Android Programming for Beginners - Second Edition

Chapter 18. Localization

This chapter is quick and simple, but what we will learn to do here can make your app accessible to millions more potential users. We will see how to add additional languages. We will see how adding text the correct way – via String resources – benefits us when it comes to adding multiple languages.

In this chapter, we will do the following:

• Make Note to Self multilingual by adding the Spanish and German languages
• Learn how to use String resources more fully

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Making the Note to Self app for Spanish, English, and German speakers

First, we need to add some folders to our project – one for each new language. The text is classed as a resource and, consequently, needs to go in the res folder. Follow these steps ...