Android time picker dialog language changed from Locale setting - android

I am using two languages in app, English and Swedish.
I have used below code for managing language change by user,
final Locale locale;
if (languagecode == 1)
{
locale = new Locale("sv");
}
else
{
locale = new Locale("en");
}
Locale.setDefault(locale);
final Configuration config = new Configuration();
config.locale = locale;
mContext.getResources().updateConfiguration(config, mContext.getResources().getDisplayMetrics());
Now when I show Time picker dialog with Swedish language selected as default, it shows swedish translation in dialog, it also changes the AM/PM text. Is there any way to put custom text over there or it comes as system default? Please check the image below for reference. Thanx.


There is a tutorial here for customizing time pickers. You can define the title for example as a string resource and then create separate resource folders for translations (more info on localization here).

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I have the following EditText:
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According to this post, it is not possible to change the locale for a currently running app.
Google Groups -> Android Developers
The "DH" that Richard mentions in this post is an Android Framework Engineer. Look at Richard's previous post for a link to her comments.

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