diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 96fd344db49..947bd9126e3 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -12863,7 +12863,11 @@
     <!--  The title text of choose SIM activity. [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
     <string name="choose_sim_title">Choose a number to use</string>
     <!--  The body text of choose SIM activity. [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
-    <string name="choose_sim_text"><xliff:g id="number" example="2">%1$d</xliff:g> numbers are available on this device, but only one can be used at a time</string>
+    <string name="choose_sim_text">{count, plural,
+      =1      {1 number is available on this device, but only one can be used at a time}
+      =2      {2 numbers are available on this device, but only one can be used at a time}
+      other   {# numbers are available on this device, but only one can be used at a time}
+    }</string>
     <!-- String indicating that we are activating the profile [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
     <string name="choose_sim_activating">Activating<xliff:g id="ellipsis" example="...">&#8230;</xliff:g></string>
     <!-- String indicating that we failed to activate the selected profile [CHAR LIMIT=NONE] -->
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/sim/ChooseSimActivity.java b/src/com/android/settings/sim/ChooseSimActivity.java
index f51445a92a9..d0ccc4c9d01 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/sim/ChooseSimActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/sim/ChooseSimActivity.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package com.android.settings.sim;
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.icu.text.MessageFormat;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.telephony.SubscriptionInfo;
 import android.telephony.SubscriptionManager;
@@ -43,7 +44,10 @@ import com.google.android.setupdesign.items.ItemGroup;
 import com.google.android.setupdesign.items.RecyclerItemAdapter;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 /** Activity to show a list of profiles for user to choose. */
 public class ChooseSimActivity extends Activity
@@ -108,7 +112,12 @@ public class ChooseSimActivity extends Activity
             subscriptionCount++;
         }
         layout.setHeaderText(getString(R.string.choose_sim_title));
-        layout.setDescriptionText(getString(R.string.choose_sim_text, subscriptionCount));
+        MessageFormat msgFormat = new MessageFormat(
+            getString(R.string.choose_sim_text),
+            Locale.getDefault());
+        Map<String, Object> arguments = new HashMap<>();
+        arguments.put("count", subscriptionCount);
+        layout.setDescriptionText(msgFormat.format(arguments));
 
         displaySubscriptions();