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public static void change_setting_arabic(Context con) {
try {
                        /** here add language code */
Locale locale = new Locale("ar");

Class amnClass = Class.forName("android.app.ActivityManagerNative");
Object amn = null;
Configuration config = null;

// amn = ActivityManagerNative.getDefault();
Method methodGetDefault = amnClass.getMethod("getDefault");
methodGetDefault.setAccessible(true);
amn = methodGetDefault.invoke(amnClass);

// config = amn.getConfiguration();
Method methodGetConfiguration = amnClass
.getMethod("getConfiguration");
methodGetConfiguration.setAccessible(true);
config = (Configuration) methodGetConfiguration.invoke(amn);

// config.userSetLocale = true;
Class configClass = config.getClass();
Field f = configClass.getField("userSetLocale");
f.setBoolean(config, true);

// set the locale to the new value
config.locale = locale;

// amn.updateConfiguration(config);
Method methodUpdateConfiguration = amnClass.getMethod(
"updateConfiguration", Configuration.class);
methodUpdateConfiguration.setAccessible(true);
methodUpdateConfiguration.invoke(amn, config);

} catch (Exception e) {
// TODO: handle exception
Log.d("error lang change-->", "" + e.getMessage().toString());
}
}
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Comments

  1. Unknown26 August 2013 at 14:20

    hi.. I would like to have an appwidget where i can simply tap the icon displayed in my homescreen then the language of my phone will automatically change.. can you provide some android programs in connection to this? by the way ,, im using the eclipse ide for making my programs for my android phone.. im hoping for your fast response. thank you, :)

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    1. dj-android27 August 2013 at 14:07

      first you have create any widget in android??

      if yes then put my code in you widget click listner


      if no then check this : http://stackoverflow.com/a/6265265/1168654 & http://stackoverflow.com/a/15221402/1168654

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    2. Unknown30 August 2013 at 16:19

      Thank you for responding. I will try it now and I'll update you for the progress. :)

      Delete

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