Android default character encoding

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What is the default character encoding of the Android system? Which Charset is used?

Joachim Sauer · Accepted Answer · 2019-12-13 13:58:06Z

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The default character encoding for Android is UTF-8, as specified by the JavaDoc of the Charset.defaultCharset() method. It can be validated by calling that same method.

edited Dec 13, 2019 at 13:58

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Jay Lieske Over a year ago

Fortunately, you don't need to run a program to verify it's UTF-8. The documentation for that method states it outright: developer.android.com/reference/java/nio/charset/…

Maarten Bodewes Over a year ago

@JayLieske If you want UTF-8 you're still better off by indicating the encoding directly. That makes the code more portable, and it would protect you against changes of the Android system.

Virus721 Over a year ago

Actually the android developper website says that String objects are using UTF-16, so what do we mean by android default encoding ? the encoding used in strings for applications or something else ?

rpattabi Over a year ago

@pgsandstrom Where do you see default mentioned as UTF-8? The provided link doesn't say that!

xAqweRx Over a year ago

provided link now tells that defaultCharset > Android note: The Android platform default is always UTF-8.

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