diff --git a/lib/twine/formatters/abstract.rb b/lib/twine/formatters/abstract.rb
index 905b6b7..17a2115 100644
--- a/lib/twine/formatters/abstract.rb
+++ b/lib/twine/formatters/abstract.rb
@@ -115,15 +115,18 @@ module Twine
 
       def format_file(lang, default_lang)
         result = format_header(lang) + "\n"
-          
-        sections = @strings.sections.map { |section| format_section(section, lang, default_lang) }
-        result += sections.join("\n")
+        result += format_sections(lang, default_lang)
       end
 
       def format_header(lang)
         raise NotImplementedError.new("You must implement format_header in your formatter class.")
       end
 
+      def format_sections(lang, default_lang)
+        sections = @strings.sections.map { |section| format_section(section, lang, default_lang) }
+        sections.join("\n")
+      end
+
       def format_section_header(section)
       end
 
@@ -134,13 +137,13 @@ module Twine
         unless rows.empty?
           if section.name && section.name.length > 0
             section_header = format_section_header(section)
-            result += "\n#{section_header}\n" if section_header
+            result += "\n#{section_header}" if section_header
           end
         end
 
         rows.map! { |row| format_row(row, lang, default_lang) }
         rows.compact! # remove nil entries
-        rows.map! { |row| "\n#{row}\n" }  # wrap with newlines
+        rows.map! { |row| "\n#{row}" }  # prepend newline
         result += rows.join
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/twine/formatters/android.rb b/lib/twine/formatters/android.rb
index 92cbcaa..d300a28 100644
--- a/lib/twine/formatters/android.rb
+++ b/lib/twine/formatters/android.rb
@@ -91,65 +91,57 @@ module Twine
         end
       end
 
-      def write_file(path, lang)
-        default_lang = nil
-        if DEFAULT_LANG_CODES.has_key?(lang)
-          default_lang = DEFAULT_LANG_CODES[lang]
+      def format_header(lang)
+        "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>\n<!-- Android Strings File -->\n<!-- Generated by Twine #{Twine::VERSION} -->\n<!-- Language: #{lang} -->"
+      end
+
+      def format_section_header(section)
+        "\t<!-- SECTION: #{section.name} -->"
+      end
+
+      def format_row(row, lang, default_lang)
+        result = ""
+        key = row.key
+
+        value = row.translated_string_for_lang(lang, default_lang)
+        if !value && @options[:include_untranslated]
+          value = row.translated_string_for_lang(@strings.language_codes[0])
         end
-        File.open(path, 'w:UTF-8') do |f|
-          f.puts "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\"?>\n<!-- Android Strings File -->\n<!-- Generated by Twine #{Twine::VERSION} -->\n<!-- Language: #{lang} -->"
-          f.write '<resources>'
-          @strings.sections.each do |section|
-            printed_section = false
-            section.rows.each do |row|
-              if row.matches_tags?(@options[:tags], @options[:untagged])
-                if !printed_section
-                  f.puts ''
-                  if section.name && section.name.length > 0
-                    section_name = section.name.gsub('--', '—')
-                    f.puts "\t<!-- SECTION: #{section_name} -->"
-                  end
-                  printed_section = true
-                end
 
-                key = row.key
+        if value # if values is nil, there was no appropriate translation, so let Android handle the defaulting
+          value = String.new(value) # use a copy to prevent modifying the original
 
-                value = row.translated_string_for_lang(lang, default_lang)
-                if !value && @options[:include_untranslated]
-                  value = row.translated_string_for_lang(@strings.language_codes[0])
-                end
+          # Android enforces the following rules on the values
+          #  1) apostrophes and quotes must be escaped with a backslash
+          value.gsub!('\'', '\\\\\'')
+          value.gsub!('"', '\\\\"')
+          #  2) HTML escape the string
+          value = CGI.escapeHTML(value)
+          #  3) fix substitutions (e.g. %s/%@)
+          value = androidify_substitutions(value)
+          #  4) replace beginning and end spaces with \0020. Otherwise Android strips them.
+          value.gsub!(/\A *| *\z/) { |spaces| '\u0020' * spaces.length }
 
-                if value # if values is nil, there was no appropriate translation, so let Android handle the defaulting
-                  value = String.new(value) # use a copy to prevent modifying the original
-
-                  # Android enforces the following rules on the values
-                  #  1) apostrophes and quotes must be escaped with a backslash
-                  value.gsub!('\'', '\\\\\'')
-                  value.gsub!('"', '\\\\"')
-                  #  2) HTML escape the string
-                  value = CGI.escapeHTML(value)
-                  #  3) fix substitutions (e.g. %s/%@)
-                  value = androidify_substitutions(value)
-                  #  4) replace beginning and end spaces with \0020. Otherwise Android strips them.
-                  value.gsub!(/\A *| *\z/) { |spaces| '\u0020' * spaces.length }
-
-                  comment = row.comment
-                  if comment
-                    comment = comment.gsub('--', '—')
-                  end
-
-                  if comment && comment.length > 0
-                    f.puts "\t<!-- #{comment} -->\n"
-                  end
-                  f.puts "\t<string name=\"#{key}\">#{value}</string>"
-                end
-              end
-            end
+          comment = row.comment
+          if comment
+            comment = comment.gsub('--', '—')
           end
 
-          f.puts '</resources>'
+          if comment && comment.length > 0
+            result += "\t<!-- #{comment} -->\n"
+          end
+          result +=  "\t<string name=\"#{key}\">#{value}</string>"
         end
       end
+
+      def format_sections(lang, default_lang)
+        result = '<resources>'
+        
+        result += super(lang, default_lang) + "\n"
+
+        result += '</resources>'
+      end
+
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/twine/formatters/apple.rb b/lib/twine/formatters/apple.rb
index fbb7719..9ff0b86 100644
--- a/lib/twine/formatters/apple.rb
+++ b/lib/twine/formatters/apple.rb
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ module Twine
       end
 
       def format_section_header(section)
-        "/********** #{section.name} **********/" if section.name && section.name.length > 0
+        "/********** #{section.name} **********/\n" if section.name && section.name.length > 0
       end
 
       def key_value_pattern
-        "\"%{key}\" = \"%{value}\";"
+        "\"%{key}\" = \"%{value}\";\n"
       end
 
       def format_comment(comment)