diff --git a/androidApp/src/main/java/bou/amine/apps/readerforselfossv2/android/viewmodel/AppViewModel.kt b/androidApp/src/main/java/bou/amine/apps/readerforselfossv2/android/viewmodel/AppViewModel.kt
index cc7c21d..9320762 100644
--- a/androidApp/src/main/java/bou/amine/apps/readerforselfossv2/android/viewmodel/AppViewModel.kt
+++ b/androidApp/src/main/java/bou/amine/apps/readerforselfossv2/android/viewmodel/AppViewModel.kt
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@ package bou.amine.apps.readerforselfossv2.android.viewmodel
 
 import androidx.lifecycle.ViewModel
 import androidx.lifecycle.viewModelScope
+import bou.amine.apps.readerforselfossv2.android.R
 import bou.amine.apps.readerforselfossv2.repository.Repository
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.MutableSharedFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.asSharedFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 
 class AppViewModel(private val repository: Repository) : ViewModel() {
-    private val _toastMessageProvider = MutableSharedFlow<String>()
+    private val _toastMessageProvider = MutableSharedFlow<Int>()
     val toastMessageProvider = _toastMessageProvider.asSharedFlow()
     private var wasConnected = true
 
@@ -16,10 +17,10 @@ class AppViewModel(private val repository: Repository) : ViewModel() {
         viewModelScope.launch {
             repository.isConnectionAvailable.collect { isConnected ->
                 if (isConnected && !wasConnected && repository.connectionMonitored) {
-                    _toastMessageProvider.emit("Network connection is now available")
+                    _toastMessageProvider.emit(R.string.network_connectivity_retrieved)
                     wasConnected = true
                 } else if (!isConnected && wasConnected && repository.connectionMonitored){
-                    _toastMessageProvider.emit("Network connection lost")
+                    _toastMessageProvider.emit(R.string.network_connectivity_lost)
                     wasConnected = false
                 }
             }
diff --git a/androidApp/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/androidApp/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index fc20983..a83ab53 100644
--- a/androidApp/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/androidApp/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@
     <string name="pref_switch_update_sources">Check for new sources and tags</string>
     <string name="pref_switch_update_sources_summary">Disable this if your server is receiving excessive amounts of database queries.</string>
     <string name="no_network_connectivity">Not connected !</string>
+    <string name="network_connectivity_lost">"Network connection lost"</string>
+    <string name="network_connectivity_retrieved">"Network connection is now available"</string>
     <string name="pref_switch_periodic_refresh">Sync articles</string>
     <string name="pref_switch_periodic_refresh_off">Articles will not be synced in the background</string>
     <string name="pref_switch_periodic_refresh_on">Articles will periodically be synced</string>