i want to change stock font
but i just want to be sure if
it is safe to use fontomizer
on my SGY?
im running 2.3.6 stock rom (DXKK4)
it would be a great help, tia.
Yap. Ive used it but if you want the manual way but better. Coz doing it manually lets you install a font u really want unlike fontomizer it just have presets
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i'd prefer font changer if your phone is rooted, its more customizable
yes.. and i love ubuntu font. try it.
Use "Custom android font switcher", works like a charm.
What more, it has no bugs like fonts slightly placed higher than its supposed to be. It is the only app i came across (pardon me, I'm not a pro in this topic, just my experience) which replacess each and erey font in your phone, even the keyboard fonts will be changed.
thanks for the advice guys,
ill try one.. ayos!
i used font installer by jrummy and fontomizer several times... so far they are safe and worked
font installer needs root tho
Some wont work on custom roms
HERE's a SMALL GUIDE FOR CHANGING FONTS MANUALLY - ROOTED
1. download the font you want. (*.ttf)
2. make 3 copies of that font.
3. rename them by the ff:
DroidSans.ttf
DroidSans-Bold.ttf
Clockopia.ttf
4. Go to system/font and replace the fonts namely the ones stated above
**i mean delete the old fonts named DroidSans.ttf, DroidSans-Bold.ttf, Clockopia.ttf annd replace them with the one you renamed.
5. reboot. and VOILA
musashihatred said:
HERE's a SMALL GUIDE FOR CHANGING FONTS MANUALLY - ROOTED
1. download the font you want. (*.ttf)
2. make 3 copies of that font.
3. rename them by the ff:
DroidSans.ttf
DroidSans-Bold.ttf
Clockopia.ttf
4. Go to system/font and replace the fonts namely the ones stated above
**i mean delete the old fonts named DroidSans.ttf, DroidSans-Bold.ttf, Clockopia.ttf annd replace them with the one you renamed.
5. reboot. and VOILA
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wew.... it'll be replacing system files. is this safe..?
Yeap its safe but make sure you follow the steps.
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And make backups of the three files in case you wanna come back.
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ya font changer is more effective than fontomizer
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explodeaamir said:
ya font changer is more effective than fontomizer
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Fontomizer works great on my SGY... However, I have read some posts that "Font Changer" app would cause your phone to go on a boot loop.
I recomend Custom android font changer from market
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Here's my question, I'd like to switch out the fonts in the Rom I'm using is the Bowtie from Nebula (loving it by the way). I'd just like to switch fonts is all. What would I need to do. I read a few post a while back in some other threads that to use metamorph but the apply says for advanced users. I don't think I'm on advanced level yet but I would still like to learn.
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Metamorph is really easy to use.
Download the free version from the market, once its installed you can download a zip with fonts in it then just apply the don't you want to use.
EDIT:
Search the threads for (metamorph changing fonts on the fly) and there is a zip file you can download there to use with metamorph.
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Mr.Muscles said:
Here's my question, I'd like to switch out the fonts in the Rom I'm using is the Bowtie from Nebula (loving it by the way). I'd just like to switch fonts is all. What would I need to do. I read a few post a while back in some other threads that to use metamorph but the apply says for advanced users. I don't think I'm on advanced level yet but I would still like to learn.
Epic4G + Froyo = The Shizznit
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You can also flash this (attached) through Clockwork. What I do is, open up this zip (use program 7zip, if you don't already, on your computer),
Take any font, rename it to DroidSans.ttf or DroidSans-Bold.ttf.. etc, copy and replace any fonts inside this zip, then flash.
Or, you can just check out the mother of all xda font threads: 200 Flashable Font Packs
I think ComfortAA (the attached one) is still my fav though.
You guys rock! I asked a question and you guys answered quick and perfect. I'm gonna try these out. Thank you thank you thank you! People like you guys and this community make my phone The Shizznit!
Epic4G + Froyo = The Shizznit
decalex said:
You can also flash this (attached) through Clockwork. What I do is, open up this zip (use program 7zip, if you don't already, on your computer),
Take any font, rename it to DroidSans.ttf or DroidSans-Bold.ttf.. etc, copy and replace any fonts inside this zip, then flash.
Or, you can just check out the mother of all xda font threads: 200 Flashable Font Packs
I think ComfortAA (the attached one) is still my fav though.
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dude I installed this font from your zip an im stuck in the samgung logo.
I had other fonts before w/o problems....
anyone else with the same problem?
elchileno said:
dude I installed this font from your zip an im stuck in the samgung logo.
I had other fonts before w/o problems....
anyone else with the same problem?
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hm-- I'm pretty sure the attachment was straight from that thread-- are you flashing 'normally' through clockwork?
decalex said:
You can also flash this (attached) through Clockwork. What I do is, open up this zip (use program 7zip, if you don't already, on your computer),
Take any font, rename it to DroidSans.ttf or DroidSans-Bold.ttf.. etc, copy and replace any fonts inside this zip, then flash.
Or, you can just check out the mother of all xda font threads: 200 Flashable Font Packs
I think ComfortAA (the attached one) is still my fav though.
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ComfortAA is my current favorite as well. I use root explorer to copy the DroidSans.ttf and DroidSans-Bold.ttf files on my sd card and paste them over the default files in the system/font folder. When I restart the phone, my font is there.
I bought Root System Font installer from the market. Over 200 fonts, you can preview the font and its easy.
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I am looking for a zip file that I can add all the fonts from the evo in.. maybe one I can just replace the fonts for droidsanshebrew, droidsansfallback, droidsansarabic, etc... all of them.
Anyone help? I know they have font zips to change a font, but they typically have only three font files in them..
Thanks in advance!
You can check out absolute system app its a paid app but really cool and has allot of fonts to choose from.
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No no... I got all my fonts.. I wish to have a flashable zip with all the fonts that come with the evo... So I can edit it a bit.
Mahlhavoc said:
No no... I got all my fonts.. I wish to have a flashable zip with all the fonts that come with the evo... So I can edit it a bit.
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Oh then I have no idea sorry.
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You know longer need to flash fonts. Check out this page. A developer created a free app to change your system fonts without needing to flash. Place your fonts somewhere on your SDCARD, set the paths and reboot. BAM. Where is that good ole thanks button again??
Hey, i have this font ttf file that i want to use on my epic touch. I tried to change files in another font apk to make this one but it would not install. Any help would be apprieciated.
Link to the font:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=540765&d=1299961469
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omair94 said:
Hey, i have this font ttf file that i want to use on my epic touch. I tried to change files in another font apk to make this one but it would not install. Any help would be apprieciated.
Link to the font:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=540765&d=1299961469
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are you rooted? if so, place the ttf's on the root of your memory card and use rom toolbox to apply the fonts
That's not simple.
Follow the guide at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=745345
It's involving lots of manual task and it seems like there's no market application yet for this. That's the reason why the flip fonts APKs are being sold in the market.
I just went into system/fonts and replaced droidsans.ttf and droidsans-bold.ttf using rootexplorer.
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I can't find anything in the settings for changing the font and rom toolbox does nothing but send my phone into a boot loop... Anyone know how(can explain)?? I have a lot of font apk's from GB I'd like to use.
Go the hard way: fonts are stored under /system/fonts and you just have to replace them all you like with a root-enabled file explorer. If your fonts are in an APK pack, extract with WinRAR/WinZIP and look for .ttf files inside.
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Is it just like a drag and drop? Would I replace the ones in there? Or just add the,... If I add them how dovI enable them? If I'm replacing them, would I rename them to the system name? Does it change instantly, or what? I'm not really "familiar" with this :/
KooladeKC said:
Is it just like a drag and drop? Would I replace the ones in there? Or just add the,... If I add them how dovI enable them? If I'm replacing them, would I rename them to the system name? Does it change instantly, or what? I'm not really "familiar" with this :/
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Rename to the system names (but there are many font files, do make sure which you want to replace!) and replace them. Don't forget to set permission to rw-r--r--. Then just reboot to see effect. If anything happens just flash the original ROM without wiping anything.
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AndyYan said:
Go the hard way: fonts are stored under /system/fonts and you just have to replace them all you like with a root-enabled file explorer. If your fonts are in an APK pack, extract with WinRAR/WinZIP and look for .ttf files inside.
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All of the fonts are individual apk files.. How do you extract the ttf files?
KooladeKC said:
All of the fonts are individual apk files.. How do you extract the ttf files?
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I mean, can't you open the apk's with WinRAR or WinZIP? (if necessary, change the file extension to .zip) Extract and seek .ttf files in it. I can't guarantee you will find it though, as I always directly fetch readily-available ttf files and never used these font APKs. Maybe that's different.
A bit offa topic: why change when system default (the Roboto font family) is beautiful enough?
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When I change some of the file I get stuck in a forever boot. Am I doing something wrong?
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TayOnG1 said:
When I change some of the file I get stuck in a forever boot. Am I doing something wrong?
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Then you must be doing wrong, or you might haven't set correct permissions after replacing files.
Anyway, I'm free on summer vacation, so you can send me the fonts you want to use (font name or file, both are okay, BUT it has to be a font family with at least bold, italic and bold+italic variants!), and I'll see if I can pack up a flashable zip for you.
AndyYan said:
Then you must be doing wrong, or you might haven't set correct permissions after replacing files.
Anyway, I'm free on summer vacation, so you can send me the fonts you want to use (font name or file, both are okay, BUT it has to be a font family with at least bold, italic and bold+italic variants!), and I'll see if I can pack up a flashable zip for you.
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I see now what I was doing wrong. The font I was trying to use wasn't bold and I was trying to load it into a bold file in the system folder. Thank you for the quick response.
I know this isn't apart of the tread but how would you go about packing fonts in a zip to flash?
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TayOnG1 said:
I know this isn't apart of the tread but how would you go about packing fonts in a zip to flash?
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Normally I have to base my flashable zip on an already existing one, then I just replace the fonts inside, slightly tweak the update-script, repack, re-sign and all done. Dunno how to go into details...
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Hello! I had posted this flashable zip file in the font request thread but figured it would be more easily found having it's own. this will replace all your system fonts with Roboto Condensed instead of the ugly stock lg fonts :silly: . i whipped this up for my htc m8 but i have flashed it on to my lg g3 with no problems and it looks great. i have flashed it on both stock rooted and ZoneROM with no issues at all. as always nand to be safe and enjoy!
I flashed the file but when I go to settings, display, font type I only see the same stock options... Help
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tykalx said:
I flashed the file but when I go to settings, display, font type I only see the same stock options... Help
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it will just replace the default font to roboto condensed which is the NewSmartGothic font so select that one, and then it should replace all the system fonts as well i.e. the fonts in the playstore etc.
niasyn said:
it will just replace the default font to roboto condensed which is the NewSmartGothic font so select that one, and then it should replace all the system fonts as well i.e. the fonts in the playstore etc.
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By any chance do you have the original system font? I want to switch back..
Awesome! Thanks. Much better.
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Awesome! Love me some Roboto... Any chance you can make a zip of the newer Android L Roboto?
Alix8821 said:
Awesome! Love me some Roboto... Any chance you can make a zip of the newer Android L Roboto?
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Hey there! I found this for you: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2794834
kinda a noob..
by flash can I just stick the zip file on my sdcard and then run the zip within my phone?
Screen shot!?
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I flashed the zip ok. Where do I find the font? It's not in system > display > fonts.