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Installing fonts

Guys I've Defy+ (stock 2.3.6 asia retail version)
I haven't rooted my phone yet (just a month old ) but i want to install Indian fonts. Its damm irritating to see all those squares & squares...(Chinese & Japanese characters are ok)
Can somebody please tell me any way to do that?
With Multiling i can write in Indian languages. But its of no use till I install the fonts.
Thanks in advance

see following thread for Indian fonts
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=798380
You have to replace DroidSansFallback.ttf from your system/fonts folder as per given this thread.

thanks..
looks like i must root my phone for this..

well i rooted my phone & replaced d fonts...bt when i replaced DroidSansFallback.ttf for Indic fonts, Japanese fonts were disabled...
as it happens i require both of them...
what should i do??
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apurvdate said:
well i rooted my phone & replaced d fonts...bt when i replaced DroidSansFallback.ttf for Indic fonts, Japanese fonts were disabled...
as it happens i require both of them...
what should i do??
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Try to Install This Zip via CWM Recovery

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Try to Install This Zip via CWM Recovery
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i have installed both of them...actually not installed; copied fonts in system/fonts folder...i hope it'll result in same (?)
but no change...i suppose problem is with DroidSansFallback.ttf

Fontomizer, is it safe for SGY?

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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changing fonts in 4.1.1 JB

so i found a way to change the arabic fonts back in the ICS roms and it was working fine
but after i updated my Gnexus to jelly bean 4.1.1 i did the same old method to change the arabic font but it did not work
the method in ICS was to copy the same .ttf font file to 3 copies and rename them to :
1-DroidNaskh-Regular.ttf
2-GS45_Arab_AndroidOS.ttf
3-DroidSansArabic.ttf
and after that i have to change the permissions and restart
so i did the same in jelly bean but its not working after some research on the net i was able to understand that whole fonts thing in JB
so i copied the same .ttf font to 2 copies and renamed them to :
1-DroidNaskh-Regular.ttf
2-DroidNaskh-Regular-SystemUI.ttf
changing the permissions again , restart and it did changed my arabic fonts but its a mess up and its now unreadable :crying:
my device is GSM 4.1.1 stock + root and CWM
and i uploaded the arabic font ( .ttf + .apk ) that i want to change in case someone could make me a flash-able zip
any help would be appreciated ...

its all fixed up now
apparently it was a problem in the font it self

jik saw said:
its all fixed up now
apparently it was a problem in the font it self
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I need help with changing the system fonts as well, I used to use TypeFresh when I was on Gingerbread and it'd work flawlessly. After getting my Gnex, I tried that same app again and it bricked my phone, I had to restore it. Any suggestions as to how I can do this without manually having to replaced files?
I've read Font Changer works, but based on the app info in the play store, it only supports 4.0, not 4.1
Thanks

ROM TOOLBOX app has a working fine change font feature but it does not not have any Arabic fonts. If you can get the fonts on your own you can place them on sd card and apply them in rom toolbox!. I tried few ones myself like almohanad and Arabic font was changed to almohanad but system ui did not look good and spaces between lines were much bigger that long app names did not show half of the second line in the app drawer and I restored back system fonts using rom toolbox
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odm3xda said:
ROM TOOLBOX app has a working fine change font feature but it does not not have any Arabic fonts. If you can get the fonts on your own you can place them on sd card and apply them in rom toolbox!. I tried few ones myself like almohanad and Arabic font was changed to almohanad but system ui did not look good and spaces between lines were much bigger that long app names did not show half of the second line in the app drawer and I restored back system fonts using rom toolbox
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BOLD shows as well?

Please
Would you tell me the full method pleas​

how u fix that

Anybody here?!! I also need help with changing the silly Jelly bean 4.1.2 Arabic font on Samsung galaxy SII GT-I9100 rooted stock rom. Thanks...

odm3xda said:
ROM TOOLBOX app has a working fine change font feature but it does not not have any Arabic fonts. If you can get the fonts on your own you can place them on sd card and apply them in rom toolbox!. I tried few ones myself like almohanad and Arabic font was changed to almohanad but system ui did not look good and spaces between lines were much bigger that long app names did not show half of the second line in the app drawer and I restored back system fonts using rom toolbox
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Thanx but instead of changing font it made a bootloop on my phone at midnight, finished recovery at 02:00 a.m.

jik saw said:
so i found a way to change the arabic fonts back in the ICS roms and it was working fine
but after i updated my Gnexus to jelly bean 4.1.1 i did the same old method to change the arabic font but it did not work
the method in ICS was to copy the same .ttf font file to 3 copies and rename them to :
1-DroidNaskh-Regular.ttf
2-GS45_Arab_AndroidOS.ttf
3-DroidSansArabic.ttf
and after that i have to change the permissions and restart
so i did the same in jelly bean but its not working after some research on the net i was able to understand that whole fonts thing in JB
so i copied the same .ttf font to 2 copies and renamed them to :
1-DroidNaskh-Regular.ttf
2-DroidNaskh-Regular-SystemUI.ttf
changing the permissions again , restart and it did changed my arabic fonts but its a mess up and its now unreadable :crying:
my device is GSM 4.1.1 stock + root and CWM
and i uploaded the arabic font ( .ttf + .apk ) that i want to change in case someone could make me a flash-able zip
any help would be appreciated ...
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Hey.
I recently upgraded from LewaOS (cm7.2 based) to cm10. I liked LewaOS' font so much that extracted it from the .zip. The odd thing is the same font that was working flawlessly inside the rom, does not joint Arabic letters in Windows and in cm10. Any suggestion?

Change font AOKP?

Please forgive my ignorance, but how would one change the entire system font on AOKP to Choco cooky or something else?
Thanks!

Font installer works for me.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...edium=organic&utm_term=font+installer+android

I tried that, but no choco cooky..
And it somehow doesn't apply to the entire system, just parts of it..
Is there a root explorer method to change everything?
Thanks!

ROM Toolbox has a font installer app. Check it out.
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Installing custom font

Hi
I am trying to install a custom Rom (so that it would render sinhala)
I copied the ttf file to system/fonts and added the entries to fallback fonts xml as well. This method worked well in kitkat roms. How ever after upgrading to lollipop with revolution HD ROM this no longer works.
Has anything changed in lollipop on how custom fonts are added?
Any help would be highly appreciated.
Thanks

lasitha85 said:
Hi
I am trying to install a custom Rom (so that it would render sinhala)
I copied the ttf file to system/fonts and added the entries to fallback fonts xml as well. This method worked well in kitkat roms. How ever after upgrading to lollipop with revolution HD ROM this no longer works.
Has anything changed in lollipop on how custom fonts are added?
Any help would be highly appreciated.
Thanks
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you sholud be able to add them by installing fonts apk that you can find on google play or here on xda and selecting the font in settings -> dysplay and gestures -> font style... i can do this way with ViperOneM8, but sholud work also with ARHD let me know

lukes91 said:
you sholud be able to add them by installing fonts apk that you can find on google play or here on xda and selecting the font in settings -> dysplay and gestures -> font style... i can do this way with ViperOneM8, but sholud work also with ARHD let me know
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Thanks for the help. However I was unable to find "Sinhala" font with an APK. Good news is I was able to solve the issue. Lollipop has changed the default fallback_font.xml and there's a new file called fonts.xml. I was able to render Sinhala fonts perfectly after modifying both fallback_fonts.xml and fonts.xml.
Thanks again for your time.

lasitha85 said:
Thanks for the help. However I was unable to find "Sinhala" font with an APK. Good news is I was able to solve the issue. Lollipop has changed the default fallback_font.xml and there's a new file called fonts.xml. I was able to render Sinhala fonts perfectly after modifying both fallback_fonts.xml and fonts.xml.
Thanks again for your time.
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Hi, That's great news.
This is a very frustrating thing on HTC for me. I had an LG G2 before and never had a problem rendering other character sets.
My M8 is not rooted. Could you explain in steps how you solved this please?

lasitha85 said:
Thanks for the help. However I was unable to find "Sinhala" font with an APK. Good news is I was able to solve the issue. Lollipop has changed the default fallback_font.xml and there's a new file called fonts.xml. I was able to render Sinhala fonts perfectly after modifying both fallback_fonts.xml and fonts.xml.
Thanks again for your time.
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Hey mate, can you tell me how did you do this?

Sinhala font Install
Hi I tried to do it but HTC never let us do i mean when we copy the font file in to system/font phone get restart and never let us do the modification phone got root access help me to fix the issue cheers
lasitha85 said:
Thanks for the help. However I was unable to find "Sinhala" font with an APK. Good news is I was able to solve the issue. Lollipop has changed the default fallback_font.xml and there's a new file called fonts.xml. I was able to render Sinhala fonts perfectly after modifying both fallback_fonts.xml and fonts.xml.
Thanks again for your time.
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