Forcing the app to work as LTR

Question

I currently own Galaxy Note 4 with RTL in my language, and whenever I run my app it works from right to left while the app is English.

I need to some kind of "force" the app to be LTR in all kind of devices, RTL and LTR.

How I can force it?

I think you can use `android:supportsRtl="false"` in your application `manifest` file. Look at [this](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34179179/what-is-use-of-androidsupportsrtl-true-in-androidmanifest-xml-file) and [this](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/34179179/what-is-use-of-androidsupportsrtl-true-in-androidmanifest-xml-file). — Masked Man, Oct 02 '16 at 13:56
I get application error when I put this. Unable to debug. A package i'm using is supporting RTL so it seem like a problem — TheUnreal, Oct 02 '16 at 14:07

score 34 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 08 '17 at 12:38

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Add in styles.xml in your Base App theme style:

<item name="android:layoutDirection">ltr</item>

Exemple:

  <!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
    <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
    <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>
    <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
    <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorPrimary</item>
    <item name="android:screenOrientation">portrait</item>
    <item name="android:layoutDirection">ltr</item>
</style>

answered Jun 08 '17 at 12:38

Shlomi Fresko

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Thank you, You save me. – NetDemo Aug 30 '19 at 14:39
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THANK YOU I was searching for this problem about a week and NONE of them worked Your solution worked for me – Behzad Fattahi Apr 17 '20 at 14:12
It works but nowdays the xml file is `themes.xml`. – TDG Jul 08 '21 at 18:47

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 23 '21 at 14:32

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Use the following attribute on your application manifest

android:supportsRtl="false"
tools:replace="android:supportsRtl"

answered Jun 23 '21 at 14:32

Pier Betos

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score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 30 '18 at 09:11

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you can set android:layoutDirection="ltr" in all xml view

answered Sep 30 '18 at 09:11

Gehad Abdelfatah

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Forcing the app to work as LTR

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