String testValue = "Hello, world!"; byte[] encodeValue = Base64.encode(testValue.getBytes(), Base64.DEFAULT); byte[] decodeValue = Base64.decode(encodeValue, Base64.DEFAULT); Log.d("ENCODE_DECODE", "defaultValue = " + testValue); Log.d("ENCODE_DECODE", "encodeValue = " + new String(encodeValue)); Log.d("ENCODE_DECODE", "decodeValue = " + new String(decodeValue));