diff --git a/MyTracks/res/values/third_party.xml b/MyTracks/res/values/third_party.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb9c1b23c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MyTracks/res/values/third_party.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+Copyright 2010 Google Inc.
+
+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>
+  <!-- Permissions -->
+  <!-- This must be kept in sync with AndroidManifest.xml (we can't reference it there) -->
+  <string name="broadcast_notifications_permission">com.google.android.apps.mytracks.TRACK_NOTIFICATIONS</string>
+  <string name="read_track_data_permission">com.google.android.apps.mytracks.READ_TRACK_DATA</string>
+  <string name="write_track_data_permission">com.google.android.apps.mytracks.WRITE_TRACK_DATA</string>
+
+  <!-- Broadcast notification Intent constants -->
+  <string name="track_started_broadcast_action">com.google.android.apps.mytracks.TRACK_STARTED</string>
+  <string name="track_paused_broadcast_action">com.google.android.apps.mytracks.TRACK_PAUSED</string>
+  <string name="track_resumed_broadcast_action">com.google.android.apps.mytracks.TRACK_RESUMED</string>
+  <string name="track_stopped_broadcast_action">com.google.android.apps.mytracks.TRACK_STOPPED</string>
+  <string name="track_id_broadcast_extra">com.google.android.apps.mytracks.TRACK_ID</string>
+</resources>
diff --git a/MyTracks/src/com/google/android/apps/mytracks/services/TrackRecordingService.java b/MyTracks/src/com/google/android/apps/mytracks/services/TrackRecordingService.java
index cb1f458b9..d619f7b49 100644
--- a/MyTracks/src/com/google/android/apps/mytracks/services/TrackRecordingService.java
+++ b/MyTracks/src/com/google/android/apps/mytracks/services/TrackRecordingService.java
@@ -70,20 +70,6 @@ public class TrackRecordingService extends Service implements LocationListener {
 
   static final int MAX_AUTO_RESUME_TRACK_RETRY_ATTEMPTS = 3;
 
-  // Broadcast-related constants.
-  static final String NOTIFICATION_PERMISSION =
-      "com.google.android.apps.mytracks.TRACK_NOTIFICATIONS";
-  static final String START_TRACK_ACTION =
-      "com.google.android.apps.mytracks.TRACK_STARTED";
-  static final String PAUSE_TRACK_ACTION =
-      "com.google.android.apps.mytracks.TRACK_PAUSED";
-  static final String RESUME_TRACK_ACTION =
-      "com.google.android.apps.mytracks.TRACK_RESUMED";
-  static final String STOP_TRACK_ACTION =
-      "com.google.android.apps.mytracks.TRACK_STOPPED";
-  static final String TRACK_ID_EXTRA =
-      "com.google.android.apps.mytracks.TRACK_ID";
-
   private NotificationManager notificationManager;
   private LocationManager locationManager;
   private WakeLock wakeLock;
@@ -1017,7 +1003,7 @@ public class TrackRecordingService extends Service implements LocationListener {
     if (recordingTrackId != -1 || isRecording) {
       throw new IllegalStateException("A track is already in progress!");
     }
-    
+
     long startTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
     acquireWakeLock();
 
@@ -1050,7 +1036,8 @@ public class TrackRecordingService extends Service implements LocationListener {
     prefManager.setRecordingTrack(recordingTrackId);
 
     // Notify the world that we're now recording.
-    sendTrackBroadcast(START_TRACK_ACTION, recordingTrackId);
+    sendTrackBroadcast(
+        R.string.track_started_broadcast_action, recordingTrackId);
 
     return recordingTrackId;
   }
@@ -1086,15 +1073,17 @@ public class TrackRecordingService extends Service implements LocationListener {
     releaseWakeLock();
 
     // Notify the world that we're no longer recording.
-    sendTrackBroadcast(STOP_TRACK_ACTION, recordedTrackId);
+    sendTrackBroadcast(
+        R.string.track_stopped_broadcast_action, recordedTrackId);
   }
 
-  private void sendTrackBroadcast(String action, long trackId) {
+  private void sendTrackBroadcast(int actionResId, long trackId) {
     Intent broadcastIntent =
         new Intent()
-            .setAction(action)
-            .putExtra(TRACK_ID_EXTRA, trackId);
-    sendBroadcast(broadcastIntent, NOTIFICATION_PERMISSION);
+            .setAction(getString(actionResId))
+            .putExtra(getString(R.string.track_id_broadcast_extra), trackId);
+    sendBroadcast(broadcastIntent,
+        getString(R.string.broadcast_notifications_permission));
   }
 
   public TripStatistics getTripStatistics() {
diff --git a/MyTracksTest/src/com/google/android/apps/mytracks/services/TrackRecordingServiceTest.java b/MyTracksTest/src/com/google/android/apps/mytracks/services/TrackRecordingServiceTest.java
index 047d9df30..ab891e42a 100644
--- a/MyTracksTest/src/com/google/android/apps/mytracks/services/TrackRecordingServiceTest.java
+++ b/MyTracksTest/src/com/google/android/apps/mytracks/services/TrackRecordingServiceTest.java
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ public class TrackRecordingServiceTest
     // My Tracks (go figure).
     // Reference: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=5521
     BlockingBroadcastReceiver startReceiver = new BlockingBroadcastReceiver();
-    context.registerReceiver(startReceiver,
-        new IntentFilter(TrackRecordingService.START_TRACK_ACTION));
+    String startAction = context.getString(R.string.track_started_broadcast_action);
+    context.registerReceiver(startReceiver, new IntentFilter(startAction));
 
     List<Track> tracks = providerUtils.getAllTracks();
     assertTrue(tracks.isEmpty());
@@ -388,11 +388,9 @@ public class TrackRecordingServiceTest
     List<Intent> receivedIntents = startReceiver.getReceivedIntents();
     assertEquals(1, receivedIntents.size());
     Intent broadcastIntent = receivedIntents.get(0);
-    assertEquals(
-        TrackRecordingService.START_TRACK_ACTION,
-        broadcastIntent.getAction());
-    assertEquals(id,
-        broadcastIntent.getLongExtra(TrackRecordingService.TRACK_ID_EXTRA, -1));
+    assertEquals(startAction, broadcastIntent.getAction());
+    assertEquals(id, broadcastIntent.getLongExtra(
+        context.getString(R.string.track_id_broadcast_extra), -1));
 
     context.unregisterReceiver(startReceiver);
   }
@@ -419,8 +417,8 @@ public class TrackRecordingServiceTest
   public void testEndCurrentTrack_alreadyRecording() throws Exception {
     // See comment above if this fails randomly.
     BlockingBroadcastReceiver stopReceiver = new BlockingBroadcastReceiver();
-    context.registerReceiver(stopReceiver,
-        new IntentFilter(TrackRecordingService.STOP_TRACK_ACTION));
+    String stopAction = context.getString(R.string.track_stopped_broadcast_action);
+    context.registerReceiver(stopReceiver, new IntentFilter(stopAction));
 
     createDummyTrack(123, -1, true);
 
@@ -439,11 +437,9 @@ public class TrackRecordingServiceTest
     List<Intent> receivedIntents = stopReceiver.getReceivedIntents();
     assertEquals(1, receivedIntents.size());
     Intent broadcastIntent = receivedIntents.get(0);
-    assertEquals(
-        TrackRecordingService.STOP_TRACK_ACTION,
-        broadcastIntent.getAction());
-    assertEquals(123,
-        broadcastIntent.getLongExtra(TrackRecordingService.TRACK_ID_EXTRA, -1));
+    assertEquals(stopAction, broadcastIntent.getAction());
+    assertEquals(123, broadcastIntent.getLongExtra(
+        context.getString(R.string.track_id_broadcast_extra), -1));
 
     context.unregisterReceiver(stopReceiver);
   }