diff --git a/Android.bp b/Android.bp
index 0759e08..45aafb0 100644
--- a/Android.bp
+++ b/Android.bp
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
     ],
 
     shared_libs: [
-        "android.hardware.health@2.0",
         "libbase",
         "libbootloader_message",
         "libcrypto",
@@ -74,9 +73,6 @@
         "libminui",
         "librecovery_utils",
         "libotautil",
-
-        // external dependencies
-        "libhealthhalutils",
     ],
 }
 
@@ -105,6 +101,7 @@
     defaults: [
         "libinstall_defaults",
         "librecovery_defaults",
+        "librecovery_utils_defaults",
     ],
 
     srcs: [
diff --git a/recovery.cpp b/recovery.cpp
index 682ddbc..f59a940 100644
--- a/recovery.cpp
+++ b/recovery.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 #include <android-base/strings.h>
 #include <cutils/properties.h> /* for property_list */
 #include <fs_mgr/roots.h>
-#include <healthhalutils/HealthHalUtils.h>
 #include <ziparchive/zip_archive.h>
 
 #include "bootloader_message/bootloader_message.h"
@@ -59,6 +58,7 @@
 #include "otautil/sysutil.h"
 #include "recovery_ui/screen_ui.h"
 #include "recovery_ui/ui.h"
+#include "recovery_utils/battery_utils.h"
 #include "recovery_utils/logging.h"
 #include "recovery_utils/roots.h"
 
@@ -453,74 +453,17 @@
   printf("%s=%s\n", key, name);
 }
 
-static bool is_battery_ok(int* required_battery_level) {
-  using android::hardware::health::V1_0::BatteryStatus;
-  using android::hardware::health::V2_0::get_health_service;
-  using android::hardware::health::V2_0::IHealth;
-  using android::hardware::health::V2_0::Result;
-  using android::hardware::health::V2_0::toString;
+static bool IsBatteryOk(int* required_battery_level) {
+  // GmsCore enters recovery mode to install package when having enough battery percentage.
+  // Normally, the threshold is 40% without charger and 20% with charger. So we check the battery
+  // level against a slightly lower limit.
+  constexpr int BATTERY_OK_PERCENTAGE = 20;
+  constexpr int BATTERY_WITH_CHARGER_OK_PERCENTAGE = 15;
 
-  android::sp<IHealth> health = get_health_service();
-
-  static constexpr int BATTERY_READ_TIMEOUT_IN_SEC = 10;
-  int wait_second = 0;
-  while (true) {
-    auto charge_status = BatteryStatus::UNKNOWN;
-
-    if (health == nullptr) {
-      LOG(WARNING) << "no health implementation is found, assuming defaults";
-    } else {
-      health
-          ->getChargeStatus([&charge_status](auto res, auto out_status) {
-            if (res == Result::SUCCESS) {
-              charge_status = out_status;
-            }
-          })
-          .isOk();  // should not have transport error
-    }
-
-    // Treat unknown status as charged.
-    bool charged = (charge_status != BatteryStatus::DISCHARGING &&
-                    charge_status != BatteryStatus::NOT_CHARGING);
-
-    Result res = Result::UNKNOWN;
-    int32_t capacity = INT32_MIN;
-    if (health != nullptr) {
-      health
-          ->getCapacity([&res, &capacity](auto out_res, auto out_capacity) {
-            res = out_res;
-            capacity = out_capacity;
-          })
-          .isOk();  // should not have transport error
-    }
-
-    LOG(INFO) << "charge_status " << toString(charge_status) << ", charged " << charged
-              << ", status " << toString(res) << ", capacity " << capacity;
-    // At startup, the battery drivers in devices like N5X/N6P take some time to load
-    // the battery profile. Before the load finishes, it reports value 50 as a fake
-    // capacity. BATTERY_READ_TIMEOUT_IN_SEC is set that the battery drivers are expected
-    // to finish loading the battery profile earlier than 10 seconds after kernel startup.
-    if (res == Result::SUCCESS && capacity == 50) {
-      if (wait_second < BATTERY_READ_TIMEOUT_IN_SEC) {
-        sleep(1);
-        wait_second++;
-        continue;
-      }
-    }
-    // If we can't read battery percentage, it may be a device without battery. In this
-    // situation, use 100 as a fake battery percentage.
-    if (res != Result::SUCCESS) {
-      capacity = 100;
-    }
-
-    // GmsCore enters recovery mode to install package when having enough battery percentage.
-    // Normally, the threshold is 40% without charger and 20% with charger. So we should check
-    // battery with a slightly lower limitation.
-    static constexpr int BATTERY_OK_PERCENTAGE = 20;
-    static constexpr int BATTERY_WITH_CHARGER_OK_PERCENTAGE = 15;
-    *required_battery_level = charged ? BATTERY_WITH_CHARGER_OK_PERCENTAGE : BATTERY_OK_PERCENTAGE;
-    return capacity >= *required_battery_level;
-  }
+  auto battery_info = GetBatteryInfo();
+  *required_battery_level =
+      battery_info.charging ? BATTERY_WITH_CHARGER_OK_PERCENTAGE : BATTERY_OK_PERCENTAGE;
+  return battery_info.capacity >= *required_battery_level;
 }
 
 // Set the retry count to |retry_count| in BCB.
@@ -713,12 +656,10 @@
     // to log the update attempt since update_package is non-NULL.
     save_current_log = true;
 
-    int required_battery_level;
-    if (retry_count == 0 && !is_battery_ok(&required_battery_level)) {
+    if (int required_battery_level; retry_count == 0 && !IsBatteryOk(&required_battery_level)) {
       ui->Print("battery capacity is not enough for installing package: %d%% needed\n",
                 required_battery_level);
-      // Log the error code to last_install when installation skips due to
-      // low battery.
+      // Log the error code to last_install when installation skips due to low battery.
       log_failure_code(kLowBattery, update_package);
       status = INSTALL_SKIPPED;
     } else if (retry_count == 0 && bootreason_in_blacklist()) {
diff --git a/recovery_utils/Android.bp b/recovery_utils/Android.bp
index 271d079..463f27f 100644
--- a/recovery_utils/Android.bp
+++ b/recovery_utils/Android.bp
@@ -12,6 +12,32 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
+cc_defaults {
+    name: "librecovery_utils_defaults",
+
+    defaults: [
+        "recovery_defaults",
+    ],
+
+    shared_libs: [
+        "android.hardware.health@2.0",
+        "libbase",
+        "libext4_utils",
+        "libfs_mgr",
+        "libhidlbase",
+        "libselinux",
+        "libutils",
+    ],
+
+    static_libs: [
+        "libotautil",
+
+        // External dependencies.
+        "libfstab",
+        "libhealthhalutils",
+    ],
+}
+
 // A utility lib that's local to recovery (in contrast, libotautil is exposed to device-specific
 // recovery_ui lib as well as device-specific updater).
 cc_library_static {
@@ -20,23 +46,17 @@
     recovery_available: true,
 
     defaults: [
-        "recovery_defaults",
+        "librecovery_utils_defaults",
     ],
 
     srcs: [
+        "battery_utils.cpp",
         "logging.cpp",
         "parse_install_logs.cpp",
         "roots.cpp",
         "thermalutil.cpp",
     ],
 
-    shared_libs: [
-        "libbase",
-        "libext4_utils",
-        "libfs_mgr",
-        "libselinux",
-    ],
-
     export_include_dirs: [
         "include",
     ],
@@ -45,13 +65,6 @@
         "system/vold",
     ],
 
-    static_libs: [
-        "libotautil",
-
-        // external dependency
-        "libfstab",
-    ],
-
     export_static_lib_headers: [
         "libfstab",
     ],
diff --git a/recovery_utils/battery_utils.cpp b/recovery_utils/battery_utils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..323f525
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recovery_utils/battery_utils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 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.
+ */
+
+#include "recovery_utils/battery_utils.h"
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <healthhalutils/HealthHalUtils.h>
+
+BatteryInfo GetBatteryInfo() {
+  using android::hardware::health::V1_0::BatteryStatus;
+  using android::hardware::health::V2_0::get_health_service;
+  using android::hardware::health::V2_0::IHealth;
+  using android::hardware::health::V2_0::Result;
+  using android::hardware::health::V2_0::toString;
+
+  android::sp<IHealth> health = get_health_service();
+
+  int wait_second = 0;
+  while (true) {
+    auto charge_status = BatteryStatus::UNKNOWN;
+
+    if (health == nullptr) {
+      LOG(WARNING) << "No health implementation is found; assuming defaults";
+    } else {
+      health
+          ->getChargeStatus([&charge_status](auto res, auto out_status) {
+            if (res == Result::SUCCESS) {
+              charge_status = out_status;
+            }
+          })
+          .isOk();  // should not have transport error
+    }
+
+    // Treat unknown status as on charger. See hardware/interfaces/health/1.0/types.hal for the
+    // meaning of the return values.
+    bool charging = (charge_status != BatteryStatus::DISCHARGING &&
+                     charge_status != BatteryStatus::NOT_CHARGING);
+
+    Result res = Result::UNKNOWN;
+    int32_t capacity = INT32_MIN;
+    if (health != nullptr) {
+      health
+          ->getCapacity([&res, &capacity](auto out_res, auto out_capacity) {
+            res = out_res;
+            capacity = out_capacity;
+          })
+          .isOk();  // should not have transport error
+    }
+
+    LOG(INFO) << "charge_status " << toString(charge_status) << ", charging " << charging
+              << ", status " << toString(res) << ", capacity " << capacity;
+
+    constexpr int BATTERY_READ_TIMEOUT_IN_SEC = 10;
+    // At startup, the battery drivers in devices like N5X/N6P take some time to load
+    // the battery profile. Before the load finishes, it reports value 50 as a fake
+    // capacity. BATTERY_READ_TIMEOUT_IN_SEC is set that the battery drivers are expected
+    // to finish loading the battery profile earlier than 10 seconds after kernel startup.
+    if (res == Result::SUCCESS && capacity == 50) {
+      if (wait_second < BATTERY_READ_TIMEOUT_IN_SEC) {
+        sleep(1);
+        wait_second++;
+        continue;
+      }
+    }
+    // If we can't read battery percentage, it may be a device without battery. In this
+    // situation, use 100 as a fake battery percentage.
+    if (res != Result::SUCCESS) {
+      capacity = 100;
+    }
+
+    return BatteryInfo{ charging, capacity };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/recovery_utils/include/recovery_utils/battery_utils.h b/recovery_utils/include/recovery_utils/battery_utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a95f71d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recovery_utils/include/recovery_utils/battery_utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 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.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+struct BatteryInfo {
+  // Whether the device is on charger. Note that the value will be `true` if the battery status is
+  // unknown (BATTERY_STATUS_UNKNOWN).
+  bool charging;
+
+  // The remaining battery capacity percentage (i.e. between 0 and 100). See getCapacity in
+  // hardware/interfaces/health/2.0/IHealth.hal. Returns 100 in case it fails to read a value from
+  // the health HAL.
+  int32_t capacity;
+};
+
+// Returns the battery status for OTA installation purpose.
+BatteryInfo GetBatteryInfo();
diff --git a/tests/unit/battery_utils_test.cpp b/tests/unit/battery_utils_test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55639fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/battery_utils_test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 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 agree 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.
+ */
+
+#include <android-base/logging.h>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include "recovery_utils/battery_utils.h"
+
+TEST(BatteryInfoTest, GetBatteryInfo) {
+  auto info = GetBatteryInfo();
+  // 0 <= capacity <= 100
+  ASSERT_LE(0, info.capacity);
+  ASSERT_LE(info.capacity, 100);
+}