diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/deprecated/languageswitcher/InputLanguageSelection.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/deprecated/languageswitcher/InputLanguageSelection.java
index 7eb5acd..b6e0ec9 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/deprecated/languageswitcher/InputLanguageSelection.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/deprecated/languageswitcher/InputLanguageSelection.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.internal.KeyboardBuilder;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.DictionaryFactory;
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.LocaleUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.R;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.Settings;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.SharedPreferencesCompat;
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@
     private Pair<Long, Boolean> hasDictionaryOrLayout(Locale locale) {
         if (locale == null) return new Pair<Long, Boolean>(null, false);
         final Resources res = getResources();
-        final Locale saveLocale = Utils.setSystemLocale(res, locale);
+        final Locale saveLocale = LocaleUtils.setSystemLocale(res, locale);
         final Long dictionaryId = DictionaryFactory.getDictionaryId(this, locale);
         boolean hasLayout = false;
 
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@
         } catch (XmlPullParserException e) {
         } catch (IOException e) {
         }
-        Utils.setSystemLocale(res, saveLocale);
+        LocaleUtils.setSystemLocale(res, saveLocale);
         return new Pair<Long, Boolean>(dictionaryId, hasLayout);
     }
 
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/deprecated/languageswitcher/LanguageSwitcher.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/deprecated/languageswitcher/LanguageSwitcher.java
index 1eedb5e..8070942 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/deprecated/languageswitcher/LanguageSwitcher.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/deprecated/languageswitcher/LanguageSwitcher.java
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.LatinIME;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.LatinImeLogger;
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.LocaleUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.Settings;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.SharedPreferencesCompat;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.Utils;
 
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences.Editor;
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
     private void constructLocales() {
         mLocales.clear();
         for (final String lang : mSelectedLanguageArray) {
-            final Locale locale = Utils.constructLocaleFromString(lang);
+            final Locale locale = LocaleUtils.constructLocaleFromString(lang);
             mLocales.add(locale);
         }
     }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardSwitcher.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardSwitcher.java
index b1212f4..e43ae55 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardSwitcher.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardSwitcher.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.internal.ShiftKeyState;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.LatinIME;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.LatinImeLogger;
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.LocaleUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.R;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.Settings;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.SubtypeSwitcher;
@@ -258,11 +259,11 @@
         final SoftReference<LatinKeyboard> ref = mKeyboardCache.get(id);
         LatinKeyboard keyboard = (ref == null) ? null : ref.get();
         if (keyboard == null) {
-            final Locale savedLocale = Utils.setSystemLocale(mResources, id.mLocale);
+            final Locale savedLocale = LocaleUtils.setSystemLocale(mResources, id.mLocale);
             try {
                 keyboard = new LatinKeyboard.Builder(mThemeContext).load(id).build();
             } finally {
-                Utils.setSystemLocale(mResources, savedLocale);
+                LocaleUtils.setSystemLocale(mResources, savedLocale);
             }
             mKeyboardCache.put(id, new SoftReference<LatinKeyboard>(keyboard));
 
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BinaryDictionaryGetter.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BinaryDictionaryGetter.java
index 360c944..5546d48 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BinaryDictionaryGetter.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BinaryDictionaryGetter.java
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@
     private static AssetFileAddress loadFallbackResource(final Context context,
             final int fallbackResId, final Locale locale) {
         final Resources res = context.getResources();
-        final Locale savedLocale = Utils.setSystemLocale(res, locale);
+        final Locale savedLocale = LocaleUtils.setSystemLocale(res, locale);
         final AssetFileDescriptor afd = res.openRawResourceFd(fallbackResId);
-        Utils.setSystemLocale(res, savedLocale);
+        LocaleUtils.setSystemLocale(res, savedLocale);
 
         if (afd == null) {
             Log.e(TAG, "Found the resource but cannot read it. Is it compressed? resId="
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/DictionaryFactory.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/DictionaryFactory.java
index 9642151..dfaad26 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/DictionaryFactory.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/DictionaryFactory.java
@@ -83,9 +83,9 @@
         try {
             final Resources res = context.getResources();
             if (null != locale) {
-                final Locale savedLocale = Utils.setSystemLocale(res, locale);
+                final Locale savedLocale = LocaleUtils.setSystemLocale(res, locale);
                 afd = res.openRawResourceFd(resId);
-                Utils.setSystemLocale(res, savedLocale);
+                LocaleUtils.setSystemLocale(res, savedLocale);
             } else {
                 afd = res.openRawResourceFd(resId);
             }
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
      */
     public static boolean isDictionaryAvailable(Context context, Locale locale) {
         final Resources res = context.getResources();
-        final Locale saveLocale = Utils.setSystemLocale(res, locale);
+        final Locale saveLocale = LocaleUtils.setSystemLocale(res, locale);
 
         final int resourceId = Utils.getMainDictionaryResourceId(res);
         final AssetFileDescriptor afd = res.openRawResourceFd(resourceId);
@@ -156,14 +156,14 @@
             /* Um, what can we do here exactly? */
         }
 
-        Utils.setSystemLocale(res, saveLocale);
+        LocaleUtils.setSystemLocale(res, saveLocale);
         return hasDictionary;
     }
 
     // TODO: Do not use the size of the dictionary as an unique dictionary ID.
-    public static Long getDictionaryId(Context context, Locale locale) {
+    public static Long getDictionaryId(final Context context, final Locale locale) {
         final Resources res = context.getResources();
-        final Locale saveLocale = Utils.setSystemLocale(res, locale);
+        final Locale saveLocale = LocaleUtils.setSystemLocale(res, locale);
 
         final int resourceId = Utils.getMainDictionaryResourceId(res);
         final AssetFileDescriptor afd = res.openRawResourceFd(resourceId);
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
         } catch (java.io.IOException e) {
         }
 
-        Utils.setSystemLocale(res, saveLocale);
+        LocaleUtils.setSystemLocale(res, saveLocale);
         return size;
     }
 
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index 552517b..229bf0f 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -479,10 +479,10 @@
 
     private void initSuggest() {
         final String localeStr = mSubtypeSwitcher.getInputLocaleStr();
-        final Locale keyboardLocale = Utils.constructLocaleFromString(localeStr);
+        final Locale keyboardLocale = LocaleUtils.constructLocaleFromString(localeStr);
 
         final Resources res = mResources;
-        final Locale savedLocale = Utils.setSystemLocale(res, keyboardLocale);
+        final Locale savedLocale = LocaleUtils.setSystemLocale(res, keyboardLocale);
         final ContactsDictionary oldContactsDictionary;
         if (mSuggest != null) {
             oldContactsDictionary = mSuggest.getContactsDictionary();
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@
 
         updateCorrectionMode();
 
-        Utils.setSystemLocale(res, savedLocale);
+        LocaleUtils.setSystemLocale(res, savedLocale);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@
 
     /* package private */ void resetSuggestMainDict() {
         final String localeStr = mSubtypeSwitcher.getInputLocaleStr();
-        final Locale keyboardLocale = Utils.constructLocaleFromString(localeStr);
+        final Locale keyboardLocale = LocaleUtils.constructLocaleFromString(localeStr);
         int mainDicResId = Utils.getMainDictionaryResourceId(mResources);
         mSuggest.resetMainDict(this, mainDicResId, keyboardLocale);
     }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LocaleUtils.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LocaleUtils.java
index 054f1f9..efa9bfe 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LocaleUtils.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LocaleUtils.java
@@ -16,8 +16,13 @@
 
 package com.android.inputmethod.latin;
 
+import android.content.res.Configuration;
+import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Locale;
+
 /**
  * A class to help with handling Locales in string form.
  *
@@ -30,6 +35,10 @@
 
     private final static String TAG = LocaleUtils.class.getSimpleName();
 
+    private LocaleUtils() {
+        // Intentional empty constructor for utility class.
+    }
+
     // Locale match level constants.
     // A higher level of match is guaranteed to have a higher numerical value.
     // Some room is left within constants to add match cases that may arise necessary
@@ -154,4 +163,46 @@
     public static boolean isMatch(int level) {
         return LOCALE_MATCH <= level;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the system locale for this process.
+     *
+     * @param res the resources to use. Pass current resources.
+     * @param newLocale the locale to change to.
+     * @return the old locale.
+     */
+    public static Locale setSystemLocale(final Resources res, final Locale newLocale) {
+        final Configuration conf = res.getConfiguration();
+        final Locale saveLocale = conf.locale;
+        conf.locale = newLocale;
+        res.updateConfiguration(conf, res.getDisplayMetrics());
+        return saveLocale;
+    }
+
+    private static final HashMap<String, Locale> sLocaleCache = new HashMap<String, Locale>();
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a locale from a string specification.
+     */
+    public static Locale constructLocaleFromString(final String localeStr) {
+        if (localeStr == null)
+            return null;
+        synchronized (sLocaleCache) {
+            if (sLocaleCache.containsKey(localeStr))
+                return sLocaleCache.get(localeStr);
+            Locale retval = null;
+            String[] localeParams = localeStr.split("_", 3);
+            if (localeParams.length == 1) {
+                retval = new Locale(localeParams[0]);
+            } else if (localeParams.length == 2) {
+                retval = new Locale(localeParams[0], localeParams[1]);
+            } else if (localeParams.length == 3) {
+                retval = new Locale(localeParams[0], localeParams[1], localeParams[2]);
+            }
+            if (retval != null) {
+                sLocaleCache.put(localeStr, retval);
+            }
+            return retval;
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Settings.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Settings.java
index 87a713f..a5eed90 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Settings.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Settings.java
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@
             final Resources res = context.getResources();
             final Locale savedLocale;
             if (null != localeStr) {
-                final Locale keyboardLocale = Utils.constructLocaleFromString(localeStr);
-                savedLocale = Utils.setSystemLocale(res, keyboardLocale);
+                final Locale keyboardLocale = LocaleUtils.constructLocaleFromString(localeStr);
+                savedLocale = LocaleUtils.setSystemLocale(res, keyboardLocale);
             } else {
                 savedLocale = null;
             }
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
             mVoiceKeyEnabled = voiceMode != null && !voiceMode.equals(voiceModeOff);
             mVoiceKeyOnMain = voiceMode != null && voiceMode.equals(voiceModeMain);
 
-            Utils.setSystemLocale(res, savedLocale);
+            LocaleUtils.setSystemLocale(res, savedLocale);
         }
 
         public boolean isSuggestedPunctuation(int code) {
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SubtypeSwitcher.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SubtypeSwitcher.java
index d969e39..87d8549 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SubtypeSwitcher.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SubtypeSwitcher.java
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
         // "en" --> language: en
         // "" --> the system locale
         if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(inputLocaleStr)) {
-            mInputLocale = Utils.constructLocaleFromString(inputLocaleStr);
+            mInputLocale = LocaleUtils.constructLocaleFromString(inputLocaleStr);
             mInputLocaleStr = inputLocaleStr;
         } else {
             mInputLocale = mSystemLocale;
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Utils.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Utils.java
index ff051dc..60a4cfb 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Utils.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Utils.java
@@ -705,38 +705,6 @@
         return (int) (dip * scale + 0.5);
     }
 
-    public static Locale setSystemLocale(Resources res, Locale newLocale) {
-        final Configuration conf = res.getConfiguration();
-        final Locale saveLocale = conf.locale;
-        conf.locale = newLocale;
-        res.updateConfiguration(conf, res.getDisplayMetrics());
-        return saveLocale;
-    }
-
-    private static final HashMap<String, Locale> sLocaleCache = new HashMap<String, Locale>();
-
-    public static Locale constructLocaleFromString(String localeStr) {
-        if (localeStr == null)
-            return null;
-        synchronized (sLocaleCache) {
-            if (sLocaleCache.containsKey(localeStr))
-                return sLocaleCache.get(localeStr);
-            Locale retval = null;
-            String[] localeParams = localeStr.split("_", 3);
-            if (localeParams.length == 1) {
-                retval = new Locale(localeParams[0]);
-            } else if (localeParams.length == 2) {
-                retval = new Locale(localeParams[0], localeParams[1]);
-            } else if (localeParams.length == 3) {
-                retval = new Locale(localeParams[0], localeParams[1], localeParams[2]);
-            }
-            if (retval != null) {
-                sLocaleCache.put(localeStr, retval);
-            }
-            return retval;
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Remove duplicates from an array of strings.
      *
@@ -783,7 +751,7 @@
     }
 
     public static String getMiddleDisplayLanguage(Locale locale) {
-        return toTitleCase((constructLocaleFromString(
+        return toTitleCase((LocaleUtils.constructLocaleFromString(
                 locale.getLanguage()).getDisplayLanguage(locale)), locale);
     }
 
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/spellcheck/AndroidSpellCheckerService.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/spellcheck/AndroidSpellCheckerService.java
index 502ebb5..3244bcc 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/spellcheck/AndroidSpellCheckerService.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/spellcheck/AndroidSpellCheckerService.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.Dictionary.WordCallback;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.DictionaryCollection;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.DictionaryFactory;
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.LocaleUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.UserDictionary;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.Utils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.WordComposer;
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@
     private DictionaryPool getDictionaryPool(final String locale) {
         DictionaryPool pool = mDictionaryPools.get(locale);
         if (null == pool) {
-            final Locale localeObject = Utils.constructLocaleFromString(locale);
+            final Locale localeObject = LocaleUtils.constructLocaleFromString(locale);
             pool = new DictionaryPool(POOL_SIZE, this, localeObject);
             mDictionaryPools.put(locale, pool);
         }
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@
         public void onCreate() {
             final String localeString = getLocale();
             mDictionaryPool = getDictionaryPool(localeString);
-            mLocale = Utils.constructLocaleFromString(localeString);
+            mLocale = LocaleUtils.constructLocaleFromString(localeString);
         }
 
         // Note : this must be reentrant
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SubtypeLocaleTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SubtypeLocaleTests.java
index d102aa4..fec3e8e 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SubtypeLocaleTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SubtypeLocaleTests.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 package com.android.inputmethod.latin;
 
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.Utils;
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.LocaleUtils;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
         int failedCount = 0;
         for (final InputMethodSubtype subtype : mKeyboardSubtypes) {
             final String localeCode = subtype.getLocale();
-            final Locale locale = Utils.constructLocaleFromString(localeCode);
+            final Locale locale = LocaleUtils.constructLocaleFromString(localeCode);
             // The locale name which will be displayed on spacebar.  For example 'English (US)' or
             // 'Francais (Canada)'.  (c=\u008d)
             final String displayName = SubtypeLocale.getFullDisplayName(locale);