diff --git a/tools/droiddoc/templates-sdk/assets/js/docs.js b/tools/droiddoc/templates-sdk/assets/js/docs.js
index 43bcb8f..557a242 100644
--- a/tools/droiddoc/templates-sdk/assets/js/docs.js
+++ b/tools/droiddoc/templates-sdk/assets/js/docs.js
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 
 var navBarIsFixed = false;
 $(document).ready(function() {
+  if (devsite) {
+    // move the lang selector into the overflow menu
+    $("#moremenu .mid div.header:last").after($("#language").detach());
+  }
+
   // init the fullscreen toggle click event
   $('#nav-swap .fullscreen').click(function(){
     if ($(this).hasClass('disabled')) {
@@ -489,6 +494,36 @@
   
   resizeNav();
 
+  /* init the language selector based on user cookie for lang */
+  loadLangPref();
+  changeNavLang(getLangPref());
+
+  /* setup event handlers to ensure the overflow menu is visible while picking lang */
+  $("#language select")
+      .mousedown(function() {
+        $("div.morehover").addClass("hover"); })
+      .blur(function() {
+        $("div.morehover").removeClass("hover"); });
+
+  /* some global variable setup */
+  resizePackagesNav = $("#resize-packages-nav");
+  classesNav = $("#classes-nav");
+  devdocNav = $("#devdoc-nav");
+
+  var cookiePath = "";
+  if (location.href.indexOf("/reference/") != -1) {
+    cookiePath = "reference_";
+  } else if (location.href.indexOf("/guide/") != -1) {
+    cookiePath = "guide_";
+  } else if (location.href.indexOf("/tools/") != -1) {
+    cookiePath = "tools_";
+  } else if (location.href.indexOf("/training/") != -1) {
+    cookiePath = "training_";
+  } else if (location.href.indexOf("/design/") != -1) {
+    cookiePath = "design_";
+  } else if (location.href.indexOf("/distribute/") != -1) {
+    cookiePath = "distribute_";
+  }
 
 });
 
@@ -576,28 +611,6 @@
   prettyPrint();
 } );
 
-function init() {
-  //resizeNav();
-
-  resizePackagesNav = $("#resize-packages-nav");
-  classesNav = $("#classes-nav");
-  devdocNav = $("#devdoc-nav");
-
-  var cookiePath = "";
-  if (location.href.indexOf("/reference/") != -1) {
-    cookiePath = "reference_";
-  } else if (location.href.indexOf("/guide/") != -1) {
-    cookiePath = "guide_";
-  } else if (location.href.indexOf("/tools/") != -1) {
-    cookiePath = "tools_";
-  } else if (location.href.indexOf("/training/") != -1) {
-    cookiePath = "training_";
-  } else if (location.href.indexOf("/design/") != -1) {
-    cookiePath = "design_";
-  } else if (location.href.indexOf("/distribute/") != -1) {
-    cookiePath = "distribute_";
-  }
-}
 
 
 
@@ -1034,20 +1047,26 @@
   });
 }
 
-function changeDocLang(lang) {
-  changeNavLang(lang);
-}
-
-function changeLangPref(lang, refresh) {
+function changeLangPref(lang, submit) {
   var date = new Date();
   expires = date.toGMTString(date.setTime(date.getTime()+(10*365*24*60*60*1000))); 
   // keep this for 50 years
   //alert("expires: " + expires)
   writeCookie("pref_lang", lang, null, expires);
-  changeDocLang(lang);
-  if (refresh) {
-    l = getBaseUri(location.pathname);
-    window.location = l;
+
+  //  #######  TODO:  Remove this condition once we're stable on devsite #######
+  //  This condition is only needed if we still need to support legacy GAE server
+  if (devsite) {
+    // Switch language when on Devsite server
+    if (submit) {
+      $("#setlang").submit();
+    }
+  } else {
+    // Switch language when on legacy GAE server
+    changeDocLang(lang);
+    if (submit) {
+      window.location = getBaseUri(location.pathname);
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/droiddoc/templates-sdk/customizations.cs b/tools/droiddoc/templates-sdk/customizations.cs
index a45e4ba..6aa8f4f 100644
--- a/tools/droiddoc/templates-sdk/customizations.cs
+++ b/tools/droiddoc/templates-sdk/customizations.cs
@@ -330,12 +330,7 @@
     call:about_nav() ?><?cs 
   else ?><?cs 
     call:default_left_nav() ?> <?cs 
-  /if ?>
-    <script>
-      $(document).ready(function() {
-        changeDocLang(getLangPref());
-        });
-    </script><?cs 
+  /if ?><?cs 
 /def ?>
 
 <?cs # appears at the bottom of every page ?><?cs 
diff --git a/tools/droiddoc/templates-sdk/head_tag.cs b/tools/droiddoc/templates-sdk/head_tag.cs
index 75e4cc6..f841c3b 100644
--- a/tools/droiddoc/templates-sdk/head_tag.cs
+++ b/tools/droiddoc/templates-sdk/head_tag.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
 <script src="<?cs var:toroot ?>assets/js/global-libraries-combined.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
 <script type="text/javascript">
   var toRoot = "<?cs var:toroot ?>";
+  <?cs if:devsite ?>
+  var devsite = true;
+  <?cs else ?>
+  var devsite = false;
+  <?cs /if ?>
 </script>
 <script src="<?cs var:toroot ?>assets/js/docs.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
 <?cs if:reference.gms || reference.gcm || google?>