diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..194755b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 Google Inc.
+ * Licensed to 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 xmlns:xliff="urn:oasis:names:tc:xliff:document:1.2">
+
+    <!-- Format string used when displaying a summary in a message summary in list notification that was triggered by several new conversations.
+         Extra space between sender and subject is intentional.  [CHAR LIMIT=120] -->
+    <string name="multiple_new_message_notification_item"><b><xliff:g id="sender">%1$s</xliff:g></b>\u0020\u0020\u0020<xliff:g id="subject">%2$s</xliff:g></string>
+
+    <!-- Format string used when displaying the big text of a notification that was triggered by a single new conversation. [CHAR LIMIT=120] -->
+    <string name="single_new_message_notification_big_text"><xliff:g id="subject">%1$s</xliff:g>\n<xliff:g id="snippet">%2$s</xliff:g></string>
+
+</resources>
diff --git a/res/values/styles.xml b/res/values/styles.xml
index 5831c0d..ef62b10 100644
--- a/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -160,4 +160,12 @@
     <style name="AccountSpinnerAnchorTextSecondary" parent="@android:style/TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.ActionBar.Subtitle">
         <item name="android:textColor">@color/actionbar_secondary</item>
     </style>
+
+    <style name="NotificationPrimaryText">
+        <item name="android:textColor">#cccccc</item>
+    </style>
+
+    <style name="NotificationSecondaryText">
+    </style>
+
 </resources>