diff --git a/gen_strings.py b/gen_strings.py
index a3d98be..23b3315 100755
--- a/gen_strings.py
+++ b/gen_strings.py
@@ -38,42 +38,42 @@
         if verb == "trash":
             print Template('''
 <!-- Dialog title asking if user will allow $verb permission to the $data item displayed below this string. [CHAR LIMIT=128] -->
-<plurals name="permission_${verb}_${data}">
-    <item quantity="one">Allow <xliff:g id="app_name" example="Gmail">^1</xliff:g> to move this $datalabel to trash?</item>
-    <item quantity="other">Allow <xliff:g id="app_name" example="Gmail">^1</xliff:g> to move <xliff:g id="count" example="42">^2</xliff:g> ${datalabel}s to trash?</item>
-</plurals>
+<string name="permission_${verb}_${data}"> {count, plural,
+    =1    {Allow <xliff:g id="app_name" example="Gmail">^1</xliff:g> to move this $datalabel to trash?}
+    other {Allow <xliff:g id="app_name" example="Gmail">^1</xliff:g> to move <xliff:g id="count" example="42">^2</xliff:g> ${datalabel}s to trash?}
+}</string>
 ''').substitute(vars()).strip("\n")
             print Template('''
 <!-- Progress dialog message after user allows $verb permission to the $data item [CHAR LIMIT=128] -->
-<plurals name="permission_progress_${verb}_${data}">
-    <item quantity="one">Moving $datalabel to trash&#8230;</item>
-    <item quantity="other">Moving <xliff:g id="count" example="42">^1</xliff:g> ${datalabel}s to trash&#8230;</item>
-</plurals>
+<string name="permission_progress_${verb}_${data}"> {count, plural,
+    =1    {Moving $datalabel to trash&#8230;}
+    other {Moving <xliff:g id="count" example="42">^1</xliff:g> ${datalabel}s to trash&#8230;}
+}</string>
 ''').substitute(vars()).strip("\n")
 
         elif verb == "untrash":
             print Template('''
 <!-- Dialog title asking if user will allow $verb permission to the $data item displayed below this string. [CHAR LIMIT=128] -->
-<plurals name="permission_${verb}_${data}">
-    <item quantity="one">Allow <xliff:g id="app_name" example="Gmail">^1</xliff:g> to move this $datalabel out of trash?</item>
-    <item quantity="other">Allow <xliff:g id="app_name" example="Gmail">^1</xliff:g> to move <xliff:g id="count" example="42">^2</xliff:g> ${datalabel}s out of trash?</item>
-</plurals>
+<string name="permission_${verb}_${data}"> {count, plural,
+    =1    {Allow <xliff:g id="app_name" example="Gmail">^1</xliff:g> to move this $datalabel out of trash?}
+    other {Allow <xliff:g id="app_name" example="Gmail">^1</xliff:g> to move <xliff:g id="count" example="42">^2</xliff:g> ${datalabel}s out of trash?}
+}</string>
 ''').substitute(vars()).strip("\n")
             print Template('''
 <!-- Progress dialog message after user allows $verb permission to the $data item [CHAR LIMIT=128] -->
-<plurals name="permission_progress_${verb}_${data}">
-    <item quantity="one">Moving $datalabel out of trash&#8230;</item>
-    <item quantity="other">Moving <xliff:g id="count" example="42">^1</xliff:g> ${datalabel}s out of trash&#8230;</item>
-</plurals>
+<string name="permission_progress_${verb}_${data}"> {count, plural,
+    =1    {Moving $datalabel out of trash&#8230;}
+    other {Moving <xliff:g id="count" example="42">^1</xliff:g> ${datalabel}s out of trash&#8230;}
+}</string>
 ''').substitute(vars()).strip("\n")
 
         else:
             print Template('''
 <!-- Dialog title asking if user will allow $verb permission to the $data item displayed below this string. [CHAR LIMIT=128] -->
-<plurals name="permission_${verb}_${data}">
-    <item quantity="one">Allow <xliff:g id="app_name" example="Gmail">^1</xliff:g> to $verblabel this $datalabel?</item>
-    <item quantity="other">Allow <xliff:g id="app_name" example="Gmail">^1</xliff:g> to $verblabel <xliff:g id="count" example="42">^2</xliff:g> ${datalabel}s?</item>
-</plurals>
+<string name="permission_${verb}_${data}"> {count, plural,
+    =1    {Allow <xliff:g id="app_name" example="Gmail">^1</xliff:g> to $verblabel this $datalabel?}
+    other {Allow <xliff:g id="app_name" example="Gmail">^1</xliff:g> to $verblabel <xliff:g id="count" example="42">^2</xliff:g> ${datalabel}s?}
+}</string>
 ''').substitute(vars()).strip("\n")
             if verb == "write":
                 actionLabel = "Modifying"
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@
                 actionLabel = "Deleting"
             print Template('''
 <!-- Progress dialog message after user allows $verb permission to the $data item [CHAR LIMIT=128] -->
-<plurals name="permission_progress_${verb}_${data}">
-    <item quantity="one">$actionLabel $datalabel&#8230;</item>
-    <item quantity="other">$actionLabel <xliff:g id="count" example="42">^1</xliff:g> ${datalabel}s&#8230;</item>
-</plurals>
+<string name="permission_progress_${verb}_${data}"> {count, plural,
+    =1    {$actionLabel $datalabel&#8230;}
+    other {$actionLabel <xliff:g id="count" example="42">^1</xliff:g> ${datalabel}s&#8230;}
+}</string>
 ''').substitute(vars()).strip("\n")
 
 print '''