I developed a Tamil news application in android version 2.3.3. However, Tamil fonts have only been properly developed in android versions 4.0 and beyond. I want to display them in all versions of android mobile. I tried to solve the problem with some Tamil fonts, such as bamini and mylai, but they only worked in higher android versions.
Android OS for mobile phones is yet to have inbuilt support for Tamil Unicode fonts.
Bamini Font How to Install? If you want to install the Bamini font for android and other tools like word, follow the step-by-step guide. Bamini Tamil Keyboard Layout. The perfect way to learn and map the keyboard layout. No matter if you are an expert or a newbie, check the correspondent letters in English for the Bamini Tamil Keyboard layout. Bamini Tamil Font Download For Windows 10 Version. In Settings, click System. Click Apps & features. Click on the link, Manage optional features. If 'Tamil Supplemental Fonts' is not listed among the installed features, click on the '+' icon next to Add a feature. Scroll to find 'Tamil Supplemental Fonts'. Click on that item, then click on Install.
However there are some free apps that support to read and write Tamil Unicode font in Android apps and browsers:
* Tamil Visai – To type Tamil in any Android app using transliteration, Tamil99 keyboard. Using this you can publish in Unicode Tamil font in websites. You can also send Tamil SMSes to other phones supporting Tamil display.
* SETT browser – To display Tamil Unicode text properly.
* Opera Mini browser can display Tamil Websites as bitmap images. Select YES for “Use BitMap fonts for complex scripts” in the settings.
But still, there is no inbuilt support yet. So, you cannot see Unicode Tamil text in all applications. You can’t read Tamil SMSes and there is no Tamil interface yet. Since Android is a open source software and Indic market can’t be ignored for long, we can hope to see inbuilt Tamil support soon in Android.
If you are power user, you can root your android phone and install Tamil Unicode font provided by Krishnan.
If you are an application developer, you can use TSCII fonts to display Tamil letters in your app.
The latest news is that Samsung Ace mobile phone gives native support for Tamil in Android OS. ( Tip: @mayooresan )
See also:
* How to guide for typing Tamil in Nokia cell phones
Related posts:
How To Install Bamini Tamil Font In Android Studio
* Tamil font converters
* Tamil typing software
* Download free Tamil fonts
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