diff --git a/xwords4/android/scripts/copy-xlations.sh b/xwords4/android/scripts/copy-xlations.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..847db8970
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xwords4/android/scripts/copy-xlations.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+usage() {
+	[ $# -eq 0 ] || echo "ERROR: $1"
+	echo "usage: $0"
+	echo "  git-copies all strings.xml translations from android_translate"
+	echo "  branch to the current one. DOES NOT COMMIT nor consider history etc."
+	exit 1
+}
+
+[ $# -eq 0 ] || usage "unexpected paramater $1"
+
+for LANGDIR in res_src/values-??; do
+	echo "copying from $LANGDIR"
+	git show android_translate:xwords4/android/XWords4/${LANGDIR}/strings.xml > ${LANGDIR}/strings.xml
+done