Get string from default locale using string in specific locale

Question

Ok, I know title sound crazy :)

Here is what I want. My app is localized for device user but information I send back to server need to be all English. My default app

Answer 1

If you use JB 2.2.x or above (basically API >= 17) you can use createConfigurationContext do:

public String translate(Locale locale, int resId) {  
    Configuration config = new Configuration(context.getResources().getConfiguration()); 
    config.setLocale(locale);   
    return context.createConfigurationContext(config).getText(resId);
}