diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/BriarApplicationImpl.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/BriarApplicationImpl.java
index 58b8b05b5..927827913 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/BriarApplicationImpl.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/BriarApplicationImpl.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public class BriarApplicationImpl extends Application
 		Localizer.initialize(prefs);
 		super.attachBaseContext(
 				Localizer.getInstance().setLocale(base));
+		Localizer.getInstance().setLocale(this);
 		setTheme(base, prefs);
 	}
 
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/BriarService.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/BriarService.java
index a4f4d0b0e..3e2098d71 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/BriarService.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/BriarService.java
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ public class BriarService extends Service {
 	@Override
 	protected void attachBaseContext(Context base) {
 		super.attachBaseContext(Localizer.getInstance().setLocale(base));
+		Localizer.getInstance().setLocale(this);
 	}
 
 	private void showStartupFailureNotification(StartResult result) {
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/Localizer.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/Localizer.java
index 2b51659bb..5e99eba79 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/Localizer.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/Localizer.java
@@ -68,7 +68,21 @@ public class Localizer {
 			return new Locale(tag);
 	}
 
-	// Returns the localized version of context
+	/*
+	 * Apply localization to the specified context.
+	 *
+	 * It updates the configuration of the context's resources object but can
+	 * also return a new context derived from the context parameter. Hence
+	 * make sure to work with the return value of this method instead of
+	 * the context you passed as a parameter.
+	 *
+	 * This method also has side-effects as it calls Locale#setDefault().
+	 *
+	 * When using this in attachBaseContext() of Application, Service or
+	 * Activity subclasses, it is important to not only apply this method to the
+	 * base Context parameter received in that method, but also apply it on the
+	 * class itself which also extends Context.
+	 */
 	public Context setLocale(Context context) {
 		Resources res = context.getResources();
 		Configuration conf = res.getConfiguration();
@@ -82,7 +96,7 @@ public class Localizer {
 		Locale.setDefault(locale);
 		if (SDK_INT >= 17) {
 			conf.setLocale(locale);
-			context.createConfigurationContext(conf);
+			context = context.createConfigurationContext(conf);
 		} else
 			conf.locale = locale;
 		//noinspection deprecation
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/activity/BaseActivity.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/activity/BaseActivity.java
index 08f196e18..4f7b0fbde 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/activity/BaseActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/activity/BaseActivity.java
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ public abstract class BaseActivity extends AppCompatActivity
 	protected void attachBaseContext(Context base) {
 		super.attachBaseContext(
 				Localizer.getInstance().setLocale(base));
+		Localizer.getInstance().setLocale(this);
 	}
 
 	public ActivityComponent getActivityComponent() {
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/splash/ExpiredActivity.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/splash/ExpiredActivity.java
index 7db01bf85..3f8828ce5 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/splash/ExpiredActivity.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/splash/ExpiredActivity.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.briarproject.briar.android.splash;
 
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ import android.view.View;
 import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
 
 import org.briarproject.briar.R;
+import org.briarproject.briar.android.Localizer;
 
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
 
@@ -27,6 +29,13 @@ public class ExpiredActivity extends AppCompatActivity
 		findViewById(R.id.download_briar_button).setOnClickListener(this);
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	protected void attachBaseContext(Context base) {
+		super.attachBaseContext(
+				Localizer.getInstance().setLocale(base));
+		Localizer.getInstance().setLocale(this);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public void onClick(View v) {
 		Uri uri = Uri.parse("https://briarproject.org/download.html");