Steps to Install Custom Fonts on rooted Android Device
Step #1 Select a Font for Android device - To properly display font in bold, make sure that a font you want to replace also has a bold version and then replace the normal and bold DroidSans files accordingly. If you make two copies of a single .ttf file and rename them DroidSans.ttf and DroidSans-Bold.ttf it will lose some of the bold formatting.
Step #2 So after you selected the font you want, renamed it to DroidSans.ttf and DroidSans-Bold.ttf
Step #3 Create a folder on your SD card called “n_android_font” (or any other of your choice) and paste both files there.
Step #4 Then create another folder called “o_android_font” (or any other of your choice) so you can have some place to put the original .ttf files so you can restore them later.
Step #5 Rename your fonts file in /system/fonts to DroidSans.bak or similar if you choose, I prefer to store them on the SD card.
Step #6 From an ADB shell:
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01. su
02. mount -o remount /dev/mtdblock4 /system
03. mount -o remount /dev/mmcblk0 /sdcard
04. cat /system/fonts/DroidSans.ttf > /sdcard/o_android_font/DroidSans.ttf
05. cat /system/fonts/DroidSans-Bold.ttf > /sdcard/ o_android_font/DroidSans-Bold.ttf
06. cat /sdcard/n_android_font/DroidSans.ttf > /system/fonts/DroidSans.ttf
07. cat /sdcard/ n_android_font/DroidSans-Bold.ttf > /system/fonts/DroidSans-Bold.ttf
08. mount -o ro,remount /dev/mtdblock4 /system
09. sync
10. reboot
Step #7 From Terminal:
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1. su
2. mount -o remount /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
3. cat /system/fonts/DroidSans.ttf > /sdcard/o_android_font/DroidSans.ttf
4. cat /system/fonts/DroidSans-Bold.ttf > /sdcard/o_android_font /DroidSans-Bold.ttf
5. cat /sdcard/n_android_font/DroidSans.ttf > /system/fonts/DroidSans.ttf
6. cat /sdcard/n_android_font/DroidSans-Bold.ttf > /system/fonts/DroidSans-Bold.ttf
7. mount -o ro,remount /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system
8. sync
9. reboot
You must change the font only after creating a Nandroid back-up, especially if you doing so from Terminal. You will absolutely have to restore the back-up or adb in to restore the original font if you accidentally delete it or replace it with something incompatible
Read more: http://www.gadgetsdna.com/custom-fonts-installation-on-rooted-android-device/696/#ixzz10mlYpodV
Monday, September 27, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Samsung to challenge iPad with a 10-inch Android 3.5 slate due in 2011
Riding on the buzz its Galaxy Tab slate has generated, Samsung is apparently focusing on a larger device that should take on Apple’s iPad. According to J.K. Shin, Samsung’s mobile communications president, there’s a “larger tablet” in the works, allegedly scheduled for an early 2011 release.
It should be powered by Android 3.5, which will cause some to question of the early 2011 claim. Google is expected to launch Android 3.0 during the first quarter of next year, which means there will most likely be at least a few months more between subsequent maintenance Android 3.0 releases and a more substantial Android 3.5 update. It’s also possible that Samsung new slate might run Chrome OS that Google said would initially power netbooks.
And while we’re speculating, maybe Android 3.5, code-named Gingerbread, will take more than a few clues from Chrome OS. Watchers think that Gingerbread was designed specifically with tablets in mind. Google said Chrome OS will initially focus on netbooks and notebooks, but the operating system is thought to be coming to desktops and servers at some point as well.
The ten-inch slate would represent an interesting departure from Samsung’s public stance portraying the iPad as less than portable. Meantime, critics agree that the Galaxy Tab, shown above, has put both Samsung and Android on the tablet map. Samsung’s inaugural slate is more portable than the iPad due to its seven-inch display that allows one-hand operation while fitting in a large pocket, if the official commercial is to be believed. It weighs in at 380 grams, which is lighter than Apple’s tablet, and packs in a seven-hour battery.
First impressions are fairly positive and the people who had a chance to try it first-hand have concluded that it’s a compelling tablet that puts Android in the position to compete in the market so far dominated by iPad.
It should be powered by Android 3.5, which will cause some to question of the early 2011 claim. Google is expected to launch Android 3.0 during the first quarter of next year, which means there will most likely be at least a few months more between subsequent maintenance Android 3.0 releases and a more substantial Android 3.5 update. It’s also possible that Samsung new slate might run Chrome OS that Google said would initially power netbooks.
And while we’re speculating, maybe Android 3.5, code-named Gingerbread, will take more than a few clues from Chrome OS. Watchers think that Gingerbread was designed specifically with tablets in mind. Google said Chrome OS will initially focus on netbooks and notebooks, but the operating system is thought to be coming to desktops and servers at some point as well.
The ten-inch slate would represent an interesting departure from Samsung’s public stance portraying the iPad as less than portable. Meantime, critics agree that the Galaxy Tab, shown above, has put both Samsung and Android on the tablet map. Samsung’s inaugural slate is more portable than the iPad due to its seven-inch display that allows one-hand operation while fitting in a large pocket, if the official commercial is to be believed. It weighs in at 380 grams, which is lighter than Apple’s tablet, and packs in a seven-hour battery.
First impressions are fairly positive and the people who had a chance to try it first-hand have concluded that it’s a compelling tablet that puts Android in the position to compete in the market so far dominated by iPad.
(RFA/Sek Bandith)Monday, September 20, 2010
Android 3.0 Tablet in-Development
The people over at Digitimes have been reported as saying that HTC is indeed in-works of developing a tablet with the upcoming Android 3.0 OS. The launch date of this new tablet is said to be somewhere in the first quarter of the next year, that is 2011. The fact that Digitimes have sometimes been wrong, make this news just a rumor as for now.
However, using some common sense, this news could be possible try as Motorola is already developing their own tablet for the upcoming Android OS 3.0, due on Verizon somewhere around February.
I wonder if the tablet will be 7” or 10”. If it is 7” then surely it will be in competition with the Samsung Galaxy Tablet, the upcoming Apple iPad (7”) and the Dell Streak. As for now, Samsung and Dell continue to dominate their own markets and continue to compete with the iPad. The fact that the tablets cannot run Froyo (Android 2.2) very smoothly makes the tablets something not considerable as of this moment. However, Android 3.0 tablets will definitely change the scenario altogether.
Read more: http://wccftech.com/2010/09/20/android-30-tablet-indevelopment/#ixzz108NguTUo
However, using some common sense, this news could be possible try as Motorola is already developing their own tablet for the upcoming Android OS 3.0, due on Verizon somewhere around February.
I wonder if the tablet will be 7” or 10”. If it is 7” then surely it will be in competition with the Samsung Galaxy Tablet, the upcoming Apple iPad (7”) and the Dell Streak. As for now, Samsung and Dell continue to dominate their own markets and continue to compete with the iPad. The fact that the tablets cannot run Froyo (Android 2.2) very smoothly makes the tablets something not considerable as of this moment. However, Android 3.0 tablets will definitely change the scenario altogether.
Read more: http://wccftech.com/2010/09/20/android-30-tablet-indevelopment/#ixzz108NguTUo
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Android 3.0 Essential For Tablet Apps Say Google
Google executives have said that Android tablet manufacturers and application developers will have to wait until the release of the Android 3.0 operating system before they are able to fully develop Market Place applications that are specifically designed for a new range of tablets currently being released into the Australian market.
According to Hugo Barra, director of products for mobile at Google, one of the reason for the lack of tablet specific applications is screen size and resolution.
Both the new Samsung Tab and the Toshiba Folio which is due to be released in Australia are built using Android 2.2 which has an upper resolution limit of 854 by 480 and limited pixel density.
For example, high density displays with 240ppi can support WVGA (480 x 800) on devices with screens measuring 3.3 to 4.0 inches across the diagonal. Those numbers change to 3.5 to 4.0 inches for screens that have FWVGA (480 x 854) resolution.
Information on the Android developer's site reveals that lower density displays can stretch larger than the high density ones. For example, WVGA (480 x 800) screens with 160ppi can span 4.8 to 5.5 inches, and FWVGA (480 x 854) screens can read 5.0 to 5.8 inches across the diagonal.
This is why so many of the Android devices with 4-inch screens have the same resolution as those with 3.7- and 3.5-inch screens.
In their launch press release Samsung claims that their recently announced Samsung Galaxy Tab has a 7-inch screen measuring 1024 x 600 pixels. However, this resolution is not supported by the current operating Android operating system.
Barra said, "If you want Android market on that platform, the apps just wouldn't run, [Froyo] is just not designed for that form factor. We want to make sure that we're going to create a application distribution mechanism for the Android Market, to ensure our users have right experience."
Currently the iPad has 25,000 applications that have been designed to run on the iPad. Consumers who buy a new Android tablet between now and late in 20111 will not be able to access any applications that have been specifically designed for an Android tablet say Google.
According to Hugo Barra, director of products for mobile at Google, one of the reason for the lack of tablet specific applications is screen size and resolution.
Both the new Samsung Tab and the Toshiba Folio which is due to be released in Australia are built using Android 2.2 which has an upper resolution limit of 854 by 480 and limited pixel density.
For example, high density displays with 240ppi can support WVGA (480 x 800) on devices with screens measuring 3.3 to 4.0 inches across the diagonal. Those numbers change to 3.5 to 4.0 inches for screens that have FWVGA (480 x 854) resolution.
Information on the Android developer's site reveals that lower density displays can stretch larger than the high density ones. For example, WVGA (480 x 800) screens with 160ppi can span 4.8 to 5.5 inches, and FWVGA (480 x 854) screens can read 5.0 to 5.8 inches across the diagonal.
This is why so many of the Android devices with 4-inch screens have the same resolution as those with 3.7- and 3.5-inch screens.
In their launch press release Samsung claims that their recently announced Samsung Galaxy Tab has a 7-inch screen measuring 1024 x 600 pixels. However, this resolution is not supported by the current operating Android operating system.
Barra said, "If you want Android market on that platform, the apps just wouldn't run, [Froyo] is just not designed for that form factor. We want to make sure that we're going to create a application distribution mechanism for the Android Market, to ensure our users have right experience."
Currently the iPad has 25,000 applications that have been designed to run on the iPad. Consumers who buy a new Android tablet between now and late in 20111 will not be able to access any applications that have been specifically designed for an Android tablet say Google.
HTC, Samsung, Acer Android 3.0 Tablets: What do we know?
Android tablets are gaining momentum, and HTC, Acer, Samsung, all have Android 3.0 tablet plans. We tell you what Android 3.0 tablets HTC, Acer, Samsung has in the works.
HTC Android 3.0 Tablet: News of an HTC Android 3.0 tablet was first reported by sources of Digitimes in Taiwanese component manufacturers. The rumored HTC Android tablet -- which wasn’t discussed at HTC Desire Z, HD phone launch recently -- will run on Google’s Android 3.0 OS. Unfortunately, the report is scant on HTC Android 3.0 tablet’s hardware. However, it isn’t hard to imagine the HTC Android 3.0 tablet to come with 3G built-in to woo over telecom carriers -- at least in the U.S. The HTC Android 3.0 tablet will however won’t surface until early 2011, whereas Android 3.0 (Gingerbread) itself won’t be officially announced till December -- possibly around Google’s music service announcement.
Acer Android 3.0 Tablet: Not just one, but Acer’s lining up three Android 3.0 tablets for release in early 2011. The Acer Android 3.0 tablets have 5-inch, 7-inch, and 10-inch screen, respectively. Acer’s deliberating between Qualcomm’s Snapdragon or Nvidia Tegra 2 processor to run on these Android 3.0 tablets.
Again, specific details of the Acer Android 3.0 tablets are scarce right now, but the 5-inch Acer Android 3.0 tablet is mobile handset-cum-tablet, according to Acer. So the 5-inch Acer Android 3.0 tablet will most certainly have 3G capabilities by its positioning for telecom operators -- like the Dell Streak Android tablet.
Samsung Android 3.0 Tablet: Unveiled at IFA earlier this month, the Samsung Galaxy Tab is a 7-inch tablet running on Android 2.2 (Froyo) OS. It has a capactivity touchscreen and comes with GPS, accelerometer, 3G and Wi-Fi 802.11n. It's a serious competitor to the Apple iPad. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Android tablet is expected to go on sale in the U.S. later this month, with Samsung promising an update to Android 3.0 to the Galaxy Tab later in the year.
Meanwhile, Motorola’s Android 3.0 tablet is due in early 2011 -- it will have a 10-inch screen.
HTC Android 3.0 Tablet: News of an HTC Android 3.0 tablet was first reported by sources of Digitimes in Taiwanese component manufacturers. The rumored HTC Android tablet -- which wasn’t discussed at HTC Desire Z, HD phone launch recently -- will run on Google’s Android 3.0 OS. Unfortunately, the report is scant on HTC Android 3.0 tablet’s hardware. However, it isn’t hard to imagine the HTC Android 3.0 tablet to come with 3G built-in to woo over telecom carriers -- at least in the U.S. The HTC Android 3.0 tablet will however won’t surface until early 2011, whereas Android 3.0 (Gingerbread) itself won’t be officially announced till December -- possibly around Google’s music service announcement.
Acer Android 3.0 Tablet: Not just one, but Acer’s lining up three Android 3.0 tablets for release in early 2011. The Acer Android 3.0 tablets have 5-inch, 7-inch, and 10-inch screen, respectively. Acer’s deliberating between Qualcomm’s Snapdragon or Nvidia Tegra 2 processor to run on these Android 3.0 tablets.
Again, specific details of the Acer Android 3.0 tablets are scarce right now, but the 5-inch Acer Android 3.0 tablet is mobile handset-cum-tablet, according to Acer. So the 5-inch Acer Android 3.0 tablet will most certainly have 3G capabilities by its positioning for telecom operators -- like the Dell Streak Android tablet.
Samsung Android 3.0 Tablet: Unveiled at IFA earlier this month, the Samsung Galaxy Tab is a 7-inch tablet running on Android 2.2 (Froyo) OS. It has a capactivity touchscreen and comes with GPS, accelerometer, 3G and Wi-Fi 802.11n. It's a serious competitor to the Apple iPad. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Android tablet is expected to go on sale in the U.S. later this month, with Samsung promising an update to Android 3.0 to the Galaxy Tab later in the year.
Meanwhile, Motorola’s Android 3.0 tablet is due in early 2011 -- it will have a 10-inch screen.
HTC working on Android 3.0 tablet
Digitimes reports that HTC is working on a tablet which will feature Android 3.0 ginger bread. The Tablet will be releases sometime in the Q1 of 2011 but there is no other information mentioned in the report. Ninety nine percent of the news from Digitimes turns out to be true always so let us hope this time as well.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Google Android Vs Google Chrome: Future Of Tablets
If Hugo Barra, director of Google’s mobile products is to be believed then Froyo, the latest Android 2.2 version has not been optimized for the tablets. To TechRadar, he said that the Android Market for applications would not be supported on Android 2.2 tablets since they areas simply "just not designed for that form factor."
He further added that Android 2.2 has been used in Samsung Galaxy Tab, which was showcased at the IFA show in Berlin last week. The director being optimistic said, "We want to make sure that we're going to create a application distribution mechanism for theAndroid market, to ensure our users have the right experience."
Contrary to the director, Google CEO Eric Schmidt at the IFA said that the developers will use Android OS to run the tablets. Schmidt pointed out "But I think it's too early to say exactly how it will play out." He also added "We're looking forward to the partnership announcements later this year."
Although nothing officially has been announced, if rumors are to be believed both HTC and Verizon are working on Google Chrome-based tablets by the end of the year.
Rumors aside, some analysts also believe that the first Google Chrome run tablet will appear in November. But since nothing is concrete yet, so we have to wait and watch, whcih way the wind blows in Google Android vs Google Chrome choice.
He further added that Android 2.2 has been used in Samsung Galaxy Tab, which was showcased at the IFA show in Berlin last week. The director being optimistic said, "We want to make sure that we're going to create a application distribution mechanism for theAndroid market, to ensure our users have the right experience."
Contrary to the director, Google CEO Eric Schmidt at the IFA said that the developers will use Android OS to run the tablets. Schmidt pointed out "But I think it's too early to say exactly how it will play out." He also added "We're looking forward to the partnership announcements later this year."
Although nothing officially has been announced, if rumors are to be believed both HTC and Verizon are working on Google Chrome-based tablets by the end of the year.
Rumors aside, some analysts also believe that the first Google Chrome run tablet will appear in November. But since nothing is concrete yet, so we have to wait and watch, whcih way the wind blows in Google Android vs Google Chrome choice.
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