TextInputLayout hint doesn't get refreshed upon recreate() method call

Question

I'm using TextInputLayout. I set it's hint from string.xml to apply localization. So after changing the language from the drop down I use recreate() method which refreshes the whole activity components with selected language resources but TextInputLayout hint doesn't get a refresh.

Answer 1

Update July 2022

Starting from material version 1.7.0 the bug should be fixed.

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This is known bug of material library TextInputLayout already reported here.

PS: A possible workaround is to manually call textInputLayout.setHint(R.string.your_string) again on onRestoreInstanceState to update the text. (call it after super.onRestoreInstanceState(bundle)) or call it in onViewStateRestored