[android] How to refresh activity after changing language (Locale) inside application

This approach will work on all API level device.

  1. Use Base Activity for attachBaseContext to set the locale language and extend this activity for all activities

    open class  BaseAppCompactActivity() : AppCompatActivity() {
    
        override fun attachBaseContext(newBase: Context) {
            super.attachBaseContext(LocaleHelper.onAttach(newBase))    
        }
    
        override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
            super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)           
        }
    }
    
  2. Use Application attachBaseContext and onConfigurationChanged to set the locale language

    public class MyApplication extends Application {
        private static MyApplication application;
    
        @Override
        public void onCreate() {
            super.onCreate();
        }
    
        public static MyApplication getApplication() {
            return application;
        }
    
        /**
         * overide to change local sothat language can be chnaged from android device  nogaut and above
         */
        @Override
        protected void attachBaseContext(Context base) {
            super.attachBaseContext(LocaleHelper.INSTANCE.onAttach(base));
        }
    
        @Override
        public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) {
            setLanguageFromNewConfig(newConfig);
            super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
        }
    
        /*** also handle chnage  language if  device language chnaged **/
        private void setLanguageFromNewConfig(Configuration newConfig){
            Prefs.putSaveLocaleLanguage(this,  selectedLocaleLanguage );
            LocaleHelper.INSTANCE.onAttach(this);
        }
    
  3. Use Locale Helper for handling language changes, this approach work on all device

    object LocaleHelper {
        private var defaultLanguage  :String = KycUtility.KYC_LANGUAGE.ENGLISH.languageCode
    
        fun onAttach(context: Context, defaultLanguage: String): Context {
            return setLocale(context, defaultLanguage)
        }
    
    
    
        fun setLocale(context: Context, language: String): Context {
            return if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
                updateResources(context, language)
            } else updateResourcesLegacy(context, language)
    
        }
    
    
        @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.N)
        private fun updateResources(context: Context, language: String): Context {
            val locale = Locale(language)
            Locale.setDefault(locale)
    
            val configuration = context.getResources().getConfiguration()
            configuration.setLocale(locale)
            configuration.setLayoutDirection(locale)
    
            return context.createConfigurationContext(configuration)
        }
    
        private fun updateResourcesLegacy(context: Context, language: String): Context {
            val locale = Locale(language)
            Locale.setDefault(locale)
    
            val resources = context.getResources()
    
            val configuration = resources.getConfiguration()
            configuration.locale = locale
            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1) {
                configuration.setLayoutDirection(locale)
            }
            resources.updateConfiguration(configuration, resources.getDisplayMetrics())
            return context
        }
    }