diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 4455c756e..47909d9b9 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ android {
     defaultConfig {
         // We have to list all translated languages here, because some of our libs have bogus languages that google play
         // doesn't like and we need to strip them (gr)
-        resConfigs "cs", "de", "el", "en", "es", "fi", "fr", "ga", "ht", "it", "ja", "nl", "pt", "ru", "sk", "sl", "sq", "sv", "tr", "zh"
+        resConfigs "cs", "de", "el", "en", "es", "fi", "fr", "ga", "ht", "it", "ja", "nl", "no", "pt", "ro", "ru", "sk", "sl", "sq", "sv", "tr", "zh"
 
         // Needed to make mapbox work inside the firebase testlab - FIXME, alas, still doesn't work
         ndk {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/android/ContextServices.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/android/ContextServices.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..970dcdd51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/android/ContextServices.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package com.geeksville.mesh.android
+
+import android.bluetooth.BluetoothManager
+import android.content.Context
+import android.hardware.usb.UsbManager
+
+/**
+ * @return null on platforms without a BlueTooth driver (i.e. the emulator)
+ */
+val Context.bluetoothManager: BluetoothManager? get() = getSystemService(Context.BLUETOOTH_SERVICE) as? BluetoothManager?
+
+val Context.usbManager: UsbManager get() = requireNotNull(getSystemService(Context.USB_SERVICE) as? UsbManager?) { "USB_SERVICE is not available"}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/model/UIState.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/model/UIState.kt
index eeb100c6b..a673dd6e8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/model/UIState.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/model/UIState.kt
@@ -17,12 +17,23 @@ import com.geeksville.mesh.MyNodeInfo
 import com.geeksville.mesh.service.MeshService
 
 /// Given a human name, strip out the first letter of the first three words and return that as the initials for
-/// that user.
-fun getInitials(name: String): String {
-    val words = name.split(Regex("\\s+")).filter { it.isNotEmpty() }.take(3).map { it.first() }
-        .joinToString("")
+/// that user. If the original name is only one word, strip vowels from the original name and if the result is
+/// 3 or more characters, use the first three characters. If not, just take the first 3 characters of the
+/// original name.
+fun getInitials(nameIn: String): String {
+    val nchars = 3
+    val minchars = 2
+    val name = nameIn.trim()
+    val words = name.split(Regex("\\s+")).filter { it.isNotEmpty() }
 
-    return words
+    val initials = when (words.size) {
+        in 0..minchars - 1 -> {
+            val nm = name.filterNot { c -> c.toLowerCase() in "aeiou" }
+            if (nm.length >= nchars) nm else name
+        }
+        else -> words.map { it.first() }.joinToString("")
+    }
+    return initials.take(nchars)
 }
 
 class UIViewModel(app: Application) : AndroidViewModel(app), Logging {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt
index 816025b7e..24a732b92 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/MeshService.kt
@@ -278,11 +278,18 @@ class MeshService : Service(), Logging {
                             warnUserAboutLocation()
                         }
                     is ApiException ->
-                        if (exception.statusCode == 17) {
-                            // error: cancelled by user
-                            errormsg("User cancelled location access", exception)
-                        } else {
-                            Exceptions.report(exception)
+                        when (exception.statusCode) {
+                            17 ->
+                                // error: cancelled by user
+                                errormsg("User cancelled location access", exception)
+                            8502 ->
+                                // error: settings change unavailable
+                                errormsg(
+                                    "Settings-change-unavailable, user disabled location access (globally?)",
+                                    exception
+                                )
+                            else ->
+                                Exceptions.report(exception)
                         }
                     else ->
                         Exceptions.report(exception)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/SafeBluetooth.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/SafeBluetooth.kt
index 69ff4de7e..9bdeda6ae 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/SafeBluetooth.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/SafeBluetooth.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import com.geeksville.android.Logging
 import com.geeksville.concurrent.CallbackContinuation
 import com.geeksville.concurrent.Continuation
 import com.geeksville.concurrent.SyncContinuation
+import com.geeksville.mesh.android.bluetoothManager
 import com.geeksville.util.exceptionReporter
 import kotlinx.coroutines.*
 import java.io.Closeable
@@ -101,10 +102,7 @@ class SafeBluetooth(private val context: Context, private val device: BluetoothD
     fun restartBle() {
         GeeksvilleApplication.analytics.track("ble_restart") // record # of times we needed to use this nasty hack
         errormsg("Doing emergency BLE restart")
-        val mgr =
-            context.getSystemService(Context.BLUETOOTH_SERVICE) as BluetoothManager
-        val adp = mgr.adapter
-        if (null != adp) {
+        context.bluetoothManager?.adapter?.let { adp ->
             if (adp.isEnabled) {
                 adp.disable()
                 // TODO: display some kind of UI about restarting BLE
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/SerialInterface.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/SerialInterface.kt
index 9637f8bf3..00b802527 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/SerialInterface.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/service/SerialInterface.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import android.content.IntentFilter
 import android.hardware.usb.UsbDevice
 import android.hardware.usb.UsbManager
 import com.geeksville.android.Logging
+import com.geeksville.mesh.android.usbManager
 import com.geeksville.util.exceptionReporter
 import com.geeksville.util.ignoreException
 import com.hoho.android.usbserial.driver.UsbSerialDriver
@@ -32,8 +33,7 @@ class SerialInterface(private val service: RadioInterfaceService, val address: S
         fun toInterfaceName(deviceName: String) = "s$deviceName"
 
         fun findDrivers(context: Context): List<UsbSerialDriver> {
-            val manager = context.getSystemService(Context.USB_SERVICE) as UsbManager
-            val drivers = UsbSerialProber.getDefaultProber().findAllDrivers(manager)
+            val drivers = UsbSerialProber.getDefaultProber().findAllDrivers(context.usbManager)
             val devices = drivers.map { it.device }
             devices.forEach { d ->
                 debug("Found serial port ${d.deviceName}")
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ class SerialInterface(private val service: RadioInterfaceService, val address: S
 
         fun addressValid(context: Context, rest: String): Boolean {
             findSerial(context, rest)?.let { d ->
-                val manager = context.getSystemService(Context.USB_SERVICE) as UsbManager
-                return assumePermission || manager.hasPermission(d.device)
+                return assumePermission || context.usbManager.hasPermission(d.device)
             }
             return false
         }
@@ -75,8 +74,7 @@ class SerialInterface(private val service: RadioInterfaceService, val address: S
             if (UsbManager.ACTION_USB_DEVICE_ATTACHED == intent.action) {
                 debug("attaching USB")
                 val device: UsbDevice = intent.getParcelableExtra(UsbManager.EXTRA_DEVICE)!!
-                val manager = context.getSystemService(Context.USB_SERVICE) as UsbManager
-                if (assumePermission || manager.hasPermission(device)) {
+                if (assumePermission || context.usbManager.hasPermission(device)) {
                     // reinit the port from scratch and reopen
                     onDeviceDisconnect(true)
                     connect()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/SettingsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/SettingsFragment.kt
index a1bd80e07..04e272ebf 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/SettingsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/SettingsFragment.kt
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ import com.geeksville.android.isGooglePlayAvailable
 import com.geeksville.concurrent.handledLaunch
 import com.geeksville.mesh.MainActivity
 import com.geeksville.mesh.R
+import com.geeksville.mesh.android.bluetoothManager
+import com.geeksville.mesh.android.usbManager
 import com.geeksville.mesh.model.UIViewModel
 import com.geeksville.mesh.service.BluetoothInterface
 import com.geeksville.mesh.service.MeshService
@@ -137,11 +139,8 @@ class BTScanModel(app: Application) : AndroidViewModel(app), Logging {
         debug("BTScanModel cleared")
     }
 
-    /// Note: may be null on platforms without a bluetooth driver (ie. the emulator)
-    val bluetoothAdapter =
-        (context.getSystemService(Context.BLUETOOTH_SERVICE) as BluetoothManager?)?.adapter
-
-    private val usbManager = context.getSystemService(Context.USB_SERVICE) as UsbManager
+    val bluetoothAdapter = context.bluetoothManager?.adapter
+    private val usbManager get() = context.usbManager
 
     var selectedAddress: String? = null
     val errorText = object : MutableLiveData<String?>(null) {}
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-no/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-no/strings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4795d769e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-no/strings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+    <string name="action_settings">Innstillinger</string>
+    <string name="channel_name">Kanal Navn</string>
+    <string name="channel_options">Kanal valg</string>
+    <string name="share_button">Delingsknapp</string>
+    <string name="qr_code">QR kode</string>
+    <string name="unset">Lås opp</string>
+    <string name="connection_status">Tilkoblingsstatus</string>
+    <string name="application_icon">applikasjon ikon</string>
+    <string name="unknown_username">Ukjent Brukernavn</string>
+    <string name="user_avatar">Bruker symbol</string>
+    <string name="sample_message">hei, jeg fant skatten, den er like ved den store tigeren. Jeg er litt redd.</string>
+    <string name="send_text">Send Tekst</string>
+    <string name="warning_not_paired">Du har ikke paret en Meshtastic kompatibel radio med denne telefonen. Vennligst parr en enhet, og sett ditt brukernavn.\n\nDenne åpen kildekode applikasjonen er i alfa-testing, Hvis du finner problemer, vennligst post på vårt forum: meshtastic.discourse.group.\n\nFor mer informasjon, se vår nettside - www.meshtastic.org.</string>
+    <string name="username_unset">Brukernavn ikke satt</string>
+    <string name="your_name">Ditt Navn</string>
+    <string name="analytics_okay">Anonym brukerstatistikk og kræsjrapporter.</string>
+    <string name="looking_for_meshtastic_devices">Ser etter Meshtastic enheter...</string>
+    <string name="test__devname1" translatable="false">Meshtastic_ac23</string>
+    <string name="test_devname2" translatable="false">Meshtastic_1267</string>
+    <string name="requires_bluetooth">Denne applikasjonen krever blåtann tilgang.Vennligst gi tilgang i android instillinger.</string>
+    <string name="error_bluetooth">Feil - denne app krever blåtann</string>
+    <string name="starting_pairing">Starter paring</string>
+    <string name="pairing_failed">Paring feilet</string>
+    <string name="url_for_join">En URL for å bli med i et Meshtastic nett</string>
+    <string name="accept">Godta</string>
+    <string name="cancel">Avbrytl</string>
+    <string name="change_channel">Endre kanal</string>
+    <string name="are_you_sure_channel">Er du sikker på at du vil endre kanalen? All kommunikasjon med andre noder vil stanse, intill du deler de nye kanalinstillingene.</string>
+    <string name="new_channel_rcvd">Ny kanal URL mottatt</string>
+    <string name="do_you_want_switch">Vil du bytte til \'%s\' kanal?</string>
+    <string name="map_not_allowed">Du har slått av analytics. Desverre krever kartleverandøren vår (mapbox) at analytics er slått på for deres \'grtis\' plan. Så vi har slått av kartvisning.\n\n
+    Hvis du vil se kartet, må du slå på analytics i instillingspanelet (også, for øyeblikket, må du kanskje tvangsstoppe og restarte applikasjonen).\n\n
+    Hvis du er interessert i at vi betaler for mapbox(eller bytter kartleveradøt), vennligst post i meshtastic.discourse.group</string>
+    <string name="permission_missing">En påkrevet tilgang mangler, Meshtastic vil ikke fungere korrekt.  Vennligst slå på i Android appliksjonsinstillinger.</string>
+    <string name="radio_sleeping">Radio sov.kunne ikke endre kanal</string>
+    <string name="report_bug">Rapporter Feil</string>
+    <string name="report_a_bug">Rapporter en feil</string>
+    <string name="report_bug_text">Er du sikker på at du vil rapportere en feil? Etter rapportering, vennligst posti meshtastic.discourse.group så vi kan matche rapporten med hva du fant</string>
+    <string name="report">Rapport</string>
+    <string name="select_radio">Velg radio</string>
+    <string name="current_pair">Du er nå paret med radio %s</string>
+    <string name="not_paired_yet">Du har ikke paret med en radio ennå</string>
+    <string name="change_radio">Endre radio</string>
+    <string name="please_pair">Venligst par enhet i Android instillinger.</string>
+    <string name="pairing_completed">Paring fullført, starter tjeneste</string>
+    <string name="pairing_failed_try_again">Paring feilet, vennligst velg igjen</string>
+    <string name="location_disabled">Lokasjonstilgang er slått av,kan ikke gi posisjon til mesh.</string>
+    <string name="share">Del</string>
+    <string name="disconnected">Frakoblet</string>
+    <string name="device_sleeping">Enhet sover</string>
+    <string name="connected_count">Tilkoblet: %s av %s på nett</string>
+    <string name="list_of_nodes">En liste over noder i nettverket</string>
+    <string name="update_firmware">Oppdater Firmware</string>
+    <string name="connected">Tilkoblet radio</string>
+    <string name="connected_to">Tilkoblet til radio (%s)</string>
+    <string name="not_connected">Ikke tilkoblet. velg radio nedenfor</string>
+    <string name="connected_sleeping">Tilkoblet radio, men den sover</string>
+    <string name="update_to">Oppdater til %s</string>
+    <string name="app_too_old">Applikasjon for gammel</string>
+    <string name="must_update">Du må oppdatere denne applikasjonen på Google Play store (eller Github). Den er for gammel til å snakke med denne radioen.</string>
+    <string name="none">Ingen (slå av)</string>
+    <string name="modem_config_short">Kort rekkevidde (men rask)</string>
+    <string name="modem_config_medium">Medium rekkevidde (men rask)</string>
+    <string name="modem_config_long">Lang rekkevidde (men langsommerer)</string>
+    <string name="modem_config_very_long">Veldig lang rekkevidde (men langsom)</string>
+    <string name="modem_config_unrecognized">IKKE GJENKJENT</string>
+    <string name="meshtastic_service_notifications">Meshtastic Tjeneste meldinger</string>
+    <string name="location_disabled_warning">Du må slå på (høy presisjon) lokasjonstjenester i Android Innstillinger</string>
+    <string name="about">Om</string>
+    <string name="a_list_of_nodes_in_the_mesh">En liste over noder i nettet</string>
+    <string name="text_messages">Tekstmeldinger</string>
+    <string name="channel_invalid">Denne kanall URL er ugyldig og kan ikke benyttes</string>
+</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-ro/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-ro/strings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ebd32f23e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-ro/strings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+    <string name="action_settings">Setări</string>
+    <string name="channel_name">Numele Canalului</string>
+    <string name="channel_options">Opțiunile Canalului</string>
+    <string name="share_button">Buton de share</string>
+    <string name="qr_code">Cod QR</string>
+    <string name="unset">Nesetat</string>
+    <string name="connection_status">Statusul conexiunii</string>
+    <string name="application_icon">Iconița aplicației</string>
+    <string name="unknown_username">Username Necunoscut</string>
+    <string name="user_avatar">Avatar</string>
+    <string name="sample_message">hey am găsit cache-ul, este chiar aici lângă marele tigru. Mi-e cam frică.</string>
+    <string name="send_text">Trimite textul</string>
+    <string name="warning_not_paired">Nu conectat vre-un dispozitiv care suportă Meshtastic cu acest telefon. Te rog, conectează un dispozitiv cu acest telefon.\n\n Acesta aplicație open-source se află în alpha-testing, dacă întâmpini probleme contactează-ne: meshtastic.discourse.group.\n\nPentru mai multe informații: - www.meshtastic.org.</string>
+    <string name="username_unset">Username nesetat</string>
+    <string name="your_name">Numele tău</string>
+    <string name="analytics_okay">Trimite în mod anonim statistici de utilizare și reporturi de crash.</string>
+    <string name="looking_for_meshtastic_devices">Caut dispozitive Meshtastic...</string>
+    <string name="requires_bluetooth">Această aplicație necesită access la bluetooth. Te rog acordă accesul în setările telefonului.</string>
+    <string name="error_bluetooth">Eroare - această aplicație necesită bluetooth</string>
+    <string name="starting_pairing">Încep să mă conectez</string>
+    <string name="pairing_failed">Conectare eșuată</string>
+    <string name="url_for_join">Un URL pentru a intră în rețeaua Meshtastic</string>
+    <string name="accept">Accept</string>
+    <string name="cancel">Renunta</string>
+    <string name="change_channel">Schimbă canalul</string>
+    <string name="are_you_sure_channel">Ești sigur că vrei să schimbi canalul? Toate comunicațiile cu alte noduri vor fi oprite până când setezi aceleași detalii pe alte noduri.</string>
+    <string name="new_channel_rcvd">Am primit un nou URL de canal</string>
+    <string name="do_you_want_switch">Vrei să faci schimbul \'%s\' canalului?</string>
+    <string name="map_not_allowed">Ai analiticele dezactivate. Din nefericire providerul hărților (mapbox) necesită analitice în planul \'gratuit\'. Așadar am dezactivat harta.\n\n
+        Dacă vrei să vezi harta, trebuie să pornești analiticele în panoul de setări (s-ar putea să fii nevoit să restartezi aplicația).\n\n
+        Dacă sugerezi să plătim pentru mapbox (sau să schimbăm providerul hărții), te rog, postează în meshtastic.discourse.group</string>
+    <string name="permission_missing">O permisiune necesară lipsește, Meshtastic nu o să funcționeze corespunzător.  Te rugăm activează-o în setările Android.</string>
+    <string name="radio_sleeping">Nu am putut să schimb canalul deoarece dispozitivul era în sleep mode</string>
+    <string name="report_bug">Raportează Bug</string>
+    <string name="report_a_bug">Raportează un bug</string>
+    <string name="report_bug_text">Ești sigur că vrei să raportezi un bug? După ce ai raportat, te rog postează în meshtastic.discourse.group că să reușim să potrivim reportul tău cu ce ai găsit.</string>
+    <string name="report">Raportare</string>
+    <string name="select_radio">Selectează un dispozitiv</string>
+    <string name="current_pair">Ești conectat la dispozitiv-ul %s</string>
+    <string name="not_paired_yet">Nu ai conectat un dispozitiv încă.</string>
+    <string name="change_radio">Schimbă dispozitivul</string>
+    <string name="please_pair">Te rog connecteaza dispozitivul în setările Android.</string>
+    <string name="pairing_completed">Conectare reușită, începem serviciul</string>
+    <string name="pairing_failed_try_again">Conectare eșuată, te rog reselecteaza</string>
+    <string name="location_disabled">Accesul locației este dezactivat, nu putem furniza locația ta la rețea.</string>
+    <string name="share">Distribuie</string>
+    <string name="disconnected">Deconectat</string>
+    <string name="device_sleeping">Dispozitiv în sleep mode</string>
+    <string name="connected_count">Connectat: %s din %s online</string>
+    <string name="list_of_nodes">O lista cu nodurile din rețea</string>
+    <string name="update_firmware">Updateaza firmware-ul</string>
+    <string name="connected">Connectat la dispozitiv</string>
+    <string name="connected_to">Conectat la dispozitivul (%s)</string>
+    <string name="not_connected">Neconectat, selectează dispozitivul din lista de jos</string>
+    <string name="connected_sleeping">Connectat la dispozitivi, dar e în modul de sleep</string>
+    <string name="update_to">Updateaza către %s</string>
+    <string name="app_too_old">Aplicație prea veche</string>
+    <string name="must_update">Trebuie să updatezi această aplicație de pe Google Play  (sau Github). Aplicația este prea veche pentru a comunica cu dispozitivul.</string>
+    <string name="none">Niciunul (dezactivat)</string>
+    <string name="modem_config_short">Rază scurtă (comunicare rapidă)</string>
+    <string name="modem_config_medium">Rază medie (comunicare rapidă)</string>
+    <string name="modem_config_long">Rază lungă (încet)</string>
+    <string name="modem_config_very_long">Rază foarte lungă (încet)</string>
+    <string name="modem_config_unrecognized">NERECUNOSCUT</string>
+    <string name="meshtastic_service_notifications">Notificările Sistemului Meshtastic</string>
+    <string name="location_disabled_warning">Trepuie să pornești serviciile de locație (de high accuracy) în setările Android</string>
+    <string name="about">Despre</string>
+    <string name="a_list_of_nodes_in_the_mesh">O lista cu nodurile din rețea</string>
+    <string name="text_messages">Mesaje Text</string>
+    <string name="channel_invalid">Acest URL de canal este invalid și nu poate fi folosit</string>
+</resources>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/UIUnitTest.kt b/app/src/test/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/UIUnitTest.kt
index 24ab9800b..6d5f56317 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/UIUnitTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/java/com/geeksville/mesh/ui/UIUnitTest.kt
@@ -12,8 +12,11 @@ import org.junit.Test
 class UIUnitTest {
     @Test
     fun initialsGood() {
-        Assert.assertEquals(getInitials("Kevin Hester"), "KH")
-        Assert.assertEquals(getInitials("  Kevin Hester Lesser Cat  "), "KHL")
-        Assert.assertEquals(getInitials("  "), "")
+        Assert.assertEquals("KH", getInitials("Kevin Hester"))
+        Assert.assertEquals("KHL", getInitials("  Kevin Hester Lesser Cat  "))
+        Assert.assertEquals("", getInitials("  "))
+        Assert.assertEquals("gks", getInitials("geeksville"))
+        Assert.assertEquals("gee", getInitials("geek"))
+        Assert.assertEquals("gks", getInitials("geeks"))
     }
 }