Hour 19. Internationalizing Your Application

What You’ll Learn in This Hour:

Languages supported by the Android platform

Managing strings and other resources

Localized formatting utilities

Other internationalization concerns

The mobile marketplace is global—serving a variety of users in many countries and many locales. Developers need to keep this in mind when designing and developing applications for the Android platform; applications will likely be used by foreign-speaking users. In this hour, you learn about the localization features of the Android platform and how to prepare your application for publication in a variety of countries, regions, or locales.

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