diff --git a/src/androidTest/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/services/TrackRecordingServiceTestLooper.java b/src/androidTest/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/services/TrackRecordingServiceTestLooper.java
index 72827f3bf..1e1e5b659 100644
--- a/src/androidTest/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/services/TrackRecordingServiceTestLooper.java
+++ b/src/androidTest/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/services/TrackRecordingServiceTestLooper.java
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public class TrackRecordingServiceTestLooper {
     @MediumTest
     @Test
     public void testWithProperties_metricUnitsDefault() throws TimeoutException {
-        PreferencesUtils.setString(context, R.string.stats_units_key, PreferencesUtils.STATS_UNITS_DEFAULT);
+        PreferencesUtils.setString(context, R.string.stats_units_key, context.getString(R.string.stats_units_default));
         fullRecordingSession();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/TrackDetailActivity.java b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/TrackDetailActivity.java
index 3c42e6030..165732451 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/TrackDetailActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/TrackDetailActivity.java
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ public class TrackDetailActivity extends AbstractListActivity implements ChooseA
     // Preferences
     private long recordingTrackId = PreferencesUtils.RECORDING_TRACK_ID_DEFAULT;
     private boolean recordingTrackPaused = PreferencesUtils.RECORDING_TRACK_PAUSED_DEFAULT;
-    private boolean showOnLockScreen = PreferencesUtils.SHOW_TRACKDETAIL_WHILE_RECORDING_ON_LOCKSCREEN;
+    @Deprecated //TODO Not required to be member variable.
+    private boolean showOnLockScreen = getResources().getBoolean(R.bool.stats_show_on_lockscreen_while_recording_default);
 
     private final Runnable bindChangedCallback = new Runnable() {
         @Override
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ public class TrackDetailActivity extends AbstractListActivity implements ChooseA
             }
 
             if (PreferencesUtils.isKey(TrackDetailActivity.this, R.string.stats_show_on_lockscreen_while_recording_key, key)) {
-                showOnLockScreen = PreferencesUtils.getBoolean(TrackDetailActivity.this, R.string.stats_show_on_lockscreen_while_recording_key, PreferencesUtils.SHOW_TRACKDETAIL_WHILE_RECORDING_ON_LOCKSCREEN);
+                showOnLockScreen = PreferencesUtils.shouldShowStatsOnLockscreen(TrackDetailActivity.this);
                 setLockscreenPolicy();
             }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/util/PreferencesUtils.java b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/util/PreferencesUtils.java
index 72c4cad0a..ccd683e58 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/util/PreferencesUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/util/PreferencesUtils.java
@@ -70,10 +70,6 @@ public class PreferencesUtils {
 
     public static final int SPLIT_FREQUENCY_DEFAULT = 0;
     static final boolean STATS_SHOW_ELEVATION_DEFAULT = false;
-    static final String TRACK_NAME_DEFAULT = "DATE_ISO_8601";
-    public static final String STATS_UNITS_DEFAULT = "METRIC";
-
-    public static final boolean SHOW_TRACKDETAIL_WHILE_RECORDING_ON_LOCKSCREEN = false;
 
     // Track widget
     public static final int VOICE_FREQUENCY_DEFAULT = 0;
@@ -264,7 +260,8 @@ public class PreferencesUtils {
      * @param context the context
      */
     public static boolean isMetricUnits(Context context) {
-        return STATS_UNITS_DEFAULT.equals(getString(context, R.string.stats_units_key, STATS_UNITS_DEFAULT));
+        String statsUnitDefault = context.getString(R.string.stats_units_default);
+        return statsUnitDefault.equals(getString(context, R.string.stats_units_key, statsUnitDefault));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -274,7 +271,7 @@ public class PreferencesUtils {
      * @param context the context
      */
     public static boolean isReportSpeed(Context context) {
-        final String STATS_RATE_DEFAULT = "SPEED";
+        final String STATS_RATE_DEFAULT = context.getString(R.string.stats_rate_default);
         return STATS_RATE_DEFAULT.equals(getString(context, R.string.stats_rate_key, STATS_RATE_DEFAULT));
     }
 
@@ -284,10 +281,15 @@ public class PreferencesUtils {
      * @param context the context
      */
     public static boolean isChartByDistance(Context context) {
-        final String CHART_X_AXIS_DEFAULT = "DISTANCE";
+        final String CHART_X_AXIS_DEFAULT = context.getString(R.string.chart_x_axis_default);
         return CHART_X_AXIS_DEFAULT.equals(getString(context, R.string.chart_x_axis_key, CHART_X_AXIS_DEFAULT));
     }
 
+    public static boolean shouldShowStatsOnLockscreen(Context context) {
+        final boolean STATS_SHOW_ON_LOCKSCREEN_DEFAULT = context.getResources().getBoolean(R.bool.stats_show_on_lockscreen_while_recording_default);
+        return getBoolean(context, R.string.stats_show_on_lockscreen_while_recording_key, STATS_SHOW_ON_LOCKSCREEN_DEFAULT);
+    }
+
     public static boolean isRecording(Context context) {
         long recordingTrackId = PreferencesUtils.getRecordingTrackId(context);
         return recordingTrackId != PreferencesUtils.RECORDING_TRACK_ID_DEFAULT;
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/util/TrackNameUtils.java b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/util/TrackNameUtils.java
index 9a85fbb5b..eef66640f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/util/TrackNameUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/util/TrackNameUtils.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class TrackNameUtils {
      * @param startTime the track start time
      */
     public static String getTrackName(Context context, long trackId, long startTime) {
-        String trackName = PreferencesUtils.getString(context, R.string.track_name_key, PreferencesUtils.TRACK_NAME_DEFAULT);
+        String trackName = PreferencesUtils.getString(context, R.string.track_name_key, context.getString(R.string.track_name_default));
 
         if (trackName.equals(context.getString(R.string.settings_recording_track_name_date_local_value))) {
             return StringUtils.formatDateTime(context, startTime);
diff --git a/src/main/res/values/settings.xml b/src/main/res/values/settings.xml
index c4d2544e8..58ad53c49 100644
--- a/src/main/res/values/settings.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/values/settings.xml
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@
     <string name="chart_show_speed_key" translatable="false">chartShowSpeed</string>
 
     <string name="stats_show_coordinate_key" translatable="false">statsShowCoordinate</string>
+    <bool name="stats_show_coordinate_default" translatable="false">false</bool>
+
     <string name="stats_show_grade_elevation_key" translatable="false">statsShowGradeElevation</string>
+
     <string name="stats_show_on_lockscreen_while_recording_key" translatable="false">trackdetail_show_on_lockscreen_while_recording</string>
+    <bool name="stats_show_on_lockscreen_while_recording_default" translatable="false">false</bool>
 
     <string name="settings_reset_key" translatable="false">settingsReset</string>
 
@@ -97,6 +101,7 @@
     </string-array>
 
     <string name="chart_x_axis_key" translatable="false">chartXAxis</string>
+    <string name="chart_x_axis_default" translatable="false">@string/chart_x_axis_distance</string>
     <string-array name="chart_x_axis_values">
         <item>@string/chart_x_axis_distance</item>
         <item>@string/chart_x_axis_time</item>
@@ -182,6 +187,7 @@
     </string-array>
 
     <string name="stats_rate_key" translatable="false">statsRate</string>
+    <string name="stats_rate_default" translatable="false">@string/stats_rate_speed</string>
     <string-array name="stats_rate_imperial_options">
         <item>@string/description_speed_imperial</item>
         <item>@string/description_pace_imperial</item>
@@ -199,6 +205,7 @@
     </string-array>
 
     <string name="stats_units_key" translatable="false">statsUnits</string>
+    <string name="stats_units_default" translatable="false">@string/stats_units_metric</string>
     <string-array name="stats_units_values">
         <item>@string/stats_units_metric</item>
         <item>@string/stats_units_imperial</item>
@@ -211,6 +218,7 @@
     </string-array>
 
     <string name="track_name_key" translatable="false">trackName</string>
+    <string name="track_name_default" translatable="false">@string/settings_recording_track_name_date_iso_8601_value</string>
     <string name="settings_recording_track_name_date_iso_8601_value" translatable="false">DATE_ISO_8601</string>
     <string name="settings_recording_track_name_date_local_value" translatable="false">DATE_LOCAL</string>
     <string name="settings_recording_track_name_number_value" translatable="false">NUMBER</string>
diff --git a/src/main/res/xml/settings.xml b/src/main/res/xml/settings.xml
index 3e4cfa2a1..e2ba3131a 100644
--- a/src/main/res/xml/settings.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/xml/settings.xml
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ limitations under the License.
 
     <PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/track_detail_stats_tab">
         <ListPreference
-            android:defaultValue="@string/stats_units_metric"
+            android:defaultValue="@string/stats_units_default"
             android:entries="@array/stats_units_options"
             android:entryValues="@array/stats_units_values"
             android:key="@string/stats_units_key"
             android:summary="%s"
             android:title="@string/settings_stats_units_title" />
         <ListPreference
-            android:defaultValue="@string/stats_rate_speed"
+            android:defaultValue="@string/stats_rate_default"
             android:entries="@array/stats_rate_metric_options"
             android:entryValues="@array/stats_rate_values"
             android:key="@string/stats_rate_key"
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ limitations under the License.
             android:key="@string/stats_show_grade_elevation_key"
             android:title="@string/settings_stats_grade_elevation" />
         <CheckBoxPreference
-            android:defaultValue="false"
+            android:defaultValue="@bool/stats_show_coordinate_default"
             android:key="@string/stats_show_coordinate_key"
             android:title="@string/settings_stats_coordinate" />
     </PreferenceCategory>
 
     <PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/track_detail_chart_tab">
         <ListPreference
-            android:defaultValue="@string/chart_x_axis_distance"
+            android:defaultValue="@string/chart_x_axis_default"
             android:entries="@array/chart_x_axis_options"
             android:entryValues="@array/chart_x_axis_values"
             android:key="@string/chart_x_axis_key"
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
     <PreferenceCategory android:title="@string/settings_recording">
         <CheckBoxPreference
-            android:defaultValue="false"
+            android:defaultValue="@bool/stats_show_on_lockscreen_while_recording_default"
             android:key="@string/stats_show_on_lockscreen_while_recording_key"
             android:summary="@string/settings_recording_show_on_lockscreen_while_recording_summary"
             android:title="@string/settings_recording_show_on_lockscreen_while_recording_title" />
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ limitations under the License.
             android:summary="%s"
             android:title="@string/menu_split_frequency" />
         <ListPreference
-            android:defaultValue="@string/settings_recording_track_name_date_iso_8601_value"
+            android:defaultValue="@string/track_name_default"
             android:entries="@array/track_name_options"
             android:entryValues="@array/track_name_values"
             android:key="@string/track_name_key"