diff --git a/Android.bp b/Android.bp
index 870df5a..94c8592 100644
--- a/Android.bp
+++ b/Android.bp
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
         // TODO(b/120066492): remove gps_debug and protolog.conf.json when the build
         // system propagates "required" properly.
         "gps_debug.conf",
-        "protolog.conf.json.gz",
+        "core.protolog.pb",
         "framework-res",
         // any install dependencies should go into framework-minus-apex-install-dependencies
         // rather than here to avoid bloating incremental build time
diff --git a/core/java/Android.bp b/core/java/Android.bp
index eba500d..5420ad1 100644
--- a/core/java/Android.bp
+++ b/core/java/Android.bp
@@ -527,17 +527,6 @@
     ],
 }
 
-// common protolog sources without classes that rely on Android SDK
-filegroup {
-    name: "protolog-common-no-android-src",
-    srcs: [
-        ":protolog-common-src",
-    ],
-    exclude_srcs: [
-        "com/android/internal/protolog/common/ProtoLog.java",
-    ],
-}
-
 // PackageManager common
 filegroup {
     name: "framework-pm-common-shared-srcs",
@@ -547,13 +536,20 @@
     ],
 }
 
+filegroup {
+    name: "protolog-impl",
+    srcs: [
+        "com/android/internal/protolog/ProtoLogImpl.java",
+    ],
+}
+
 java_library {
     name: "protolog-lib",
     platform_apis: true,
     srcs: [
         "com/android/internal/protolog/ProtoLogImpl.java",
         "com/android/internal/protolog/ProtoLogViewerConfigReader.java",
-        ":protolog-common-src",
+        ":perfetto_trace_javastream_protos",
     ],
 }
 
diff --git a/data/etc/Android.bp b/data/etc/Android.bp
index 1fd1003..238a3e1 100644
--- a/data/etc/Android.bp
+++ b/data/etc/Android.bp
@@ -199,3 +199,8 @@
     name: "services.core.protolog.json",
     srcs: ["services.core.protolog.json"],
 }
+
+filegroup {
+    name: "file-core.protolog.pb",
+    srcs: ["core.protolog.pb"],
+}
diff --git a/data/etc/core.protolog.pb b/data/etc/core.protolog.pb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0415e44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/etc/core.protolog.pb
Binary files differ
diff --git a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/Android.bp b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/Android.bp
index 310300d..028affe 100644
--- a/libs/WindowManager/Shell/Android.bp
+++ b/libs/WindowManager/Shell/Android.bp
@@ -82,16 +82,18 @@
 genrule {
     name: "wm_shell_protolog_src",
     srcs: [
+        ":protolog-impl",
         ":wm_shell_protolog-groups",
         ":wm_shell-sources",
     ],
     tools: ["protologtool"],
     cmd: "$(location protologtool) transform-protolog-calls " +
         "--protolog-class com.android.internal.protolog.common.ProtoLog " +
-        "--protolog-impl-class com.android.wm.shell.protolog.ShellProtoLogImpl " +
-        "--protolog-cache-class com.android.wm.shell.protolog.ShellProtoLogCache " +
         "--loggroups-class com.android.wm.shell.protolog.ShellProtoLogGroup " +
         "--loggroups-jar $(location :wm_shell_protolog-groups) " +
+        "--viewer-config-file-path /system_ext/etc/wmshell.protolog.pb " +
+        "--legacy-viewer-config-file-path /system_ext/etc/wmshell.protolog.json.gz " +
+        "--legacy-output-file-path /data/misc/wmtrace/shell_log.winscope " +
         "--output-srcjar $(out) " +
         "$(locations :wm_shell-sources)",
     out: ["wm_shell_protolog.srcjar"],
@@ -108,12 +110,30 @@
         "--protolog-class com.android.internal.protolog.common.ProtoLog " +
         "--loggroups-class com.android.wm.shell.protolog.ShellProtoLogGroup " +
         "--loggroups-jar $(location :wm_shell_protolog-groups) " +
-        "--viewer-conf $(out) " +
+        "--viewer-config-type json " +
+        "--viewer-config $(out) " +
         "$(locations :wm_shell-sources)",
     out: ["wm_shell_protolog.json"],
 }
 
 genrule {
+    name: "gen-wmshell.protolog.pb",
+    srcs: [
+        ":wm_shell_protolog-groups",
+        ":wm_shell-sources",
+    ],
+    tools: ["protologtool"],
+    cmd: "$(location protologtool) generate-viewer-config " +
+        "--protolog-class com.android.internal.protolog.common.ProtoLog " +
+        "--loggroups-class com.android.wm.shell.protolog.ShellProtoLogGroup " +
+        "--loggroups-jar $(location :wm_shell_protolog-groups) " +
+        "--viewer-config-type proto " +
+        "--viewer-config $(out) " +
+        "$(locations :wm_shell-sources)",
+    out: ["wmshell.protolog.pb"],
+}
+
+genrule {
     name: "protolog.json.gz",
     srcs: [":generate-wm_shell_protolog.json"],
     out: ["wmshell.protolog.json.gz"],
@@ -127,6 +147,13 @@
     filename_from_src: true,
 }
 
+prebuilt_etc {
+    name: "wmshell.protolog.pb",
+    system_ext_specific: true,
+    src: ":gen-wmshell.protolog.pb",
+    filename_from_src: true,
+}
+
 // End ProtoLog
 
 java_library {
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/Android.bp b/packages/SystemUI/Android.bp
index d1a3571..bed95a5 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/Android.bp
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/Android.bp
@@ -550,5 +550,6 @@
     required: [
         "privapp_whitelist_com.android.systemui",
         "wmshell.protolog.json.gz",
+        "wmshell.protolog.pb",
     ],
 }
diff --git a/services/core/Android.bp b/services/core/Android.bp
index 4692099..297ccaf 100644
--- a/services/core/Android.bp
+++ b/services/core/Android.bp
@@ -41,16 +41,18 @@
 genrule {
     name: "services.core.protologsrc",
     srcs: [
+        ":protolog-impl",
         ":protolog-groups",
         ":services.core-sources-am-wm",
     ],
     tools: ["protologtool"],
     cmd: "$(location protologtool) transform-protolog-calls " +
         "--protolog-class com.android.internal.protolog.common.ProtoLog " +
-        "--protolog-impl-class com.android.internal.protolog.ProtoLogImpl " +
-        "--protolog-cache-class 'com.android.server.wm.ProtoLogCache' " +
         "--loggroups-class com.android.internal.protolog.ProtoLogGroup " +
         "--loggroups-jar $(location :protolog-groups) " +
+        "--viewer-config-file-path /etc/core.protolog.pb " +
+        "--legacy-viewer-config-file-path /system/etc/protolog.conf.json.gz " +
+        "--legacy-output-file-path /data/misc/wmtrace/wm_log.winscope " +
         "--output-srcjar $(out) " +
         "$(locations :services.core-sources-am-wm)",
     out: ["services.core.protolog.srcjar"],
@@ -67,25 +69,43 @@
         "--protolog-class com.android.internal.protolog.common.ProtoLog " +
         "--loggroups-class com.android.internal.protolog.ProtoLogGroup " +
         "--loggroups-jar $(location :protolog-groups) " +
-        "--viewer-conf $(out) " +
+        "--viewer-config-type json " +
+        "--viewer-config $(out) " +
         "$(locations :services.core-sources-am-wm)",
     out: ["services.core.protolog.json"],
 }
 
 genrule {
-    name: "checked-protolog.json",
+    name: "gen-core.protolog.pb",
     srcs: [
-        ":generate-protolog.json",
-        ":services.core.protolog.json",
+        ":protolog-groups",
+        ":services.core-sources-am-wm",
     ],
-    cmd: "cp $(location :generate-protolog.json) $(out) && " +
-        "{ ! (diff $(out) $(location :services.core.protolog.json) | grep -q '^<') || " +
+    tools: ["protologtool"],
+    cmd: "$(location protologtool) generate-viewer-config " +
+        "--protolog-class com.android.internal.protolog.common.ProtoLog " +
+        "--loggroups-class com.android.internal.protolog.ProtoLogGroup " +
+        "--loggroups-jar $(location :protolog-groups) " +
+        "--viewer-config-type proto " +
+        "--viewer-config $(out) " +
+        "$(locations :services.core-sources-am-wm)",
+    out: ["core.protolog.pb"],
+}
+
+genrule {
+    name: "checked-core.protolog.pb",
+    srcs: [
+        ":gen-core.protolog.pb",
+        ":file-core.protolog.pb",
+    ],
+    cmd: "cp $(location :gen-core.protolog.pb) $(out) && " +
+        "{ ! (diff $(out) $(location :file-core.protolog.pb) | grep -q '^<') || " +
         "{ echo -e '\\n\\n################################################################\\n#\\n" +
         "#  ERROR: ProtoLog viewer config is stale.  To update it, run:\\n#\\n" +
-        "#  cp $${ANDROID_BUILD_TOP}/$(location :generate-protolog.json) " +
-        "$${ANDROID_BUILD_TOP}/$(location :services.core.protolog.json)\\n#\\n" +
+        "#  cp $${ANDROID_BUILD_TOP}/$(location :gen-core.protolog.pb) " +
+        "$${ANDROID_BUILD_TOP}/$(location :file-core.protolog.pb)\\n#\\n" +
         "################################################################\\n\\n' >&2 && false; } }",
-    out: ["services.core.protolog.json"],
+    out: ["core.protolog.pb"],
 }
 
 genrule {
@@ -157,7 +177,7 @@
     required: [
         "default_television.xml",
         "gps_debug.conf",
-        "protolog.conf.json.gz",
+        "core.protolog.pb",
     ],
 
     static_libs: [
@@ -257,14 +277,7 @@
     src: "java/com/android/server/location/gnss/gps_debug.conf",
 }
 
-genrule {
-    name: "services.core.json.gz",
-    srcs: [":checked-protolog.json"],
-    out: ["services.core.protolog.json.gz"],
-    cmd: "gzip -c < $(in) > $(out)",
-}
-
 prebuilt_etc {
-    name: "protolog.conf.json.gz",
-    src: ":services.core.json.gz",
+    name: "core.protolog.pb",
+    src: ":checked-core.protolog.pb",
 }
diff --git a/services/tests/wmtests/Android.bp b/services/tests/wmtests/Android.bp
index e83f03d..b292294 100644
--- a/services/tests/wmtests/Android.bp
+++ b/services/tests/wmtests/Android.bp
@@ -22,16 +22,21 @@
 genrule {
     name: "wmtests.protologsrc",
     srcs: [
+        ":protolog-impl",
         ":protolog-groups",
         ":wmtests-sources",
     ],
     tools: ["protologtool"],
     cmd: "$(location protologtool) transform-protolog-calls " +
         "--protolog-class com.android.internal.protolog.common.ProtoLog " +
-        "--protolog-impl-class com.android.internal.protolog.ProtoLogImpl " +
-        "--protolog-cache-class 'com.android.server.wm.ProtoLogCache' " +
         "--loggroups-class com.android.internal.protolog.ProtoLogGroup " +
         "--loggroups-jar $(location :protolog-groups) " +
+        // Used for the ProtoLogIntegrationTest, where don't test decoding or writing to file
+        // so the parameters below are irrelevant.
+        "--viewer-config-file-path /some/unused/file/path.pb " +
+        "--legacy-viewer-config-file-path /some/unused/file/path.json.gz " +
+        "--legacy-output-file-path /some/unused/file/path.winscope " +
+        // END of irrelevant params.
         "--output-srcjar $(out) " +
         "$(locations :wmtests-sources)",
     out: ["wmtests.protolog.srcjar"],
@@ -42,7 +47,7 @@
 
     // We only want this apk build for tests.
     srcs: [
-        ":wmtests.protologsrc",
+        ":wmtests-sources",
         "src/**/*.aidl",
     ],
 
diff --git a/tests/Internal/Android.bp b/tests/Internal/Android.bp
index a487799..827ff4f 100644
--- a/tests/Internal/Android.bp
+++ b/tests/Internal/Android.bp
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
         "mockito-target-minus-junit4",
         "truth",
         "platform-test-annotations",
+        "flickerlib-parsers",
+        "perfetto_trace_java_protos",
+        "flickerlib-trace_processor_shell",
     ],
     java_resource_dirs: ["res"],
     certificate: "platform",
diff --git a/tests/Internal/AndroidManifest.xml b/tests/Internal/AndroidManifest.xml
index dbba245..9a3fe61 100644
--- a/tests/Internal/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/tests/Internal/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,11 @@
      package="com.android.internal.tests">
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"/>
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BIND_WALLPAPER"/>
-    <application>
+    <!-- Allow the test to connect to perfetto trace processor -->
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/>
+    <application
+        android:requestLegacyExternalStorage="true"
+        android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config">
         <uses-library android:name="android.test.runner"/>
 
         <service android:name="stub.DummyWallpaperService"
diff --git a/tests/Internal/res/xml/network_security_config.xml b/tests/Internal/res/xml/network_security_config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdf1dbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Internal/res/xml/network_security_config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+  ~ Copyright (C) 2024 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.
+  -->
+<network-security-config>
+    <domain-config cleartextTrafficPermitted="true">
+        <domain includeSubdomains="true">localhost</domain>
+    </domain-config>
+</network-security-config>
diff --git a/tools/protologtool/Android.bp b/tools/protologtool/Android.bp
index 61e4b35..8fbc3e8 100644
--- a/tools/protologtool/Android.bp
+++ b/tools/protologtool/Android.bp
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@
     name: "protologtool-lib",
     srcs: [
         "src/com/android/protolog/tool/**/*.kt",
-        ":protolog-common-no-android-src",
+        ":protolog-common-src",
     ],
     static_libs: [
         "javaparser",
         "platformprotos",
         "jsonlib",
+        "perfetto_trace-full",
     ],
 }