diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/PrefsActivity.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/PrefsActivity.java
index d056f70d9..8d00b7593 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/PrefsActivity.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/PrefsActivity.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.preference.PreferenceActivity;
 
+import org.eehouse.android.xw4.loc.LocUtils;
+
 public class PrefsActivity extends PreferenceActivity {
 
     private PrefsDelegate m_dlgt;
@@ -38,12 +40,18 @@ public class PrefsActivity extends PreferenceActivity {
     @Override
     protected void onCreate( Bundle savedInstanceState )
     {
-        super.onCreate( savedInstanceState );
-
         m_dlgt = new PrefsDelegate( this, savedInstanceState );
+        super.onCreate( savedInstanceState );
         m_dlgt.init( savedInstanceState );
     }
     
+    @Override
+    protected void onStart() 
+    {
+        LocUtils.xlatePreferences( this );
+        super.onStart();
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void onResume() 
     {
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/loc/LocUtils.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/loc/LocUtils.java
index e32146912..485fa0659 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/loc/LocUtils.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/loc/LocUtils.java
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.CheckBox;
 import android.widget.Spinner;
 import android.widget.TextView;
+import android.preference.Preference;
+import android.preference.PreferenceGroup;
+import android.preference.PreferenceActivity;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
@@ -119,6 +122,11 @@ public class LocUtils {
         xlateView( activity, Utils.getContentView( activity ) );
     }
 
+    public static void xlatePreferences( PreferenceActivity activity )
+    {
+        xlatePreferences( activity, activity.getPreferenceScreen(), 0 );
+    }
+
     public static void xlateView( Context context, View view )
     {
         DbgUtils.logf( "xlateView() top level" );
@@ -130,6 +138,15 @@ public class LocUtils {
         xlateMenu( activity, menu, 0 );
     }
 
+    private static String xlateString( Context context, CharSequence str )
+    {
+        String result = null;
+        if ( null != str ) {
+            result = xlateString( context, str.toString() );
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
     public static String xlateString( Context context, String str )
     {
         if ( LocIDs.getS_MAP( context ).containsKey( str ) ) {
@@ -416,6 +433,30 @@ public class LocUtils {
         }
     }
 
+    public static void xlatePreferences( Context context, Preference pref, 
+                                         int depth )
+    {
+        // DbgUtils.logf( "xlatePreferences(depth=%d, view=%s, canRecurse=%b)", depth, 
+        //                pref.getClass().getName(), pref instanceof PreferenceGroup );
+
+        String str = xlateString( context, pref.getSummary() );
+        if ( null != str ) {
+            pref.setSummary( str );
+        }
+        str = xlateString( context, pref.getTitle() );
+        if ( null != str ) {
+            pref.setTitle( str );
+        }
+
+        if ( pref instanceof PreferenceGroup ) {
+            PreferenceGroup group = (PreferenceGroup)pref;
+            int count = group.getPreferenceCount();
+            for ( int ii = 0; ii < count; ++ii ) {
+                xlatePreferences( context, group.getPreference(ii), 1 + depth );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     // This is for testing, but the ability to pull the formatters will be
     // critical for validating local transations of strings containing
     // formatters.