Xamarin.Android - DownloadableFonts Sample

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This sample demonstrates how to use the Downloadable Fonts feature introduced in Android O. Downloadable Fonts is a feature that allows apps to request a certain font from a provider instead of bundling it or downloading it themselves. This means, there is no need to bundle the font as an asset.

![DownloadableFonts Sample application screenshot](Screenshots/Crete Round font.png "DownloadableFonts Sample application screenshot")

Instructions

There are two ways of requesting a font to download:

  • Request a font to download from C# code
  • Declare a downloaded font in an XML file

Build Requirements

Using this sample requires the Android 8.0 (API 26) and the Xamarin.Android 7.5.x or higher.

License

Copyright (c) 2017 The Android Open Source Project, Inc.
Ported from Android DownloadableFonts Sample.