diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/DataUsageSummary.java b/src/com/android/settings/DataUsageSummary.java
index 8dc3d53..ae67d3a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/DataUsageSummary.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/DataUsageSummary.java
@@ -492,11 +492,7 @@
         final MenuItem help = menu.findItem(R.id.data_usage_menu_help);
         String helpUrl;
         if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(helpUrl = getResources().getString(R.string.help_url_data_usage))) {
-            Intent helpIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(helpUrl));
-            helpIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
-                | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_EXCLUDE_FROM_RECENTS);
-            help.setIntent(helpIntent);
-            help.setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER);
+            HelpUtils.prepareHelpMenuItem(context, help, helpUrl);
         } else {
             help.setVisible(false);
         }
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/HelpUtils.java b/src/com/android/settings/HelpUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6cd5eb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/HelpUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.settings;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException;
+import android.net.Uri;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
+import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.MenuItem;
+
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+/**
+ * Functions to easily prepare contextual help menu option items with an intent that opens up the
+ * browser to a particular URL, while taking into account the preferred language and app version.
+ */
+public class HelpUtils {
+    private final static String TAG = HelpUtils.class.getName();
+
+    /**
+     * Help URL query parameter key for the preferred language.
+     */
+    private final static String PARAM_LANGUAGE_CODE = "hl";
+
+    /**
+     * Help URL query parameter key for the app version.
+     */
+    private final static String PARAM_VERSION = "version";
+
+    /**
+     * Cached version code to prevent repeated calls to the package manager.
+     */
+    private static String sCachedVersionCode = null;
+
+    /** Static helper that is not instantiable*/
+    private HelpUtils() { }
+
+    /**
+     * Prepares the help menu item by doing the following.
+     * - If the string corresponding to the helpUrlResourceId is empty or null, then the help menu
+     *   item is made invisible.
+     * - Otherwise, this makes the help menu item visible and sets the intent for the help menu
+     *   item to view the URL.
+     *
+     * @return returns whether the help menu item has been made visible.
+     */
+    public static boolean prepareHelpMenuItem(Context context, MenuItem helpMenuItem,
+            int helpUrlResourceId) {
+        String helpUrlString = context.getResources().getString(helpUrlResourceId);
+        return prepareHelpMenuItem(context, helpMenuItem, helpUrlString);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Prepares the help menu item by doing the following.
+     * - If the helpUrlString is empty or null, the help menu item is made invisible.
+     * - Otherwise, this makes the help menu item visible and sets the intent for the help menu
+     *   item to view the URL.
+     *
+     * @return returns whether the help menu item has been made visible.
+     */
+    public static boolean prepareHelpMenuItem(Context context, MenuItem helpMenuItem,
+            String helpUrlString) {
+        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(helpUrlString)) {
+            // The help url string is empty or null, so set the help menu item to be invisible.
+            helpMenuItem.setVisible(false);
+
+            // return that the help menu item is not visible (i.e. false)
+            return false;
+        } else {
+            // The help url string exists, so first add in some extra query parameters.
+            final Uri fullUri = uriWithAddedParameters(context, Uri.parse(helpUrlString));
+
+            // Then, create an intent that will be fired when the user
+            // selects this help menu item.
+            Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, fullUri);
+            intent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
+                    | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_EXCLUDE_FROM_RECENTS);
+
+            // Set the intent to the help menu item, show the help menu item in the overflow
+            // menu, and make it visible.
+            helpMenuItem.setIntent(intent);
+            helpMenuItem.setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER);
+            helpMenuItem.setVisible(true);
+
+            // return that the help menu item is visible (i.e., true)
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds two query parameters into the Uri, namely the language code and the version code
+     * of the app's package as gotten via the context.
+     * @return the uri with added query parameters
+     */
+    private static Uri uriWithAddedParameters(Context context, Uri baseUri) {
+        Uri.Builder builder = baseUri.buildUpon();
+
+        // Add in the preferred language
+        builder.appendQueryParameter(PARAM_LANGUAGE_CODE, Locale.getDefault().toString());
+
+        // Add in the package version code
+        if (sCachedVersionCode == null) {
+            // There is no cached version code, so try to get it from the package manager.
+            try {
+                // cache the version code
+                PackageInfo info = context.getPackageManager().getPackageInfo(
+                        context.getPackageName(), 0);
+                sCachedVersionCode = Integer.toString(info.versionCode);
+
+                // append the version code to the uri
+                builder.appendQueryParameter(PARAM_VERSION, sCachedVersionCode);
+            } catch (NameNotFoundException e) {
+                // Cannot find the package name, so don't add in the version parameter
+                // This shouldn't happen.
+                Log.wtf(TAG, "Invalid package name for context", e);
+            }
+        } else {
+            builder.appendQueryParameter(PARAM_VERSION, sCachedVersionCode);
+        }
+
+        // Build the full uri and return it
+        return builder.build();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsPreferenceFragment.java b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsPreferenceFragment.java
index c0440c8..b418826 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsPreferenceFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsPreferenceFragment.java
@@ -84,13 +84,9 @@
 
     @Override
     public void onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu, MenuInflater inflater) {
-        if (mHelpUrl != null) {
-            Intent helpIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(mHelpUrl));
-            helpIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
-                | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_EXCLUDE_FROM_RECENTS);
+        if (mHelpUrl != null && getActivity() != null) {
             MenuItem helpItem = menu.add(0, MENU_HELP, 0, R.string.help_label);
-            helpItem.setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER);
-            helpItem.setIntent(helpIntent);
+            HelpUtils.prepareHelpMenuItem(getActivity(), helpItem, mHelpUrl);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/fuelgauge/PowerUsageSummary.java b/src/com/android/settings/fuelgauge/PowerUsageSummary.java
index 4a79d9d..0a6e2ab 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/fuelgauge/PowerUsageSummary.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/fuelgauge/PowerUsageSummary.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 import com.android.internal.app.IBatteryStats;
 import com.android.internal.os.BatteryStatsImpl;
 import com.android.internal.os.PowerProfile;
+import com.android.settings.HelpUtils;
 import com.android.settings.R;
 import com.android.settings.fuelgauge.PowerUsageDetail.DrainType;
 import com.android.settings.users.UserUtils;
@@ -339,11 +340,7 @@
         String helpUrl;
         if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(helpUrl = getResources().getString(R.string.help_url_battery))) {
             final MenuItem help = menu.add(0, MENU_HELP, 0, R.string.help_label);
-            Intent helpIntent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(helpUrl));
-            helpIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
-                | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_EXCLUDE_FROM_RECENTS);
-            help.setIntent(helpIntent);
-            help.setShowAsAction(MenuItem.SHOW_AS_ACTION_NEVER);
+            HelpUtils.prepareHelpMenuItem(getActivity(), help, helpUrl);
         }
     }