diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index deeab24bf..0779e03a4 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
     <string name="error_articleurlnotfound">Error: Loading article (Url: %1$s) failed.</string>
     <string name="pref_display_title">Display</string>
     <string name="pref_zoom_title">Zoom</string>
-    <string name="pref_zoom_summary">%s</string>
     <string name="pref_zoom_dialogtitle">Zoom</string>    
     <string-array
         name="pref_zoom_entries">
diff --git a/res/xml/preferences.xml b/res/xml/preferences.xml
index 32bd5e56e..3d149f39b 100644
--- a/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
         <ListPreference
         	android:key="pref_zoom"
         	android:title="@string/pref_zoom_title"
-        	android:summary="@string/pref_zoom_summary"
         	android:dialogTitle="@string/pref_zoom_dialogtitle"
         	android:entries="@array/pref_zoom_entries"
         	android:entryValues="@array/pref_zoom_entryvalues"
diff --git a/src/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/KiwixSettings.java b/src/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/KiwixSettings.java
index 1ebe5f226..f83dae535 100644
--- a/src/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/KiwixSettings.java
+++ b/src/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/KiwixSettings.java
@@ -1,15 +1,39 @@
 package org.kiwix.kiwixmobile;
 
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.preference.ListPreference;
+import android.preference.Preference;
+import android.preference.Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener;
 import android.preference.PreferenceActivity;
 
 
 public class KiwixSettings extends PreferenceActivity {
+	ListPreference prefList;
+
+	
     @Override
     public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
         // Load the preferences from an XML resource
         addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.preferences);
+        
+        prefList = (ListPreference) findPreference("pref_zoom");
+        prefList.setDefaultValue(prefList.getEntryValues()[0]);
+        String ss = prefList.getValue();
+        if (ss == null) {
+            prefList.setValue((String)prefList.getEntryValues()[0]);
+            ss = prefList.getValue();
+        }
+        prefList.setSummary(prefList.getEntries()[prefList.findIndexOfValue(ss)]);
+
+
+        prefList.setOnPreferenceChangeListener(new OnPreferenceChangeListener() {
+            @Override
+            public boolean onPreferenceChange(Preference preference, Object newValue) {
+                prefList.setSummary(prefList.getEntries()[prefList.findIndexOfValue(newValue.toString())]);
+                return true;
+            }
+        });     
     }
 
 }
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