How to Handle Rtl Languages on Pre 4.2 Versions of Android

Android below 4.2 how to set layoutDirection to be RTL

You won't be able to. It was added to in API Level 17 which is 4.2 so the older versions do not support it.

How to handle mixed RTL & LTR languages in notifications?

OK, found an answer, based on this, this and this.

For the above case:

%1$s called %2$s

In order to change it correctly to Hebrew, you need to add the special character "\u200f" , as such:

  <string name="notification">%1$s התקשר ל %2$s</string>

    NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
    if (VERSION.SDK_INT >= VERSION_CODES.O) {
        String id = "my_channel_01";
        CharSequence name = "channelName";// getString(R.string.channel_name);
        String description = "channelDesc";//getString(R.string.channel_description);
        int importance = NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_LOW;
        NotificationChannel channel = new NotificationChannel(id, name, importance);
        channel.setDescription(description);
        channel.enableLights(true);
        channel.setLightColor(Color.RED);
        channel.enableVibration(true);
        channel.setVibrationPattern(new long[]{100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 400, 300, 200, 400});
        notificationManager.createNotificationChannel(channel);
    }
    Intent resultIntent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
    PendingIntent resultPendingIntent =
            PendingIntent.getActivity(
                    this,
                    0,
                    resultIntent,
                    PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT
            );

    String[] names1 = new String[]{"משה", "Moses"};
    String[] names2 = new String[]{"דוד", "David"};
    for (int i = 0; i < 2; ++i) {
        for (int j = 0; j < 2; ++j) {
            String name1, name2;
            name1 = names1[i];
            name2 = names2[j];
            name1 = "\u200f" + name1 + "\u200f";
            name2 = "\u200f" + name2 + "\u200f";

            final String text = getString(R.string.notification, name1, name2);
            NotificationCompat.Builder mBuilder =
                    new NotificationCompat.Builder(this, "TEST")
                            .setSmallIcon(R.mipmap.ic_launcher)
                            .setContentTitle(text)
                            .setContentIntent(resultPendingIntent)
                            .setChannelId("my_channel_01")
                            .setContentText(text);
            int notificationId = i*2+j;
            notificationManager.notify(notificationId, mBuilder.build());
        }
    }
}

You can also check if the current locale is RTL, before choosing to use this solution. Example:

public static boolean isRTL() {
    return
            Character.getDirectionality(Locale.getDefault().getDisplayName().charAt(0)) ==
                    Character.DIRECTIONALITY_RIGHT_TO_LEFT;
}

The result:

Android: RTL support - digits embedded in a right to left sentence (Hebrew)

Is RTL support in Android still
immature?

If by "immature" you mean "nonexistent", then, yes, it is immature. Each Android SDK release lists the supported languages, and you will notice that RTL languages are not among them.

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