Set Default language for Whole Application

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  1. Create MyApplication class that will extends Application
  2. Override attachBaseContext() to update language.
  3. Register this class in manifest.

public class MyApplication extends Application {
   @Override
   protected void attachBaseContext(Context base) {
    super.attachBaseContext(LocaleHelper.onAttach(base, "en"));
   }
}

<application
     android:name="com.package.MyApplication"
     .../>
4. Create BaseActivity and override onAttach() to update language. Needed for Android 6+
public class BaseActivity extends Activity {
@Override
protected void attachBaseContext(Context base) {

    super.attachBaseContext(LocaleHelper.onAttach(base));
  }
}

5. Make all activities on your app extends from BaseActivity.
public class LocaleHelper { private static final String SELECTED_LANGUAGE = "Locale.Helper.Selected.Language"; public static Context onAttach(Context context) { String lang = getPersistedData(context, Locale.getDefault().getLanguage()); return setLocale(context, lang); } public static Context onAttach(Context context, String defaultLanguage) { String lang = getPersistedData(context, defaultLanguage); return setLocale(context, lang); } public static String getLanguage(Context context) { return getPersistedData(context, Locale.getDefault().getLanguage()); } public static Context setLocale(Context context, String language) { persist(context, language); if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N) { return updateResources(context, language); } return updateResourcesLegacy(context, language); } private static String getPersistedData(Context context, String defaultLanguage) { SharedPreferences preferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context); return preferences.getString(SELECTED_LANGUAGE, defaultLanguage); } private static void persist(Context context, String language) { SharedPreferences preferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context); SharedPreferences.Editor editor = preferences.edit(); editor.putString(SELECTED_LANGUAGE, language); editor.apply(); } @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.N) private static Context updateResources(Context context, String language) { Locale locale = new Locale(language); Locale.setDefault(locale); Configuration configuration = context.getResources().getConfiguration(); configuration.setLocale(locale); configuration.setLayoutDirection(locale); return context.createConfigurationContext(configuration); } @SuppressWarnings("deprecation") private static Context updateResourcesLegacy(Context context, String language) { Locale locale = new Locale(language); Locale.setDefault(locale); Resources resources = context.getResources(); Configuration configuration = resources.getConfiguration(); configuration.locale = locale; if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1) { configuration.setLayoutDirection(locale); } resources.updateConfiguration(configuration, resources.getDisplayMetrics()); return context; } }