diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerOptions.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerOptions.java
index f7d4bb6f9..869c810ee 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerOptions.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDK/src/main/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerOptions.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public final class MarkerOptions extends BaseMarkerOptions<Marker, MarkerOptions
 
     @Override
     public int describeContents() {
-        return hashCode();
+        return 0;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerTest.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerTest.java
index 9ba833055..bc73e0d1a 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerTest.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/annotations/MarkerTest.java
@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
 package com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.annotations;
 
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
-import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
-import android.os.Parcel;
 import android.os.Parcelable;
 
-import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.annotations.Marker;
-import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.annotations.MarkerOptions;
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.geometry.LatLng;
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.utils.MockParcel;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
@@ -152,27 +147,8 @@ public class MarkerTest {
 
     @Test
     public void testParcelable() {
-        MarkerOptions object = new MarkerOptions().position(new LatLng(0, 0)).snippet("s").title("t");
-        Parcel parcel = MockParcel.obtain(object);
-        object.writeToParcel(parcel, 0);
-        parcel.setDataPosition(0);
-        MarkerOptions parceable = MarkerOptions.CREATOR.createFromParcel(parcel);
-        assertEquals("parcel should match initial object", object, parceable);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testParcelableArray() {
-        MarkerOptions[] objects = new MarkerOptions[]{new MarkerOptions().position(new LatLng(0, 0)), new MarkerOptions().position(new LatLng(1, 1))};
-        Parcel parcel = MockParcel.obtain(objects);
-        parcel.writeParcelableArray(objects, 0);
-        parcel.setDataPosition(0);
-        MarkerOptions[] parcelableArray = (MarkerOptions[]) parcel.readParcelableArray(LatLng.class.getClassLoader());
-        assertArrayEquals("parcel should match initial object", objects, parcelableArray);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testDescribeContents() {
-        MarkerOptions object = new MarkerOptions().position(new LatLng(0, 0)).snippet("s").title("t");
-        assertEquals("contents should be 0", 1034152.0, object.describeContents(), 0);
+        MarkerOptions markerOptions = new MarkerOptions().position(new LatLng()).title("t").snippet("s");
+        Parcelable parcelable = MockParcel.obtain(markerOptions);
+        assertEquals("Parcel should match original object", parcelable, markerOptions);
     }
 }
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/camera/CameraPositionTest.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/camera/CameraPositionTest.java
index 9ca5c70ef..a8cca4c3c 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/camera/CameraPositionTest.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/camera/CameraPositionTest.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.camera;
 
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
-import android.os.Parcel;
+import android.os.Parcelable;
 
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.constants.MapboxConstants;
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.constants.MathConstants;
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.utils.MockParcel;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
@@ -156,32 +155,8 @@ public class CameraPositionTest {
 
     @Test
     public void testParcelable() {
-        LatLng latLng = new LatLng(1, 2);
-        CameraPosition object = new CameraPosition(latLng, 3, 4, 5);
-        Parcel parcel = MockParcel.obtain(object);
-        object.writeToParcel(parcel, 0);
-        parcel.setDataPosition(0);
-        CameraPosition parceable = CameraPosition.CREATOR.createFromParcel(parcel);
-        assertEquals("parcel should match initial object", object, parceable);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testParcelableArray() {
-        LatLng latLng = new LatLng(1, 2);
-        CameraPosition object1 = new CameraPosition(latLng, 3, 4, 5);
-        CameraPosition object2 = new CameraPosition(latLng, 9, 9, 9);
-        CameraPosition[] objects = new CameraPosition[]{object1, object2};
-        Parcel parcel = MockParcel.obtain(objects);
-        parcel.writeParcelableArray(objects, 0);
-        parcel.setDataPosition(0);
-        CameraPosition[] parcelableArray = (CameraPosition[]) parcel.readParcelableArray(CameraPosition.class.getClassLoader());
-        assertArrayEquals("parcel should match initial object", objects, parcelableArray);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testDescribeContents() {
-        LatLng latLng = new LatLng(1, 2);
-        CameraPosition object = new CameraPosition(latLng, 3, 4, 5);
-        assertEquals("contents should be 0", 0, object.describeContents());
+        CameraPosition object = new CameraPosition(new LatLng(1, 2), 3, 4, 5);
+        Parcelable parcelable = MockParcel.obtain(object);
+        assertEquals("Parcel should match original object", parcelable, object);
     }
 }
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/geometry/LatLngBoundsTest.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/geometry/LatLngBoundsTest.java
index d60731423..b667940a6 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/geometry/LatLngBoundsTest.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/geometry/LatLngBoundsTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.geometry;
 
-import android.os.Parcel;
+import android.os.Parcelable;
 
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.exceptions.InvalidLatLngBoundsException;
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.utils.MockParcel;
@@ -177,36 +177,7 @@ public class LatLngBoundsTest {
                 .include(new LatLng(10, 10))
                 .include(new LatLng(9, 8))
                 .build();
-        Parcel parcel = MockParcel.obtain(latLngBounds);
-        latLngBounds.writeToParcel(parcel, 0);
-        parcel.setDataPosition(0);
-        LatLngBounds parceable = LatLngBounds.CREATOR.createFromParcel(parcel);
-        assertEquals("parcel should match initial object", latLngBounds, parceable);
+        Parcelable parcel = MockParcel.obtain(latLngBounds);
+        assertEquals("Parcel should match original object", parcel, latLngBounds);
     }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testParcelableArray() {
-        LatLngBounds latLngBounds1 = new LatLngBounds.Builder()
-                .include(new LatLng(10, 10))
-                .include(new LatLng(9, 8))
-                .build();
-        LatLngBounds latLngBounds2 = new LatLngBounds.Builder()
-                .include(new LatLng(11, 12))
-                .include(new LatLng(95, 9))
-                .build();
-
-        LatLngBounds[] objects = new LatLngBounds[]{latLngBounds1, latLngBounds2};
-        Parcel parcel = MockParcel.obtain(objects);
-        LatLngBounds[] parcelableArray = (LatLngBounds[]) parcel.readParcelableArray(LatLngSpan.class.getClassLoader());
-        assertArrayEquals("parcel should match initial object", objects, parcelableArray);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testDescribeContents() {
-        LatLngBounds latLngBounds = new LatLngBounds.Builder()
-                .include(new LatLng(10, 10))
-                .include(new LatLng(9, 8))
-                .build();
-        assertEquals("contents should be 0", 0, latLngBounds.describeContents(), DELTA);
-    }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/geometry/LatLngSpanTest.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/geometry/LatLngSpanTest.java
index ece5618f7..e184097a4 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/geometry/LatLngSpanTest.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/geometry/LatLngSpanTest.java
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 package com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.geometry;
 
-import android.os.Parcel;
+import android.os.Parcelable;
 
-import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.geometry.LatLngSpan;
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.utils.MockParcel;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 
@@ -61,22 +59,7 @@ public class LatLngSpanTest {
     @Test
     public void testParcelable() {
         LatLngSpan object = new LatLngSpan(1, 2);
-        Parcel parcel = MockParcel.obtain(object);
-        LatLngSpan parcelable = LatLngSpan.CREATOR.createFromParcel(parcel);
-        assertEquals("parcel should match initial object", object, parcelable);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testParcelableArray() {
-        LatLngSpan[] objects = new LatLngSpan[]{new LatLngSpan(1, 2), new LatLngSpan(2, 2)};
-        Parcel parcel = MockParcel.obtain(objects);
-        LatLngSpan[] parcelableArray = (LatLngSpan[]) parcel.readParcelableArray(LatLngSpan.class.getClassLoader());
-        assertArrayEquals("parcel should match initial object", objects, parcelableArray);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testDescribeContents() {
-        LatLngSpan latLngSpan = new LatLngSpan(1.2, 3.4);
-        assertEquals("contents should be 0", 0, latLngSpan.describeContents(), DELTA);
+        Parcelable parcel = MockParcel.obtain(object);
+        assertEquals("parcel should match initial object", object, parcel);
     }
 }
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/geometry/LatLngTest.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/geometry/LatLngTest.java
index cb9a291fe..de5dbc5e0 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/geometry/LatLngTest.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/geometry/LatLngTest.java
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
 package com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.geometry;
 
 import android.location.Location;
-import android.os.Parcel;
-import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.geometry.LatLng;
+import android.os.Parcelable;
+
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.utils.MockParcel;
+
 import org.junit.Test;
-import java.util.Objects;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
+
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotSame;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertSame;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
@@ -164,7 +162,7 @@ public class LatLngTest {
 
     @Test
     public void testEqualsItself() {
-        LatLng latLng = new LatLng(1,2,3);
+        LatLng latLng = new LatLng(1, 2, 3);
         assertEquals("LatLng should match", latLng, latLng);
     }
 
@@ -176,28 +174,9 @@ public class LatLngTest {
 
     @Test
     public void testParcelable() {
-        LatLng object = new LatLng(1, 2, 3);
-        Parcel parcel = MockParcel.obtain(object);
-        object.writeToParcel(parcel, 0);
-        parcel.setDataPosition(0);
-        LatLng parceable = LatLng.CREATOR.createFromParcel(parcel);
-        assertEquals("parcel should match initial object", object, parceable);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testParcelableArray() {
-        LatLng[] objects = new LatLng[]{new LatLng(1, 2, 3), new LatLng(1, 2)};
-        Parcel parcel = MockParcel.obtain(objects);
-        parcel.writeParcelableArray(objects, 0);
-        parcel.setDataPosition(0);
-        LatLng[] parcelableArray = (LatLng[]) parcel.readParcelableArray(LatLng.class.getClassLoader());
-        assertArrayEquals("parcel should match initial object", objects, parcelableArray);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testDescribeContents() {
-        LatLng latLng = new LatLng(1.2, 3.4);
-        assertEquals("contents should be 0", 0, latLng.describeContents(), DELTA);
+        LatLng latLng = new LatLng(45.0, -185.0);
+        Parcelable parcel = MockParcel.obtain(latLng);
+        assertEquals("parcel should match initial object", latLng, parcel);
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/geometry/ProjectedMetersTest.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/geometry/ProjectedMetersTest.java
index 6989d54ca..552568460 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/geometry/ProjectedMetersTest.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/geometry/ProjectedMetersTest.java
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 package com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.geometry;
 
-import android.os.Parcel;
+import android.os.Parcelable;
 
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.utils.MockParcel;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 
@@ -60,30 +59,8 @@ public class ProjectedMetersTest {
 
     @Test
     public void testParcelable() {
-        ProjectedMeters object = new ProjectedMeters(1, 1);
-        Parcel parcel = MockParcel.obtain(object);
-        object.writeToParcel(parcel, 0);
-        parcel.setDataPosition(0);
-        ProjectedMeters parceable = ProjectedMeters.CREATOR.createFromParcel(parcel);
-        assertEquals("parcel should match initial object", object, parceable);
+        ProjectedMeters meters = new ProjectedMeters(1, 1);
+        Parcelable parcel = MockParcel.obtain(meters);
+        assertEquals("parcel should match initial object", meters, parcel);
     }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testParcelableArray() {
-        ProjectedMeters object1 = new ProjectedMeters(1, 1);
-        ProjectedMeters object2 = new ProjectedMeters(2, 2);
-        ProjectedMeters[] objects = new ProjectedMeters[]{object1, object2};
-        Parcel parcel = MockParcel.obtain(objects);
-        parcel.writeParcelableArray(objects, 0);
-        parcel.setDataPosition(0);
-        ProjectedMeters[] parcelableArray = (ProjectedMeters[]) parcel.readParcelableArray(ProjectedMeters.class.getClassLoader());
-        assertArrayEquals("parcel should match initial object", objects, parcelableArray);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testDescribeContents() {
-        ProjectedMeters object = new ProjectedMeters(1, 1);
-        assertEquals("contents should be 0", 0, object.describeContents());
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/geometry/VisibleRegionTest.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/geometry/VisibleRegionTest.java
index 04cf36aea..cad268c2b 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/geometry/VisibleRegionTest.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/geometry/VisibleRegionTest.java
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 package com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.geometry;
 
-import android.os.Parcel;
+import android.os.Parcelable;
 
 import com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.utils.MockParcel;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
 
@@ -88,47 +87,8 @@ public class VisibleRegionTest {
 
     @Test
     public void testParcelable() {
-        VisibleRegion object = new VisibleRegion(new LatLng(-1, -1),
-                new LatLng(-1, 1),
-                new LatLng(1, 1),
-                new LatLng(1, -1),
-                new LatLngBounds.Builder().include(new LatLng(1,1)).include(new LatLng(-1,-1)).build());
-
-        Parcel parcel = MockParcel.obtain(object);
-        VisibleRegion parceable = VisibleRegion.CREATOR.createFromParcel(parcel);
-        assertEquals("parcel should match initial object", object, parceable);
+        VisibleRegion region = new VisibleRegion(FAR_LEFT, FAR_RIGHT, NEAR_LEFT, NEAR_RIGHT, BOUNDS);
+        Parcelable parcel = MockParcel.obtain(region);
+        assertEquals("parcel should match initial object", region, parcel);
     }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testParcelableArray() {
-        VisibleRegion object1 = new VisibleRegion(new LatLng(-1, -1),
-                new LatLng(-1, 1),
-                new LatLng(1, 1),
-                new LatLng(1, -1),
-                new LatLngBounds.Builder().include(new LatLng(1,1)).include(new LatLng(-1, -1)).build());
-
-        VisibleRegion object2 = new VisibleRegion(new LatLng(-1, -1),
-                new LatLng(-1, 1),
-                new LatLng(1, 1),
-                new LatLng(1, -1),
-                new LatLngBounds.Builder().include(new LatLng(1,1)).include(new LatLng(-1, -1)).build());
-
-        VisibleRegion[] objects = new VisibleRegion[]{object1,object2};
-        Parcel parcel = MockParcel.obtain(objects);
-        parcel.writeParcelableArray(objects, 0);
-        parcel.setDataPosition(0);
-        VisibleRegion[] parcelableArray = (VisibleRegion[]) parcel.readParcelableArray(VisibleRegion.class.getClassLoader());
-        assertArrayEquals("parcel should match initial object", objects, parcelableArray);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testDescribeContents() {
-        VisibleRegion object = new VisibleRegion(new LatLng(-1, -1),
-                new LatLng(-1, 1),
-                new LatLng(1, 1),
-                new LatLng(1, -1),
-                new LatLngBounds.Builder().include(new LatLng(1,1)).include(new LatLng(-1, -1)).build());
-        assertEquals("contents should be 0", 0, object.describeContents());
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/utils/MockParcel.java b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/utils/MockParcel.java
index 57ddeb4d0..d2c584092 100644
--- a/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/utils/MockParcel.java
+++ b/platform/android/MapboxGLAndroidSDKTestApp/src/test/java/com/mapbox/mapboxsdk/utils/MockParcel.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.mapbox.mapboxsdk.utils;
 
 import android.os.Parcel;
 import android.os.Parcelable;
+import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
 
 import org.mockito.invocation.InvocationOnMock;
 import org.mockito.stubbing.Answer;
@@ -11,6 +12,9 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import static junit.framework.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static junit.framework.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.any;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyByte;
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyDouble;
@@ -24,129 +28,182 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 public class MockParcel {
 
-    public static Parcel obtain(Parcelable target) {
-        Parcel parcel = new MockParcel(target).getMockedParcel();
-        target.writeToParcel(parcel, 0);
-        parcel.setDataPosition(0);
-        return parcel;
+    public static Parcelable obtain(@NonNull Parcelable object) {
+        return obtain(object, 0);
     }
 
-    public static Parcel obtain(Parcelable[] targets) {
-        if (targets == null || targets.length == 0) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The passed argument may not be null or empty");
+    public static Parcelable obtain(@NonNull Parcelable object, int describeContentsValue) {
+        testDescribeContents(object, describeContentsValue);
+        testParcelableArray(object);
+        return testParcelable(object);
+    }
+
+    public static Parcelable testParcelable(@NonNull Parcelable object) {
+        Parcel parcel = ParcelMocker.obtain(object);
+        object.writeToParcel(parcel, 0);
+        parcel.setDataPosition(0);
+
+        try {
+            Field field = object.getClass().getDeclaredField("CREATOR");
+            field.setAccessible(true);
+            Class<?> creatorClass = field.getType();
+            Object fieldValue = field.get(object);
+            Method myMethod = creatorClass.getDeclaredMethod("createFromParcel", Parcel.class);
+            return (Parcelable) myMethod.invoke(fieldValue, parcel);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            assertNotNull("Exception occurred:" + e.getLocalizedMessage(), null);
         }
-        Parcel parcel = new MockParcel(targets[0]).getMockedParcel();
-        parcel.writeParcelableArray(targets, 0);
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    public static void testParcelableArray(@NonNull Parcelable object) {
+        Parcelable[] objects = new Parcelable[]{object};
+        Parcel parcel = ParcelMocker.obtain(objects);
+        parcel.writeParcelableArray(objects, 0);
         parcel.setDataPosition(0);
-        return parcel;
+        Parcelable[] parcelableArray = parcel.readParcelableArray(object.getClass().getClassLoader());
+        assertArrayEquals("parcel should match initial object", objects, parcelableArray);
     }
 
-    private Parcel mockedParcel;
-    private int position;
-    private List<Object> objects;
-    private Object o;
-
-    private MockParcel(Object o) {
-        this.o = o;
-        mockedParcel = mock(Parcel.class);
-        objects = new ArrayList<>();
-        setupMock();
+    public static void testDescribeContents(@NonNull Parcelable object, int describeContentsValue) {
+        if (describeContentsValue == 0) {
+            assertEquals("\nExpecting a describeContents() value of 0 for a " + object.getClass().getSimpleName() + " instance." +
+                            "\nYou can provide a different value for describeContentValue through the obtain method.",
+                    0,
+                    object.describeContents());
+        } else {
+            assertEquals("Expecting a describeContents() value of " + describeContentsValue,
+                    describeContentsValue,
+                    object.describeContents());
+        }
     }
 
-    private Parcel getMockedParcel() {
-        return mockedParcel;
-    }
+    private static class ParcelMocker {
 
-    private void setupMock() {
-        setupWrites();
-        setupReads();
-        setupOthers();
-    }
+        public static Parcel obtain(@NonNull Parcelable target) {
+            Parcel parcel = new ParcelMocker(target).getMockedParcel();
+            target.writeToParcel(parcel, 0);
+            parcel.setDataPosition(0);
+            return parcel;
+        }
 
-    private void setupWrites() {
-        Answer<Void> writeValueAnswer = new Answer<Void>() {
-            @Override
-            public Void answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
-                Object parameter = invocation.getArguments()[0];
-                objects.add(parameter);
-                return null;
+        public static Parcel obtain(@NonNull Parcelable[] targets) {
+            if (targets.length == 0) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException("The passed argument may not be empty");
             }
-        };
-        Answer<Void> writeArrayAnswer = new Answer<Void>() {
-            @Override
-            public Void answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
-                Object[] parameters = (Object[]) invocation.getArguments()[0];
-                objects.add(parameters.length);
-                for (Object o : parameters) {
-                    objects.add(o);
+            Parcel parcel = new ParcelMocker(targets[0]).getMockedParcel();
+            parcel.writeParcelableArray(targets, 0);
+            parcel.setDataPosition(0);
+            return parcel;
+        }
+
+        private List<Object> objects;
+        private Object object;
+        private Parcel mockedParcel;
+        private int position;
+
+        private ParcelMocker(Object o) {
+            this.object = o;
+            mockedParcel = mock(Parcel.class);
+            objects = new ArrayList<>();
+            setupMock();
+        }
+
+        private Parcel getMockedParcel() {
+            return mockedParcel;
+        }
+
+        private void setupMock() {
+            setupWrites();
+            setupReads();
+            setupOthers();
+        }
+
+        private void setupWrites() {
+            Answer<Void> writeValueAnswer = new Answer<Void>() {
+                @Override
+                public Void answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
+                    Object parameter = invocation.getArguments()[0];
+                    objects.add(parameter);
+                    return null;
                 }
-                return null;
-            }
-        };
-        doAnswer(writeValueAnswer).when(mockedParcel).writeByte(anyByte());
-        doAnswer(writeValueAnswer).when(mockedParcel).writeLong(anyLong());
-        doAnswer(writeValueAnswer).when(mockedParcel).writeString(anyString());
-        doAnswer(writeValueAnswer).when(mockedParcel).writeDouble(anyDouble());
-        doAnswer(writeValueAnswer).when(mockedParcel).writeParcelable(any(Parcelable.class), eq(0));
-        doAnswer(writeArrayAnswer).when(mockedParcel).writeParcelableArray(any(Parcelable[].class), eq(0));
-    }
-
-    private void setupReads() {
-        when(mockedParcel.readByte()).thenAnswer(new Answer<Byte>() {
-            @Override
-            public Byte answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
-                return (Byte) objects.get(position++);
-            }
-        });
-        when(mockedParcel.readLong()).thenAnswer(new Answer<Long>() {
-            @Override
-            public Long answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
-                return (Long) objects.get(position++);
-            }
-        });
-        when(mockedParcel.readString()).thenAnswer(new Answer<String>() {
-            @Override
-            public String answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
-                return (String) objects.get(position++);
-            }
-        });
-        when(mockedParcel.readDouble()).thenAnswer(new Answer<Double>() {
-            @Override
-            public Double answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
-                return (Double) objects.get(position++);
-            }
-        });
-        when(mockedParcel.readParcelable(Parcelable.class.getClassLoader())).thenAnswer(new Answer<Parcelable>() {
-            @Override
-            public Parcelable answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
-                return (Parcelable) objects.get(position++);
-            }
-        });
-        when(mockedParcel.readParcelableArray(Parcelable.class.getClassLoader())).thenAnswer(new Answer<Object[]>() {
-            @Override
-            public Object[] answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
-                int size = (Integer) objects.get(position++);
-                Field field = o.getClass().getDeclaredField("CREATOR");
-                field.setAccessible(true);
-                Class<?> creatorClass = field.getType();
-                Object fieldValue = field.get(o);
-                Method myMethod = creatorClass.getDeclaredMethod("newArray", int.class);
-                Object[] array = (Object[]) myMethod.invoke(fieldValue, size);
-                for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-                    array[i] = objects.get(position++);
+            };
+            Answer<Void> writeArrayAnswer = new Answer<Void>() {
+                @Override
+                public Void answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
+                    Object[] parameters = (Object[]) invocation.getArguments()[0];
+                    objects.add(parameters.length);
+                    for (Object o : parameters) {
+                        objects.add(o);
+                    }
+                    return null;
                 }
-                return array;
-            }
-        });
-    }
+            };
+            doAnswer(writeValueAnswer).when(mockedParcel).writeByte(anyByte());
+            doAnswer(writeValueAnswer).when(mockedParcel).writeLong(anyLong());
+            doAnswer(writeValueAnswer).when(mockedParcel).writeString(anyString());
+            doAnswer(writeValueAnswer).when(mockedParcel).writeDouble(anyDouble());
+            doAnswer(writeValueAnswer).when(mockedParcel).writeParcelable(any(Parcelable.class), eq(0));
+            doAnswer(writeArrayAnswer).when(mockedParcel).writeParcelableArray(any(Parcelable[].class), eq(0));
+        }
 
-    private void setupOthers() {
-        doAnswer(new Answer<Void>() {
-            @Override
-            public Void answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
-                position = ((Integer) invocation.getArguments()[0]);
-                return null;
-            }
-        }).when(mockedParcel).setDataPosition(anyInt());
+        private void setupReads() {
+            when(mockedParcel.readByte()).thenAnswer(new Answer<Byte>() {
+                @Override
+                public Byte answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
+                    return (Byte) objects.get(position++);
+                }
+            });
+            when(mockedParcel.readLong()).thenAnswer(new Answer<Long>() {
+                @Override
+                public Long answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
+                    return (Long) objects.get(position++);
+                }
+            });
+            when(mockedParcel.readString()).thenAnswer(new Answer<String>() {
+                @Override
+                public String answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
+                    return (String) objects.get(position++);
+                }
+            });
+            when(mockedParcel.readDouble()).thenAnswer(new Answer<Double>() {
+                @Override
+                public Double answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
+                    return (Double) objects.get(position++);
+                }
+            });
+            when(mockedParcel.readParcelable(Parcelable.class.getClassLoader())).thenAnswer(new Answer<Parcelable>() {
+                @Override
+                public Parcelable answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
+                    return (Parcelable) objects.get(position++);
+                }
+            });
+            when(mockedParcel.readParcelableArray(Parcelable.class.getClassLoader())).thenAnswer(new Answer<Object[]>() {
+                @Override
+                public Object[] answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
+                    int size = (Integer) objects.get(position++);
+                    Field field = object.getClass().getDeclaredField("CREATOR");
+                    field.setAccessible(true);
+                    Class<?> creatorClass = field.getType();
+                    Object fieldValue = field.get(object);
+                    Method myMethod = creatorClass.getDeclaredMethod("newArray", int.class);
+                    Object[] array = (Object[]) myMethod.invoke(fieldValue, size);
+                    for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+                        array[i] = objects.get(position++);
+                    }
+                    return array;
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
+        private void setupOthers() {
+            doAnswer(new Answer<Void>() {
+                @Override
+                public Void answer(InvocationOnMock invocation) throws Throwable {
+                    position = ((Integer) invocation.getArguments()[0]);
+                    return null;
+                }
+            }).when(mockedParcel).setDataPosition(anyInt());
+        }
     }
 }