diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bea1e80..1a4c210 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ Working on iOS and Android
 ## 1.0.1
 Change dependency of device_info to device_info_plus
 
+## 1.0.2
+Fixed encode issue with special characters
diff --git a/lib/helpers/bytes_utils.dart b/lib/helpers/bytes_utils.dart
index 027accf..b8d67d3 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/bytes_utils.dart
+++ b/lib/helpers/bytes_utils.dart
@@ -37,12 +37,13 @@ abstract class BytesUtils {
       Uint8List.fromList(value).buffer.asByteData().getInt8(0);
 
   static Uint8List stringToBytesArray(String value) =>
-      Uint8List.fromList(value.codeUnits);
+      Uint8List.fromList(utf8.encode(value));
 
   static int getInt64(List<int> value) =>
       Uint8List.fromList(value).buffer.asByteData().getInt64(0, Endian.host);
 
-  static String getString(List<int> value) => utf8.decode(value);
+  static String getString(List<int> value) =>
+      utf8.decode(value, allowMalformed: true);
 
   static List<int> getBytesRangeAsIntList(
       Uint8List bytesList, int start, int bytesAmount) {
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index e8c7a6a..f595bd3 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: nearby_cross
 description: Flutter plugin for Android and iOS to use Nearby Connections API and send messages between devices.
-version: 1.0.1
+version: 1.0.2
 repository: https://github.com/IgVelasco/nearby_cross
 
 environment: