Usually the standard font on the Android OS will satisfy everyone. Rarely there are users who do not like him. They are trying to replace the standard design with their own. You can do this because Android operating system provides flexible settings for changing fonts and other design.
If you are such a person, then you have come to the address. Below you will find a brief instruction and learn how to change the font on Android. But this does not mean at all that it will be easy. The knowledge of the average user will not be enough. At a minimum, there are 2 ways to change the font on the “Android”. The first allows you to do this without superuser rights, and the second requires rights.
First way
Stock phone firmware does not provide the user with the ability to change fonts. Only the latest Android versions of phones such as LG or Samsung have an AOSP code that has been edited. The developers added the option to change the standard font with the built-in settings, that is, without installing additional software.
For example, Galaxy S2 and Note phones have several standard built-in fonts that can be easily changed in the settings. But often these fonts are very few, so in any case you will have to visit the Google Play Store. There are many applications with embedded fonts. Having installed them, in the program settings you can change the font styles of the smartphone system.
Also, built-in functionality is in smartphones from LG. But as with Samsung, there may not be enough embedded fonts, so you will have to go for additional ones in LG Smart World.
Where are the settings for changing fonts?
If you do not know how to change the font on your Android phone, go to "Menu - Settings - Display - Font Style". A list opens, you need to select one of the proposed options and click "Confirm". The font will change quickly and you won’t even have to restart your smartphone.
Using GO Launcher EX
The next method, which does not involve obtaining root rights, requires the use of the GO Launcher EX launcher. This launcher is the most popular for "Android", and it can replace the system font. Its disadvantage is that completely in the whole system it will not be able to replace the font. The changes will not affect the applications and the main menu of the smartphone.
Instructions on how to change the font on “Android 5 1” using the GO Launcher EX launcher:
- Copy the font file to the folder "/ sdcard / GOLauncherEX / fonts".
- Launch the launcher.
- On the main screen, open the menu, click on "Preferences". We will open the launcher add-ons.
- Select the item "Visual Settings", then click "Font".
- Now you need to activate the search. So the system will find the fonts that we previously copied to the above directory.
- Once the search is complete, choose the font you like.
Changes will be accepted immediately, no phone reboot required.
Using the iFont application
If you don’t know how to change the font on your Samsung phone on Android, it’s best to use the iFont application. However, it is not suitable for phones of other brands.
To change a font using iFont, you must:
- Allow the smartphone to install programs from "unknown sources". You can usually activate this feature in the Security section.
- Download the iFont program and go to the Online tab.
- Select the desired font. The program will install it.
- Click "Download" to download your favorite font.
- After downloading, click on "Install." Also downloaded fonts can be changed in the display settings.
In this case, the font will also change quickly; no reboot is required. The iFont app is available on PlayMarket and it is free.
How to change the font to "Android 4 4 2" with Root rights?
Please note that this method may harm the phone. With root privileges, you can disrupt the system. Although this happens extremely rarely with a banal change of fonts, it’s still worth warning you. You make all subsequent changes at your own peril and risk, but most likely nothing bad will happen.
For installation, the Font Installer program will be used - the most convenient and functional, well suited for our purposes. She is also free. To change the font, you will need the program itself (install it) and the font itself in TTF format. It should be on a flash drive. By the way, it is better to copy standard fonts just in case.
Open the Font Installer program, select "Backup" in the menu settings and click "Backup". A program may request superuser rights. Agree. Now open the Local page, look for the file with our font (its TTF format), select it and click on "Install" in the window that opens. The program may again request superuser rights. We agree again, because without them we won’t succeed.
After a successful installation, the system will ask you to restart the phone. Click "OK" and wait for the reboot. After that you can choose the installed font in the menu.
conclusions
There is nothing complicated in this program, and in most cases it helps to change the font to the one that you like more. You are unlikely to be able to harm the system using the Font Installer, so you should not really worry. In case of any problems using the same program, you can return to the original settings, as previously we created Backup standard fonts.
That's all. Now you know how to change the font on Android. Use any of the methods described above. Well, if you want to somehow change the font color on Android, you will have to disappoint. The described methods allow you to change only the style. If the standard settings of the system do not have a functional color change, then change it will not work. In this case, you need to install third-party themes with already changed color settings.