diff --git a/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/util/Util.java b/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/util/Util.java
index 0fe8d485bf..15b43939c4 100644
--- a/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/util/Util.java
+++ b/libraries/common/src/main/java/androidx/media3/common/util/Util.java
@@ -491,6 +491,15 @@ public final class Util {
     return TextUtils.isEmpty(scheme) || "file".equals(scheme);
   }
 
+  /** Returns true if the code path is currently running on an emulator. */
+  @UnstableApi
+  public static boolean isRunningOnEmulator() {
+    String deviceName = Ascii.toLowerCase(Util.DEVICE);
+    return deviceName.contains("emulator")
+        || deviceName.contains("emu64a")
+        || deviceName.contains("generic");
+  }
+
   /**
    * Tests two objects for {@link Object#equals(Object)} equality, handling the case where one or
    * both may be null.
diff --git a/libraries/effect/src/main/java/androidx/media3/effect/ExternalTextureManager.java b/libraries/effect/src/main/java/androidx/media3/effect/ExternalTextureManager.java
index a35d20764a..86c6e9ccbe 100644
--- a/libraries/effect/src/main/java/androidx/media3/effect/ExternalTextureManager.java
+++ b/libraries/effect/src/main/java/androidx/media3/effect/ExternalTextureManager.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package androidx.media3.effect;
 
 import static androidx.media3.common.util.Assertions.checkStateNotNull;
+import static androidx.media3.common.util.Util.isRunningOnEmulator;
 import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS;
 
 import android.graphics.SurfaceTexture;
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@ import androidx.media3.common.util.GlUtil;
 import androidx.media3.common.util.Log;
 import androidx.media3.common.util.Util;
 import androidx.media3.effect.GlShaderProgram.InputListener;
-import com.google.common.base.Ascii;
 import java.util.Queue;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentLinkedQueue;
 import java.util.concurrent.Future;
@@ -55,11 +55,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
    * operation takes a long time to finish, the timeout could be a result of slow GL operation back
    * pressured the decoder, and the decoder is not able to decode another frame.
    */
-  private static final long SURFACE_TEXTURE_TIMEOUT_MS =
-      Ascii.toLowerCase(Util.DEVICE).contains("emulator")
-              || Ascii.toLowerCase(Util.DEVICE).contains("generic")
-          ? 10_000
-          : 500;
+  private static final long SURFACE_TEXTURE_TIMEOUT_MS = isRunningOnEmulator() ? 10_000 : 500;
 
   private final GlObjectsProvider glObjectsProvider;
   private final ExternalShaderProgram externalShaderProgram;
diff --git a/libraries/test_utils/src/main/java/androidx/media3/test/utils/BitmapPixelTestUtil.java b/libraries/test_utils/src/main/java/androidx/media3/test/utils/BitmapPixelTestUtil.java
index b7c592f1f1..d35e5a7e32 100644
--- a/libraries/test_utils/src/main/java/androidx/media3/test/utils/BitmapPixelTestUtil.java
+++ b/libraries/test_utils/src/main/java/androidx/media3/test/utils/BitmapPixelTestUtil.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package androidx.media3.test.utils;
 import static androidx.media3.common.util.Assertions.checkNotNull;
 import static androidx.media3.common.util.Assertions.checkState;
 import static androidx.media3.common.util.Util.SDK_INT;
+import static androidx.media3.common.util.Util.isRunningOnEmulator;
 import static androidx.test.core.app.ApplicationProvider.getApplicationContext;
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 import static java.lang.Math.abs;
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ import androidx.media3.common.util.GlUtil;
 import androidx.media3.common.util.Log;
 import androidx.media3.common.util.UnstableApi;
 import androidx.media3.common.util.Util;
-import com.google.common.base.Ascii;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -95,10 +95,7 @@ public class BitmapPixelTestUtil {
    * if running on physical devices.
    */
   public static final float MAXIMUM_AVERAGE_PIXEL_ABSOLUTE_DIFFERENCE =
-      Ascii.toLowerCase(Util.DEVICE).contains("emulator")
-              || Ascii.toLowerCase(Util.DEVICE).contains("generic")
-          ? 1f
-          : MAXIMUM_AVERAGE_PIXEL_ABSOLUTE_DIFFERENCE_DIFFERENT_DEVICE;
+      isRunningOnEmulator() ? 1f : MAXIMUM_AVERAGE_PIXEL_ABSOLUTE_DIFFERENCE_DIFFERENT_DEVICE;
 
   /**
    * Maximum allowed average pixel difference between bitmaps with 16-bit primaries generated using
diff --git a/libraries/transformer/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/transformer/DefaultVideoCompositorPixelTest.java b/libraries/transformer/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/transformer/DefaultVideoCompositorPixelTest.java
index 0401756cde..59e6f986ce 100644
--- a/libraries/transformer/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/transformer/DefaultVideoCompositorPixelTest.java
+++ b/libraries/transformer/src/androidTest/java/androidx/media3/transformer/DefaultVideoCompositorPixelTest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package androidx.media3.transformer;
 
 import static androidx.media3.common.util.Util.SDK_INT;
+import static androidx.media3.common.util.Util.isRunningOnEmulator;
 import static androidx.media3.test.utils.BitmapPixelTestUtil.MAXIMUM_AVERAGE_PIXEL_ABSOLUTE_DIFFERENCE;
 import static androidx.media3.test.utils.BitmapPixelTestUtil.maybeSaveTestBitmap;
 import static androidx.media3.test.utils.BitmapPixelTestUtil.readBitmapUnpremultipliedAlpha;
@@ -62,7 +63,6 @@ import androidx.media3.effect.VideoCompositorSettings;
 import androidx.media3.test.utils.BitmapPixelTestUtil;
 import androidx.media3.test.utils.TextureBitmapReader;
 import androidx.media3.test.utils.VideoFrameProcessorTestRunner;
-import com.google.common.base.Ascii;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -96,11 +96,7 @@ public final class DefaultVideoCompositorPixelTest {
   // Golden images were generated on an API 33 emulator. API 26 emulators have a different text
   // rendering implementation that leads to a larger pixel difference.
   public static final float MAXIMUM_AVERAGE_PIXEL_ABSOLUTE_DIFFERENCE_WITH_TEXT_OVERLAY =
-      (Ascii.toLowerCase(Util.DEVICE).contains("emulator")
-                  || Ascii.toLowerCase(Util.DEVICE).contains("generic"))
-              && SDK_INT <= 26
-          ? 2.5f
-          : MAXIMUM_AVERAGE_PIXEL_ABSOLUTE_DIFFERENCE;
+      isRunningOnEmulator() && SDK_INT <= 26 ? 2.5f : MAXIMUM_AVERAGE_PIXEL_ABSOLUTE_DIFFERENCE;
 
   @Parameterized.Parameter public boolean useSharedExecutor;
   @Rule public final TestName testName = new TestName();
diff --git a/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/ExoPlayerAssetLoader.java b/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/ExoPlayerAssetLoader.java
index 94293aef64..c2b53daa52 100644
--- a/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/ExoPlayerAssetLoader.java
+++ b/libraries/transformer/src/main/java/androidx/media3/transformer/ExoPlayerAssetLoader.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package androidx.media3.transformer;
 
 import static androidx.media3.common.util.Assertions.checkNotNull;
+import static androidx.media3.common.util.Util.isRunningOnEmulator;
 import static androidx.media3.exoplayer.DefaultLoadControl.DEFAULT_BUFFER_FOR_PLAYBACK_AFTER_REBUFFER_MS;
 import static androidx.media3.exoplayer.DefaultLoadControl.DEFAULT_BUFFER_FOR_PLAYBACK_MS;
 import static androidx.media3.exoplayer.DefaultLoadControl.DEFAULT_MAX_BUFFER_MS;
@@ -40,7 +41,6 @@ import androidx.media3.common.Timeline;
 import androidx.media3.common.Tracks;
 import androidx.media3.common.util.Clock;
 import androidx.media3.common.util.UnstableApi;
-import androidx.media3.common.util.Util;
 import androidx.media3.exoplayer.DefaultLoadControl;
 import androidx.media3.exoplayer.ExoPlayer;
 import androidx.media3.exoplayer.Renderer;
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ import androidx.media3.exoplayer.trackselection.DefaultTrackSelector;
 import androidx.media3.exoplayer.video.VideoRendererEventListener;
 import androidx.media3.extractor.DefaultExtractorsFactory;
 import androidx.media3.extractor.mp4.Mp4Extractor;
-import com.google.common.base.Ascii;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 
 /** An {@link AssetLoader} implementation that uses an {@link ExoPlayer} to load samples. */
@@ -375,8 +374,7 @@ public final class ExoPlayerAssetLoader implements AssetLoader {
 
   private static long getReleaseTimeoutMs() {
     // b/297916906 - Emulators need a larger timeout for releasing.
-    return Ascii.toLowerCase(Util.DEVICE).contains("emulator")
-            || Ascii.toLowerCase(Util.DEVICE).contains("generic")
+    return isRunningOnEmulator()
         ? EMULATOR_RELEASE_TIMEOUT_MS
         : ExoPlayer.DEFAULT_RELEASE_TIMEOUT_MS;
   }