Hey there. I'm new to XDA, but have experience in "playing with" my Hero
So today I flashed a custom ROM which is FROYO_2.2.1_Final_Android_Stock.
I like the rom. But, unfortunately it doesn'd support my native language fonts. I mean Armenian language.
While I had my original android 2.1, I managed to replace the stock fonts with some other Unicode ttf, which had the armenian support.
So I tried the same method now. (just copied new fonts in the system folder). But after reboot I got stuck on the "android" screen. Well, reflashed the rom....
So my question is: Is there a way to replace the fonts with some other? DjView_fonts for example.
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Used the FontPack-DejaVuSans.zip from this thread. Just flashed it through recovery.
Well, on the developer's page there is an update called custom fonts. I downloaded the zip file and changed only the ttf fonts with my preferable ones. But when I tried to flash the zip, it said "Package verification failed on DroidSans-Bold.ttf".
Am I doing something wrong? How else can I replace the fonts? PLEASE HELP...
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Today i have found out that the android font changing app "Type Fresh" available on the market works with our X10 too.
I have attached the screens with changed font from my rooted X10.
Below are the simple steps
1.Root your X10 and install SuperUser.
2.Install TypeFresh from market and grant super user permission.
3.Install AndExplorer from market(Type Fresh needs this for browsing files)
4.Before proceeding further Back up existing fonts using Type Fresh and Save the files in /sdcrd/fonts.
5.Add your desired .ttf file to /sdcard/fonts and apply using Type Fresh
Reboot the phone and you are done with changing the font
Thanks to XperiaX10iuser for the screens
Open up TypeFresh, and tap DroidSans-Bold...
...open up your desired font folder, and select the font you wish to use, so you now need to select DroidSans-Bold and press "ok".
...once you have done that for both DroidSans-Bold & DroidSans, it should look like this...
...then press the menu button, tap "Apply Fonts", and you should see...
...reboot, and enjoy your new font...
Simples
Thanks Bro!!! Another great reason too root! Wingdings, here I come!
Nice one.
Can go wrong though, i changed the fonts two times.
First time no problem, second time however the phone refused to boot further then the SE logo. Had to reflash and reroot.
Phone gets stuck at boot screen if the ttf is not compatible.
Below is the reply from the dev on the same context.
"As the README states, Android itself does not support all TTF fonts, so you probably have one that it doesn't like. Your only option is to just try a different one. I'm going to have a font viewer out VERY soon to make the selection easier."
Heres a link for the sony ericsson font
http://www.4shared.com/get/NGapMTNy...sionid=51B93ACEBB71EA17438490A08CA5DF9D.dc211
Is there any way to use the fonts from the Handcent Font packs?? Just a thought as these would all obviously be compatible with our phones.
Been doing some more reading on the topic or using fonts from downloaded apk's and it seems tricky. More specifically....out of my league.
I also can't seem to get my downloaded fonts to install. I have TypeFresh and AndExplorer and superuser has permissions. When I open typefresh it just shows a list of fonts there (that were already there I assume) and the only option I have is to backup? I can't find my other fonts. Anyone have any ideas?
Maybe there is a way to apply them using better terminal? Im still learning how to use it so If anyone knows how I could apply my downloaded fonts with it, it would be sincerely appreciated.
thanks again
Could we get a list together on the first post of the fonts that do work with the X10 and download paths for the ttfs?
The font in the first post is desyrel.ttf
I have tried 3 fonts and all of them worked well,the fonts are desyrel.ttf,chinacat.ttf and lacartooniere.ttf
brunswick000- If you have installed all the 3 apps (type Fresh,Andexplorer and superuser) , then you should be able to apply the downloaded fonts.
-In TypeFresh Just click on "Droid_Sans.ttf" from the list of font u are seeing and just browser to your ttf file in the opened browser.
Once done,just open the menu and select "Apply Font".
@jassired, thanks for the help. I got the new font working. Downloaded the Droid Logo font. Its pretty sweet looking. Now I just want to change my framework res pak to get rid of the SE blue every where. Learning so much already since we got root. I have to say I love android
The easiest way to change fonts is with the above files.
Tried and worked well.Have fun
Can i just use any (.ttf) font files i find?
sim-value said:
Can i just use any (.ttf) font files i find?
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Like jassired said :
jassired said:
Phone gets stuck at boot screen if the ttf is not compatible.
Below is the reply from the dev on the same context.
"As the README states, Android itself does not support all TTF fonts, so you probably have one that it doesn't like. Your only option is to just try a different one. I'm going to have a font viewer out VERY soon to make the selection easier."
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No,so be careful ^^x
Very interesting post.
The better way to avoid many flash of the phone to anyone, it's to make a list of the good TTF files.
Hey guys I just wanted to aks if you know where I can find the font from the Demo video included in any X10. I simply can't understand why Sony didn't let the phone with this font. it looks cooler and it's more interesting.
So can you help?
How do you know if a font is compatible?
xenkato said:
The easiest way to change fonts is with the above files.
Tried and worked well.Have fun
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Tried but it says it is missing "theme conrtol file can not be read or missing"
Any help on this?
J had this problem with the latest version of metamorph.
This one in my post works well for me.
Sorry mate can't help you.Maybe if you install it again?
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Sorry mate can't help you.Maybe if you install it again?
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Guess what? I installed it again after removing it and it worked. Thanks for the advice and files.
Cheers,
So anybody got the earlier stage X10 font ?
While trying to install a new font (Calibri) i managed to create a problem for myself.
The font pack i had for this had 4 files and i used "ROM Toolbox" to attempt the install. What i did not know was that by default it overwrites old fonts with the new ones. It overwrote the font files "arial.ttf, Clockopia.ttf, DroidSans.ttf and Roboto-Regular.ttf" under /system/fonts. And the new font didn't even work, so the new files aren't reading correctly at all.
I need some way to restore these files. I have TWRP installed and a good backup, several months old tho. But i would rather not restore the entire system if there is a better way to get just these 4 files.
Also, can someone recommend a better way to get specific fonts? I would like Calibri (including bold and italic) and maybe a few others as well.
Thanks,
Not sure on restoring, but I use an app called iFont from the playstore to install and manage my fonts.
I can't find it anyplace,and I don't see anyplace in the HTC theme app to use already existing fonts, it seems to only allow you to use cloud fonts.
Anyone know how to change the fonts other than via "font style", without physically overwriting the existing system font with a different one?
I'm rooted, and fairly good with a terminal if needed, though would prefer a chooser with a GUI.
Anyone have any ideas?
christiebunny said:
I can't find it anyplace,and I don't see anyplace in the HTC theme app to use already existing fonts, it seems to only allow you to use cloud fonts.
Anyone know how to change the fonts other than via "font style", without physically overwriting the existing system font with a different one?
I'm rooted, and fairly good with a terminal if needed, though would prefer a chooser with a GUI.
Anyone have any ideas?
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Have you tried Googling "flashable fonts?" I haven't used any on this phone (yet...you have sparked my interest in that again...), but you can download fonts that are flashed through recovery.
The ifont app allows you to upload your own fonts if you don't already see it in their choices.
If you use the stock theme app you can download fonts from there
Sent from my HTC U11 using XDA Free mobile app
If you can find font APK, install it then choose it in Theme app.
AarSyl said:
Have you tried Googling "flashable fonts?" I haven't used any on this phone (yet...you have sparked my interest in that again...), but you can download fonts that are flashed through recovery.
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I've got the fonts on my phone, in the /system/fonts/ folder with the stock ones, same permissions,. etc. but I see no place to change from the stock font to one of them instead. in older versions of android there was a 'Font Style' section to change the system font, I don't see it on the U11 at all.
The HTC theme app, and all the APK's I've seen, either force you to download fonts or rename fonts to the stock font (like 'roboto.ttf') and overwrite it, to trick the system; or both.
I don't have a problem getting fonts on there, I'm asking how do I take the fonts I have, and change the system font to one of them, like the (apparently deprecated) 'font style' section in settings allowed you to?
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I've got the fonts on my phone, in the /system/fonts/ folder with the stock ones, same permissions,. etc. but I see no place to change from the stock font to one of them instead. in older versions of android there was a 'Font Style' section to change the system font, I don't see it on the U11 at all.
The HTC theme app, and all the APK's I've seen, either force you to download fonts or rename fonts to the stock font (like 'roboto.ttf') and overwrite it, to trick the system; or both.
I don't have a problem getting fonts on there, I'm asking how do I take the fonts I have, and change the system font to one of them, like the (apparently deprecated) 'font style' section in settings allowed you to?
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Not sure if stock Android always had a theming engine. From what I've seen only Samsung stock ROMs and Xiaomi phones have that support. But a rootless theming engine is coming in Oreo for sure:
https://www.xda-developers.com/android-oreo-rootless-system-theme/
Anyway the way I change font without overwriting existing font is, copy whatever fonts I want to /system/fonts, change those fonts to permission 644, and then edit /system/etc/fonts.xml to override the existing sans-serif fonts, which is usually the Roboto family. This works for other languages as well if you scroll down.
Every time you change this will require a system reboot to utilize the new changes, so I usually do this in twrp
weliyt said:
Not sure if stock Android always had a theming engine. From what I've seen only Samsung stock ROMs and Xiaomi phones have that support. But a rootless theming engine is coming in Oreo for sure:
https://www.xda-developers.com/android-oreo-rootless-system-theme/
Anyway the way I change font without overwriting existing font is, copy whatever fonts I want to /system/fonts, change those fonts to permission 644, and then edit /system/etc/fonts.xml to override the existing sans-serif fonts, which is usually the Roboto family. This works for other languages as well if you scroll down.
Every time you change this will require a system reboot to utilize the new changes, so I usually do this in twrp
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Had them in the right place, right perms, fonts.xml was the missing piece, thanks!
Can anyone help with flashing Google Sans Project Font on MIUI 10. I followed the procedures from this link - https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-max-2/themes/font-android-oreo-8-1-google-sans-t3694864
But, after flashing the MIUI_TWRP zip, after rebooting to the system there is not change. Can anyone try it on MIUI 10 and provide a workaround for this.
Trying the normal procedure of applying through Themes app doesn't work for Bold and Italic alphabets. Also, the wallpapers keep getting reset.
Thank you
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Can anyone help with flashing Google Sans Project Font on MIUI 10. I followed the procedures from this link - https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-max-2/themes/font-android-oreo-8-1-google-sans-t3694864
But, after flashing the MIUI_TWRP zip, after rebooting to the system there is not change. Can anyone try it on MIUI 10 and provide a workaround for this.
Trying the normal procedure of applying through Themes app doesn't work for Bold and Italic alphabets. Also, the wallpapers keep getting reset.
Thank you
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Ok, found the workaround. This post was incomplete and not detailed, your phone needs to be rooted first to have it work. This should have been mentioned in the prerequisites.
camsamurai said:
Ok, found the workaround. This post was incomplete and not detailed, your phone needs to be rooted first to have it work. This should have been mentioned in the prerequisites.
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I have Roboto Condensed font for Miui no need root. If I like another font just rename font files and replace files inside zip then flash
Zanr Zij said:
I have Roboto Condensed font for Miui no need root. If I like another font just rename font files and replace files inside zip then flash
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Can you please share your zip file? Thanks.
I can't get to the system/font folder to get the file names to replace, anyone got the folder/ttf files structures inside for all arabic and english fonts?
Zanr Zij said:
I have Roboto Condensed font for Miui no need root. If I like another font just rename font files and replace files inside zip then flash
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can you share me that zip?
Got problems with vietnamese
Mi 8 MIUI 10
Hello, is this working now? when I change my font to Google Sans it will turn back to default after a few minutes. Is there any way to change it without going back to default and with rooting the phone? Help
I'm on MIUI 10 and rooted and it doesn't work. How to solve this?
Guess who is the craziest person on the planet earth? this is me! So, in short, I wanted to change the font to my custom one. I changed it in the /system/fonts/ folder and there was a file: roboto-regular.ttf In short, I changed this file to another file with the same name, and immediately rebooted the phone, and I started an endless system boot animation (lineage os ) I need your help.
Reflash the rom, just like you would update it.
if you use custom rom like aosp it's so simple to change it. It's under the font settings and you can select what font you will use unlike miui that you need to download the font then apply.