diff --git a/java/res/values-de/config.xml b/java/res/values-de/config.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..272ff32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/res/values-de/config.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+/*
+**
+** Copyright 2011, 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.
+*/
+-->
+
+<resources>
+    <bool name="config_require_umlaut_processing">true</bool>
+</resources>
diff --git a/java/res/values/config.xml b/java/res/values/config.xml
index 64e2c67..300aaa4 100644
--- a/java/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/config.xml
@@ -78,4 +78,5 @@
     </string-array>
     <!--  Screen metrics for logging. 0 = "mdpi", 1 = "hdpi", 2 = "xlarge" -->
     <integer name="log_screen_metrics">0</integer>
+    <bool name="config_require_umlaut_processing">false</bool>
 </resources>
diff --git a/java/res/xml/method.xml b/java/res/xml/method.xml
index 1b122be..5130767 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/method.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/method.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
             android:label="@string/subtype_mode_de_keyboard"
             android:imeSubtypeLocale="de"
             android:imeSubtypeMode="keyboard"
-            android:imeSubtypeExtraValue="requiresGermanUmlautProcessing"
     />
 <!--     <subtype android:icon="@drawable/ic_subtype_mic" -->
 <!--             android:label="@string/subtype_mode_de_voice" -->