diff --git a/android/res/values-ru/strings.xml b/android/res/values-ru/strings.xml
index a13aeb2200..5907a0ff39 100644
--- a/android/res/values-ru/strings.xml
+++ b/android/res/values-ru/strings.xml
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@
 	<!-- Search Suggestion -->
 	<string name="tourism">достопримечательность</string>
 	<!-- Message to display at the center of the screen when the country is added to the downloading queue -->
-	<string name="country_status_added_to_queue">%добавлено в очередь\nзагрузки.</string>
+	<string name="country_status_added_to_queue">^добавлено в очередь\nзагрузки.</string>
 	<!-- Message to display at the center of the screen when the country is downloading -->
-	<string name="country_status_downloading">Загружается%1$(%2$\\%3$)</string>
+	<string name="country_status_downloading">Загружается^(^%)</string>
 	<!-- Button text for the button at the center of the screen when the country is not downloaded -->
-	<string name="country_status_download">Загрузить%</string>
+	<string name="country_status_download">Загрузить^</string>
 	<!-- Message to display at the center of the screen when the country download has failed -->
-	<string name="country_status_download_failed">Ошибка загрузки%.</string>
+	<string name="country_status_download_failed">Ошибка загрузки^.</string>
 	<!-- Button text for the button under the country_status_download_failed message -->
 	<string name="try_again">Попробуйте еще раз</string>
 	<string name="about_menu_title">О программе</string>
diff --git a/android/res/values/strings.xml b/android/res/values/strings.xml
index 148249fc1d..0976792a08 100644
--- a/android/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/android/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@
 	<!-- Search Suggestion -->
 	<string name="tourism">sights</string>
 	<!-- Message to display at the center of the screen when the country is added to the downloading queue -->
-	<string name="country_status_added_to_queue">%is added to the\ndownloading queue.</string>
+	<string name="country_status_added_to_queue">^is added to the\ndownloading queue.</string>
 	<!-- Message to display at the center of the screen when the country is downloading -->
-	<string name="country_status_downloading">Downloading%1$(%2$\\%3$)</string>
+	<string name="country_status_downloading">Downloading^(^%)</string>
 	<!-- Button text for the button at the center of the screen when the country is not downloaded -->
-	<string name="country_status_download">Download%</string>
+	<string name="country_status_download">Download^</string>
 	<!-- Message to display at the center of the screen when the country download has failed -->
-	<string name="country_status_download_failed">Downloading%\nhas failed</string>
+	<string name="country_status_download_failed">Downloading^\nhas failed</string>
 	<!-- Button text for the button under the country_status_download_failed message -->
 	<string name="try_again">Try Again</string>
 	<string name="app_name">Maps With Me</string>
diff --git a/base/string_format.cpp b/base/string_format.cpp
index fb8b46f7f2..2de89527a1 100644
--- a/base/string_format.cpp
+++ b/base/string_format.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace strings
 
     while (true)
     {
-      offs = res.find("%", offs);
+      offs = res.find("^", offs);
       if (offs == string::npos)
         break;
       else
diff --git a/strings.txt b/strings.txt
index fb6ca647d2..0ca2cab7b4 100644
--- a/strings.txt
+++ b/strings.txt
@@ -458,21 +458,21 @@
 		ja = 観光
 		ko = 관광
 	[country_status_added_to_queue]
-		en = %is added to the\ndownloading queue.
+		en = ^is added to the\ndownloading queue.
 		comment = Message to display at the center of the screen when the country is added to the downloading queue
-		ru = %добавлено в очередь\nзагрузки.
+		ru = ^добавлено в очередь\nзагрузки.
 	[country_status_downloading]
-		en = Downloading%(%\\%)
+		en = Downloading^(^%)
 		comment = Message to display at the center of the screen when the country is downloading
-		ru = Загружается%(%\\%)
+		ru = Загружается^(^%)
 	[country_status_download]
-		en = Download%
+		en = Download^
 		comment = Button text for the button at the center of the screen when the country is not downloaded
-		ru = Загрузить%
+		ru = Загрузить^
 	[country_status_download_failed]
-		en = Downloading%\nhas failed
+		en = Downloading^\nhas failed
 		comment = Message to display at the center of the screen when the country download has failed
-		ru = Ошибка загрузки%.
+		ru = Ошибка загрузки^.
 	[try_again]
 		en = Try Again
 		comment = Button text for the button under the country_status_download_failed message