diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/SettingsProvider/AndroidManifest.xml
index 16c66a6b681a4..2407d877a1803 100644
--- a/packages/SettingsProvider/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         android:sharedUserId="android.uid.system">
 
     <application android:allowClearUserData="false"
-                 android:label="Settings Storage"
+                 android:label="@string/app_label"
                  android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher_settings">
 
         <provider android:name="SettingsProvider" android:authorities="settings"
diff --git a/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/strings.xml b/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/strings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9ca575e30ea90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SettingsProvider/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2007, 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>
+    <!-- Name of the activity for Settings storage. -->
+    <string name="app_label">Settings Storage</string>
+</resources>
diff --git a/packages/SubscribedFeedsProvider/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/SubscribedFeedsProvider/AndroidManifest.xml
index 6ecda48a7cb54..ca00a9b5999ff 100644
--- a/packages/SubscribedFeedsProvider/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/SubscribedFeedsProvider/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <application android:process="system"
                  android:allowClearUserData="false"
                  android:icon="@drawable/app_icon"
-                 android:label="Sync Feeds">
+                 android:label="@string/app_label">
         <uses-library android:name="com.google.android.gtalkservice" />
         <provider android:name="SubscribedFeedsProvider"
                 android:authorities="subscribedfeeds" android:syncable="false"
diff --git a/packages/SubscribedFeedsProvider/res/values/strings.xml b/packages/SubscribedFeedsProvider/res/values/strings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..072571d034b57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/SubscribedFeedsProvider/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2008 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>
+    <!-- Title of the feed synchronization activity. -->
+    <string name="app_label">Sync Feeds</string>
+</resources>
+
diff --git a/packages/VpnServices/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/VpnServices/AndroidManifest.xml
index e48b2da6ea467..6092e302c9bfa 100644
--- a/packages/VpnServices/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/VpnServices/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         package="com.android.server.vpn"
         android:sharedUserId="android.uid.system"
         >
-    <application android:label="VPN Services">
+    <application android:label="@string/app_label">
 
         <service android:name=".VpnServiceBinder" android:process=":remote">
             <intent-filter>
diff --git a/packages/VpnServices/res/values/strings.xml b/packages/VpnServices/res/values/strings.xml
index 892850a354076..e42c1e87efb6d 100755
--- a/packages/VpnServices/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/packages/VpnServices/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <resources>
+    <!-- Title for the VPN Services activity. -->
+    <string name="app_label">VPN Services</string>
+
     <string name="vpn_notification_title">%s VPN %s</string>
     <string name="vpn_notification_connected">connected</string>
     <string name="vpn_notification_disconnected">disconnected</string>