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		zinekeller on June 19, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bunny fonts – privacy respecting drop-in replaceme... looks at Samsung and Chinese manufacturers having their own house fonts ... and now you know why Roboto is explicitly included - because sans-serif won't necessarily resolve to Roboto on an Android device.

chrismorgan on June 19, 2022 [–]

Including its name doesn’t mean it’s available. Or that it should necessarily be used even if it is—when the purpose of including Roboto was to get a default font, you probably shouldn’t complain when you get a default font.

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