Custom fonts in Android (Part 1 of 3) - Adding to project and set by code

To use custom fonts in Android add the necessary font files to assets/fonts (you may need to create the assets folder).

To apply them by code use the following snippet:

Typeface font = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "fonts/Roboto-Light.ttf");
textView.setTypeface(font);

On the second part of this series we'll apply custom fonts in xml.
UPDATE: Oh, and please don't include unnecessary fonts in the asstes folder as seen above as it will bloat your apk. Thanks.