diff --git a/include/binder/Status.h b/include/binder/Status.h
index 7253af8..dd61616 100644
--- a/include/binder/Status.h
+++ b/include/binder/Status.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 
     // A more readable alias for the default constructor.
     static Status ok();
+
     // Authors should explicitly pick whether their integer is:
     //  - an exception code (EX_* above)
     //  - service specific error code
@@ -84,9 +85,15 @@
     static Status fromExceptionCode(int32_t exceptionCode);
     static Status fromExceptionCode(int32_t exceptionCode,
                                     const String8& message);
+    static Status fromExceptionCode(int32_t exceptionCode,
+                                    const char* message);
+
     static Status fromServiceSpecificError(int32_t serviceSpecificErrorCode);
     static Status fromServiceSpecificError(int32_t serviceSpecificErrorCode,
                                            const String8& message);
+    static Status fromServiceSpecificError(int32_t serviceSpecificErrorCode,
+                                           const char* message);
+
     static Status fromStatusT(status_t status);
 
     Status() = default;
diff --git a/libs/binder/Status.cpp b/libs/binder/Status.cpp
index 5ae6db2..8466863 100644
--- a/libs/binder/Status.cpp
+++ b/libs/binder/Status.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
     return Status(exceptionCode, OK, message);
 }
 
+Status Status::fromExceptionCode(int32_t exceptionCode,
+                                 const char* message) {
+    return fromExceptionCode(exceptionCode, String8(message));
+}
+
 Status Status::fromServiceSpecificError(int32_t serviceSpecificErrorCode) {
     return Status(EX_SERVICE_SPECIFIC, serviceSpecificErrorCode);
 }
@@ -41,6 +46,11 @@
     return Status(EX_SERVICE_SPECIFIC, serviceSpecificErrorCode, message);
 }
 
+Status Status::fromServiceSpecificError(int32_t serviceSpecificErrorCode,
+                                        const char* message) {
+    return fromServiceSpecificError(serviceSpecificErrorCode, String8(message));
+}
+
 Status Status::fromStatusT(status_t status) {
     Status ret;
     ret.setFromStatusT(status);