diff --git a/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/7.0/AudioPrimaryHidlHalTest.cpp b/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/7.0/AudioPrimaryHidlHalTest.cpp
index dfc238623c..be90b2180c 100644
--- a/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/7.0/AudioPrimaryHidlHalTest.cpp
+++ b/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/7.0/AudioPrimaryHidlHalTest.cpp
@@ -517,20 +517,10 @@ class PcmOnlyConfigOutputStreamTest : public OutputStreamTest {
     }
 
     bool canQueryPresentationPosition() const {
-        auto maybeSinkAddress =
-                getCachedPolicyConfig().getSinkDeviceForMixPort(getDeviceName(), getMixPortName());
-        // Returning 'true' when no sink is found so the test can fail later with a more clear
-        // problem description.
-        return !maybeSinkAddress.has_value() ||
-               !xsd::isTelephonyDevice(maybeSinkAddress.value().deviceType);
+        return !xsd::isTelephonyDevice(address.deviceType);
     }
 
     void createPatchIfNeeded() {
-        auto maybeSinkAddress =
-                getCachedPolicyConfig().getSinkDeviceForMixPort(getDeviceName(), getMixPortName());
-        ASSERT_TRUE(maybeSinkAddress.has_value())
-                << "No sink device found for mix port " << getMixPortName() << " (module "
-                << getDeviceName() << ")";
         if (areAudioPatchesSupported()) {
             AudioPortConfig source;
             source.base.format.value(getConfig().base.format);
@@ -540,13 +530,13 @@ class PcmOnlyConfigOutputStreamTest : public OutputStreamTest {
             source.ext.mix().ioHandle = helper.getIoHandle();
             source.ext.mix().useCase.stream({});
             AudioPortConfig sink;
-            sink.ext.device(maybeSinkAddress.value());
+            sink.ext.device(address);
             EXPECT_OK(getDevice()->createAudioPatch(hidl_vec<AudioPortConfig>{source},
                                                     hidl_vec<AudioPortConfig>{sink},
                                                     returnIn(res, mPatchHandle)));
             mHasPatch = res == Result::OK;
         } else {
-            EXPECT_OK(stream->setDevices({maybeSinkAddress.value()}));
+            EXPECT_OK(stream->setDevices({address}));
         }
     }
 
@@ -556,10 +546,6 @@ class PcmOnlyConfigOutputStreamTest : public OutputStreamTest {
                 EXPECT_OK(getDevice()->releaseAudioPatch(mPatchHandle));
                 mHasPatch = false;
             }
-        } else {
-            if (stream) {
-                EXPECT_OK(stream->setDevices({address}));
-            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -691,24 +677,12 @@ class PcmOnlyConfigInputStreamTest : public InputStreamTest {
         InputStreamTest::TearDown();
     }
 
-    bool canQueryCapturePosition() const {
-        auto maybeSourceAddress = getCachedPolicyConfig().getSourceDeviceForMixPort(
-                getDeviceName(), getMixPortName());
-        // Returning 'true' when no source is found so the test can fail later with a more clear
-        // problem description.
-        return !maybeSourceAddress.has_value() ||
-               !xsd::isTelephonyDevice(maybeSourceAddress.value().deviceType);
-    }
+    bool canQueryCapturePosition() const { return !xsd::isTelephonyDevice(address.deviceType); }
 
     void createPatchIfNeeded() {
-        auto maybeSourceAddress = getCachedPolicyConfig().getSourceDeviceForMixPort(
-                getDeviceName(), getMixPortName());
-        ASSERT_TRUE(maybeSourceAddress.has_value())
-                << "No source device found for mix port " << getMixPortName() << " (module "
-                << getDeviceName() << ")";
         if (areAudioPatchesSupported()) {
             AudioPortConfig source;
-            source.ext.device(maybeSourceAddress.value());
+            source.ext.device(address);
             AudioPortConfig sink;
             sink.base.format.value(getConfig().base.format);
             sink.base.sampleRateHz.value(getConfig().base.sampleRateHz);
@@ -721,7 +695,7 @@ class PcmOnlyConfigInputStreamTest : public InputStreamTest {
                                                     returnIn(res, mPatchHandle)));
             mHasPatch = res == Result::OK;
         } else {
-            EXPECT_OK(stream->setDevices({maybeSourceAddress.value()}));
+            EXPECT_OK(stream->setDevices({address}));
         }
     }
 
@@ -731,10 +705,6 @@ class PcmOnlyConfigInputStreamTest : public InputStreamTest {
                 EXPECT_OK(getDevice()->releaseAudioPatch(mPatchHandle));
                 mHasPatch = false;
             }
-        } else {
-            if (stream) {
-                EXPECT_OK(stream->setDevices({address}));
-            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -864,14 +834,8 @@ TEST_P(MicrophoneInfoInputStreamTest, GetActiveMicrophones) {
     }
     ASSERT_OK(res);
 
-    auto maybeSourceAddress =
-            getCachedPolicyConfig().getSourceDeviceForMixPort(getDeviceName(), getMixPortName());
-    ASSERT_TRUE(maybeSourceAddress.has_value())
-            << "No source device found for mix port " << getMixPortName() << " (module "
-            << getDeviceName() << ")";
-
     for (auto microphone : microphones) {
-        if (microphone.deviceAddress == maybeSourceAddress.value()) {
+        if (microphone.deviceAddress == address) {
             StreamReader reader(stream.get(), stream->getBufferSize());
             ASSERT_TRUE(reader.start());
             reader.pause();  // This ensures that at least one read has happened.
diff --git a/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/7.0/Generators.cpp b/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/7.0/Generators.cpp
index f936d0afbf..cd84c41308 100644
--- a/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/7.0/Generators.cpp
+++ b/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/7.0/Generators.cpp
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ static std::vector<AudioConfig> combineAudioConfig(std::vector<xsd::AudioChannel
 
 static std::tuple<std::vector<AudioInOutFlag>, bool> generateOutFlags(
         const xsd::MixPorts::MixPort& mixPort) {
-    static const std::vector<AudioInOutFlag> offloadFlags = {
-            toString(xsd::AudioInOutFlag::AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_COMPRESS_OFFLOAD),
-            toString(xsd::AudioInOutFlag::AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_DIRECT)};
     std::vector<AudioInOutFlag> flags;
     bool isOffload = false;
     if (mixPort.hasFlags()) {
@@ -67,14 +64,10 @@ static std::tuple<std::vector<AudioInOutFlag>, bool> generateOutFlags(
         isOffload = std::find(xsdFlags.begin(), xsdFlags.end(),
                               xsd::AudioInOutFlag::AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_COMPRESS_OFFLOAD) !=
                     xsdFlags.end();
-        if (!isOffload) {
-            for (auto flag : xsdFlags) {
-                if (flag != xsd::AudioInOutFlag::AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_PRIMARY) {
-                    flags.push_back(toString(flag));
-                }
+        for (auto flag : xsdFlags) {
+            if (flag != xsd::AudioInOutFlag::AUDIO_OUTPUT_FLAG_PRIMARY) {
+                flags.push_back(toString(flag));
             }
-        } else {
-            flags = offloadFlags;
         }
     }
     return {flags, isOffload};
@@ -100,11 +93,10 @@ std::vector<DeviceConfigParameter> generateOutputDeviceConfigParameters(bool one
         if (!module || !module->getFirstMixPorts()) break;
         for (const auto& mixPort : module->getFirstMixPorts()->getMixPort()) {
             if (mixPort.getRole() != xsd::Role::source) continue;  // not an output profile
-            if (getCachedPolicyConfig()
-                        .getAttachedSinkDeviceForMixPort(moduleName, mixPort.getName())
-                        .empty()) {
-                continue;  // no attached device
-            }
+            const auto attachedDeviceAddress =
+                    getCachedPolicyConfig().getDeviceAddressOfSinkDeviceAttachedToMixPort(
+                            moduleName, mixPort.getName());
+            if (!attachedDeviceAddress.has_value()) continue;
             auto [flags, isOffload] = generateOutFlags(mixPort);
             for (const auto& profile : mixPort.getProfile()) {
                 if (!profile.hasFormat() || !profile.hasSamplingRates() ||
@@ -118,7 +110,8 @@ std::vector<DeviceConfigParameter> generateOutputDeviceConfigParameters(bool one
                     if (isOffload) {
                         config.offloadInfo.info(generateOffloadInfo(config.base));
                     }
-                    result.emplace_back(device, mixPort.getName(), config, flags);
+                    result.emplace_back(device, mixPort.getName(), attachedDeviceAddress.value(),
+                                        config, flags);
                     if (oneProfilePerDevice) break;
                 }
                 if (oneProfilePerDevice) break;
@@ -162,13 +155,16 @@ const std::vector<DeviceConfigParameter>& getOutputDeviceInvalidConfigParameters
                             profile.getFormat(),
                             static_cast<uint32_t>(profile.getSamplingRates()[0]),
                             toString(profile.getChannelMasks()[0])};
+                    DeviceAddress defaultDevice = {
+                            toString(xsd::AudioDevice::AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_DEFAULT), {}};
                     {
                         AudioConfig config{.base = validBase};
                         config.base.channelMask = "random_string";
                         if (isOffload) {
                             config.offloadInfo.info(generateOffloadInfo(validBase));
                         }
-                        result.emplace_back(device, mixPort.getName(), config, validFlags);
+                        result.emplace_back(device, mixPort.getName(), defaultDevice, config,
+                                            validFlags);
                     }
                     {
                         AudioConfig config{.base = validBase};
@@ -176,7 +172,8 @@ const std::vector<DeviceConfigParameter>& getOutputDeviceInvalidConfigParameters
                         if (isOffload) {
                             config.offloadInfo.info(generateOffloadInfo(validBase));
                         }
-                        result.emplace_back(device, mixPort.getName(), config, validFlags);
+                        result.emplace_back(device, mixPort.getName(), defaultDevice, config,
+                                            validFlags);
                     }
                     if (generateInvalidFlags) {
                         AudioConfig config{.base = validBase};
@@ -184,32 +181,37 @@ const std::vector<DeviceConfigParameter>& getOutputDeviceInvalidConfigParameters
                             config.offloadInfo.info(generateOffloadInfo(validBase));
                         }
                         std::vector<AudioInOutFlag> flags = {"random_string", ""};
-                        result.emplace_back(device, mixPort.getName(), config, flags);
+                        result.emplace_back(device, mixPort.getName(), defaultDevice, config,
+                                            flags);
                     }
                     if (isOffload) {
                         {
                             AudioConfig config{.base = validBase};
                             config.offloadInfo.info(generateOffloadInfo(validBase));
                             config.offloadInfo.info().base.channelMask = "random_string";
-                            result.emplace_back(device, mixPort.getName(), config, validFlags);
+                            result.emplace_back(device, mixPort.getName(), defaultDevice, config,
+                                                validFlags);
                         }
                         {
                             AudioConfig config{.base = validBase};
                             config.offloadInfo.info(generateOffloadInfo(validBase));
                             config.offloadInfo.info().base.format = "random_string";
-                            result.emplace_back(device, mixPort.getName(), config, validFlags);
+                            result.emplace_back(device, mixPort.getName(), defaultDevice, config,
+                                                validFlags);
                         }
                         {
                             AudioConfig config{.base = validBase};
                             config.offloadInfo.info(generateOffloadInfo(validBase));
                             config.offloadInfo.info().streamType = "random_string";
-                            result.emplace_back(device, mixPort.getName(), config, validFlags);
+                            result.emplace_back(device, mixPort.getName(), defaultDevice, config,
+                                                validFlags);
                         }
                         {
                             AudioConfig config{.base = validBase};
                             config.offloadInfo.info(generateOffloadInfo(validBase));
                             config.offloadInfo.info().usage = "random_string";
-                            result.emplace_back(device, mixPort.getName(), config, validFlags);
+                            result.emplace_back(device, mixPort.getName(), defaultDevice, config,
+                                                validFlags);
                         }
                         hasOffloadConfig = true;
                     } else {
@@ -233,11 +235,10 @@ std::vector<DeviceConfigParameter> generateInputDeviceConfigParameters(bool oneP
         if (!module || !module->getFirstMixPorts()) break;
         for (const auto& mixPort : module->getFirstMixPorts()->getMixPort()) {
             if (mixPort.getRole() != xsd::Role::sink) continue;  // not an input profile
-            if (getCachedPolicyConfig()
-                        .getAttachedSourceDeviceForMixPort(moduleName, mixPort.getName())
-                        .empty()) {
-                continue;  // no attached device
-            }
+            const auto attachedDeviceAddress =
+                    getCachedPolicyConfig().getDeviceAddressOfSourceDeviceAttachedToMixPort(
+                            moduleName, mixPort.getName());
+            if (!attachedDeviceAddress.has_value()) continue;
             std::vector<AudioInOutFlag> flags;
             if (mixPort.hasFlags()) {
                 std::transform(mixPort.getFlags().begin(), mixPort.getFlags().end(),
@@ -250,7 +251,8 @@ std::vector<DeviceConfigParameter> generateInputDeviceConfigParameters(bool oneP
                 auto configs = combineAudioConfig(profile.getChannelMasks(),
                                                   profile.getSamplingRates(), profile.getFormat());
                 for (const auto& config : configs) {
-                    result.emplace_back(device, mixPort.getName(), config, flags);
+                    result.emplace_back(device, mixPort.getName(), attachedDeviceAddress.value(),
+                                        config, flags);
                     if (oneProfilePerDevice) break;
                 }
                 if (oneProfilePerDevice) break;
@@ -298,20 +300,25 @@ const std::vector<DeviceConfigParameter>& getInputDeviceInvalidConfigParameters(
                             profile.getFormat(),
                             static_cast<uint32_t>(profile.getSamplingRates()[0]),
                             toString(profile.getChannelMasks()[0])};
+                    DeviceAddress defaultDevice = {
+                            toString(xsd::AudioDevice::AUDIO_DEVICE_IN_DEFAULT), {}};
                     {
                         AudioConfig config{.base = validBase};
                         config.base.channelMask = "random_string";
-                        result.emplace_back(device, mixPort.getName(), config, validFlags);
+                        result.emplace_back(device, mixPort.getName(), defaultDevice, config,
+                                            validFlags);
                     }
                     {
                         AudioConfig config{.base = validBase};
                         config.base.format = "random_string";
-                        result.emplace_back(device, mixPort.getName(), config, validFlags);
+                        result.emplace_back(device, mixPort.getName(), defaultDevice, config,
+                                            validFlags);
                     }
                     if (generateInvalidFlags) {
                         AudioConfig config{.base = validBase};
                         std::vector<AudioInOutFlag> flags = {"random_string", ""};
-                        result.emplace_back(device, mixPort.getName(), config, flags);
+                        result.emplace_back(device, mixPort.getName(), defaultDevice, config,
+                                            flags);
                     }
                     hasConfig = true;
                     break;
diff --git a/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/7.0/PolicyConfig.h b/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/7.0/PolicyConfig.h
index 4aea503938..c1d5669775 100644
--- a/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/7.0/PolicyConfig.h
+++ b/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/7.0/PolicyConfig.h
@@ -61,6 +61,18 @@ class PolicyConfig {
     const std::set<std::string>& getModulesWithDevicesNames() const {
         return mModulesWithDevicesNames;
     }
+    std::optional<DeviceAddress> getDeviceAddressOfSinkDeviceAttachedToMixPort(
+            const std::string& moduleName, const std::string& mixPortName) const {
+        const auto attachedDevicePort = getAttachedSinkDeviceForMixPort(moduleName, mixPortName);
+        if (attachedDevicePort.empty()) return {};
+        return getDeviceAddressOfDevicePort(moduleName, attachedDevicePort);
+    }
+    std::optional<DeviceAddress> getDeviceAddressOfSourceDeviceAttachedToMixPort(
+            const std::string& moduleName, const std::string& mixPortName) const {
+        const auto attachedDevicePort = getAttachedSourceDeviceForMixPort(moduleName, mixPortName);
+        if (attachedDevicePort.empty()) return {};
+        return getDeviceAddressOfDevicePort(moduleName, attachedDevicePort);
+    }
     std::string getAttachedSinkDeviceForMixPort(const std::string& moduleName,
                                                 const std::string& mixPortName) const {
         return findAttachedDevice(getAttachedDevices(moduleName),
@@ -84,8 +96,6 @@ class PolicyConfig {
     const std::vector<std::string>& getAttachedDevices(const std::string& moduleName) const;
     std::optional<DeviceAddress> getDeviceAddressOfDevicePort(
             const std::string& moduleName, const std::string& devicePortName) const;
-    std::string getDevicePortTagNameFromType(const std::string& moduleName,
-                                             const AudioDevice& deviceType) const;
     std::set<std::string> getSinkDevicesForMixPort(const std::string& moduleName,
                                                    const std::string& mixPortName) const;
     std::set<std::string> getSourceDevicesForMixPort(const std::string& moduleName,
diff --git a/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/AudioPrimaryHidlHalTest.h b/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/AudioPrimaryHidlHalTest.h
index 38e9e5f467..afc25f0a1e 100644
--- a/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/AudioPrimaryHidlHalTest.h
+++ b/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/AudioPrimaryHidlHalTest.h
@@ -617,7 +617,8 @@ static std::string DeviceConfigParameterToString(
                     std::get<PARAM_FLAGS>(info.param)));
 #elif MAJOR_VERSION >= 7
     const auto configPart =
-            std::to_string(config.base.sampleRateHz) + "_" +
+            ::testing::PrintToString(std::get<PARAM_ATTACHED_DEV_ADDR>(info.param).deviceType) +
+            "_" + std::to_string(config.base.sampleRateHz) + "_" +
             // The channel masks and flags are vectors of strings, just need to sanitize them.
             SanitizeStringForGTestName(::testing::PrintToString(config.base.channelMask)) + "_" +
             SanitizeStringForGTestName(::testing::PrintToString(std::get<PARAM_FLAGS>(info.param)));
@@ -658,6 +659,9 @@ class AudioHidlTestWithDeviceConfigParameter
                 std::get<INDEX_OUTPUT>(std::get<PARAM_FLAGS>(GetParam())));
     }
 #elif MAJOR_VERSION >= 7
+    DeviceAddress getAttachedDeviceAddress() const {
+        return std::get<PARAM_ATTACHED_DEV_ADDR>(GetParam());
+    }
     hidl_vec<AudioInOutFlag> getInputFlags() const { return std::get<PARAM_FLAGS>(GetParam()); }
     hidl_vec<AudioInOutFlag> getOutputFlags() const { return std::get<PARAM_FLAGS>(GetParam()); }
 #endif
@@ -1047,7 +1051,7 @@ class OutputStreamTest
 #if MAJOR_VERSION <= 6
         address.device = AudioDevice::OUT_DEFAULT;
 #elif MAJOR_VERSION >= 7
-        address.deviceType = toString(xsd::AudioDevice::AUDIO_DEVICE_OUT_DEFAULT);
+        address = getAttachedDeviceAddress();
 #endif
         const AudioConfig& config = getConfig();
         auto flags = getOutputFlags();
@@ -1243,16 +1247,11 @@ class InputStreamTest
 #if MAJOR_VERSION <= 6
         address.device = AudioDevice::IN_DEFAULT;
 #elif MAJOR_VERSION >= 7
-        auto maybeSourceAddress = getCachedPolicyConfig().getSourceDeviceForMixPort(
-                getDeviceName(), getMixPortName());
+        address = getAttachedDeviceAddress();
         auto& metadata = initMetadata.tracks[0];
-        if (maybeSourceAddress.has_value() &&
-            !xsd::isTelephonyDevice(maybeSourceAddress.value().deviceType)) {
-            address = maybeSourceAddress.value();
+        if (!xsd::isTelephonyDevice(address.deviceType)) {
             metadata.source = toString(xsd::AudioSource::AUDIO_SOURCE_UNPROCESSED);
             metadata.channelMask = getConfig().base.channelMask;
-        } else {
-            address.deviceType = toString(xsd::AudioDevice::AUDIO_DEVICE_IN_DEFAULT);
         }
 #if MAJOR_VERSION == 7 && MINOR_VERSION >= 1
         auto flagsIt = std::find(flags.begin(), flags.end(),
diff --git a/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/AudioTestDefinitions.h b/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/AudioTestDefinitions.h
index 802b87bc36..3de06c35ac 100644
--- a/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/AudioTestDefinitions.h
+++ b/audio/core/all-versions/vts/functional/AudioTestDefinitions.h
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ using DeviceConfigParameter = std::tuple<
         std::variant<android::hardware::audio::common::COMMON_TYPES_CPP_VERSION::AudioInputFlag,
                      android::hardware::audio::common::COMMON_TYPES_CPP_VERSION::AudioOutputFlag>>;
 #elif MAJOR_VERSION >= 7
-enum { PARAM_DEVICE, PARAM_PORT_NAME, PARAM_CONFIG, PARAM_FLAGS };
+enum { PARAM_DEVICE, PARAM_PORT_NAME, PARAM_ATTACHED_DEV_ADDR, PARAM_CONFIG, PARAM_FLAGS };
 using DeviceConfigParameter =
         std::tuple<DeviceParameter, std::string,
+                   android::hardware::audio::common::COMMON_TYPES_CPP_VERSION::DeviceAddress,
                    android::hardware::audio::common::COMMON_TYPES_CPP_VERSION::AudioConfig,
                    std::vector<android::hardware::audio::CORE_TYPES_CPP_VERSION::AudioInOutFlag>>;
 #endif