# Android app development **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions\ **Created:** [February 29, 2020, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/android-app-development/64542 "2020-02-29T11:58:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Pkeod](https://forum-defold.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.defold.com/pkeod/32/606_2.png) [@Pkeod](https://forum.defold.com/u/Pkeod)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2020, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.defold.com/t/android-app-development/64542/2 "2020-03-01T21:04:38Z")
Yes, Defold can be used to make non-game apps. There is nothing stopping you. It can be a great option depending on your use case. I think there are still issues with Arabic support. > [@Arabic/RTL/I18N support](https://forum.defold.com/t/arabic-rtl-i18n-support/23626): > > I made a quick PoC with Defold to see if it supports Arabic text. It looks like it doesn’t. Repro steps: Create a new empty Defold project Add a label, set the text to Hello World, run it and make sure it shows up Download a font with full Arabic/Unicode character sets, like [this one](https://cooltext.com/Download-Font-B+Ferdosi). File \> New \> Font Edit font, set the Font to the .ttf file and the size to 72 Check the All Chars check-box. (Without this, most of the characters don’t appear.) Change the label font to the new Arabic font Set … --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.defold.com/t/android-app-development/64542)._