app not using alternative string Resource file

Issue

I have added another string.xml file in values-zh_rCN. I next set the language on my tablet to Chinese. However. my app is not using the Chinese string.xml inside the values-zh_rCN folder. I also checked the language set in my tablet in my code by calling:

Locale locale = getResources().getConfiguration().locale;
 mCountry = locale.getISO3Country();

and it is in fact CHN or China.

What could be the issue here?

Solution

Your device may be in Chinese, but it is not using the rCH or rTW country variants, which are the only two officially supported on Android (last I checked). However, device manufacturers can technically support other locale codes such as zh_CN in your case.

These easiest solution is simply to move your resources just the zh folder to catch all Chinese variants.

If the manufacturer has modified the stock Settings app to add support for zh_CN, then you can place resources there as well.

Answered By - Jeffrey Mixon