diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/android/snapshot/snapshot.proto b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/android/snapshot/snapshot.proto
index 6ee8d4a..b3763ae 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/android/snapshot/snapshot.proto
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/android/snapshot/snapshot.proto
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@
     // This is non-zero when |state| == MERGING or MERGE_COMPLETED.
     uint64 metadata_sectors = 8;
 
-    // True if compression is enabled, false otherwise.
-    bool compression_enabled = 9;
+    // True if using snapuserd, false otherwise.
+    bool using_snapuserd = 9;
 
     // The old partition size (if none existed, this will be zero).
     uint64 old_partition_size = 10;
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
     uint64 metadata_sectors = 4;
 
     // Whether compression/dm-user was used for any snapshots.
-    bool compression_enabled = 5;
+    bool using_snapuserd = 5;
 
     // Merge phase (if state == MERGING).
     MergePhase merge_phase = 6;
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/partition_cow_creator.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/partition_cow_creator.cpp
index 5569da0..7057223 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/partition_cow_creator.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/partition_cow_creator.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 }
 
 std::optional<uint64_t> PartitionCowCreator::GetCowSize() {
-    if (compression_enabled) {
+    if (using_snapuserd) {
         if (update == nullptr || !update->has_estimate_cow_size()) {
             LOG(ERROR) << "Update manifest does not include a COW size";
             return std::nullopt;
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/partition_cow_creator.h b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/partition_cow_creator.h
index 34b39ca..949e6c5 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/partition_cow_creator.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/partition_cow_creator.h
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
     // Extra extents that are going to be invalidated during the update
     // process.
     std::vector<ChromeOSExtent> extra_extents = {};
-    // True if compression is enabled.
-    bool compression_enabled = false;
+    // True if snapuserd COWs are enabled.
+    bool using_snapuserd = false;
     std::string compression_algorithm;
 
     struct Return {
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/partition_cow_creator_test.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/partition_cow_creator_test.cpp
index de35c13..cf26a16 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/partition_cow_creator_test.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/partition_cow_creator_test.cpp
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
                                 .target_partition = system_b,
                                 .current_metadata = builder_a.get(),
                                 .current_suffix = "_a",
-                                .compression_enabled = true,
+                                .using_snapuserd = true,
                                 .update = &update};
 
     auto ret = creator.Run();
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
                                 .target_partition = system_b,
                                 .current_metadata = builder_a.get(),
                                 .current_suffix = "_a",
-                                .compression_enabled = true,
+                                .using_snapuserd = true,
                                 .update = nullptr};
 
     auto ret = creator.Run();
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp
index ab3e210..bc3efd9 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot.cpp
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@
     status->set_state(SnapshotState::CREATED);
     status->set_sectors_allocated(0);
     status->set_metadata_sectors(0);
-    status->set_compression_enabled(cow_creator->compression_enabled);
+    status->set_using_snapuserd(cow_creator->using_snapuserd);
     status->set_compression_algorithm(cow_creator->compression_algorithm);
 
     if (!WriteSnapshotStatus(lock, *status)) {
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    bool compression_enabled = false;
+    bool using_snapuserd = false;
 
     std::vector<std::string> first_merge_group;
 
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@
             return false;
         }
 
-        compression_enabled |= snapshot_status.compression_enabled();
+        using_snapuserd |= snapshot_status.using_snapuserd();
         if (DecideMergePhase(snapshot_status) == MergePhase::FIRST_PHASE) {
             first_merge_group.emplace_back(snapshot);
         }
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@
 
     SnapshotUpdateStatus initial_status = ReadSnapshotUpdateStatus(lock.get());
     initial_status.set_state(UpdateState::Merging);
-    initial_status.set_compression_enabled(compression_enabled);
+    initial_status.set_using_snapuserd(using_snapuserd);
 
     if (!UpdateUsesUserSnapshots(lock.get())) {
         initial_status.set_sectors_allocated(initial_target_values.sectors_allocated);
@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@
 }
 
 MergeFailureCode CheckMergeConsistency(const std::string& name, const SnapshotStatus& status) {
-    if (!status.compression_enabled()) {
+    if (!status.using_snapuserd()) {
         // Do not try to verify old-style COWs yet.
         return MergeFailureCode::Ok;
     }
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@
         // as unmap will fail since dm-user itself was a snapshot device prior
         // to switching of tables. Unmap will fail as the device will be mounted
         // by system partitions
-        if (status.compression_enabled()) {
+        if (status.using_snapuserd()) {
             auto dm_user_name = GetDmUserCowName(name, GetSnapshotDriver(lock));
             UnmapDmUserDevice(dm_user_name);
         }
@@ -2115,8 +2115,10 @@
 }
 
 bool SnapshotManager::UpdateUsesCompression(LockedFile* lock) {
+    // This returns true even if compression is "none", since update_engine is
+    // really just trying to see if snapuserd is in use.
     SnapshotUpdateStatus update_status = ReadSnapshotUpdateStatus(lock);
-    return update_status.compression_enabled();
+    return update_status.using_snapuserd();
 }
 
 bool SnapshotManager::UpdateUsesIouring(LockedFile* lock) {
@@ -2436,13 +2438,13 @@
     remaining_time = GetRemainingTime(params.timeout_ms, begin);
     if (remaining_time.count() < 0) return false;
 
-    if (context == SnapshotContext::Update && live_snapshot_status->compression_enabled()) {
+    if (context == SnapshotContext::Update && live_snapshot_status->using_snapuserd()) {
         // Stop here, we can't run dm-user yet, the COW isn't built.
         created_devices.Release();
         return true;
     }
 
-    if (live_snapshot_status->compression_enabled()) {
+    if (live_snapshot_status->using_snapuserd()) {
         // Get the source device (eg the view of the partition from before it was resized).
         std::string source_device_path;
         if (live_snapshot_status->old_partition_size() > 0) {
@@ -2944,7 +2946,7 @@
     // build fingerprint.
     if (!(state == UpdateState::Initiated || state == UpdateState::None)) {
         SnapshotUpdateStatus old_status = ReadSnapshotUpdateStatus(lock);
-        status.set_compression_enabled(old_status.compression_enabled());
+        status.set_using_snapuserd(old_status.using_snapuserd());
         status.set_source_build_fingerprint(old_status.source_build_fingerprint());
         status.set_merge_phase(old_status.merge_phase());
         status.set_userspace_snapshots(old_status.userspace_snapshots());
@@ -3198,18 +3200,42 @@
     LOG(INFO) << " dap_metadata.cow_version(): " << dap_metadata.cow_version()
               << " writer.GetCowVersion(): " << writer.GetCowVersion();
 
-    bool use_compression = IsCompressionEnabled() && dap_metadata.vabc_enabled() &&
-                           !device_->IsRecovery() && cow_format_support;
+    // Deduce supported features.
+    bool userspace_snapshots = CanUseUserspaceSnapshots();
+    bool legacy_compression = GetLegacyCompressionEnabledProperty();
+
+    std::string vabc_disable_reason;
+    if (!dap_metadata.vabc_enabled()) {
+        vabc_disable_reason = "not enabled metadata";
+    } else if (device_->IsRecovery()) {
+        vabc_disable_reason = "recovery";
+    } else if (!cow_format_support) {
+        vabc_disable_reason = "cow format not supported";
+    }
+
+    if (!vabc_disable_reason.empty()) {
+        if (userspace_snapshots) {
+            LOG(INFO) << "Userspace snapshots disabled: " << vabc_disable_reason;
+        }
+        if (legacy_compression) {
+            LOG(INFO) << "Compression disabled: " << vabc_disable_reason;
+        }
+        userspace_snapshots = false;
+        legacy_compression = false;
+    }
+
+    const bool using_snapuserd = userspace_snapshots || legacy_compression;
+    if (!using_snapuserd) {
+        LOG(INFO) << "Using legacy Virtual A/B (dm-snapshot)";
+    }
 
     std::string compression_algorithm;
-    if (use_compression) {
+    if (using_snapuserd) {
         compression_algorithm = dap_metadata.vabc_compression_param();
         if (compression_algorithm.empty()) {
             // Older OTAs don't set an explicit compression type, so default to gz.
             compression_algorithm = "gz";
         }
-    } else {
-        compression_algorithm = "none";
     }
 
     PartitionCowCreator cow_creator{
@@ -3220,7 +3246,7 @@
             .current_suffix = current_suffix,
             .update = nullptr,
             .extra_extents = {},
-            .compression_enabled = use_compression,
+            .using_snapuserd = using_snapuserd,
             .compression_algorithm = compression_algorithm,
     };
 
@@ -3245,11 +3271,11 @@
         return Return::Error();
     }
 
-    // If compression is enabled, we need to retain a copy of the old metadata
+    // If snapuserd is enabled, we need to retain a copy of the old metadata
     // so we can access original blocks in case they are moved around. We do
     // not want to rely on the old super metadata slot because we don't
     // guarantee its validity after the slot switch is successful.
-    if (cow_creator.compression_enabled) {
+    if (using_snapuserd) {
         auto metadata = current_metadata->Export();
         if (!metadata) {
             LOG(ERROR) << "Could not export current metadata";
@@ -3265,70 +3291,36 @@
 
     SnapshotUpdateStatus status = ReadSnapshotUpdateStatus(lock.get());
     status.set_state(update_state);
-    status.set_compression_enabled(cow_creator.compression_enabled);
-    if (cow_creator.compression_enabled) {
-        if (!device()->IsTestDevice()) {
-            bool userSnapshotsEnabled = IsUserspaceSnapshotsEnabled();
-            const std::string UNKNOWN = "unknown";
-            const std::string vendor_release = android::base::GetProperty(
-                    "ro.vendor.build.version.release_or_codename", UNKNOWN);
+    status.set_using_snapuserd(using_snapuserd);
 
-            // No user-space snapshots if vendor partition is on Android 12
-            if (vendor_release.find("12") != std::string::npos) {
-                LOG(INFO) << "Userspace snapshots disabled as vendor partition is on Android: "
-                          << vendor_release;
-                userSnapshotsEnabled = false;
-            }
+    if (userspace_snapshots) {
+        status.set_userspace_snapshots(true);
+        LOG(INFO) << "Virtual A/B using userspace snapshots";
 
-            // Userspace snapshots is enabled only if compression is enabled
-            status.set_userspace_snapshots(userSnapshotsEnabled);
-            if (userSnapshotsEnabled) {
-                is_snapshot_userspace_ = true;
-                status.set_io_uring_enabled(IsIouringEnabled());
-                LOG(INFO) << "Userspace snapshots enabled";
-            } else {
-                is_snapshot_userspace_ = false;
-                LOG(INFO) << "Userspace snapshots disabled";
-            }
+        if (GetIouringEnabledProperty()) {
+            status.set_io_uring_enabled(true);
+            LOG(INFO) << "io_uring for snapshots enabled";
+        }
+    } else if (legacy_compression) {
+        LOG(INFO) << "Virtual A/B using legacy snapuserd";
+    } else {
+        LOG(INFO) << "Virtual A/B using dm-snapshot";
+    }
 
-            // Terminate stale daemon if any
-            std::unique_ptr<SnapuserdClient> snapuserd_client =
-                    SnapuserdClient::Connect(kSnapuserdSocket, 5s);
-            if (snapuserd_client) {
-                snapuserd_client->DetachSnapuserd();
-                snapuserd_client->CloseConnection();
-                snapuserd_client = nullptr;
-            }
+    is_snapshot_userspace_.emplace(userspace_snapshots);
 
-            // Clear the cached client if any
-            if (snapuserd_client_) {
-                snapuserd_client_->CloseConnection();
-                snapuserd_client_ = nullptr;
-            }
-        } else {
-            bool userSnapshotsEnabled = true;
-            const std::string UNKNOWN = "unknown";
-            const std::string vendor_release = android::base::GetProperty(
-                    "ro.vendor.build.version.release_or_codename", UNKNOWN);
-
-            // No user-space snapshots if vendor partition is on Android 12
-            if (vendor_release.find("12") != std::string::npos) {
-                LOG(INFO) << "Userspace snapshots disabled as vendor partition is on Android: "
-                          << vendor_release;
-                userSnapshotsEnabled = false;
-            }
-
-            userSnapshotsEnabled = (userSnapshotsEnabled && !IsDmSnapshotTestingEnabled());
-            status.set_userspace_snapshots(userSnapshotsEnabled);
-            if (!userSnapshotsEnabled) {
-                is_snapshot_userspace_ = false;
-                LOG(INFO) << "User-space snapshots disabled for testing";
-            } else {
-                is_snapshot_userspace_ = true;
-                LOG(INFO) << "User-space snapshots enabled for testing";
-            }
+    if (!device()->IsTestDevice() && using_snapuserd) {
+        // Terminate stale daemon if any
+        std::unique_ptr<SnapuserdClient> snapuserd_client = std::move(snapuserd_client_);
+        if (!snapuserd_client) {
+            snapuserd_client = SnapuserdClient::Connect(kSnapuserdSocket, 5s);
+        }
+        if (snapuserd_client) {
+            snapuserd_client->DetachSnapuserd();
+            snapuserd_client->CloseConnection();
         }
     }
+
     if (!WriteSnapshotUpdateStatus(lock.get(), status)) {
         LOG(ERROR) << "Unable to write new update state";
         return Return::Error();
@@ -3521,7 +3513,7 @@
             return Return::Error();
         }
 
-        if (it->second.compression_enabled()) {
+        if (it->second.using_snapuserd()) {
             unique_fd fd(open(cow_path.c_str(), O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC));
             if (fd < 0) {
                 PLOG(ERROR) << "open " << cow_path << " failed for snapshot "
@@ -3567,8 +3559,8 @@
     if (!ReadSnapshotStatus(lock.get(), params.GetPartitionName(), &status)) {
         return false;
     }
-    if (status.compression_enabled()) {
-        LOG(ERROR) << "Cannot use MapUpdateSnapshot with compressed snapshots";
+    if (status.using_snapuserd()) {
+        LOG(ERROR) << "Cannot use MapUpdateSnapshot with snapuserd";
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -3625,7 +3617,7 @@
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-    if (status.compression_enabled()) {
+    if (status.using_snapuserd()) {
         return OpenCompressedSnapshotWriter(lock.get(), source_device, params.GetPartitionName(),
                                             status, paths);
     }
@@ -3755,7 +3747,10 @@
     auto update_status = ReadSnapshotUpdateStatus(file.get());
 
     ss << "Update state: " << ReadUpdateState(file.get()) << std::endl;
-    ss << "Compression: " << update_status.compression_enabled() << std::endl;
+    ss << "Using snapuserd: " << update_status.using_snapuserd() << std::endl;
+    ss << "Using userspace snapshots: " << update_status.userspace_snapshots() << std::endl;
+    ss << "Using io_uring: " << update_status.io_uring_enabled() << std::endl;
+    ss << "Using XOR compression: " << GetXorCompressionEnabledProperty() << std::endl;
     ss << "Current slot: " << device_->GetSlotSuffix() << std::endl;
     ss << "Boot indicator: booting from " << GetCurrentSlot() << " slot" << std::endl;
     ss << "Rollback indicator: "
@@ -3976,7 +3971,7 @@
         if (!ReadSnapshotStatus(lock, snapshot, &status)) {
             return false;
         }
-        if (status.compression_enabled()) {
+        if (status.using_snapuserd()) {
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -4140,7 +4135,7 @@
     if (!lock) return false;
 
     auto status = ReadSnapshotUpdateStatus(lock.get());
-    return status.state() != UpdateState::None && status.compression_enabled();
+    return status.state() != UpdateState::None && status.using_snapuserd();
 }
 
 bool SnapshotManager::DetachSnapuserdForSelinux(std::vector<std::string>* snapuserd_argv) {
@@ -4166,7 +4161,7 @@
 }
 
 MergePhase SnapshotManager::DecideMergePhase(const SnapshotStatus& status) {
-    if (status.compression_enabled() && status.device_size() < status.old_partition_size()) {
+    if (status.using_snapuserd() && status.device_size() < status.old_partition_size()) {
         return MergePhase::FIRST_PHASE;
     }
     return MergePhase::SECOND_PHASE;
@@ -4208,8 +4203,7 @@
     SnapshotUpdateStatus update_status = ReadSnapshotUpdateStatus(lock.get());
     stats->report()->set_iouring_used(update_status.io_uring_enabled());
     stats->report()->set_userspace_snapshots_used(update_status.userspace_snapshots());
-    stats->report()->set_xor_compression_used(
-            android::base::GetBoolProperty("ro.virtual_ab.compression.xor.enabled", false));
+    stats->report()->set_xor_compression_used(GetXorCompressionEnabledProperty());
 }
 
 bool SnapshotManager::DeleteDeviceIfExists(const std::string& name,
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot_test.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot_test.cpp
index f0e91de..d242e60 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot_test.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/snapshot_test.cpp
@@ -90,10 +90,9 @@
 std::unique_ptr<SnapshotManager> sm;
 TestDeviceInfo* test_device = nullptr;
 std::string fake_super;
+bool gIsSnapuserdRequired;
 
 void MountMetadata();
-bool ShouldUseCompression();
-bool IsDaemonRequired();
 
 class SnapshotTest : public ::testing::Test {
   public:
@@ -359,7 +358,7 @@
         DeltaArchiveManifest manifest;
 
         auto dynamic_partition_metadata = manifest.mutable_dynamic_partition_metadata();
-        dynamic_partition_metadata->set_vabc_enabled(IsCompressionEnabled());
+        dynamic_partition_metadata->set_vabc_enabled(gIsSnapuserdRequired);
         dynamic_partition_metadata->set_cow_version(android::snapshot::kCowVersionMajor);
 
         auto group = dynamic_partition_metadata->add_groups();
@@ -398,7 +397,7 @@
             if (!res) {
                 return res;
             }
-        } else if (!IsCompressionEnabled()) {
+        } else if (!gIsSnapuserdRequired) {
             std::string ignore;
             if (!MapUpdateSnapshot("test_partition_b", &ignore)) {
                 return AssertionFailure() << "Failed to map test_partition_b";
@@ -457,8 +456,8 @@
     ASSERT_TRUE(AcquireLock());
 
     PartitionCowCreator cow_creator;
-    cow_creator.compression_enabled = ShouldUseCompression();
-    if (cow_creator.compression_enabled) {
+    cow_creator.using_snapuserd = gIsSnapuserdRequired;
+    if (cow_creator.using_snapuserd) {
         cow_creator.compression_algorithm = "gz";
     } else {
         cow_creator.compression_algorithm = "none";
@@ -485,7 +484,7 @@
         ASSERT_EQ(status.state(), SnapshotState::CREATED);
         ASSERT_EQ(status.device_size(), kDeviceSize);
         ASSERT_EQ(status.snapshot_size(), kDeviceSize);
-        ASSERT_EQ(status.compression_enabled(), cow_creator.compression_enabled);
+        ASSERT_EQ(status.using_snapuserd(), cow_creator.using_snapuserd);
         ASSERT_EQ(status.compression_algorithm(), cow_creator.compression_algorithm);
     }
 
@@ -498,7 +497,7 @@
     ASSERT_TRUE(AcquireLock());
 
     PartitionCowCreator cow_creator;
-    cow_creator.compression_enabled = ShouldUseCompression();
+    cow_creator.using_snapuserd = gIsSnapuserdRequired;
 
     static const uint64_t kDeviceSize = 1024 * 1024;
     SnapshotStatus status;
@@ -625,7 +624,7 @@
     SnapshotStatus status;
     ASSERT_TRUE(init->ReadSnapshotStatus(lock_.get(), "test_partition_b", &status));
     ASSERT_EQ(status.state(), SnapshotState::CREATED);
-    if (ShouldUseCompression()) {
+    if (gIsSnapuserdRequired) {
         ASSERT_EQ(status.compression_algorithm(), "gz");
     } else {
         ASSERT_EQ(status.compression_algorithm(), "none");
@@ -899,7 +898,7 @@
         opener_ = std::make_unique<TestPartitionOpener>(fake_super);
 
         auto dynamic_partition_metadata = manifest_.mutable_dynamic_partition_metadata();
-        dynamic_partition_metadata->set_vabc_enabled(ShouldUseCompression());
+        dynamic_partition_metadata->set_vabc_enabled(gIsSnapuserdRequired);
         dynamic_partition_metadata->set_cow_version(android::snapshot::kCowVersionMajor);
 
         // Create a fake update package metadata.
@@ -1032,7 +1031,7 @@
     }
 
     AssertionResult MapOneUpdateSnapshot(const std::string& name) {
-        if (ShouldUseCompression()) {
+        if (gIsSnapuserdRequired) {
             std::unique_ptr<ISnapshotWriter> writer;
             return MapUpdateSnapshot(name, &writer);
         } else {
@@ -1053,7 +1052,7 @@
 
     AssertionResult WriteSnapshotAndHash(PartitionUpdate* partition) {
         std::string name = partition->partition_name() + "_b";
-        if (ShouldUseCompression()) {
+        if (gIsSnapuserdRequired) {
             std::unique_ptr<ISnapshotWriter> writer;
             auto res = MapUpdateSnapshot(name, &writer);
             if (!res) {
@@ -1255,7 +1254,7 @@
 
     // Initiate the merge and wait for it to be completed.
     ASSERT_TRUE(init->InitiateMerge());
-    ASSERT_EQ(init->IsSnapuserdRequired(), IsDaemonRequired());
+    ASSERT_EQ(init->IsSnapuserdRequired(), gIsSnapuserdRequired);
     {
         // We should have started in SECOND_PHASE since nothing shrinks.
         ASSERT_TRUE(AcquireLock());
@@ -1282,8 +1281,8 @@
 }
 
 TEST_F(SnapshotUpdateTest, DuplicateOps) {
-    if (!ShouldUseCompression()) {
-        GTEST_SKIP() << "Compression-only test";
+    if (!gIsSnapuserdRequired) {
+        GTEST_SKIP() << "snapuserd-only test";
     }
 
     // Execute the update.
@@ -1324,9 +1323,9 @@
 // Test that shrinking and growing partitions at the same time is handled
 // correctly in VABC.
 TEST_F(SnapshotUpdateTest, SpaceSwapUpdate) {
-    if (!ShouldUseCompression()) {
+    if (!gIsSnapuserdRequired) {
         // b/179111359
-        GTEST_SKIP() << "Skipping Virtual A/B Compression test";
+        GTEST_SKIP() << "Skipping snapuserd test";
     }
 
     auto old_sys_size = GetSize(sys_);
@@ -1387,7 +1386,7 @@
 
     // Initiate the merge and wait for it to be completed.
     ASSERT_TRUE(init->InitiateMerge());
-    ASSERT_EQ(init->IsSnapuserdRequired(), IsDaemonRequired());
+    ASSERT_EQ(init->IsSnapuserdRequired(), gIsSnapuserdRequired);
     {
         // Check that the merge phase is FIRST_PHASE until at least one call
         // to ProcessUpdateState() occurs.
@@ -1441,9 +1440,9 @@
 
 // Test that a transient merge consistency check failure can resume properly.
 TEST_F(SnapshotUpdateTest, ConsistencyCheckResume) {
-    if (!ShouldUseCompression()) {
+    if (!gIsSnapuserdRequired) {
         // b/179111359
-        GTEST_SKIP() << "Skipping Virtual A/B Compression test";
+        GTEST_SKIP() << "Skipping snapuserd test";
     }
 
     auto old_sys_size = GetSize(sys_);
@@ -1495,7 +1494,7 @@
 
     // Initiate the merge and wait for it to be completed.
     ASSERT_TRUE(init->InitiateMerge());
-    ASSERT_EQ(init->IsSnapuserdRequired(), IsDaemonRequired());
+    ASSERT_EQ(init->IsSnapuserdRequired(), gIsSnapuserdRequired);
     {
         // Check that the merge phase is FIRST_PHASE until at least one call
         // to ProcessUpdateState() occurs.
@@ -2099,8 +2098,8 @@
         ASSERT_TRUE(AcquireLock());
 
         PartitionCowCreator cow_creator = {
-                .compression_enabled = ShouldUseCompression(),
-                .compression_algorithm = ShouldUseCompression() ? "gz" : "none",
+                .using_snapuserd = gIsSnapuserdRequired,
+                .compression_algorithm = gIsSnapuserdRequired ? "gz" : "",
         };
         SnapshotStatus status;
         status.set_name("sys_a");
@@ -2196,8 +2195,8 @@
 
 // Test for overflow bit after update
 TEST_F(SnapshotUpdateTest, Overflow) {
-    if (ShouldUseCompression()) {
-        GTEST_SKIP() << "No overflow bit set for userspace COWs";
+    if (gIsSnapuserdRequired) {
+        GTEST_SKIP() << "No overflow bit set for snapuserd COWs";
     }
 
     const auto actual_write_size = GetSize(sys_);
@@ -2331,8 +2330,8 @@
 };
 
 TEST_F(SnapshotUpdateTest, DaemonTransition) {
-    if (!ShouldUseCompression()) {
-        GTEST_SKIP() << "Skipping Virtual A/B Compression test";
+    if (!gIsSnapuserdRequired) {
+        GTEST_SKIP() << "Skipping snapuserd test";
     }
 
     // Ensure a connection to the second-stage daemon, but use the first-stage
@@ -2762,41 +2761,21 @@
     }
 }
 
-bool IsDaemonRequired() {
+void SetGlobalConfigOptions() {
     if (FLAGS_force_config == "dmsnap") {
-        return false;
+        ASSERT_TRUE(android::base::SetProperty("snapuserd.test.dm.snapshots", "1"))
+                << "Failed to disable property: virtual_ab.userspace.snapshots.enabled";
     }
 
-    if (!IsCompressionEnabled()) {
-        return false;
+    if (FLAGS_force_iouring_disable == "iouring_disabled") {
+        ASSERT_TRUE(android::base::SetProperty("snapuserd.test.io_uring.force_disable", "1"))
+                << "Failed to disable property: snapuserd.test.io_uring.disabled";
     }
 
-    const std::string UNKNOWN = "unknown";
-    const std::string vendor_release =
-            android::base::GetProperty("ro.vendor.build.version.release_or_codename", UNKNOWN);
-
-    // No userspace snapshots if vendor partition is on Android 12
-    // However, for GRF devices, snapuserd daemon will be on
-    // vendor ramdisk in Android 12.
-    if (vendor_release.find("12") != std::string::npos) {
-        return true;
+    if (FLAGS_force_config != "dmsnap" &&
+        (GetLegacyCompressionEnabledProperty() || CanUseUserspaceSnapshots())) {
+        gIsSnapuserdRequired = true;
     }
-
-    if (!FLAGS_force_config.empty()) {
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    return IsUserspaceSnapshotsEnabled();
-}
-
-bool ShouldUseCompression() {
-    if (FLAGS_force_config == "vab" || FLAGS_force_config == "dmsnap") {
-        return false;
-    }
-    if (FLAGS_force_config == "vabc") {
-        return true;
-    }
-    return IsCompressionEnabled();
 }
 
 }  // namespace snapshot
@@ -2815,19 +2794,7 @@
         return 1;
     }
 
-    if (FLAGS_force_config == "dmsnap") {
-        if (!android::base::SetProperty("snapuserd.test.dm.snapshots", "1")) {
-            return testing::AssertionFailure()
-                   << "Failed to disable property: virtual_ab.userspace.snapshots.enabled";
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (FLAGS_force_iouring_disable == "iouring_disabled") {
-        if (!android::base::SetProperty("snapuserd.test.io_uring.force_disable", "1")) {
-            return testing::AssertionFailure()
-                   << "Failed to disable property: snapuserd.test.io_uring.disabled";
-        }
-    }
+    android::snapshot::SetGlobalConfigOptions();
 
     int ret = RUN_ALL_TESTS();
 
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/utility.cpp b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/utility.cpp
index f01bec9..08207be 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/utility.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/utility.cpp
@@ -184,18 +184,46 @@
     new_extent->set_num_blocks(num_blocks);
 }
 
-bool IsCompressionEnabled() {
+bool GetLegacyCompressionEnabledProperty() {
     return android::base::GetBoolProperty("ro.virtual_ab.compression.enabled", false);
 }
 
-bool IsUserspaceSnapshotsEnabled() {
+bool GetUserspaceSnapshotsEnabledProperty() {
     return android::base::GetBoolProperty("ro.virtual_ab.userspace.snapshots.enabled", false);
 }
 
-bool IsIouringEnabled() {
+bool CanUseUserspaceSnapshots() {
+    if (!GetUserspaceSnapshotsEnabledProperty()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    const std::string UNKNOWN = "unknown";
+    const std::string vendor_release =
+            android::base::GetProperty("ro.vendor.build.version.release_or_codename", UNKNOWN);
+
+    // No user-space snapshots if vendor partition is on Android 12
+    if (vendor_release.find("12") != std::string::npos) {
+        LOG(INFO) << "Userspace snapshots disabled as vendor partition is on Android: "
+                  << vendor_release;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (IsDmSnapshotTestingEnabled()) {
+        LOG(INFO) << "Userspace snapshots disabled for testing";
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool GetIouringEnabledProperty() {
     return android::base::GetBoolProperty("ro.virtual_ab.io_uring.enabled", false);
 }
 
+bool GetXorCompressionEnabledProperty() {
+    return android::base::GetBoolProperty("ro.virtual_ab.compression.xor.enabled", false);
+}
+
 std::string GetOtherPartitionName(const std::string& name) {
     auto suffix = android::fs_mgr::GetPartitionSlotSuffix(name);
     CHECK(suffix == "_a" || suffix == "_b");
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/utility.h b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/utility.h
index 0ef3234..16aa81a 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/utility.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/libsnapshot/utility.h
@@ -129,15 +129,16 @@
 void AppendExtent(google::protobuf::RepeatedPtrField<chromeos_update_engine::Extent>* extents,
                   uint64_t start_block, uint64_t num_blocks);
 
-bool IsCompressionEnabled();
+bool GetLegacyCompressionEnabledProperty();
+bool GetUserspaceSnapshotsEnabledProperty();
+bool GetIouringEnabledProperty();
+bool GetXorCompressionEnabledProperty();
 
-bool IsUserspaceSnapshotsEnabled();
-
+bool CanUseUserspaceSnapshots();
 bool IsDmSnapshotTestingEnabled();
 
-bool IsIouringEnabled();
-
 // Swap the suffix of a partition name.
 std::string GetOtherPartitionName(const std::string& name);
+
 }  // namespace snapshot
 }  // namespace android