I want to make localization fully from a server, i...

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[Jakekudur]

I want to make localization fully from a server, is it possible to load strings.xml from the server and substitute existing local strings.xml

[Mgj]

No. Strings.xml must be known at compile-time and cannot be changed afterwards

[Mgj]

You'll have to persist the response from the server and update the UI with the strings you've received

[Viktor Petrovski]

You can’t substitute existing local strings.xml.
But you can create a manager class like StringsManager and access the strings from there instead from strings.xml.
You can either store them in memory like HashMap or persist them in file/SharedPreferences.

The solution you will pick depends on how big the strings list is.

[Jakekudur]

This is what I am doing now, but I would like to find easier way, cause I have 300 lines of strings now))

[arekolek]

I don't think this is K related, but anyway, try https://docs.lokalise.com/en/articles/3487109-lokalise-android-sdk-2-0-beta
we're using it in our app for exactly this purpose

[Jakekudur]

It seems what I am looking for, awesome🤩

[Jakekudur]

Unfortunately, it's not what I wanted😬

[arekolek]

You'll just have to keep in mind that it's only available on a paid plan, unless you are developing an open source app in which case it's free

[arekolek]

Unfortunately, it's not what I wanted

what went wrong?

[arekolek]

btw you may be interested in this https://stackoverflow.com/q/56892805/1916449

[Jakekudur]

It want to pull the whole strings.xml file from a server. It means I will get translated strings already, as I understood lokalise changes language between local strings.xml files

[Jakekudur]

However, lokalise also beneficial in case I will use local string files