Surely many who work on a smartphone with the Android operating system have changed the wallpaper, ringtones and launchers on their devices. However, few people took advantage of the opportunity to change system fonts, adjusting them to suit themselves for comfortable viewing. In fact, everything is quite simple, but you should understand that if this feature is not pre-installed in the system, everything you do is at your own peril and risk.
See instructions for Huawei smartphones here:
On some devices, there is a section in the system settings dedicated to changing the font. All you need to do is go there and change it for another one.
What to do if there are no such settings? You need to use one of the available programs that can work with fonts, for example, iFont (Expert of Fonts).
The utility allows you to change fonts to those preinstalled in the program, as well as upload your own.
Supported Devices:
- Samsung, Xiaomi (MIUI), Meizu, Huawei
- HTC, Sony, Motolora (administrator rights required).
There is a possibility that the utility will be able to change the font on other devices, but a 100% positive result is not guaranteed. If unsuccessful, you will need to reflash your smartphone to restore it.
Download iFont to your device:
Friends, hello everyone. It often happens that your smartphone or tablet has ordinary boring fonts, and you somehow want to diversify it a little and add a little creativity. Fonts are book covers of the digital age. No matter how good the content, a bad font can be enough to lose a user forever. After all, a bad font doesn’t just look unpresentable. It makes reading a tedious task for the eyes. On the other hand, a well-designed font can completely change the atmosphere of a website or application.
Luckily for us, there are many ways change phone font, even if you can't do it through Android system settings. Some of these methods require full rights to the device. But this should not cause problems if you have read our.
Method #1: System Settings
The base version of Android does not have built-in tools for changing system fonts. However, depending on your phone's manufacturer and the default version of Android, these features may not be available. For example, on older versions of the interface Samsung's TouchWiz:
- Go to Settings > Device > Fonts > Font Style.
On new Samsung phones with Android version 4.3 or higher, you can change the font like this:
- Go to Settings > My Devices > Display > Font Style.
Samsung has an online store where you can purchase new fonts. To access it, click " Download fonts" on the font change screen. The cost of one font can range from $0.99 to $3.99.
Again, devices from other manufacturers may not have this feature. If your version of Android doesn't have a built-in way to change fonts, try using one of the apps listed below.
HiFont is a free application that can be found in the store Google Play and my favorite when it comes to changing fonts. It comes with hundreds of fonts that will replace the default font of the version of Android you are using. The application is very easy to work with, and the installation of fonts is separate from the program itself. Therefore, you can remove HiFont as soon as you find a suitable font. Despite the fact that HiFont already has many fonts built-in, you can also install any others through it. Also unforgettable periodically clear cache on Android, I wrote about this in detail in.
The application supports all Galaxy series phones without the need for additional rights. On any other phones the program will work correctly only after the rooting procedure. And if you suddenly want to return the old font, HiFont allows you to do this with one click of a button.
Font Installer - another one free application, allowing you to choose one of several hundred built-in fonts. Additional fonts can be installed directly from your phone's SD card. In addition, fonts can be shared. Font Installer is included in the ROM Toolbox Pro package, which already speaks of its quality. No matter what device you are using, Font Installer requires full rights.
Personally, I like HiFont better, but Font Installer is a great alternative if for some reason you can't or don't want to install HiFont.
PerAppFonts is a stylish application built on the Xposed framework. Thanks to PerAppFonts, you can change fonts, but with one important addition: it works on a per-app basis. The programs listed above change the system font that is applied to all applications on your phone. PerAppFonts allows you to assign a different font to each application.
The only drawback of PerAppfonts is the meager set of built-in fonts. There are only 8 options to choose from: Monospace, Serif, Sans, Roboto Condensed, Storopia, Rosemary, Roboto Slab and the standard system font used by default. Luckily, you can add more fonts by downloading them to your phone's SD card and selecting PerAppFonts in the settings
The Xposed framework is quite interesting in itself. It has come a long way since the release of the first version. However, it's a little more complicated than installing a new app from the Google Play store. So only use this method if you know what you are doing and are aware of the possible risks.
Good fonts for Android
Now that you know how to change the font, which one should you choose? My favorite free font repository is Google Fonts.
As the name suggests, the Google Fonts repository exists so that site owners can easily change the fonts on their resources. But users can download the fonts directly if they want to use them for other purposes, such as on an Android phone. Looking for other free font sites? I recommend visiting FontSquirrel And DaFont. Here is my list of the 5 best fonts for Android:
- Alte Haas Grotesk
- Anivers
- DezenPro
- Nobile
- Roboto
Font selection is a personal preference, so find a font you like and install it! If you find a cool font on a website and want to use it yourself, check out free services like Identifont And WhatFont to find out what this font is called.
Did our guide help you? Tell us what font you use on your device in the comments below!
As always, a little something pleasant.
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Curious smartphone users constantly want to do something with their phone. Change something in terms of the interface to make everything look even more beautiful. And sooner or later a person comes to the topic of replacing the font.
A font is an individual thing. Some people don’t care what font all the words on their smartphone are written in, and some want to choose a beautiful font so that it looks decent, is pleasant to look at and is easy to read.
For example, here is the AOSP custom firmware font for the Fly IQ4404 phone:
For many people, this font is not very attractive, so their hands are itching to change it to a more beautiful one. Therefore, in this article we will look at ways to replace the font on a smartphone.
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Methods for installing fonts
There are two ways to install fonts: using programs and through recovery. Let's look at each in detail.
- Installing fonts using programs.
There is a sufficient amount of software to change the font on your Android. One of the most popular programs is iFont. Google Play rating: 4.0, 10 million downloads, you must agree that the program is in demand.
Don't forget to install root rights, otherwise nothing will work without them.
Download the iFont program to your phone, then launch it. A window will immediately open in which a list of fonts will be provided. Choose the font you like.
Before downloading the font, go to the “Preview” tab to see how the written text will look.
After you have decided on the choice of font, click the “Download” button, and then the “Install” button. The program will ask for root rights, then install the font, and then the phone will reboot automatically.
We check whether the installed font works everywhere. Go to different programs, browsers, and check the functionality of the font.
Look at the screenshot below.
You can see there that the font has changed in the settings, but in the browser the font has not changed everywhere. The page text remains the same, but in the address bar the address is written in our installed font.
2. Installing the font through recovery.
This method is a little dangerous for inexperienced users. The first thing you need to do is install a custom recovery.
We go to the 4PDA website, register there, and enter your phone model into the search. We are looking for custom recovery and installation instructions.
Then, on the same site, we look for the topic “Fonts for Android”. This topic contains just a huge number of all kinds of fonts, absolutely for every taste.
When you download a font, download exactly the one that is intended for installation through recovery. And it is desirable that it is suitable for your version of Android.
Now we go into recovery and install the font exactly like the firmware, but we don’t do any wipes or factory resets. Reboot the phone and you're done. Now let's look at the result.
As you can see, the font has changed not only in programs, but in the browser. All text is written in the installed font through recovery.
Here are the differences between these two methods.
There is another way. You will need root rights and ES Explorer with root access, or root explorer. The essence of this method is that you simply download the archive with fonts, select all the files, then go to the system/fonts folder and replace all the files in this folder. And then reboot your phone.
But this method is very dangerous, so you should not use it. After rebooting the phone, in most cases the font simply disappears. There is nothing on the phone except application icons, and it is simply impossible to use such a phone. Therefore, use only the first two methods described above.
Pros and cons of font replacement
In fact, there are very few pros and cons here.
Pros: beautiful interface.
Cons - you can screw up the system if you do something wrong.
Conclusion
It doesn't take much intelligence to change the font. We looked at two main methods that really work. But still, if you doubt your abilities, then it is better to omit the recovery method so as not to mess things up.
But if you are confident in your abilities, and your hands grow from the right place, then do not be afraid and act. After all, changing the font is only one of the options for how you can embellish the look of your smartphone.
In this article you will learn how to change the font on Android devices from different smartphone manufacturers, as well as how to download your own font for free on your tablet and phone.
How to change font on Samsung phones
If you are the owner of a Samsung smartphone, changing the font on your phone will not be difficult for you!
To do this, open:
- Settings window;
- Next is the “Display” section, and then “Font and screen scale”;
- A list of fonts will open in front of you, choose any one you like and click on the “Done” button
If none of the proposed fonts suits you, you can upload your own font. Unfortunately, they all cost money and only fonts from Samsung are free. Next, you will learn how to bypass the fee and download fonts for free.
For Android 8, you will be able to install any font in Apk format and install it through settings as described above. There, in the suggested fonts, your downloaded one will be there. This method is also suitable for the android version below. By the way, you can also use the Ifont application to replace fonts. If you have a new version of a smartphone with Android 9, you will need to additionally install the Theme Galaxy application.
After installing it, do the following:
- Launch Theme Galaxy and accept all the conditions that will appear in front of you in a new window;
- Launch a shortcut from the desktop called “Themes”. It downloads along with Theme Galaxy
- Open the section with fonts and click on the “All” button at the top and select “Cyrillic”
- Select the font you like and click download, then install it;
- Reboot our device;
- Next, we repeat the points that were described above, namely: go to “Settings” - “Display” - “Font” - “Screen scale”. And there we look for our downloaded font.
With these simple steps, you can change the font on your device (if you have a Samsung)
How to change the font on devices from other manufacturers
Often, to change the font on Android devices, you need root rights. You will find out how to get them.
But not all smartphone manufacturers require root access. Therefore, first try changing the font without installing root rights. (You can install the font without root rights on phones: Huawei, Samsung, Xiaomi, Meizu. If you have a different brand, try installing without root, maybe you will succeed)
To do this, download the Ifont application from Google Play or the Internet.
- Open the application and select “Find”, and then “All fonts”;
- We select a font, download and then install it;
- If necessary, restart your phone;
- If something didn’t go according to plan and you want to return the standard font, go to the “My” tab and then “Preset font”
Changing the font using third-party applications
Hifont
Changing the font using the Hifont application is a very simple procedure and is also free.
Here you will find a huge number of fonts. Another advantage of this application is that when you change the font, you can safely delete the application so that it does not take up space on your smartphone (you will learn how to increase memory on your phone), while the font that you changed will not disappear anywhere. Through this program, you can use not only the offered fonts, but also upload your own.
Important: To avoid crashes in the program, clean your phone of garbage and application cache, you will find how to do this!
But it’s worth considering that this program works without root only on Galaxy smartphones; other devices require root rights.
Font Installer
Another convenient and very simple application. We will not go through step by step how to use these programs, since everything is intuitive and does not require additional knowledge from you!
Here you will find a huge selection of fonts and you have the opportunity to download your fonts via an SD card.
This application requires root access for all gadgets. But this can be justified by the high-quality work of the application and its good reputation.
Changing the font using launchers
What are the advantages of this method of changing the font? It's simple, in addition to just changing the font, you can completely change the appearance, the shell of your phone and, in combination with replacing the font, make it unrecognizable and incredibly stylish and cool. After all, here you have the opportunity to choose cool wallpapers, themes for your phone, animations, etc. By the way, we have already written more than once about the coolest launchers and analyzed their functionality and process of use in detail, you can find these articles
Let's focus on changing the font. When using the launcher, you can feel safe, because there are no threats in front of you and you don’t have to worry that you will do something wrong somewhere and everything will go wrong for you. Not all launchers support changing the font. But those that have this feature change the font in accordance with the theme you choose. Here are the launchers that are worth using: Aplex Launcher, Holo Launcher and .
It is GO Launcher that allows you to best replace the font; just download the font to your phone and the launcher will offer you to replace the standard font with the downloaded one. But, when using launchers, the font will not change everywhere. It will remain the same in settings and other system windows. Therefore, to replace the entire font, you need additional software.
Where to look for fonts
The most popular, high-quality fonts can be found in the Google fonts database, there are a huge number of them, you can also use other sites, such as: FontSquirrel and DaFont. There you will find different fonts for different preferences and for different purposes.
A selection of the best fonts
- Haas Grotesk
- Anivers
- DezenPro
- Nobile
- Roboto
This is just our opinion, you can find any other font that you like. Here you need to try and install different fonts to understand which one is right for you.
If you find a font somewhere, but don’t know its name, sites such as Identifont and WhatFont will help you
Conclusion
In the article, we described working methods for changing fonts for different Android device owners. We recommend using them. And we strongly advise against changing the font through system files, the process of changing them, because if you do it incorrectly, you can lose your phone
Video review
The font that is installed by the manufacturer on your smartphone or tablet is not bad at all and is pleasing to the eye. Ordinary users do not think about replacing it with any other. This operation is usually carried out out of curiosity, or if you have matured enough to deeply customize your gadget.
How to change the font on Android phone and tablet
The Android OS is smart and flexible, with built-in tools for managing system fonts. But of course, the opportunities it provides may seem insufficient to some. In addition, in devices from some manufacturers, the ability to work with fonts is very limited. In such cases, fonts can be changed by installing third-party programs.
Where are the settings for changing fonts?
As mentioned above, these settings are not always available, or are only partially provided.
For example, on Samsung devices in older versions of Android, they can be accessed using this path in the main menu:
Settings – Display – Font
In operating system versions starting from 4.3 they are located here:
Settings – My devices – Display – Font
The names of the items may change with new releases of the system, or at the request of the manufacturer.
How to change the font on Android - create a unique interface for your gadget
Changing the font of your smartphone, choosing one that none of your friends have, is really a good way to emphasize your individuality. But in some cases it may require some effort.
How to change the font on Android
Large manufacturers that have been present in the mobile technology market for a long time (for example, Samsung, LG and several other companies) offer the user a small set of ready-made fonts that are already installed in the system, and they only need to be selected. To do this, just one touch on a line in the list is enough. The font size is also easy to adjust - often you just need to drag the slider left or right, and the size of the characters will change.
These settings will be applied immediately, no restart of the device is required. The changes will affect all interface elements: menu items, inscriptions on the curtain, messages, captions under pictures, and so on.
Unfortunately, such an easy method is not always available. Many small companies remove font selection and installation tools from user settings. But still, there are ways to customize your gadget in these cases.
How to change the font using the launcher
Launcher programs are designed specifically to change the appearance of your gadget's screen. They replace the standard interface, offer new application icons, various new convenient ways to launch programs, and much more. Including many of them can change system fonts.
Most launchers come with a customized theme, in which several fonts are already built in, and there is no provision for adding new ones. But often this is quite enough to simply update the boring gadget interface. You just need to launch the installed launcher, and that’s it, the fonts will change themselves. This is typical, for example, for Apex Launcher and Holo Launcher.
However, there are utilities that do not change fonts at all. For example, the popular Nova Launcher. Therefore, before installing this or that add-on, carefully read the manual.
The most flexible in this sense is GO Launcher. It allows you to install any fonts you want on your system.
Installing a launcher is the simplest and easiest way to change the font if Android itself on your device does not allow this. But the method has limitations. Namely, the program will change the fonts of only those elements that are available to it. System interface elements will remain unchanged. This is a system message window, service information, various operating system notifications, and some others. To still change fonts everywhere, you will have to turn to specialized programs.
How to change the font using applications
On the Internet you can easily find many utilities designed specifically for changing fonts on mobile devices. Let's look at some of them.
FontFix is a free program that in some cases does not require root access. This happens on those smartphones that have the FlipFont function. If your device does not have such a function, then you cannot do without root access. The program takes font libraries from several sources at once, so their total number is already about 4300.
Along with this advantage, the program has a drawback - fonts are not sorted by language packs. Therefore, it does not distinguish Cyrillic fonts from others. This may be a problem; before installation, you will have to make sure that the font you choose supports the Russian language.
HiFont is a free application that also uses FlipFont for its work. (That is, on Samsung mobile phones, for example, root access is not required). HiFont has integration with the GO Launcher described above, and if you install them simultaneously, working with fonts will become even more convenient and easier. Users note that this utility is easier to use than all others.
System Font Changer is a paid utility that can be purchased on Google Play. Designed for experienced users. Requires root access to work on any device. But all this pays off with very flexible settings, which are also significantly larger than in previous programs. For example, you can smoothly change the size of the system font. If this is important for someone, then System Font Changer is your choice.
There is a caveat: the program will not work on some smartphones from Samsung and LG, because they have their own tools for managing fonts, and the application is not compatible with them.
How to change the font on your Android phone using the iFont app
iFont is perhaps the most famous utility for working with fonts on mobile phones. It has both free and paid options. Its main advantage is that it offers you to view a huge variety of fonts online without downloading them to your phone.
The database of fonts is very large, including Cyrillic ones. Moreover, the program provides the ability to sort fonts by language. This is very convenient - you don’t have to try all the headsets blindly.
How to change system fonts on Android manually
This is a low-level method that requires root access. There are no programs used here, you don’t have to install anything. But there is the greatest risk of making a mistake and rendering your device inoperable. Therefore, think carefully before you get down to business.
How to change the font to “Android 4 4 2” with Root rights?
The method also works on all new versions of Android OS. In fact, there is nothing complicated here. Just act carefully and thoughtfully, and everything will work out.
The procedure for changing the system font is as follows:
- 1.Prepare the font you need in advance in the form of a True Type Font file (with the .ttf extension). Make sure it supports Cyrillic.
- 2.Launch (or pre-install) a file manager on your smartphone that works with system files, for example, ES File Explorer.
- 3.Upload the prepared font file to some folder where it will be at hand.
- 4.Open the /system/fonts folder in the file manager and find the Roboto-Regular.ttf file there (this is the system font of your device).
- 5.Make a backup copy of it - copy it with a name, for example, Roboto-Regular.tt_
- 6.Move the previously prepared file with the new font to the /system/fonts folder and rename it to Roboto-Regular.ttf
- 7.Set permissions for this file to 644.
- 8.Reboot your smartphone.
In some places on the interface you may not see the new font. This is because the options used there are Roboto-Bold.ttf or Roboto-Italic.ttf. Then do the same manipulations with them too - replace them with the corresponding fonts from your set.
