diff --git a/apps/bookmarks/appinfo/database.xml b/apps/bookmarks/appinfo/database.xml
index f2fc68e4b5..b03c1fb2c8 100644
--- a/apps/bookmarks/appinfo/database.xml
+++ b/apps/bookmarks/appinfo/database.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	<name>*dbname*</name>
 	<create>true</create>
 	<overwrite>false</overwrite>
-	<charset>latin1</charset>
+	<charset>utf8</charset>
 	<table>
 		<name>*dbprefix*bookmarks</name>
 		<declaration>
diff --git a/apps/files_sharing/appinfo/database.xml b/apps/files_sharing/appinfo/database.xml
index 3378b6b09e..c5cb632d4f 100644
--- a/apps/files_sharing/appinfo/database.xml
+++ b/apps/files_sharing/appinfo/database.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	 <name>*dbname*</name>
 	 <create>true</create>
 	 <overwrite>false</overwrite>
-	 <charset>latin1</charset>
+	 <charset>utf8</charset>
 	 <table>
 		<name>*dbprefix*sharing</name>
 		<declaration>
diff --git a/apps/gallery/appinfo/database.xml b/apps/gallery/appinfo/database.xml
index d1ccd6b5a2..1683e0ca2c 100644
--- a/apps/gallery/appinfo/database.xml
+++ b/apps/gallery/appinfo/database.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	 <name>*dbname*</name>
 	 <create>true</create>
 	 <overwrite>false</overwrite>
-	 <charset>latin1</charset>
+	 <charset>utf8</charset>
 	 <table>
 		<name>*dbprefix*pictures_images_cache</name>
 		<declaration>
diff --git a/apps/media/appinfo/database.xml b/apps/media/appinfo/database.xml
index 702ae9c28b..9b942d282b 100644
--- a/apps/media/appinfo/database.xml
+++ b/apps/media/appinfo/database.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  <create>true</create>
  <overwrite>false</overwrite>
 
- <charset>latin1</charset>
+ <charset>utf8</charset>
 
  <table>
 
diff --git a/apps/remoteStorage/appinfo/database.xml b/apps/remoteStorage/appinfo/database.xml
index 00ee494274..d48f9f747b 100644
--- a/apps/remoteStorage/appinfo/database.xml
+++ b/apps/remoteStorage/appinfo/database.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	 <name>*dbname*</name>
 	 <create>true</create>
 	 <overwrite>false</overwrite>
-	 <charset>latin1</charset>
+	 <charset>utf8</charset>
 	 <table>
 		<name>*dbprefix*authtoken</name>
 		<declaration>