diff --git a/include/androidfw/ResourceTypes.h b/include/androidfw/ResourceTypes.h
index ac5eca08..9c70faf 100644
--- a/include/androidfw/ResourceTypes.h
+++ b/include/androidfw/ResourceTypes.h
@@ -36,6 +36,17 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
+/**
+ * In C++11, char16_t is defined as *at least* 16 bits. We do a lot of
+ * casting on raw data and expect char16_t to be exactly 16 bits.
+ */
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103L
+struct __assertChar16Size {
+    static_assert(sizeof(char16_t) == sizeof(uint16_t), "char16_t is not 16 bits");
+    static_assert(alignof(char16_t) == alignof(uint16_t), "char16_t is not 16-bit aligned");
+};
+#endif
+
 /** ********************************************************************
  *  PNG Extensions
  *
@@ -693,25 +704,25 @@
 
     // These are available for all nodes:
     int32_t getCommentID() const;
-    const uint16_t* getComment(size_t* outLen) const;
+    const char16_t* getComment(size_t* outLen) const;
     uint32_t getLineNumber() const;
     
     // This is available for TEXT:
     int32_t getTextID() const;
-    const uint16_t* getText(size_t* outLen) const;
+    const char16_t* getText(size_t* outLen) const;
     ssize_t getTextValue(Res_value* outValue) const;
     
     // These are available for START_NAMESPACE and END_NAMESPACE:
     int32_t getNamespacePrefixID() const;
-    const uint16_t* getNamespacePrefix(size_t* outLen) const;
+    const char16_t* getNamespacePrefix(size_t* outLen) const;
     int32_t getNamespaceUriID() const;
-    const uint16_t* getNamespaceUri(size_t* outLen) const;
+    const char16_t* getNamespaceUri(size_t* outLen) const;
     
     // These are available for START_TAG and END_TAG:
     int32_t getElementNamespaceID() const;
-    const uint16_t* getElementNamespace(size_t* outLen) const;
+    const char16_t* getElementNamespace(size_t* outLen) const;
     int32_t getElementNameID() const;
-    const uint16_t* getElementName(size_t* outLen) const;
+    const char16_t* getElementName(size_t* outLen) const;
     
     // Remaining methods are for retrieving information about attributes
     // associated with a START_TAG:
@@ -720,10 +731,10 @@
     
     // Returns -1 if no namespace, -2 if idx out of range.
     int32_t getAttributeNamespaceID(size_t idx) const;
-    const uint16_t* getAttributeNamespace(size_t idx, size_t* outLen) const;
+    const char16_t* getAttributeNamespace(size_t idx, size_t* outLen) const;
 
     int32_t getAttributeNameID(size_t idx) const;
-    const uint16_t* getAttributeName(size_t idx, size_t* outLen) const;
+    const char16_t* getAttributeName(size_t idx, size_t* outLen) const;
     uint32_t getAttributeNameResID(size_t idx) const;
 
     // These will work only if the underlying string pool is UTF-8.
@@ -731,7 +742,7 @@
     const char* getAttributeName8(size_t idx, size_t* outLen) const;
 
     int32_t getAttributeValueStringID(size_t idx) const;
-    const uint16_t* getAttributeStringValue(size_t idx, size_t* outLen) const;
+    const char16_t* getAttributeStringValue(size_t idx, size_t* outLen) const;
     
     int32_t getAttributeDataType(size_t idx) const;
     int32_t getAttributeData(size_t idx) const;
@@ -836,7 +847,7 @@
     uint32_t id;
 
     // Actual name of this package, \0-terminated.
-    char16_t name[128];
+    uint16_t name[128];
 
     // Offset to a ResStringPool_header defining the resource
     // type symbol table.  If zero, this package is inheriting from
@@ -1441,7 +1452,7 @@
     uint32_t packageId;
 
     // The package name of the shared library. \0 terminated.
-    char16_t packageName[128];
+    uint16_t packageName[128];
 };
 
 /**
@@ -1672,7 +1683,7 @@
                                size_t defPackageLen = 0,
                                uint32_t* outTypeSpecFlags = NULL) const;
 
-    static bool expandResourceRef(const uint16_t* refStr, size_t refLen,
+    static bool expandResourceRef(const char16_t* refStr, size_t refLen,
                                   String16* outPackage,
                                   String16* outType,
                                   String16* outName,
diff --git a/libs/androidfw/Android.mk b/libs/androidfw/Android.mk
index dbee7ed..20d5470 100644
--- a/libs/androidfw/Android.mk
+++ b/libs/androidfw/Android.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 LOCAL_PATH:= $(call my-dir)
 
-# libandroidfw is partially built for the host (used by obbtool and others)
+# libandroidfw is partially built for the host (used by obbtool, aapt, and others)
 # These files are common to host and target builds.
 
 commonSources := \
@@ -35,26 +35,17 @@
     BackupHelpers.cpp \
     CursorWindow.cpp
 
-hostSources := \
-    $(commonSources)
+hostSources := $(commonSources)
 
 # For the host
 # =====================================================
-
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES:= $(hostSources)
-
 LOCAL_MODULE:= libandroidfw
-
 LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
-
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DSTATIC_ANDROIDFW_FOR_TOOLS
-
-LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := \
-	external/zlib
-
-LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := liblog libziparchive-host libutils
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES:= $(hostSources)
+LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := external/zlib
 
 include $(BUILD_HOST_STATIC_LIBRARY)
 
@@ -64,8 +55,13 @@
 
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
+LOCAL_MODULE:= libandroidfw
+LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES:= $(deviceSources)
-
+LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := \
+    external/zlib \
+    system/core/include
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libziparchive
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
 	libbinder \
 	liblog \
@@ -73,16 +69,6 @@
 	libutils \
 	libz
 
-LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := libziparchive
-
-LOCAL_C_INCLUDES := \
-    external/zlib \
-    system/core/include
-
-LOCAL_MODULE:= libandroidfw
-
-LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
-
 include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
 
 
diff --git a/libs/androidfw/ResourceTypes.cpp b/libs/androidfw/ResourceTypes.cpp
index b5d2885..51aa24b 100644
--- a/libs/androidfw/ResourceTypes.cpp
+++ b/libs/androidfw/ResourceTypes.cpp
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@
 // range checked; guaranteed to NUL-terminate within the stated number of available slots
 // NOTE: if this truncates the dst string due to running out of space, no attempt is
 // made to avoid splitting surrogate pairs.
-static void strcpy16_dtoh(uint16_t* dst, const uint16_t* src, size_t avail)
+static void strcpy16_dtoh(char16_t* dst, const uint16_t* src, size_t avail)
 {
-    uint16_t* last = dst + avail - 1;
+    char16_t* last = dst + avail - 1;
     while (*src && (dst < last)) {
-        char16_t s = dtohs(*src);
+        char16_t s = dtohs(static_cast<char16_t>(*src));
         *dst++ = s;
         src++;
     }
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@
         if (mHeader->flags&ResStringPool_header::UTF8_FLAG) {
             charSize = sizeof(uint8_t);
         } else {
-            charSize = sizeof(char16_t);
+            charSize = sizeof(uint16_t);
         }
 
         // There should be at least space for the smallest string
@@ -547,8 +547,8 @@
                 e[i] = dtohl(mEntries[i]);
             }
             if (!(mHeader->flags&ResStringPool_header::UTF8_FLAG)) {
-                const char16_t* strings = (const char16_t*)mStrings;
-                char16_t* s = const_cast<char16_t*>(strings);
+                const uint16_t* strings = (const uint16_t*)mStrings;
+                uint16_t* s = const_cast<uint16_t*>(strings);
                 for (i=0; i<mStringPoolSize; i++) {
                     s[i] = dtohs(strings[i]);
                 }
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@
         if ((mHeader->flags&ResStringPool_header::UTF8_FLAG &&
                 ((uint8_t*)mStrings)[mStringPoolSize-1] != 0) ||
                 (!mHeader->flags&ResStringPool_header::UTF8_FLAG &&
-                ((char16_t*)mStrings)[mStringPoolSize-1] != 0)) {
+                ((uint16_t*)mStrings)[mStringPoolSize-1] != 0)) {
             ALOGW("Bad string block: last string is not 0-terminated\n");
             return (mError=BAD_TYPE);
         }
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@
  * add it together with the next character.
  */
 static inline size_t
-decodeLength(const char16_t** str)
+decodeLength(const uint16_t** str)
 {
     size_t len = **str;
     if ((len & 0x8000) != 0) {
@@ -689,19 +689,19 @@
     return len;
 }
 
-const uint16_t* ResStringPool::stringAt(size_t idx, size_t* u16len) const
+const char16_t* ResStringPool::stringAt(size_t idx, size_t* u16len) const
 {
     if (mError == NO_ERROR && idx < mHeader->stringCount) {
         const bool isUTF8 = (mHeader->flags&ResStringPool_header::UTF8_FLAG) != 0;
-        const uint32_t off = mEntries[idx]/(isUTF8?sizeof(char):sizeof(char16_t));
+        const uint32_t off = mEntries[idx]/(isUTF8?sizeof(uint8_t):sizeof(uint16_t));
         if (off < (mStringPoolSize-1)) {
             if (!isUTF8) {
-                const char16_t* strings = (char16_t*)mStrings;
-                const char16_t* str = strings+off;
+                const uint16_t* strings = (uint16_t*)mStrings;
+                const uint16_t* str = strings+off;
 
                 *u16len = decodeLength(&str);
                 if ((uint32_t)(str+*u16len-strings) < mStringPoolSize) {
-                    return str;
+                    return reinterpret_cast<const char16_t*>(str);
                 } else {
                     ALOGW("Bad string block: string #%d extends to %d, past end at %d\n",
                             (int)idx, (int)(str+*u16len-strings), (int)mStringPoolSize);
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@
     return mCurNode != NULL ? dtohl(mCurNode->comment.index) : -1;
 }
 
-const uint16_t* ResXMLParser::getComment(size_t* outLen) const
+const char16_t* ResXMLParser::getComment(size_t* outLen) const
 {
     int32_t id = getCommentID();
     return id >= 0 ? mTree.mStrings.stringAt(id, outLen) : NULL;
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@
     return -1;
 }
 
-const uint16_t* ResXMLParser::getText(size_t* outLen) const
+const char16_t* ResXMLParser::getText(size_t* outLen) const
 {
     int32_t id = getTextID();
     return id >= 0 ? mTree.mStrings.stringAt(id, outLen) : NULL;
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@
     return -1;
 }
 
-const uint16_t* ResXMLParser::getNamespacePrefix(size_t* outLen) const
+const char16_t* ResXMLParser::getNamespacePrefix(size_t* outLen) const
 {
     int32_t id = getNamespacePrefixID();
     //printf("prefix=%d  event=%p\n", id, mEventCode);
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@
     return -1;
 }
 
-const uint16_t* ResXMLParser::getNamespaceUri(size_t* outLen) const
+const char16_t* ResXMLParser::getNamespaceUri(size_t* outLen) const
 {
     int32_t id = getNamespaceUriID();
     //printf("uri=%d  event=%p\n", id, mEventCode);
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@
     return -1;
 }
 
-const uint16_t* ResXMLParser::getElementNamespace(size_t* outLen) const
+const char16_t* ResXMLParser::getElementNamespace(size_t* outLen) const
 {
     int32_t id = getElementNamespaceID();
     return id >= 0 ? mTree.mStrings.stringAt(id, outLen) : NULL;
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@
     return -1;
 }
 
-const uint16_t* ResXMLParser::getElementName(size_t* outLen) const
+const char16_t* ResXMLParser::getElementName(size_t* outLen) const
 {
     int32_t id = getElementNameID();
     return id >= 0 ? mTree.mStrings.stringAt(id, outLen) : NULL;
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@
     return -2;
 }
 
-const uint16_t* ResXMLParser::getAttributeNamespace(size_t idx, size_t* outLen) const
+const char16_t* ResXMLParser::getAttributeNamespace(size_t idx, size_t* outLen) const
 {
     int32_t id = getAttributeNamespaceID(idx);
     //printf("attribute namespace=%d  idx=%d  event=%p\n", id, idx, mEventCode);
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@
     return -1;
 }
 
-const uint16_t* ResXMLParser::getAttributeName(size_t idx, size_t* outLen) const
+const char16_t* ResXMLParser::getAttributeName(size_t idx, size_t* outLen) const
 {
     int32_t id = getAttributeNameID(idx);
     //printf("attribute name=%d  idx=%d  event=%p\n", id, idx, mEventCode);
@@ -1205,7 +1205,7 @@
     return -1;
 }
 
-const uint16_t* ResXMLParser::getAttributeStringValue(size_t idx, size_t* outLen) const
+const char16_t* ResXMLParser::getAttributeStringValue(size_t idx, size_t* outLen) const
 {
     int32_t id = getAttributeValueStringID(idx);
     //XML_NOISY(printf("getAttributeValue 0x%x=0x%x\n", idx, id));
@@ -4239,7 +4239,7 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-bool ResTable::expandResourceRef(const uint16_t* refStr, size_t refLen,
+bool ResTable::expandResourceRef(const char16_t* refStr, size_t refLen,
                                  String16* outPackage,
                                  String16* outType,
                                  String16* outName,
@@ -5658,8 +5658,8 @@
     if (idx == 0) {
         idx = mPackageGroups.size() + 1;
 
-        char16_t tmpName[sizeof(pkg->name)/sizeof(char16_t)];
-        strcpy16_dtoh(tmpName, pkg->name, sizeof(pkg->name)/sizeof(char16_t));
+        char16_t tmpName[sizeof(pkg->name)/sizeof(pkg->name[0])];
+        strcpy16_dtoh(tmpName, pkg->name, sizeof(pkg->name)/sizeof(pkg->name[0]));
         group = new PackageGroup(this, String16(tmpName), id);
         if (group == NULL) {
             delete package;
@@ -6029,7 +6029,10 @@
     *outSize += 2 * sizeof(uint16_t);
 
     // overlay packages are assumed to contain only one package group
-    const String16 overlayPackage(overlay.mPackageGroups[0]->packages[0]->package->name);
+    const ResTable_package* overlayPackageStruct = overlay.mPackageGroups[0]->packages[0]->package;
+    char16_t tmpName[sizeof(overlayPackageStruct->name)/sizeof(overlayPackageStruct->name[0])];
+    strcpy16_dtoh(tmpName, overlayPackageStruct->name, sizeof(overlayPackageStruct->name)/sizeof(overlayPackageStruct->name[0]));
+    const String16 overlayPackage(tmpName);
 
     for (size_t typeIndex = 0; typeIndex < pg->types.size(); ++typeIndex) {
         const TypeList& typeList = pg->types[typeIndex];
@@ -6331,8 +6334,10 @@
             // Use a package's real ID, since the ID may have been assigned
             // if this package is a shared library.
             packageId = pkg->package->id;
+            char16_t tmpName[sizeof(pkg->package->name)/sizeof(pkg->package->name[0])];
+            strcpy16_dtoh(tmpName, pkg->package->name, sizeof(pkg->package->name)/sizeof(pkg->package->name[0]));
             printf("  Package %d id=0x%02x name=%s\n", (int)pkgIndex,
-                    pkg->package->id, String8(String16(pkg->package->name)).string());
+                    pkg->package->id, String8(tmpName).string());
         }
 
         for (size_t typeIndex=0; typeIndex < pg->types.size(); typeIndex++) {
diff --git a/libs/androidfw/misc.cpp b/libs/androidfw/misc.cpp
index 29686ef..ea54cc5 100644
--- a/libs/androidfw/misc.cpp
+++ b/libs/androidfw/misc.cpp
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 #include <androidfw/misc.h>
 
 #include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <string.h>
+#include <cstring>
 #include <errno.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
+#include <cstdio>
 
 using namespace android;
 
diff --git a/libs/androidfw/tests/Android.mk b/libs/androidfw/tests/Android.mk
index 1344dd9..9337cd8 100644
--- a/libs/androidfw/tests/Android.mk
+++ b/libs/androidfw/tests/Android.mk
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
 LOCAL_MODULE := libandroidfw_tests
-
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(testFiles)
 LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := \
     libandroidfw \
@@ -54,11 +53,9 @@
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
 LOCAL_MODULE := libandroidfw_tests
-
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(testFiles) \
     BackupData_test.cpp \
     ObbFile_test.cpp
-
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
     libandroidfw \
     libcutils \
diff --git a/tools/aapt/AaptXml.cpp b/tools/aapt/AaptXml.cpp
index 708e405..b04a55d 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/AaptXml.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt/AaptXml.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     }
 
     size_t len;
-    const uint16_t* str = tree.getAttributeStringValue(attrIndex, &len);
+    const char16_t* str = tree.getAttributeStringValue(attrIndex, &len);
     return str ? String8(str, len) : String8();
 }
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
     if (tree.getAttributeValue(idx, &value) != NO_ERROR) {
         if (value.dataType == Res_value::TYPE_STRING) {
             size_t len;
-            const uint16_t* str = tree.getAttributeStringValue(idx, &len);
+            const char16_t* str = tree.getAttributeStringValue(idx, &len);
             return str ? String8(str, len) : String8();
         }
         resTable.resolveReference(&value, 0);
diff --git a/tools/aapt/Android.mk b/tools/aapt/Android.mk
index 2cbabe1..bc9c1f7 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/Android.mk
+++ b/tools/aapt/Android.mk
@@ -33,20 +33,20 @@
     Command.cpp \
     CrunchCache.cpp \
     FileFinder.cpp \
+    Images.cpp \
     Package.cpp \
-    StringPool.cpp \
-    XMLNode.cpp \
+    pseudolocalize.cpp \
+    qsort_r_compat.c \
+    Resource.cpp \
     ResourceFilter.cpp \
     ResourceIdCache.cpp \
     ResourceTable.cpp \
-    Images.cpp \
-    Resource.cpp \
-    pseudolocalize.cpp \
     SourcePos.cpp \
+    StringPool.cpp \
     WorkQueue.cpp \
+    XMLNode.cpp \
     ZipEntry.cpp \
-    ZipFile.cpp \
-    qsort_r_compat.c
+    ZipFile.cpp
 
 aaptTests := \
     tests/AaptConfig_test.cpp \
@@ -88,16 +88,13 @@
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
 LOCAL_MODULE := libaapt
-
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(aaptSources)
-LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(aaptCIncludes)
-
-LOCAL_CFLAGS += -Wno-format-y2k
-LOCAL_CFLAGS += -DSTATIC_ANDROIDFW_FOR_TOOLS
-LOCAL_CFLAGS += $(aaptCFlags)
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += -Wno-format-y2k -DSTATIC_ANDROIDFW_FOR_TOOLS $(aaptCFlags)
+LOCAL_CPPFLAGS += $(aaptCppFlags)
 ifeq (darwin,$(HOST_OS))
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += -D_DARWIN_UNLIMITED_STREAMS
 endif
+LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(aaptCIncludes)
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(aaptSources)
 
 include $(BUILD_HOST_STATIC_LIBRARY)
 
@@ -108,15 +105,11 @@
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
 LOCAL_MODULE := aapt
-
-LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(aaptMain)
-
-LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += \
-    libaapt \
-    $(aaptHostStaticLibs)
-
-LOCAL_LDLIBS += $(aaptHostLdLibs)
 LOCAL_CFLAGS += $(aaptCFlags)
+LOCAL_CPPFLAGS += $(aaptCppFlags)
+LOCAL_LDLIBS += $(aaptHostLdLibs)
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(aaptMain)
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libaapt $(aaptHostStaticLibs)
 
 include $(BUILD_HOST_EXECUTABLE)
 
@@ -127,16 +120,12 @@
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
 LOCAL_MODULE := libaapt_tests
-
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += $(aaptCFlags)
+LOCAL_CPPFLAGS += $(aaptCppFlags)
+LOCAL_LDLIBS += $(aaptHostLdLibs)
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES += $(aaptTests)
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += $(LOCAL_PATH)
-
-LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += \
-    libaapt \
-    $(aaptHostStaticLibs)
-
-LOCAL_LDLIBS += $(aaptHostLdLibs)
-LOCAL_CFLAGS += $(aaptCFlags)
+LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES += libaapt $(aaptHostStaticLibs)
 
 include $(BUILD_HOST_NATIVE_TEST)
 
@@ -148,13 +137,12 @@
 include $(CLEAR_VARS)
 
 LOCAL_MODULE := aapt
-
+LOCAL_CFLAGS += $(aaptCFlags)
 LOCAL_SRC_FILES := $(aaptSources) $(aaptMain)
 LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += \
     $(aaptCIncludes) \
     bionic \
     external/stlport/stlport
-
 LOCAL_SHARED_LIBRARIES := \
     libandroidfw \
     libutils \
@@ -162,14 +150,10 @@
     libpng \
     liblog \
     libz
-
 LOCAL_STATIC_LIBRARIES := \
     libstlport_static \
     libexpat_static
 
-LOCAL_CFLAGS += $(aaptCFlags)
-LOCAL_CPPFLAGS += -Wno-non-virtual-dtor
-
 include $(BUILD_EXECUTABLE)
 
 endif # Not SDK_ONLY
diff --git a/tools/aapt/CacheUpdater.h b/tools/aapt/CacheUpdater.h
index efb2453..fade53a 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/CacheUpdater.h
+++ b/tools/aapt/CacheUpdater.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
  */
 class CacheUpdater {
 public:
+    virtual ~CacheUpdater() {}
+
     // Make sure all the directories along this path exist
     virtual void ensureDirectoriesExist(String8 path) = 0;
 
@@ -107,4 +109,4 @@
     Bundle* bundle;
 };
 
-#endif // CACHE_UPDATER_H
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif // CACHE_UPDATER_H
diff --git a/tools/aapt/Main.cpp b/tools/aapt/Main.cpp
index 2857b59..18b8e1e 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/Main.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt/Main.cpp
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 #include <utils/List.h>
 #include <utils/Errors.h>
 
-#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <getopt.h>
-#include <assert.h>
+#include <cassert>
 
 using namespace android;
 
diff --git a/tools/aapt/Resource.cpp b/tools/aapt/Resource.cpp
index a4c9dab..b9bd03a 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/Resource.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt/Resource.cpp
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@
                 ssize_t minSdkIndex = block.indexOfAttribute(RESOURCES_ANDROID_NAMESPACE,
                                                              "minSdkVersion");
                 if (minSdkIndex >= 0) {
-                    const uint16_t* minSdk16 = block.getAttributeStringValue(minSdkIndex, &len);
+                    const char16_t* minSdk16 = block.getAttributeStringValue(minSdkIndex, &len);
                     const char* minSdk8 = strdup(String8(minSdk16).string());
                     bundle->setManifestMinSdkVersion(minSdk8);
                 }
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@
     size_t len;
 
     ssize_t index = parser.indexOfAttribute(ns, attr);
-    const uint16_t* str;
+    const char16_t* str;
     Res_value value;
     if (index >= 0 && parser.getAttributeValue(index, &value) >= 0) {
         const ResStringPool* pool = &parser.getStrings();
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@
         }
         if (validChars) {
             for (size_t i=0; i<len; i++) {
-                uint16_t c = str[i];
+                char16_t c = str[i];
                 const char* p = validChars;
                 bool okay = false;
                 while (*p) {
@@ -1710,7 +1710,7 @@
                 }
                 size_t len;
                 ssize_t index = block.indexOfAttribute(RESOURCES_ANDROID_NAMESPACE, "name");
-                const uint16_t* id = block.getAttributeStringValue(index, &len);
+                const char16_t* id = block.getAttributeStringValue(index, &len);
                 if (id == NULL) {
                     fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d: missing name attribute in element <%s>.\n", 
                             manifestPath.string(), block.getLineNumber(),
@@ -1753,7 +1753,7 @@
                   hasErrors = true;
                 }
                 syms->addStringSymbol(String8(e), idStr, srcPos);
-                const uint16_t* cmt = block.getComment(&len);
+                const char16_t* cmt = block.getComment(&len);
                 if (cmt != NULL && *cmt != 0) {
                     //printf("Comment of %s: %s\n", String8(e).string(),
                     //        String8(cmt).string());
diff --git a/tools/aapt/ResourceTable.cpp b/tools/aapt/ResourceTable.cpp
index 4587a4b..0f94f85 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/ResourceTable.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt/ResourceTable.cpp
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@
 
     ssize_t l10nIdx = block.indexOfAttribute(NULL, "localization");
     if (l10nIdx >= 0) {
-        const uint16_t* str = block.getAttributeStringValue(l10nIdx, &len);
+        const char16_t* str = block.getAttributeStringValue(l10nIdx, &len);
         bool error;
         uint32_t l10n_required = parse_flags(str, len, l10nRequiredFlags, &error);
         if (error) {
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@
                 size_t n = block.getAttributeCount();
                 for (size_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {
                     size_t length;
-                    const uint16_t* attr = block.getAttributeName(i, &length);
+                    const char16_t* attr = block.getAttributeName(i, &length);
                     if (strcmp16(attr, name16.string()) == 0) {
                         name.setTo(block.getAttributeStringValue(i, &length));
                     } else if (strcmp16(attr, translatable16.string()) == 0) {
@@ -1441,14 +1441,14 @@
                 // translatable.
                 for (size_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {
                     size_t length;
-                    const uint16_t* attr = block.getAttributeName(i, &length);
+                    const char16_t* attr = block.getAttributeName(i, &length);
                     if (strcmp16(attr, formatted16.string()) == 0) {
-                        const uint16_t* value = block.getAttributeStringValue(i, &length);
+                        const char16_t* value = block.getAttributeStringValue(i, &length);
                         if (strcmp16(value, false16.string()) == 0) {
                             curIsFormatted = false;
                         }
                     } else if (strcmp16(attr, translatable16.string()) == 0) {
-                        const uint16_t* value = block.getAttributeStringValue(i, &length);
+                        const char16_t* value = block.getAttributeStringValue(i, &length);
                         if (strcmp16(value, false16.string()) == 0) {
                             isTranslatable = false;
                         }
diff --git a/tools/aapt/StringPool.cpp b/tools/aapt/StringPool.cpp
index 06769e4..2727b3d 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/StringPool.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt/StringPool.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 
 #define NOISY(x) //x
 
-void strcpy16_htod(uint16_t* dst, const uint16_t* src)
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103L
+void strcpy16_htod(char16_t* dst, const char16_t* src)
 {
     while (*src) {
         char16_t s = htods(*src);
@@ -30,6 +31,17 @@
     }
     *dst = 0;
 }
+#endif
+
+void strcpy16_htod(uint16_t* dst, const char16_t* src)
+{
+    while (*src) {
+        uint16_t s = htods(static_cast<uint16_t>(*src));
+        *dst++ = s;
+        src++;
+    }
+    *dst = 0;
+}
 
 void printStringPool(const ResStringPool* pool)
 {
@@ -416,7 +428,7 @@
         return NO_MEMORY;
     }
 
-    const size_t charSize = mUTF8 ? sizeof(uint8_t) : sizeof(char16_t);
+    const size_t charSize = mUTF8 ? sizeof(uint8_t) : sizeof(uint16_t);
 
     size_t strPos = 0;
     for (i=0; i<STRINGS; i++) {
diff --git a/tools/aapt/StringPool.h b/tools/aapt/StringPool.h
index 1b3abfd..a9c7bec 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/StringPool.h
+++ b/tools/aapt/StringPool.h
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@
 
 #define PRINT_STRING_METRICS 0
 
-void strcpy16_htod(uint16_t* dst, const uint16_t* src);
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103L
+void strcpy16_htod(char16_t* dst, const char16_t* src);
+#endif
+void strcpy16_htod(uint16_t* dst, const char16_t* src);
 
 void printStringPool(const ResStringPool* pool);
 
diff --git a/tools/aapt/XMLNode.cpp b/tools/aapt/XMLNode.cpp
index 51a4154..899fb63 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/XMLNode.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt/XMLNode.cpp
@@ -234,9 +234,9 @@
             const String8 element8(element16);
 
             size_t nslen;
-            const uint16_t* ns = inXml->getElementNamespace(&nslen);
+            const char16_t* ns = inXml->getElementNamespace(&nslen);
             if (ns == NULL) {
-                ns = (const uint16_t*)"\0\0";
+                ns = (const char16_t*)"\0\0";
                 nslen = 0;
             }
             const String8 nspace(String16(ns, nslen));
@@ -291,9 +291,9 @@
 
         } else if (code == ResXMLTree::END_TAG) {
             size_t nslen;
-            const uint16_t* ns = inXml->getElementNamespace(&nslen);
+            const char16_t* ns = inXml->getElementNamespace(&nslen);
             if (ns == NULL) {
-                ns = (const uint16_t*)"\0\0";
+                ns = (const char16_t*)"\0\0";
                 nslen = 0;
             }
             const String8 nspace(String16(ns, nslen));
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@
 }
 
 static String8 build_namespace(const Vector<namespace_entry>& namespaces,
-        const uint16_t* ns)
+        const char16_t* ns)
 {
     String8 str;
     if (ns != NULL) {
@@ -453,9 +453,9 @@
         int i;
         if (code == ResXMLTree::START_TAG) {
             size_t len;
-            const uint16_t* ns16 = block->getElementNamespace(&len);
+            const char16_t* ns16 = block->getElementNamespace(&len);
             String8 elemNs = build_namespace(namespaces, ns16);
-            const uint16_t* com16 = block->getComment(&len);
+            const char16_t* com16 = block->getComment(&len);
             if (com16) {
                 printf("%s <!-- %s -->\n", prefix.string(), String8(com16).string());
             }
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@
         } else if (code == ResXMLTree::START_NAMESPACE) {
             namespace_entry ns;
             size_t len;
-            const uint16_t* prefix16 = block->getNamespacePrefix(&len);
+            const char16_t* prefix16 = block->getNamespacePrefix(&len);
             if (prefix16) {
                 ns.prefix = String8(prefix16);
             } else {
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@
             depth--;
             const namespace_entry& ns = namespaces.top();
             size_t len;
-            const uint16_t* prefix16 = block->getNamespacePrefix(&len);
+            const char16_t* prefix16 = block->getNamespacePrefix(&len);
             String8 pr;
             if (prefix16) {
                 pr = String8(prefix16);