Downloading the font is straightforward. Please note the renaming of the file—not really needed but it's easier to edit configuration files and such if it has a simpler name. Follow these steps to acquire and copy the font to each project:
- Browse to https://fontawesome.com/download.
- Click the Free for Desktop button to download Font Awesome.
- Unzip the downloaded file, then locate the otfs folder.
- Rename the Font Awesome 5 Free-Solid-900.otf file to FontAwesome.otf (you can keep the original name, but it's just less to type if you rename it).
- Copy FontAwesome.otf to the Resources folder in the iOS project.
- Copy FontAwesome.otf to the Assets folder in the Android project.
Alright—now, we need to configure iOS to accept FontAwesome. It's only iOS that needs this extra configuration. For Android, you are good to go.