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January 15, 2021
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Bug with font SF Pro Display when previewed on the Adobe Xd Mobile App

  • January 15, 2021
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Hi,

In the last few months I've experienced a bug with the font SF Pro Display whereby whenever I preview an interface on my phone through the Xd Mobile App, the position of the text does not correspond to what I set on my computer. In my specific case the mobile app shows a preview where the text box is always shifted 14px on the left side compared to the computer.

 

Technical details:

Adobe Xd 35.1.12.5

Adobe Xd Mobile 36.0

Mac Book Pro Intel iCore - Big Sur 11.1

iPhone 11 iOS 14.2

Connection between Mac and iPhone establised by cable

 

Hope enough details were provided.

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      Correct answer HARSHIKA_VERMA

      Hi All,

      Thank you so much for waiting on the issue. After a long investigation on this issue and trying all the aspects to fix it. The team identified that the font engines on the 2 platforms return different values for this font, which won't be fixed until we use the same engine on both platforms. There is something related to this going on in the backend, but until then, there is nothing that team can do to fix it. 

       

      We are sorry for the inconvenience.

       

      Thanks,

      Harshika

       

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      7 replies

      the_anis_shaikh
      the_anis_shaikh
      Participant
      March 30, 2023

      Hello All, Since Adobe will not fix this, the closest alternative we can get is SF Pro Display. This font will have no issues previewing the XD App.

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      knkk
      Known Participant
      March 31, 2023

      This thread is about SF Pro Display - did you mean to type something else?

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      wheelyweb dot gov
      Participant
      February 20, 2023

      Or just use Figma, Sletch, Framer or any one of the other design apps that allow native fonts to render properly. 

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      wiam5C80
      Participant
      January 11, 2023
      This is sad. 2023. Never using any Adobe product again.
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      tom o tom o
      Participant
      November 10, 2021

      Just started using Inter, a Google Font, and it is the best substitute....as long as the Character Spacing is set a whopping -20!  Cannot really tell the differnce when applied this way for design preview puposes (Black, Bold and Regular).  All other fonts I tried failed the visual test as far as I'm concerned.  Obviously, using SF would be preferred, but feeling releaved at this work-around.  Thought I'd share since the struggle seems to be ongoing. 

      BTW; loaded the font(s) on my iPhone using iFont app from the App Store....pretty cool  https://youtu.be/hXrfyJ3RhQk 

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      tom o tom o
      Participant
      November 10, 2021

      Actually the cap/x height seems a little taller for Inter versus SF, so be ware when designing vertically. 

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      knkk
      Known Participant
      February 26, 2021

      I'm having the same problem. Is there any workaround or solution so far?

        HARSHIKA_VERMA
        Community Manager
        HARSHIKA_VERMACommunity ManagerCorrect answer
        Community Manager
        January 20, 2021

        Hi All,

        Thank you so much for waiting on the issue. After a long investigation on this issue and trying all the aspects to fix it. The team identified that the font engines on the 2 platforms return different values for this font, which won't be fixed until we use the same engine on both platforms. There is something related to this going on in the backend, but until then, there is nothing that team can do to fix it. 

         

        We are sorry for the inconvenience.

         

        Thanks,

        Harshika

         

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        wheelyweb dot gov
        Participant
        July 4, 2022

        OK, so 18 months later and we still cannot use xD app on a mobile device without xD prototypes. 
        If we can use fonts through creative cloud, why can't the moble xD app use the NATIVE FONT IN iOS to render the prototype??? and if it is an issue, why can't xD render the prototype to the phone in a usable way? without the font accurately rendered, the prototype function is kinda pointless isn't it?

          Wojciech Kmita
          Wojciech Kmita
          Participant
          February 20, 2023

          I'm kinda tired with this f... issue! It's been couple years now and still can't use SF font in the XD app.

            Rishabh_Tiwari
            Rishabh_Tiwari
            Legend
            January 20, 2021

            Hi there,

             

            Sorry to hear about the trouble. Could you please update XD to the latest version which is 361 and check if its happening on that as well. In case if it still happens, we'll need to test this on our end, so please share a sample file. You can add the file to a shared location, like Google Drive or Drop box and share the link.

             

            Regards

            Rishabh

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