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 5857e6f93..e32146912 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
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ public class LocUtils {
                 String key = context.getString( id );
                 Assert.assertNotNull( key );
                 String txt = pair.getString( "loc" );
+                txt = replaceEscaped( txt );
                 newXlations.put( key, txt );
             }
 
@@ -438,6 +439,13 @@ public class LocUtils {
         return result;
     }
 
+    private static String replaceEscaped( String txt )
+    {
+        String result = txt.replaceAll("\\n", "\n");
+        // DbgUtils.logf( "replaceEscaped(<<%s>>) -> <<%s>>", txt, result );
+        return result;
+    }
+
     public static AlertDialog.Builder makeAlertBuilder( Context context )
     {
         return new AlertBuilder( context );