RuntimeException: native typeface cannot be made or memory leak for custom TextView loading font

Question

There\'s a HUGE problem in my code wherein I am loading a font in my assets\\fonts\\ folder from a custom TextView class. The first problem is that

Answer 1

If you're having this issue on Android Studio then put your assets under main directory instead of putting it under res directory.

Also in font naming use lowercase letters and underscores only, e.g. my_font.ttf

That worked like charm for me