2.8. Internationalizing Your App

As you know, Android devices are used worldwide. To reach the largest possible audience, you should consider customizing your apps for various locales and spoken languages—this is known as internationalization. For example, if you intend to offer your app in France, you should translate its resources (e.g., text, audio files) into French. You might also choose to use different colors, graphics and sounds based on the locale. For each locale, you'll have a separate, customized set of resources. When the user launches the app, Android automatically finds and loads the resources that match the device’s locale settings.