diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a13d4757..5a28b1ed 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-src/kolibri
+# A generated source file
+src/strings.py
 tmpenv
 tar
 python-for-android/build/
diff --git a/scripts/create_strings.py b/scripts/create_strings.py
index 7b9f21ce..c4d48d69 100644
--- a/scripts/create_strings.py
+++ b/scripts/create_strings.py
@@ -101,7 +101,13 @@ def _find_string(lang, string):
     return None
 
 
-def create_resource_files(output_dir):
+# Strings that we only access from Python, so we don't need to include them in the strings.xml file
+PYTHON_ONLY_STRINGS = [
+    "Learner",
+]
+
+
+def create_resource_files(output_dir):  # noqa: C901
     """
     Read each language directory and create resource files in the corresponding Android values folder.
     """
@@ -114,7 +120,9 @@ def create_resource_files(output_dir):
 
     en_strings_root = en_strings_tree.getroot()
 
-    for lang_dir in os.listdir(output_dir):
+    all_langs = list(os.listdir(output_dir))
+
+    for lang_dir in all_langs:
         if lang_dir == DEFAULT_LANGUAGE:
             dir_name = "values"
         else:
@@ -166,6 +174,21 @@ def create_resource_files(output_dir):
             xml_declaration=True,
         )
 
+    # Create the Python strings file
+    output = "# This file is auto-generated by the create_strings.py script. Do not edit it directly."
+    output += "\ni18n_strings = {"
+    for python_string in PYTHON_ONLY_STRINGS:
+        output += "\n    " + f"'{python_string}': " + "{"
+        for lang_dir in all_langs:
+            value = _find_string(lang_dir, python_string)
+            if value is None:
+                continue
+            output += f"\n        '{lang_dir}': '{value}', "
+        output += "\n    },"
+    output += "\n}\n"
+    with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../src/strings.py"), "w") as f:
+        f.write(output)
+
 
 def main():
     """
diff --git a/src/android_utils.py b/src/android_utils.py
index 59501a44..db8a99f6 100644
--- a/src/android_utils.py
+++ b/src/android_utils.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 
 from cryptography import x509
 from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend
+from i18n import get_string
 from jnius import autoclass
 from jnius import cast
-from le_utils.proquint import generate
 
 
 def is_service_context():
@@ -229,7 +229,9 @@ def get_dummy_user_name():
     cache_key = "DUMMY_USER_NAME"
     value = value_cache.get(cache_key)
     if value is None:
-        value = generate()
+        Locale = autoclass("java.util.Locale")
+        currentLocale = Locale.getDefault().toLanguageTag()
+        value = get_string("Learner", currentLocale)
         value_cache.set(cache_key, value)
     return value
 
diff --git a/src/i18n.py b/src/i18n.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dc8fe449
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/i18n.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+try:
+    from strings import i18n_strings
+except ImportError:
+    i18n_strings = {}
+
+
+def get_string(name, language):
+    try:
+        return i18n_strings[language][name]
+    except KeyError:
+        return name