diff --git a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioEffectTargetTest.cpp b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioEffectTargetTest.cpp
index 3011a5e..aa61593 100644
--- a/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioEffectTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/aidl/vts/VtsHalAudioEffectTargetTest.cpp
@@ -504,6 +504,11 @@
 
 // Set and get AudioDeviceDescription in Parameter
 TEST_P(AudioEffectTest, SetAndGetParameterDeviceDescription) {
+    if (!mDescriptor.common.flags.deviceIndication) {
+        GTEST_SKIP() << "Skipping test as effect does not support deviceIndication"
+                     << mDescriptor.common.flags.toString();
+    }
+
     ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(create(mFactory, mEffect, mDescriptor));
     ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(open(mEffect));
 
@@ -527,6 +532,11 @@
 
 // Set and get AudioMode in Parameter
 TEST_P(AudioEffectTest, SetAndGetParameterAudioMode) {
+    if (!mDescriptor.common.flags.audioModeIndication) {
+        GTEST_SKIP() << "Skipping test as effect does not support audioModeIndication"
+                     << mDescriptor.common.flags.toString();
+    }
+
     ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(create(mFactory, mEffect, mDescriptor));
     ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(open(mEffect));
 
@@ -547,6 +557,11 @@
 
 // Set and get AudioSource in Parameter
 TEST_P(AudioEffectTest, SetAndGetParameterAudioSource) {
+    if (!mDescriptor.common.flags.audioSourceIndication) {
+        GTEST_SKIP() << "Skipping test as effect does not support audioSourceIndication"
+                     << mDescriptor.common.flags.toString();
+    }
+
     ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(create(mFactory, mEffect, mDescriptor));
     ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(open(mEffect));
 
@@ -567,6 +582,11 @@
 
 // Set and get VolumeStereo in Parameter
 TEST_P(AudioEffectTest, SetAndGetParameterVolume) {
+    if (mDescriptor.common.flags.volume == Flags::Volume::NONE) {
+        GTEST_SKIP() << "Skipping test as effect does not support volume"
+                     << mDescriptor.common.flags.toString();
+    }
+
     ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(create(mFactory, mEffect, mDescriptor));
     ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(open(mEffect));
 
diff --git a/boot/1.1/default/Android.bp b/boot/1.1/default/Android.bp
index 0b0a5b7..e7a8d6e 100644
--- a/boot/1.1/default/Android.bp
+++ b/boot/1.1/default/Android.bp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     srcs: ["BootControl.cpp"],
 
     shared_libs: [
+        "libbase",
         "liblog",
         "libhidlbase",
         "libhardware",
diff --git a/boot/1.1/default/boot_control/Android.bp b/boot/1.1/default/boot_control/Android.bp
index 6aa30c2..d0dcb59 100644
--- a/boot/1.1/default/boot_control/Android.bp
+++ b/boot/1.1/default/boot_control/Android.bp
@@ -35,14 +35,13 @@
     ],
 
     shared_libs: [
-        "android.hardware.boot@1.1",
-        "libbase",
         "liblog",
     ],
     static_libs: [
         "libbootloader_message",
         "libfstab",
     ],
+
 }
 
 cc_library_static {
@@ -52,7 +51,13 @@
     recovery_available: true,
     vendor_available: true,
 
-    srcs: ["libboot_control.cpp"],
+    srcs: [
+        "libboot_control.cpp",
+    ],
+    static_libs: [
+        "android.hardware.boot@1.1",
+        "libbase",
+    ],
 }
 
 cc_library_shared {
@@ -67,6 +72,8 @@
         "libboot_control",
     ],
     shared_libs: [
+        "android.hardware.boot@1.1",
+        "libbase",
         "libhardware",
     ],
 }
diff --git a/boot/1.2/default/Android.bp b/boot/1.2/default/Android.bp
index 4e1c35e..f1e9c34 100644
--- a/boot/1.2/default/Android.bp
+++ b/boot/1.2/default/Android.bp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     srcs: ["BootControl.cpp"],
 
     shared_libs: [
+        "libbase",
         "liblog",
         "libhidlbase",
         "libhardware",
diff --git a/boot/aidl/default/Android.bp b/boot/aidl/default/Android.bp
index dcb40db..c1d3c57 100644
--- a/boot/aidl/default/Android.bp
+++ b/boot/aidl/default/Android.bp
@@ -27,7 +27,39 @@
     name: "android.hardware.boot-service_common",
     relative_install_path: "hw",
     defaults: ["libboot_control_defaults"],
+    srcs: [
+        "main.cpp",
+        "BootControl.cpp",
+    ],
+}
+
+cc_binary {
+    name: "android.hardware.boot-service.default",
+    defaults: ["android.hardware.boot-service_common"],
+    vendor: true,
+
+    stl: "c++_static",
+    shared_libs: [
+        "libbinder_ndk",
+        "liblog",
+    ],
+    static_libs: [
+        "android.hardware.boot@1.1",
+        "android.hardware.boot-V1-ndk",
+        "libbase",
+        "libboot_control",
+    ],
+
+    installable: false, // installed in APEX
+}
+
+cc_binary {
+    name: "android.hardware.boot-service.default_recovery",
+    defaults: ["android.hardware.boot-service_common"],
+    init_rc: ["android.hardware.boot-service.default_recovery.rc"],
     vintf_fragments: ["android.hardware.boot-service.default.xml"],
+    recovery: true,
+
     shared_libs: [
         "libbase",
         "libbinder_ndk",
@@ -37,19 +69,35 @@
     static_libs: [
         "libboot_control",
     ],
-    srcs: ["main.cpp", "BootControl.cpp"],
 }
 
-cc_binary {
-    name: "android.hardware.boot-service.default",
-    defaults: ["android.hardware.boot-service_common"],
-    init_rc: ["android.hardware.boot-service.default.rc"],
+prebuilt_etc {
+    name: "android.hardware.boot-service.default.rc",
+    src: "android.hardware.boot-service.default.rc",
+    installable: false,
+}
+
+prebuilt_etc {
+    name: "android.hardware.boot-service.default.xml",
+    src: "android.hardware.boot-service.default.xml",
+    sub_dir: "vintf",
+    installable: false,
+}
+
+apex {
+    name: "com.android.hardware.boot",
     vendor: true,
-}
+    manifest: "apex_manifest.json",
+    file_contexts: "apex_file_contexts",
+    key: "com.android.hardware.key",
+    certificate: ":com.android.hardware.certificate",
+    updatable: false,
 
-cc_binary {
-    name: "android.hardware.boot-service.default_recovery",
-    defaults: ["android.hardware.boot-service_common"],
-    init_rc: ["android.hardware.boot-service.default_recovery.rc"],
-    recovery: true,
+    binaries: [
+        "android.hardware.boot-service.default",
+    ],
+    prebuilts: [
+        "android.hardware.boot-service.default.rc",
+        "android.hardware.boot-service.default.xml",
+    ],
 }
diff --git a/boot/aidl/default/android.hardware.boot-service.default.rc b/boot/aidl/default/android.hardware.boot-service.default.rc
index 589f803..5090e2c 100644
--- a/boot/aidl/default/android.hardware.boot-service.default.rc
+++ b/boot/aidl/default/android.hardware.boot-service.default.rc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-service vendor.boot-default /vendor/bin/hw/android.hardware.boot-service.default
+service vendor.boot-default /apex/com.android.hardware.boot/bin/hw/android.hardware.boot-service.default
     class early_hal
     user root
     group root
diff --git a/boot/aidl/default/apex_file_contexts b/boot/aidl/default/apex_file_contexts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf03585
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boot/aidl/default/apex_file_contexts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+(/.*)?                                                          u:object_r:vendor_file:s0
+/etc(/.*)?                                                      u:object_r:vendor_configs_file:s0
+/bin/hw/android\.hardware\.boot-service\.default                u:object_r:hal_bootctl_default_exec:s0
diff --git a/boot/aidl/default/apex_manifest.json b/boot/aidl/default/apex_manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92661c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boot/aidl/default/apex_manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "name": "com.android.hardware.boot",
+    "version": 1,
+    "vendorBootstrap": true
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/contexthub/aidl/default/Android.bp b/contexthub/aidl/default/Android.bp
index 269057a..4bcdda8 100644
--- a/contexthub/aidl/default/Android.bp
+++ b/contexthub/aidl/default/Android.bp
@@ -57,3 +57,34 @@
     ],
     srcs: ["main.cpp"],
 }
+
+prebuilt_etc {
+    name: "android.hardware.contexthub-service.example.rc",
+    src: "android.hardware.contexthub-service.example.rc",
+    installable: false,
+}
+
+prebuilt_etc {
+    name: "contexthub-default.xml",
+    src: "contexthub-default.xml",
+    sub_dir: "vintf",
+    installable: false,
+}
+
+apex {
+    name: "com.android.hardware.contexthub",
+    vendor: true,
+    manifest: "apex_manifest.json",
+    file_contexts: "apex_file_contexts",
+    key: "com.android.hardware.key",
+    certificate: ":com.android.hardware.certificate",
+    updatable: false,
+
+    binaries: [
+        "android.hardware.contexthub-service.example",
+    ],
+    prebuilts: [
+        "android.hardware.contexthub-service.example.rc",
+        "contexthub-default.xml",
+    ],
+}
diff --git a/contexthub/aidl/default/android.hardware.contexthub-service.example.rc b/contexthub/aidl/default/android.hardware.contexthub-service.example.rc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d5d2aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contexthub/aidl/default/android.hardware.contexthub-service.example.rc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+service vendor.contexthub-default /apex/com.android.hardware.contexthub/bin/hw/android.hardware.contexthub-service.example
+    class hal
+    user context_hub
+    group context_hub
diff --git a/contexthub/aidl/default/apex_file_contexts b/contexthub/aidl/default/apex_file_contexts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3c67df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contexthub/aidl/default/apex_file_contexts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+(/.*)?                                                          u:object_r:vendor_file:s0
+/etc(/.*)?                                                      u:object_r:vendor_configs_file:s0
+/bin/hw/android\.hardware\.contexthub-service\.example          u:object_r:hal_contexthub_default_exec:s0
diff --git a/contexthub/aidl/default/apex_manifest.json b/contexthub/aidl/default/apex_manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aed7081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contexthub/aidl/default/apex_manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "name": "com.android.hardware.contexthub",
+    "version": 1
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/secure_element/aidl/vts/VtsHalSecureElementTargetTest.cpp b/secure_element/aidl/vts/VtsHalSecureElementTargetTest.cpp
index 97b4e27..9678da4 100644
--- a/secure_element/aidl/vts/VtsHalSecureElementTargetTest.cpp
+++ b/secure_element/aidl/vts/VtsHalSecureElementTargetTest.cpp
@@ -293,11 +293,13 @@
     std::vector<uint8_t> response;
     LogicalChannelResponse logical_channel_response;
 
+    /* Temporaly disable this check to clarify Basic Channel behavior (b/300502872)
     // Note: no channel is opened for this test
     // transmit() will return an empty response with the error
     // code CHANNEL_NOT_AVAILABLE when the SE cannot be
     // communicated with.
     EXPECT_ERR(secure_element_->transmit(kDataApdu, &response));
+    */
 
     EXPECT_OK(secure_element_->openLogicalChannel(kSelectableAid, 0x00, &logical_channel_response));
     EXPECT_GE(logical_channel_response.selectResponse.size(), 2u);
diff --git a/security/keymint/aidl/vts/functional/KeyMintTest.cpp b/security/keymint/aidl/vts/functional/KeyMintTest.cpp
index ebc039a..de563c4 100644
--- a/security/keymint/aidl/vts/functional/KeyMintTest.cpp
+++ b/security/keymint/aidl/vts/functional/KeyMintTest.cpp
@@ -4797,7 +4797,7 @@
 
         EXPECT_EQ(ErrorCode::OK, Begin(KeyPurpose::DECRYPT, params));
         string result;
-        EXPECT_EQ(ErrorCode::UNKNOWN_ERROR, Finish(ciphertext1, &result));
+        EXPECT_NE(ErrorCode::OK, Finish(ciphertext1, &result));
         EXPECT_EQ(0U, result.size());
     }
 }
@@ -5305,7 +5305,7 @@
 
         EXPECT_EQ(ErrorCode::OK, Begin(KeyPurpose::DECRYPT, params));
         string result;
-        EXPECT_EQ(ErrorCode::UNKNOWN_ERROR, Finish(ciphertext1, &result));
+        EXPECT_NE(ErrorCode::OK, Finish(ciphertext1, &result));
         EXPECT_EQ(0U, result.size());
     }
 }
@@ -5372,7 +5372,7 @@
                                                                 .Digest(Digest::SHA_2_256)
                                                                 .Padding(PaddingMode::RSA_OAEP)));
     string result;
-    EXPECT_EQ(ErrorCode::UNKNOWN_ERROR, Finish(ciphertext, &result));
+    EXPECT_NE(ErrorCode::OK, Finish(ciphertext, &result));
     EXPECT_EQ(0U, result.size());
 }
 
@@ -5442,7 +5442,7 @@
 
         EXPECT_EQ(ErrorCode::OK, Begin(KeyPurpose::DECRYPT, params));
         string result;
-        EXPECT_EQ(ErrorCode::UNKNOWN_ERROR, Finish(ciphertext1, &result));
+        EXPECT_NE(ErrorCode::OK, Finish(ciphertext1, &result));
         EXPECT_EQ(0U, result.size());
     }
 }
@@ -5486,7 +5486,7 @@
 
     EXPECT_EQ(ErrorCode::OK, Begin(KeyPurpose::DECRYPT, params));
     string result;
-    EXPECT_EQ(ErrorCode::UNKNOWN_ERROR, Finish(ciphertext, &result));
+    EXPECT_NE(ErrorCode::OK, Finish(ciphertext, &result));
     EXPECT_EQ(0U, result.size());
 }
 
@@ -5618,7 +5618,7 @@
 
     EXPECT_EQ(ErrorCode::OK, Begin(KeyPurpose::DECRYPT, params));
     string result;
-    EXPECT_EQ(ErrorCode::UNKNOWN_ERROR, Finish(ciphertext1, &result));
+    EXPECT_NE(ErrorCode::OK, Finish(ciphertext1, &result));
     EXPECT_EQ(0U, result.size());
 }