Format string XXX is not a valid format string so it should not be passed to String.format

Question

I have android app and this string in resources:

Select up to %1$d people!

Thi

Answer 1

I had the same issue, but it has a different origin. My app has some languages and in one translation there was no "%" but a "$" sign instead. It still worked, except in this specific language and I received this hint at the respective line were I used the string.