I am working on an android app. It supports multiple languages and locale. So, i need to develop different apks with different string.xml or I need to create only one apk for my application. Is there any disadvantage to create different apk for same application for different locale?
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Obviously, it's much better to have only one apk. And android provides a clever mechanism for that: http://developer.android.com/training/basics/supporting-devices/languages.html – Phantômaxx Jun 28 '14 at 09:13
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possible duplicate of [how to add language support to android](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3022187/how-to-add-language-support-to-android) – Phantômaxx Jun 28 '14 at 09:15
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You need to create only one apk. Put the different strings inside as many folders as you need for your languages. Example:
values
- ...
- strings.xml (default strings)
- ...
values-es
- strings.xml (spanish strings)
- arrays.xml (spanish arrays)
values-en
- strings.xml (english strings)
- arrays.xml (english arrays)
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1thanx but how i check my app work propery on diffrent locale and language any way to make emulator locale specific – Tejinder Singh Jun 28 '14 at 10:18
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i have only tried in real devices, but changing language inside settings >> Language & input should do the trick =) – Luciano Rodríguez Jun 28 '14 at 10:27
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In Real Device how i change locale and language to check the Application is work or not thanx..... – Tejinder Singh Jun 28 '14 at 10:41
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Using the same method. You can adjust the language used in your device in Settings >> Language & Input. Close your application, change the language used by your device and restart your application. – Luciano Rodríguez Jun 28 '14 at 10:43