diff --git a/java/res/values/keyboard-heights.xml b/java/res/values/keyboard-heights.xml
index 7d85994be2e582083ec770a0c14b024852bc5890..418d3e5b6cc4e6fb7cc0c4e620e09de31f0eeda2 100644
--- a/java/res/values/keyboard-heights.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/keyboard-heights.xml
@@ -33,5 +33,7 @@
     <!-- Preferable keyboard height in absolute scale: 48.0mm -->
         <!-- Xoom -->
         <item>stingray,283.1337</item>
+    <!-- Default value for unknown device: empty string -->
+        <item>DEFAULT,</item>
     </string-array>
 </resources>
diff --git a/java/res/values/keypress-vibration-durations.xml b/java/res/values/keypress-vibration-durations.xml
index 370959c1a9431d1f35864adab2e3ee004751c71e..9b1d5431e2f740fd9ce0ce86ce6748a60bc496ee 100644
--- a/java/res/values/keypress-vibration-durations.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/keypress-vibration-durations.xml
@@ -24,5 +24,7 @@
         <item>tuna,5</item>
         <item>mako,5</item>
         <item>manta,16</item>
+        <!-- Default value for unknown device -->
+        <item>DEFAULT,10</item>
     </string-array>
 </resources>
diff --git a/java/res/values/keypress-volumes.xml b/java/res/values/keypress-volumes.xml
index d1120694b75979e69b22e05993ca1eae835e5e98..047fe0c5f6868c4819753404c6a5f7acb50607c8 100644
--- a/java/res/values/keypress-volumes.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/keypress-volumes.xml
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@
 <resources>
     <string-array name="keypress_volumes" translatable="false">
         <!-- Build.HARDWARE,volume -->
-        <item>herring,0.5</item>
-        <item>tuna,0.5</item>
-        <item>stingray,0.4</item>
-        <item>grouper,0.3</item>
-        <item>mako,0.3</item>
-        <item>manta,0.2</item>
+        <item>herring,0.5f</item>
+        <item>tuna,0.5f</item>
+        <item>stingray,0.4f</item>
+        <item>grouper,0.3f</item>
+        <item>mako,0.3f</item>
+        <item>manta,0.2f</item>
+        <!-- Default value for unknown device -->
+        <item>DEFAULT,0.2f</item>
     </string-array>
 </resources>
diff --git a/java/res/values/phantom-sudden-move-event-device-list.xml b/java/res/values/phantom-sudden-move-event-device-list.xml
index 63d12e96e5104f8251fb659d1bcb04fb4d8380cc..22f510229c3c5a87ee08dfb7513b95add59ae063 100644
--- a/java/res/values/phantom-sudden-move-event-device-list.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/phantom-sudden-move-event-device-list.xml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
     <string-array name="phantom_sudden_move_event_device_list" translatable="false">
         <!-- "Build.HARDWARE,true" that needs "phantom sudden move event" hack.
              See {@link com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.PointerTracker}. -->
-        <item>stingray,true</item> <!-- Xoom -->
+        <!-- Xoom -->
+        <item>stingray,true</item>
+        <!-- Default value for unknown device -->
+        <item>DEFAULT,false</item>
     </string-array>
 </resources>
diff --git a/java/res/values/sudden-jumping-touch-event-device-list.xml b/java/res/values/sudden-jumping-touch-event-device-list.xml
index 543992a815608b40a99d813130590520e07f778f..3fdc0c7e3bfdc49285fecfdea11a0d40478179b6 100644
--- a/java/res/values/sudden-jumping-touch-event-device-list.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/sudden-jumping-touch-event-device-list.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
     <string-array name="sudden_jumping_touch_event_device_list" translatable="false">
         <!-- "Build.HARDWARE,true" that needs "sudden jump touch event" hack.
              See {@link com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.SuddenJumpingTouchEventHandler}. -->
-        <item>mahimahi,true</item> <!-- Nexus One -->
-        <item>sholes,true</item> <!-- Droid -->
+        <!-- Nexus One -->
+        <item>mahimahi,true</item>
+        <!-- Droid -->
+        <item>sholes,true</item>
+        <!-- Default value for unknown device -->
+        <item>DEFAULT,false</item>
     </string-array>
 </resources>
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java
index 584d2fe461f128a5d685baf48df2a47c93031adc..7caa8bcbcc60c8dfd677cb030c10d9cf7c0b46c1 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java
@@ -393,8 +393,8 @@ public final class MainKeyboardView extends KeyboardView implements PointerTrack
         mHasDistinctMultitouch = hasDistinctMultitouch && !forceNonDistinctMultitouch;
         final Resources res = getResources();
         final boolean needsPhantomSuddenMoveEventHack = Boolean.parseBoolean(
-                ResourceUtils.getDeviceOverrideValue(res,
-                        R.array.phantom_sudden_move_event_device_list, "false"));
+                ResourceUtils.getDeviceOverrideValue(
+                        res, R.array.phantom_sudden_move_event_device_list));
         PointerTracker.init(needsPhantomSuddenMoveEventHack);
 
         final TypedArray a = context.obtainStyledAttributes(
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/KeyboardBuilder.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/KeyboardBuilder.java
index da418f41a0255727075c81ea8e49393cfadc2c84..0f1d5cc80048fe4d85fb7a07f4f9ff52d929cd85 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/KeyboardBuilder.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/KeyboardBuilder.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
 import android.content.res.XmlResourceParser;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.util.DisplayMetrics;
 import android.util.Log;
@@ -240,14 +241,14 @@ public class KeyboardBuilder<KP extends KeyboardParams> {
         try {
             final int displayHeight = mDisplayMetrics.heightPixels;
             final String keyboardHeightString = ResourceUtils.getDeviceOverrideValue(
-                    mResources, R.array.keyboard_heights, null);
+                    mResources, R.array.keyboard_heights);
             final float keyboardHeight;
-            if (keyboardHeightString != null) {
-                keyboardHeight = Float.parseFloat(keyboardHeightString)
-                        * mDisplayMetrics.density;
-            } else {
+            if (TextUtils.isEmpty(keyboardHeightString)) {
                 keyboardHeight = keyboardAttr.getDimension(
                         R.styleable.Keyboard_keyboardHeight, displayHeight / 2);
+            } else {
+                keyboardHeight = Float.parseFloat(keyboardHeightString)
+                        * mDisplayMetrics.density;
             }
             final float maxKeyboardHeight = ResourceUtils.getDimensionOrFraction(keyboardAttr,
                     R.styleable.Keyboard_maxKeyboardHeight, displayHeight, displayHeight / 2);
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/TouchScreenRegulator.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/TouchScreenRegulator.java
index c795d53222df6e90cb6789ca3525aec7b43a4ddf..e7a0a70d16d55872b4ff9dea2f830d286c304640 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/TouchScreenRegulator.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/TouchScreenRegulator.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public final class TouchScreenRegulator {
     public TouchScreenRegulator(final Context context, final ProcessMotionEvent view) {
         mView = view;
         mNeedsSuddenJumpingHack = Boolean.parseBoolean(ResourceUtils.getDeviceOverrideValue(
-                context.getResources(), R.array.sudden_jumping_touch_event_device_list, "false"));
+                context.getResources(), R.array.sudden_jumping_touch_event_device_list));
     }
 
     public void setKeyboardGeometry(final int keyboardWidth) {
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ResourceUtils.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ResourceUtils.java
index 5021ad3842c1828af1194dec33a6343cf7995379..b74b979b5f0269a62fa8684e24ed2aae6557a987 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ResourceUtils.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/ResourceUtils.java
@@ -19,11 +19,15 @@ package com.android.inputmethod.latin;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
 import android.os.Build;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.util.TypedValue;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
 
 public final class ResourceUtils {
+    private static final String TAG = ResourceUtils.class.getSimpleName();
+    private static final boolean DEBUG = false;
+
     public static final float UNDEFINED_RATIO = -1.0f;
     public static final int UNDEFINED_DIMENSION = -1;
 
@@ -31,24 +35,44 @@ public final class ResourceUtils {
         // This utility class is not publicly instantiable.
     }
 
+    private static final String DEFAULT_PREFIX = "DEFAULT,";
     private static final String HARDWARE_PREFIX = Build.HARDWARE + ",";
     private static final HashMap<String, String> sDeviceOverrideValueMap =
             CollectionUtils.newHashMap();
 
-    public static String getDeviceOverrideValue(Resources res, int overrideResId, String defValue) {
+    public static String getDeviceOverrideValue(final Resources res, final int overrideResId) {
         final int orientation = res.getConfiguration().orientation;
         final String key = overrideResId + "-" + orientation;
-        if (!sDeviceOverrideValueMap.containsKey(key)) {
-            String overrideValue = defValue;
-            for (final String element : res.getStringArray(overrideResId)) {
-                if (element.startsWith(HARDWARE_PREFIX)) {
-                    overrideValue = element.substring(HARDWARE_PREFIX.length());
-                    break;
-                }
+        if (sDeviceOverrideValueMap.containsKey(key)) {
+            return sDeviceOverrideValueMap.get(key);
+        }
+
+        final String[] overrideArray = res.getStringArray(overrideResId);
+        final String overrideValue = StringUtils.findPrefixedString(HARDWARE_PREFIX, overrideArray);
+        // The overrideValue might be an empty string.
+        if (overrideValue != null) {
+            if (DEBUG) {
+                Log.d(TAG, "Find override value:"
+                        + " resource="+ res.getResourceEntryName(overrideResId)
+                        + " Build.HARDWARE=" + Build.HARDWARE + " override=" + overrideValue);
             }
             sDeviceOverrideValueMap.put(key, overrideValue);
+            return overrideValue;
+        }
+
+        final String defaultValue = StringUtils.findPrefixedString(DEFAULT_PREFIX, overrideArray);
+        // The defaultValue might be an empty string.
+        if (defaultValue == null) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "Couldn't find override value nor default value:"
+                    + " resource="+ res.getResourceEntryName(overrideResId)
+                    + " Build.HARDWARE=" + Build.HARDWARE);
+        } else if (DEBUG) {
+            Log.d(TAG, "Found default value:"
+                + " resource="+ res.getResourceEntryName(overrideResId)
+                + " Build.HARDWARE=" + Build.HARDWARE + " default=" + defaultValue);
         }
-        return sDeviceOverrideValueMap.get(key);
+        sDeviceOverrideValueMap.put(key, defaultValue);
+        return defaultValue;
     }
 
     public static boolean isValidFraction(final float fraction) {
@@ -85,8 +109,8 @@ public final class ResourceUtils {
         return a.getDimensionPixelSize(index, ResourceUtils.UNDEFINED_DIMENSION);
     }
 
-    public static float getDimensionOrFraction(TypedArray a, int index, int base,
-            float defValue) {
+    public static float getDimensionOrFraction(final TypedArray a, final int index, final int base,
+            final float defValue) {
         final TypedValue value = a.peekValue(index);
         if (value == null) {
             return defValue;
@@ -99,7 +123,7 @@ public final class ResourceUtils {
         return defValue;
     }
 
-    public static int getEnumValue(TypedArray a, int index, int defValue) {
+    public static int getEnumValue(final TypedArray a, final int index, final int defValue) {
         final TypedValue value = a.peekValue(index);
         if (value == null) {
             return defValue;
@@ -110,19 +134,19 @@ public final class ResourceUtils {
         return defValue;
     }
 
-    public static boolean isFractionValue(TypedValue v) {
+    public static boolean isFractionValue(final TypedValue v) {
         return v.type == TypedValue.TYPE_FRACTION;
     }
 
-    public static boolean isDimensionValue(TypedValue v) {
+    public static boolean isDimensionValue(final TypedValue v) {
         return v.type == TypedValue.TYPE_DIMENSION;
     }
 
-    public static boolean isIntegerValue(TypedValue v) {
+    public static boolean isIntegerValue(final TypedValue v) {
         return v.type >= TypedValue.TYPE_FIRST_INT && v.type <= TypedValue.TYPE_LAST_INT;
     }
 
-    public static boolean isStringValue(TypedValue v) {
+    public static boolean isStringValue(final TypedValue v) {
         return v.type == TypedValue.TYPE_STRING;
     }
 }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SettingsValues.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SettingsValues.java
index a23876722e44dc2d664991aa76c99112136e3d9c..157684437fda90f364d34c1997bfb8bbdbccf034 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SettingsValues.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SettingsValues.java
@@ -78,10 +78,6 @@ public final class SettingsValues {
     public final boolean mUseDoubleSpacePeriod;
     // Use bigrams to predict the next word when there is no input for it yet
     public final boolean mBigramPredictionEnabled;
-    @SuppressWarnings("unused") // TODO: Use this
-    private final int mVibrationDurationSettingsRawValue;
-    @SuppressWarnings("unused") // TODO: Use this
-    private final float mKeypressSoundVolumeRawValue;
     public final boolean mGestureInputEnabled;
     public final boolean mGesturePreviewTrailEnabled;
     public final boolean mGestureFloatingPreviewTextEnabled;
@@ -158,9 +154,6 @@ public final class SettingsValues {
         mUseDoubleSpacePeriod = prefs.getBoolean(Settings.PREF_KEY_USE_DOUBLE_SPACE_PERIOD, true);
         mAutoCorrectEnabled = isAutoCorrectEnabled(res, mAutoCorrectionThresholdRawValue);
         mBigramPredictionEnabled = isBigramPredictionEnabled(prefs, res);
-        mVibrationDurationSettingsRawValue =
-                prefs.getInt(Settings.PREF_VIBRATION_DURATION_SETTINGS, -1);
-        mKeypressSoundVolumeRawValue = prefs.getFloat(Settings.PREF_KEYPRESS_SOUND_VOLUME, -1.0f);
 
         // Compute other readable settings
         mKeypressVibrationDuration = getCurrentVibrationDuration(prefs, res);
@@ -383,27 +376,23 @@ public final class SettingsValues {
     // Accessed from the settings interface, hence public
     public static float getCurrentKeypressSoundVolume(final SharedPreferences prefs,
             final Resources res) {
-        // TODO: use mVibrationDurationSettingsRawValue instead of reading it again here
         final float volume = prefs.getFloat(Settings.PREF_KEYPRESS_SOUND_VOLUME, -1.0f);
         if (volume >= 0) {
             return volume;
         }
-
-        return Float.parseFloat(ResourceUtils.getDeviceOverrideValue(
-                res, R.array.keypress_volumes, "-1.0f"));
+        return Float.parseFloat(
+                ResourceUtils.getDeviceOverrideValue(res, R.array.keypress_volumes));
     }
 
     // Likewise
     public static int getCurrentVibrationDuration(final SharedPreferences prefs,
             final Resources res) {
-        // TODO: use mKeypressVibrationDuration instead of reading it again here
         final int ms = prefs.getInt(Settings.PREF_VIBRATION_DURATION_SETTINGS, -1);
         if (ms >= 0) {
             return ms;
         }
-
-        return Integer.parseInt(ResourceUtils.getDeviceOverrideValue(
-                res, R.array.keypress_vibration_durations, "-1"));
+        return Integer.parseInt(
+                ResourceUtils.getDeviceOverrideValue(res, R.array.keypress_vibration_durations));
     }
 
     // Likewise
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/StringUtils.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/StringUtils.java
index 043043cefee370490bd4f8276560114d7a4ef97e..ddaa5ff5b5e57fa4362face30c4b34be9f882d5c 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/StringUtils.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/StringUtils.java
@@ -61,6 +61,23 @@ public final class StringUtils {
         return TextUtils.join(",", result);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Find a string that start with specified prefix from an array.
+     *
+     * @param prefix a prefix string to find.
+     * @param array an string array to be searched.
+     * @return the rest part of the string that starts with the prefix.
+     * Returns null if it couldn't be found.
+     */
+    public static String findPrefixedString(final String prefix, final String[] array) {
+        for (final String element : array) {
+            if (element.startsWith(prefix)) {
+                return element.substring(prefix.length());
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Remove duplicates from an array of strings.
      *