/* * Copyright (C) 2011 The Android Open Source Project * * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. * You may obtain a copy of the License at * * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 * * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and * limitations under the License. */ package com.android.customlocale2; import java.util.Locale; import android.app.ActivityManager; import android.app.IActivityManager; import android.content.res.Configuration; import android.os.RemoteException; import android.util.Log; /** * Helper class to change the system locale. */ public final class ChangeLocale { private static final String TAG = ChangeLocale.class.getSimpleName(); private static final boolean DEBUG = true; /** * Sets the system locale to the new one specified. * * @param locale A locale name in the form "ab_AB". Must not be null or empty. * @return True if the locale was succesfully changed. */ public static boolean changeSystemLocale(String locale) { if (DEBUG) { Log.d(TAG, "Change locale to: " + locale); } try { IActivityManager am = ActivityManager.getService(); Configuration config = am.getConfiguration(); Locale loc = null; String[] langCountry = locale.split("_"); if (langCountry.length == 2) { loc = new Locale(langCountry[0], langCountry[1]); } else { loc = new Locale(locale); } config.locale = loc; // indicate this isn't some passing default - the user wants this // remembered config.userSetLocale = true; am.updateConfiguration(config); return true; } catch (RemoteException e) { if (DEBUG) { Log.e(TAG, "Change locale failed", e); } } return false; } }