diff --git a/android/src/main/java/bz/rxla/flutter/speechrecognition/SpeechRecognitionPlugin.java b/android/src/main/java/bz/rxla/flutter/speechrecognition/SpeechRecognitionPlugin.java
index 6d9a675..bf79b18 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/bz/rxla/flutter/speechrecognition/SpeechRecognitionPlugin.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/bz/rxla/flutter/speechrecognition/SpeechRecognitionPlugin.java
@@ -58,13 +58,18 @@ public void onMethodCall(MethodCall call, Result result) {
             case "speech.activate":
                 // FIXME => Dummy activation verification : we assume that speech recognition permission
                 // is declared in the manifest and accepted during installation ( AndroidSDK 21- )
-                Locale locale = activity.getResources().getConfiguration().locale;
+                Locale locale;
+                if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES.N) {
+                    locale = activity.getResources().getConfiguration().getLocales().get(0);
+                } else {
+                    locale = activity.getResources().getConfiguration().locale;
+                }
                 Log.d(LOG_TAG, "Current Locale : " + locale.toString());
                 speechChannel.invokeMethod("speech.onCurrentLocale", locale.toString());
                 result.success(true);
                 break;
             case "speech.listen":
-                recognizerIntent.putExtra(RecognizerIntent.EXTRA_LANGUAGE, getLocale(call.arguments.toString()));
+                recognizerIntent.putExtra(RecognizerIntent.EXTRA_LANGUAGE, getAndroidLocaleCode(call.arguments.toString()));
                 speech.startListening(recognizerIntent);
                 result.success(true);
                 break;
@@ -87,9 +92,8 @@ public void onMethodCall(MethodCall call, Result result) {
         }
     }
 
-    private Locale getLocale(String code) {
-        String[] localeParts = code.split("_");
-        return new Locale(localeParts[0], localeParts[1]);
+    private String getAndroidLocaleCode(String code) {
+        return code.replace("_", "-");
     }
 
     @Override