{"id":357083,"date":"2026-03-31T16:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/357083\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:43:14","slug":"samsung-quietly-removed-third-party-font-support-from-one-ui-8-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/357083\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung quietly removed third-party font support from One UI 8.5"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you\u2019re looking for the most customizable out-of-the-box experience on a smartphone today, it\u2019s tough to go wrong with Samsung. Unlike some of the more locked-down launchers you\u2019ll find on Android \u2014 sorry, but I\u2019m looking at you, Pixel<\/a> \u2014 the amount of personal touches you can apply to any Galaxy phone can feel endless, and that\u2019s before you install something like Good Lock. However, with One UI 8.5, it seems like Samsung made the rare move to remove some of this functionality in the name of security, and users aren\u2019t pleased.<\/p>\n

As spotted by PiunikaWeb <\/a>(h\/t SammyGuru<\/a>), a lengthy thread on r\/OneUI<\/a> in the wake of One UI 8.5 rolling out to older devices has fans venting their frustrations out over Samsung\u2019s decision to quietly remove third-party font support from the update. One UI \u2014 and the company\u2019s various predecessors \u2014 have always offered some of the best font support you\u2019ll find on Android, making it easy to swap between several built-in offerings in addition to utilizing your own. Most of the users had no idea One UI 8.5 would remove this functionality, and unsurprisingly, they\u2019re not too pleased about it.<\/p>\n

Samsung, for its part, didn\u2019t completely keep this move a secret \u2014 it just buried the change in its security fixes post for March<\/a>. Listed under \u201cmoderate\u201d patches, the company cites \u201cimproper verification of cryptographic signature in Font Settings\u201d in previous releases that could\u2019ve allowed \u201cphysical attackers\u201d to use custom font. The change doesn\u2019t specifically say it\u2019s removing font options, but this patch does add \u201cproper verification,\u201d and that seems to be what\u2019s causing the lack of support following this update.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re an affected user, it seems like your only option at this point is to root your device. Developers behind the popular zFont 3 app confirming on their own subreddit<\/a> that non-root devices running One UI 8.5 are no longer supported. Some users have reported their custom fonts sticking around after the update, though even so, it appears that trying to adjust your font at all will inevitably swap back to a default offering. Not everyone is so lucky, by the way \u2014 other users had their fonts completely reset following the typical update installation reboot. Samsung\u2019s font offerings through the Galaxy Store also still work, since they support the company\u2019s validation system. Even then, those aren\u2019t a perfect replacement, since they\u2019re often a far cry in quality from unofficial tools like those found with zFont 3.<\/p>\n

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