diff --git a/cocos/platform/android/CCDevice-android.cpp b/cocos/platform/android/CCDevice-android.cpp
index f18cf7cfa1..0e54bd1601 100644
--- a/cocos/platform/android/CCDevice-android.cpp
+++ b/cocos/platform/android/CCDevice-android.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public:
     {
            JniMethodInfo methodInfo;
            if (! JniHelper::getStaticMethodInfo(methodInfo, "org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxBitmap", "createTextBitmapShadowStroke",
-               "(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;IIIIIIIIZFFFFZIIIIF)Z"))
+               "([BLjava/lang/String;IIIIIIIIZFFFFZIIIIF)Z"))
            {
                CCLOG("%s %d: error to get methodInfo", __FILE__, __LINE__);
                return false;
@@ -111,10 +111,12 @@ public:
             * and data.
             * use this approach to decrease the jni call number
            */
-           jstring jstrText = methodInfo.env->NewStringUTF(text);
+           int count = strlen(text);
+           jbyteArray strArray = methodInfo.env->NewByteArray(count);
+           methodInfo.env->SetByteArrayRegion(strArray, 0, count, reinterpret_cast<const jbyte*>(text));
            jstring jstrFont = methodInfo.env->NewStringUTF(fullPathOrFontName.c_str());
 
-           if(!methodInfo.env->CallStaticBooleanMethod(methodInfo.classID, methodInfo.methodID, jstrText,
+           if(!methodInfo.env->CallStaticBooleanMethod(methodInfo.classID, methodInfo.methodID, strArray,
                jstrFont, textDefinition._fontSize, textDefinition._fontFillColor.r, textDefinition._fontFillColor.g, 
                textDefinition._fontFillColor.b, textDefinition._fontAlpha,
                eAlignMask, nWidth, nHeight, 
@@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ public:
                 return false;
            }
 
-           methodInfo.env->DeleteLocalRef(jstrText);
+           methodInfo.env->DeleteLocalRef(strArray);
            methodInfo.env->DeleteLocalRef(jstrFont);
            methodInfo.env->DeleteLocalRef(methodInfo.classID);
 
diff --git a/cocos/platform/android/java/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxBitmap.java b/cocos/platform/android/java/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxBitmap.java
index 0bbefef575..ffe578ac67 100644
--- a/cocos/platform/android/java/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxBitmap.java
+++ b/cocos/platform/android/java/src/org/cocos2dx/lib/Cocos2dxBitmap.java
@@ -93,20 +93,26 @@ public class Cocos2dxBitmap {
             final int fontSize, final int alignment, final int width,
             final int height) {
         
-        createTextBitmapShadowStroke( string, fontName, fontSize, 255, 255, 255, 255,   // text font and color
+        createTextBitmapShadowStroke( string.getBytes(), fontName, fontSize, 255, 255, 255, 255,   // text font and color
                                       alignment, width, height,                         // alignment and size
                                       false, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f,                    // no shadow
                                       false, 255, 255, 255, 255, 0.0f);                   // no stroke
                                      
     }
 
-    public static boolean createTextBitmapShadowStroke(String string,  final String fontName, int fontSize,
+    public static boolean createTextBitmapShadowStroke(byte[] bytes,  final String fontName, int fontSize,
                                                     int fontTintR, int fontTintG, int fontTintB, int fontTintA,
                                                     int alignment, int width, int height, 
                                                     boolean shadow, float shadowDX, float shadowDY, float shadowBlur, float shadowOpacity, 
                                                     boolean stroke, int strokeR, int strokeG, int strokeB, int strokeA, float strokeSize) {
 
-        
+        String string;
+        if (bytes == null || bytes.length == 0) {
+          string = "";
+        } else {
+          string = new String(bytes);
+        }
+
         final int horizontalAlignment = alignment & 0x0F;
         final int verticalAlignment   = (alignment >> 4) & 0x0F;