diff --git a/android/res/values/strings.xml b/android/res/values/strings.xml
index 729935c196..8034eab086 100644
--- a/android/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/android/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@
 <string name="KbdInputTitle">Rockbox Keyboard Input</string>
 <string name="Yes">Yes</string>
 <string name="No">No</string>
-</resources>
+<string name="error_extraction">Error occured during extraction!</string>
+<string name="rockbox_extracting">Rockbox is loading. Please wait...</string>
+</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/android/src/org/rockbox/RockboxActivity.java b/android/src/org/rockbox/RockboxActivity.java
index b9a8c54204..06ceb9c35f 100644
--- a/android/src/org/rockbox/RockboxActivity.java
+++ b/android/src/org/rockbox/RockboxActivity.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class RockboxActivity extends Activity
             private void createProgressDialog()
             {
                 loadingdialog = new ProgressDialog(RockboxActivity.this);
-                loadingdialog.setMessage("Rockbox is loading. Please wait...");
+                loadingdialog.setMessage(getString(R.string.rockbox_extracting));
                 loadingdialog.setProgressStyle(ProgressDialog.STYLE_HORIZONTAL);
                 loadingdialog.setIndeterminate(true);
                 loadingdialog.setCancelable(false);
diff --git a/android/src/org/rockbox/RockboxService.java b/android/src/org/rockbox/RockboxService.java
index 4aa7bc1916..0737bf88ce 100644
--- a/android/src/org/rockbox/RockboxService.java
+++ b/android/src/org/rockbox/RockboxService.java
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public class RockboxService extends Service
     		            e.printStackTrace();
     		            if (resultReceiver != null) {
     		                Bundle bundle = new Bundle();
-    		                bundle.putString("error", "Error occured during extraction!");
+                            bundle.putString("error", getString(R.string.error_extraction));
     		                resultReceiver.send(RESULT_ERROR_OCCURED, bundle);
     		            }
     		        }