diff --git a/sdk_overlay/packages/inputmethods/LatinIME/res/values/bools.xml b/sdk_overlay/packages/inputmethods/LatinIME/res/values/bools.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+/* 
+**
+** Copyright 2008, The Android Open Source Project
+**
+** Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); 
+** you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. 
+** You may obtain a copy of the License at 
+**
+**     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 
+**
+** Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software 
+** distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, 
+** WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. 
+** See the License for the specific language governing permissions and 
+** limitations under the License.
+*/
+-->
+<resources>
+    <!-- Make the LatinIME the default one for the SDK build. -->
+    <bool name="im_is_default">true</bool>
+</resources>