Android App: how to read Font Size under Settings?

Question

I am developing an Android Application and I would like to read the Font Size under Settings->Display->Font Size.

So if a user has set his Font Size to Small/Big/Huge, I would like to apply this automaticly to all my text

I am using a Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Android 4.1.2

Thank you in advance for your help

float scale = getResources().getConfiguration().fontScale; Now try it. — Arul Pandian, Jun 04 '14 at 07:10

score 11 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 20 '12 at 11:30

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Try reading FONT_SCALE from android.provider.Settings.System.

answered Oct 20 '12 at 11:30

CommonsWare

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thank you for your help. I don't know why I haven't found that :-) – Luke94 Oct 20 '12 at 18:17
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I just found a simpler way to achive that see also [this answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/16558314/995926). – rekire May 15 '13 at 06:39

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 07 '13 at 15:52

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You can also define your text size using "sp" units which is the same like "dp" but scales according to the users system setting for text size. No need to read the font size from the system yourself.

answered Jan 07 '13 at 15:52

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It may be useful when you have separate layouts for larger texts – pkuszewski Jun 20 '17 at 08:19
This should be the correct answer for the question, although `FONT_SCALE` was what I was looking for. When creating layouts, you should almost always use `sp` for fonts – Gibolt Nov 14 '17 at 19:29

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