when the gain(s) of the device port(s) is(are)
+ * updated at HAL layer.
+ *
+ * <p>This defines counter part API of
+ * {@link android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.IAudioControl#onDevicesToDuckChange},
+ * {@link android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.IAudioControl#onDevicesToMuteChange} and
+ * {@link android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.IAudioControl#setAudioDeviceGainsChanged} APIs.
+ *
+ * The previous API defines Mute/Duck order decided by the client (e.g. CarAudioService)
+ * and delegated to AudioControl for application.
+ *
+ * This callback interface defines Mute/Duck notification decided by AudioControl HAL (due to
+ * e.g. - external conditions from Android IVI subsystem
+ *      - regulation / need faster decision rather than using
+ *        {@link android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.IAudioControl#onAudioFocusChange} to
+ *        report the use case and then waiting for CarAudioService decision to Mute/Duck.
+ */
+@VintfStability
+oneway interface IAudioGainCallback {
+    /**
+     * Used to indicated the one or more audio device port gains have changed unexpectidely, i.e.
+     * initiated by HAL, not by CarAudioService.
+     * This is the counter part of the
+     *      {@link android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.onDevicesToDuckChange},
+     *      {@link android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.onDevicesToMuteChange} and
+     *      {@link android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.setAudioDeviceGainsChanged} APIs.
+     *
+     * Flexibility is given to OEM to mute/duck in HAL or in CarAudioService.
+     * For critical use cases (i.e. when regulation is required), better to handle mute/duck in
+     * HAL layer and informs upper layer.
+     * Non critical use case may report gain and focus and CarAudioService to decide of duck/mute.
+     *
+     * @param reasons List of reasons that triggered the given gains changed.
+     *                This must be one or more of the
+     *                {@link android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.Reasons} constants.
+     *                It will define if the port has been muted/ducked or must now affected
+     *                by gain limitation that shall be notified/enforced at CarAudioService
+     *                layer.
+     *
+     * @param gains List of gains affected by the change.
+     */
+    void onAudioDeviceGainsChanged(in Reasons[] reasons, in AudioGainConfigInfo[] gains);
+}
diff --git a/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/IFocusListener.aidl b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/IFocusListener.aidl
index b79295a..1ce1f40 100644
--- a/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/IFocusListener.aidl
+++ b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/IFocusListener.aidl
@@ -18,10 +18,13 @@
 
 import android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.AudioFocusChange;
 
+import android.hardware.audio.common.PlaybackTrackMetadata;
+
 /**
  * Callback interface for audio focus listener.
  *
  * For typical configuration, the listener the car audio service.
+ *
  */
 @VintfStability
 interface IFocusListener {
@@ -33,6 +36,9 @@
      * interaction is oneway to avoid blocking HAL so that it is not required to wait for a response
      * before stopping audio playback.
      *
+     * Deprecated in version 2 to allow generic interface callback listener.
+     * Use {@link IFocusListener#abandonHalAudioFocusWithMetaData} instead.
+     *
      * @param usage The audio usage for which the HAL is abandoning focus {@code AttributeUsage}.
      * See {@code audioUsage} in audio_policy_configuration.xsd for the list of allowed values.
      * @param zoneId The identifier for the audio zone that the HAL abandoning focus
@@ -47,6 +53,9 @@
      * interaction is oneway to avoid blocking HAL so that it is not required to wait for a response
      * before playing audio.
      *
+     * Deprecated in version 2 to allow generic interface callback listener.
+     * Use {@link IFocusListener#requestAudioFocusWithMetaData} instead.
+     *
      * @param usage The audio usage associated with the focus request {@code AttributeUsage}. See
      * {@code audioUsage} in audio_policy_configuration.xsd for the list of allowed values.
      * @param zoneId The identifier for the audio zone where the HAL is requesting focus
@@ -54,4 +63,29 @@
      * following: GAIN, GAIN_TRANSIENT, GAIN_TRANSIENT_MAY_DUCK, GAIN_TRANSIENT_EXCLUSIVE.
      */
     oneway void requestAudioFocus(in String usage, in int zoneId, in AudioFocusChange focusGain);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    /**
+     * Used to indicate that the audio output stream associated with
+     * {@link android.hardware.audio.common.PlaybackTrackMetadata} has released
+     * the focus.
+     *
+     * @param playbackMetaData The output stream metadata associated with the focus request
+     * @param zoneId The identifier for the audio zone that the HAL abandoning focus
+     */
+    oneway void abandonAudioFocusWithMetaData(in PlaybackTrackMetadata playbackMetaData,
+            in int zoneId);
+
+    /**
+     * Used to indicate that the audio output stream associated with
+     * {@link android.hardware.audio.common.PlaybackTrackMetadata} has taken the focus.
+     *
+     * @param playbackMetaData The output stream metadata associated with the focus request
+     * @param zoneId The identifier for the audio zone that the HAL abandoning focus
+     * @param focusGain The focus type requested.
+     *                  This must be one of the
+     *                  {@link android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.AudioFocusChange}
+     *                  constants.
+     */
+    oneway void requestAudioFocusWithMetaData(in PlaybackTrackMetadata playbackMetaData,
+          in int zoneId, in AudioFocusChange focusGain);
+}
diff --git a/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/Reasons.aidl b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/Reasons.aidl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d9e8a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/automotive/audiocontrol/aidl/android/hardware/automotive/audiocontrol/Reasons.aidl
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 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.
+ */
+
+package android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol;
+
+/**
+ * Enum to identify the reason(s) of
+ * {@link android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.AudioGainConfigInfo} changed event
+ */
+@Backing(type="int")
+@VintfStability
+enum Reasons {
+    /**
+     * Magic Key Code (may be SWRC button combination) to force muting all audio sources.
+     * This may be used for example in case of cyber attach to ensure driver can safely drive back
+     * to garage to restore sw.
+     */
+    FORCED_MASTER_MUTE               = 0x1,
+    /**
+    * Reports a mute request outside the IVI (Android) system.
+    * It may target to mute the list of
+    * {@link android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.AudioGainConfigInfo}.
+    * A focus request may also be reported in addition if the use case that initiates the mute
+    * has matching {@link android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.PlaybackTrackMetadata}
+    * For regulation issue, the action of mute could be managed by HAL itself.
+     */
+    REMOTE_MUTE                     = 0x2,
+    /**
+    * Reports a mute initiated by the TCU. It may be applied to all audio source (no
+    * associated {@link android.hardware.automotive.audiocontrol.AudioGainConfigInfo} reported, or
+    * it may target to mute only the given list of ports.
+    * A focus request may also be reported in addition.
+    * For regulation issue, the action of mute could be managed by HAL itself.
+     */
+    TCU_MUTE                        = 0x4,
+    /**
+     * Reports a duck due to ADAS use case. A focus request may also be reported in addition.
+     * For regulation issue, the action of duck could be managed by HAL itself.
+     * It gives a chance to CarAudioService to decide whether contextual volume change may be
+     * applied from the ducked index base or not.
+     */
+    ADAS_DUCKING                    = 0x8,
+    /**
+     * Reports a duck due to navigation use case. It gives a chance to CarAudioService to decide
+     * whether contextual volume change may be applied from the ducked index base or not.
+     */
+    NAV_DUCKING                     = 0x10,
+    /**
+     * Some device projection stack may send signal to IVI to duck / unduck main audio stream.
+     * In this case, Contextual Volume Policy may be adapted to control the alternate / secondary
+     * audio stream.
+     */
+    PROJECTION_DUCKING              = 0x20,
+    /**
+     * When the amplifier is overheating, it may be recovered by limiting the volume.
+     */
+    THERMAL_LIMITATION              = 0x40,
+    /**
+     * Before the system enters suspend, it may ensure while exiting suspend or during cold boot
+     * that the volume is limited to prevent from sound explosion.
+     */
+    SUSPEND_EXIT_VOL_LIMITATION     = 0x80,
+    /**
+     * When using an external amplifier, it may be required to keep volume in sync and have
+     * asynchronous notification of effective volume change.
+     */
+    EXTERNAL_AMP_VOL_FEEDBACK       = 0x100,
+    /**
+     * For other OEM use.
+     */
+    OTHER                           = 0x80000000,
+}