Hindi font with API level 15 (aka Android 4.0.2)

Question

I have a hindi content based android app and have used devangiri font from Android API 16 SDK and renamed as hindi.ttf. The text renders fine on API level 16 and 17 but simply tears apart in Android API level 15 and lower.

Is there any why I can fix that without removing support for lower API levels. My code for setting textview is:

import android.app.Activity;
import android.graphics.Paint;
import android.graphics.Typeface;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.GestureDetector;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class Prayer extends Activity {

    // TextSwitcher vs;
    GestureDetector gestureDetector;
    static Tips tip = null;
    static StringBuilder quesString = null;

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        setContentView(R.layout.prayer);

        TextView tv1 = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.textView1);
        Typeface tf = Typeface.createFromAsset(getAssets(), "fonts/hindi.ttf");
        tv1.setTypeface(tf);
        tv1.setText("श्री");
        tv1.setPaintFlags(tv1.getPaintFlags() | Paint.SUBPIXEL_TEXT_FLAG);
    }
}

Layout XML:

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:ads="http://schemas.android.com/apk/lib/com.google.ads"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:background="#C5C6E1"
    tools:context=".Prayer" >
            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/textView1"
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content" >
            </TextView>
</RelativeLayout>

Current:

Expected:

Answer 1

I faced exactly similar issue when I was developing an Hindi app. However, the error resolved when I changed the font files.

Also, IMHO the device simply replaces UTF-8 symbols in text with corresponding symbols in font files. In this case, its showing a completely different symbol altogether. So, the problem should be with font files.

Give me your e-mail in case you want to use my font files.