Force "locale" in application

Question

I want to rotate my phone and keep the locale. I have folders values, values-en and values-hr. In every activity I have

android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation|locale"

and in every activity.java file I have

private Locale locale = null; @Override public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) { super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig); if (locale != null) { newConfig.locale = locale; Locale.setDefault(locale); getBaseContext().getResources().updateConfiguration(newConfig, getBaseContext().getResources().getDisplayMetrics()); } }

and in onCreate

 SharedPreferences settings = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this); Configuration config = getBaseContext().getResources().getConfiguration(); String lang = settings.getString("language","en"); if (! "".equals(lang) && ! config.locale.getLanguage().equals(lang)) { locale = new Locale(lang); Locale.setDefault(locale); config.locale = locale; getBaseContext().getResources().updateConfiguration(config, getBaseContext().getResources().getDisplayMetrics()); }

It works till I rotate my phone - app is still working, buttons and everything is fine - but locale is getting weird - sometimes it's my locale (hr) sometimes it's (en)...

What else I need to add?

Why are you messing with the locale, as opposed to letting the android system handle it for you? — Cheryl Simon
– Cheryl Simon, Commented Jan 14, 2011 at 22:44
I believe this may be a duplicate question: stackoverflow.com/questions/3711712/…, Please correct me if I am wrong. — Austyn Mahoney
– Austyn Mahoney, Commented Jan 14, 2011 at 23:05
Please take a look at my solution: stackoverflow.com/a/9535374/498067 . It is very easy and doesn't require any changes in your Activities. — Sergii Rudchenko
– Sergii Rudchenko, Commented Mar 2, 2012 at 15:02
Aren't you forgetting to reset the contentView e.g setContentView(R.layout.mylayout)? — Kyle Clegg
– Kyle Clegg, Commented Apr 24, 2012 at 22:49

svenkapudija · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-15 13:37:58Z

I simply removed "if's" and everything is working now. Yes, it is a little "bulky" every time to "re-force" a locale but I couldn't find another way.

My solution is a little bit different, I just "re-force" it on onCreate and onConfigChange - not every 100ms or so and on Desire (2.2) it's working flawlessly.

@Austyn

Yes, it's pretty much the same question but I though is there another solution except "100ms forcing".

@Mayra

Users wanna have their mother-tongue (HR) but it's not supported in (current) mobile phones so this is the only way - to force it =/

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