[TUTORIAL] Make Your Own Fonts Compatible with Xperia ICS - Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go

Here I'd like to share how to make your own fonts working on ics xperia devices. As we have know that renaming (only) trick causes bootloop.
What to do is imitating the metadata also from the original fonts. You need to have Font Editor in order to do this. I use HighLogic FontCreator Pro 6.5 in this tutorial. You might have the equivalent font editor, but the term used might different. Indeed, the function should be same.
I use only 4 basic fonts to be replaced. There are Roboto-Regular.ttf, Roboto-Bold.ttf, SoMARegular.ttf, and SoMABold.ttf
(for best experience, you can also edit Roboto-Italic.ttf and Roboto-BoldItalic.ttf; but imo only 4 fonts significantly change the ui except you use italic font so much )
Steps :
Prepare your font. If you have both regular and bold varian, make a copy of each varian
Rename the regular into SoMARegular.ttf and Roboto-Regular.ttf
Rename the bold varian into SoMABold.ttf and Roboto-Bold.ttf
If you have only a varian (regular only for example), just make some copies and rename
Open the font. In the settings (format - settings), under the tab Classification, choose weight:
- Normal (Regular) for SoMARegular and Roboto-Regular
- Bold for SoMABold and Roboto-Bold
also check for font design (windows) and mac style.
Click OK.
Go to Format - Naming.
Replace the description with the correspondence description (see ps notes)
As I have tried, the compulsory field is: font family name, subfamily name, unique font identifier, full font name, and postscript name. You can unthick the rest description but make sure every platform is correctly filled.
Click OK then save your font.
The font is ready
PS : Here is original metadata for the ics xperia fonts:
SoMARegular.ttf:
Copyright (c) Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved.
SoMA
Regular
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB: SoMA Regular: 2012 Build 100
SoMA Regular
Version 2.03
SoMA-Regular
SoMA Regular is a trademark of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB.
SoMABold.ttf:
Copyright (c) Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB, 2011, 2012. All rights reserved.
SoMA
Bold
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB: SoMA Bold: 2012 Build 100
SoMA Bold
Version 2.03
SoMA-Bold
SoMA Bold is a trademark of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB.
Roboto-Regular.ttf:
Font data copyright Google 2011
Roboto
Regular
Google:Roboto:2011
Roboto Regular
Version 1.00000; 2011
Roboto-Regular
Roboto is a trademark of Google.
Roboto-Bold.ttf
Font data copyright Google 2011
Roboto
Bold
Google:Roboto:2011
Roboto Bold
Version 1.00000; 2011
Roboto-Bold
Roboto is a trademark of Google.
Visit this thread for some collections and installer : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1959019
Regards,

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@ydaud
Thank u alot ..

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jvsykes said:
@ydaud
Thank u alot ..
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u'r welcome

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Working!!!!!!!!!

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Thank u!

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Please share your working fonts here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1959019 guys

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i am gonna try this.
seems very interesting. thanks a tonn! :laugh:

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in the /system/fonts folder, there are many other ttf files too.
why did you change just these 4 files?
how to know what other ttf files does?

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sid.8491 said:
in the /system/fonts folder, there are many other ttf files too.
why did you change just these 4 files?
how to know what other ttf files does?
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the rest related to system and multi language font. I use the only 4 because those are the basic fonts which significantly change the interface.

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can u provide me the serial key of high-logic font creator 6.5 ???

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Someone could up this font? http://www.urbanfonts.com/fonts/advent.htm
I try but my XS enter in bootloop...:crying:

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laurochristian said:
Someone could up this font? http://www.urbanfonts.com/fonts/advent.htm
I try but my XS enter in bootloop...:crying:
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did you change the metadata??
root the device, enable usb debugging, grant superuser permission, put the 4 ttf font files in the '/font' directory and run the batch file, reboot the phone.
or try manually pushing these files in the respective directories and change the permission.
it should work.

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this tutorial realy work on XPERIA sola.. thanks man!!!
p/s: there is a lot of font in the folder system, had someone try change the other font? example the clock font?? and it is safe to change other font beside this 4 font??

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Will try this:good:
Perhaps work on my xperia U

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yuskhanzab said:
this tutorial realy work on XPERIA sola.. thanks man!!!
p/s: there is a lot of font in the folder system, had someone try change the other font? example the clock font?? and it is safe to change other font beside this 4 font??
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never try though, but it should be safe as long as the description inside the fonts are matched.

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its work
thanks akang ydaud
member of Sony Xperia U Indonesia Kumquat

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Hi.
Can u make times font for using on xperia phone?
Please.
Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk 2

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nice guide, thanks

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Great job
"pressed"
salam

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Have it here mate.just Install it and replace the exe file.Done!!
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