diff --git a/app/src/org/commcare/dalvik/activities/EntitySelectActivity.java b/app/src/org/commcare/dalvik/activities/EntitySelectActivity.java
index 8b63b0ce31..7d2377bd17 100644
--- a/app/src/org/commcare/dalvik/activities/EntitySelectActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/org/commcare/dalvik/activities/EntitySelectActivity.java
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 import org.commcare.suite.model.Action;
 import org.commcare.suite.model.Detail;
 import org.commcare.suite.model.DetailField;
-import org.commcare.suite.model.Entry;
 import org.commcare.suite.model.SessionDatum;
 import org.commcare.util.CommCareSession;
 import org.commcare.util.SessionFrame;
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Timer;
 import java.util.TimerTask;
-import java.util.Vector;
 
 /**
  * 
@@ -171,7 +169,8 @@ public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
                 rightFrame = (FrameLayout)findViewById(R.id.screen_compound_select_right_pane);
                 
                 TextView message = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.screen_compound_select_prompt);
-                message.setText(localize("select.placeholder.message", new String[]{Localization.get("cchq.case")}));
+                //use the old method here because some Android versions don't like Spannables for titles
+                message.setText(Localization.get("select.placeholder.message", new String[]{Localization.get("cchq.case")}));
             } else {
                 setContentView(R.layout.entity_select_layout);
                 //So we're not in landscape mode anymore, but were before. If we had something selected, we 
@@ -203,6 +202,7 @@ public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         
         
         TextView searchLabel = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.screen_entity_select_search_label);
+        //use the old method here because some Android versions don't like Spannables for titles
         searchLabel.setText(Localization.get("select.search.label"));
         searchLabel.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener(){
             @Override
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ public void onStop() {
      *
      * @param contextRef reference to the selected element for which to display
      * detailed view
-     * @param i intent to attach extra data to. If null, create a fresh
+     * @param detailIntent intent to attach extra data to. If null, create a fresh
      * EntityDetailActivity intent
      * @return The intent argument, or a newly created one, with element
      * selection information attached.
@@ -585,10 +585,11 @@ public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int before, int count) {
     @Override
     public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
         super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
-        menu.add(0, MENU_SORT, MENU_SORT, localize("select.menu.sort")).setIcon(
+        //use the old method here because some Android versions don't like Spannables for titles
+        menu.add(0, MENU_SORT, MENU_SORT, Localization.get("select.menu.sort")).setIcon(
                 android.R.drawable.ic_menu_sort_alphabetically);
         if(mMappingEnabled) {
-            menu.add(0, MENU_MAP, MENU_MAP, localize("select.menu.map")).setIcon(
+            menu.add(0, MENU_MAP, MENU_MAP, Localization.get("select.menu.map")).setIcon(
                     android.R.drawable.ic_menu_mapmode);
         }
         Action action = shortSelect.getCustomAction();
@@ -840,6 +841,7 @@ public void displayReferenceAwesome(final TreeReference selection, int detailInd
             findViewById(R.id.screen_compound_select_prompt).setVisibility(View.GONE);
             View.inflate(this, R.layout.entity_detail, rightFrame);
             Button next = (Button)findViewById(R.id.entity_select_button);
+            //use the old method here because some Android versions don't like Spannables for titles
             next.setText(Localization.get("select.detail.confirm"));
             next.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
                 public void onClick(View v) {