diff --git a/cordova/build.sh b/cordova/build.sh
index 54b3ebffb..f3408fb70 100755
--- a/cordova/build.sh
+++ b/cordova/build.sh
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ if [ ! -d $PROJECT ]; then
     checkOK
   fi
 
+  cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-globalization
+  checkOK
+
   cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-splashscreen
   checkOK
 
diff --git a/src/js/controllers/index.js b/src/js/controllers/index.js
index ae534feaa..a23599433 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/index.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/index.js
@@ -1055,9 +1055,11 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('indexController', function($r
   };
 
   self.setUxLanguage = function() {
-    var userLang = uxLanguage.update();
-    self.defaultLanguageIsoCode = userLang;
-    self.defaultLanguageName = uxLanguage.getName(userLang);
+    uxLanguage.update(function(lang) {
+      var userLang = lang;
+      self.defaultLanguageIsoCode = userLang;
+      self.defaultLanguageName = uxLanguage.getName(userLang);
+    });
   };
 
   self.initGlidera = function(accessToken) {
@@ -1216,11 +1218,12 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('indexController', function($r
   });
 
   $rootScope.$on('Local/LanguageSettingUpdated', function() {
-    self.setUxLanguage();
-    self.updateRemotePreferences({
-      saveAll: true
-    }, function() {
-      $log.debug('Remote preferences saved')
+    self.setUxLanguage(function() {
+      self.updateRemotePreferences({
+        saveAll: true
+      }, function() {
+        $log.debug('Remote preferences saved')
+      });
     });
   });
 
@@ -1391,7 +1394,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('indexController', function($r
       self.noFocusedWallet = true;
       self.isComplete = null;
       self.walletName = null;
-      self.setUxLanguage();
+      self.setUxLanguage(function() {});
       profileService.isDisclaimerAccepted(function(v) {
         if (v) {
           go.path('import');
@@ -1401,7 +1404,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('indexController', function($r
   });
 
   $rootScope.$on('Local/NewFocusedWallet', function() {
-    self.setUxLanguage();
+    self.setUxLanguage(function() {});
     self.setFocusedWallet();
     self.debounceUpdateHistory();
     self.isDisclaimerAccepted();
diff --git a/src/js/services/uxLanguage.js b/src/js/services/uxLanguage.js
index 438f4c03e..9aadb24ed 100644
--- a/src/js/services/uxLanguage.js
+++ b/src/js/services/uxLanguage.js
@@ -26,24 +26,33 @@ angular.module('copayApp.services')
 
     root.currentLanguage = null;
 
-    root._detect = function() {
-      // Auto-detect browser language
+    root._detect = function(cb) {
+
       var userLang, androidLang;
+      if (navigator && navigator.globalization) {
 
-      if (navigator && navigator.userAgent && (androidLang = navigator.userAgent.match(/android.*\W(\w\w)-(\w\w)\W/i))) {
-        userLang = androidLang[1];
+        navigator.globalization.getPreferredLanguage(function(preferedLanguage) {
+          // works for iOS and Android 4.x
+          userLang = preferedLanguage.value;
+          userLang = userLang ? (userLang.split('-', 1)[0] || 'en') : 'en';
+          // Set only available languages
+          userLang = root.isAvailableLanguage(userLang);
+          return cb(userLang);
+        });
       } else {
-        // works for iOS and Android 4.x
+        // Auto-detect browser language
         userLang = navigator.userLanguage || navigator.language;
+        userLang = userLang ? (userLang.split('-', 1)[0] || 'en') : 'en';
+        // Set only available languages
+        userLang = root.isAvailableLanguage(userLang);
+        return cb(userLang);
       }
-      userLang = userLang ? (userLang.split('-', 1)[0] || 'en') : 'en';
+    };
 
-      // Set only available languages
-      userLang = lodash.find(root.availableLanguages, {
+    root.isAvailableLanguage = function(userLang) {
+      return lodash.find(root.availableLanguages, {
         'isoCode': userLang
       }) ? userLang : 'en';
-
-      return userLang;
     };
 
     root._set = function(lang) {
@@ -72,20 +81,30 @@ angular.module('copayApp.services')
     };
 
     root.init = function() {
-      root._set(root._detect());
+      root._detect(function(lang) {
+        root._set(lang);
+      });
     };
 
-    root.update = function() {
+    root.update = function(cb) {
       var userLang = configService.getSync().wallet.settings.defaultLanguage;
 
       if (!userLang) {
-        userLang = root._detect();
-      }
 
-      if (userLang != gettextCatalog.getCurrentLanguage()) {
-        root._set(userLang);
+        root._detect(function(lang) {
+          userLang = lang;
+
+          if (userLang != root.currentLanguage) {
+            root._set(lang);
+          }
+          return cb(userLang);
+        });
+      } else {
+        if (userLang != root.currentLanguage) {
+          root._set(userLang);
+        }
+        return cb(userLang);
       }
-      return userLang;
     };
 
     root.getName = function(lang) {