MyApplication
class that will extends Application
attachBaseContext()
to update language.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. CreateBaseActivity
and overrideonAttach()
to update language. Needed for Android 6+
public class BaseActivity extends Activity {@Overrideprotected 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;
}
}