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rezam
rezam

Reputation: 627

install font on android device by programming


I want to add some fonts on my android device. I know it must be rooted to install fonts. But some devices like galaxies (mine is Galaxy S II) support fonts without being root. I mean what's the way to add fonts on non-rooted devices (if supported)?
Is it just copying that font in the font folder or something?
thank you in advance!

I don't want to use a font in an application and just change type of a text view or something. I want to change font of my android system. For example the font of setting menu and other places of that device.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 414

Answers (2)

calvinfly
calvinfly

Reputation: 443

If you don't want to set typeface each time. You can create a custom TextView

public class CustomFontTypeTextView extends TextView {


    public CustomFontTypeTextView(Context context) {
        super(context);
        init(context);
    }


    public CustomFontTypeTextView(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);
        init(context);
    }

    private void init(Context context) {
        if (!isInEditMode()) {
            Typeface font = Typeface.createFromAsset(context.getAssets(), "Your TypeFce");
            setTypeface(font);
        }
    }
}

Upvotes: 0

Dixit Patel
Dixit Patel

Reputation: 3192

You you can, u can't define font into xml layouts. You need to use it dynamically each time. Check this tutorial for instance.

In case link is dead, here is a sum up of the stuff :

Get a font file like times.ttf

put it in your asset folder, inside a "fonts" folder ,Get a reference of TextView(Ui Element) with something like that:

TextView tv = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.myCustomTVFont);

Grab you font from the asset folder:

Typeface tf = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "fonts/times.ttf");

Make your TextView look great:

tv.setTypeface(tf);

Upvotes: 1

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