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Asked: 2026-06-17T08:02:00+00:00

Let’s say someone uses this letter: ë. They input it in an EditText Box

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Let’s say someone uses this letter: ë. They input it in an EditText Box and it correctly is stored in the MySQL Database (via a php script). But to grap that database field with that special character causes an output of “null” in Java/Android.

It appears my database is setup and storing correctly. But retrieving is the issue. Do I have to fix this in the PHP side or handle it in Java/Android? EDIT: I don’t believe this has anything to do with the PHP side anymore so I am more interested int he Java side.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Sounds similar to: android, UTF8 – How do I ensure UTF8 is used for a shared preference

    I suspect that the problem occurs over the web interface between the web service and the Android App. One side is sending UTF-16 or ISO 8859-1 characters, and the other is interpreting it as UTF-8 (or vice versa). Make sure:

    • That the web request from Android is using UTF-8
    • That the web service replies using UTF-8.

    As in the other answer, use a HTTP debugging proxy to check that the characters being sent between the Android App and the web service are what you expect.

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