I was struggling to install the kannada font in my Samsung galaxy 551 since 3-4 days and today I finally succeeded.
First and foremost, you need to root your android phone. Rooting means you should get super user access. Without superuser access, you can not copy your ttf file to /systems/fonts folder.
There are many free apps available to root your android phone. The one I used is, SuperOneClick. You should download and unzip the program to your pc. And then connect your android phone with usb cable. Enable usb debugging mode. Then start SuperOneClick.exe and click on the root button. The program will root your phone.
For more detailed instruction on how to install superoneclick please go through this link
I suspect, once rooted, the phone needs to be rebooted again.
You can be sure if you are rooted if when you type su in terminal on phone , superoneclick will ask your permission for root access to terminal program.
Next your terminal will show # instead of $
Next set of commands can be given from terminal emulator or adb on your computer.
Next you need to remount /system folder in read write mode.
Enjoy your favorite news or other contents in your custom font.
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How to install custom fonts on rooted droid phone
First and foremost, you need to root your android phone. Rooting means you should get super user access. Without superuser access, you can not copy your ttf file to /systems/fonts folder.
There are many free apps available to root your android phone. The one I used is, SuperOneClick. You should download and unzip the program to your pc. And then connect your android phone with usb cable. Enable usb debugging mode. Then start SuperOneClick.exe and click on the root button. The program will root your phone.
For more detailed instruction on how to install superoneclick please go through this link
I suspect, once rooted, the phone needs to be rebooted again.
You can be sure if you are rooted if when you type su in terminal on phone , superoneclick will ask your permission for root access to terminal program.
Next your terminal will show # instead of $
Next set of commands can be given from terminal emulator or adb on your computer.
Next you need to remount /system folder in read write mode.
mount -o remount /dev/mtdblock4 /systemmount -o remount /dev/mmcblk0 /sdcardNext backup your DroidSansFallback.ttf
cd /system/fonts
cp DroidSansFallback.ttf /sdcard
Delete this file rm DroidSansFallback.ttf Now copy your kannada/required font file to DroidSansFallback.ttf. I have used Sampige.ttf
cat /sdcard/Sampige.ttf > DroidSansFallback.ttf
Mount the system folder back in read only mode mount -o ro,remount /dev/mtdblock4 /system
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How to install custom fonts on rooted droid phone
