diff --git a/android/core/src/processing/core/PFont.java b/android/core/src/processing/core/PFont.java
index 94840402b..eba6d4bee 100644
--- a/android/core/src/processing/core/PFont.java
+++ b/android/core/src/processing/core/PFont.java
@@ -696,8 +696,10 @@ public class PFont implements PConstants {
 
     gl.glTexParameterf(GL10.GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL10.GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL10.GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
     gl.glTexParameterf(GL10.GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL10.GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL10.GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
-
-    gl.glTexEnvf(GL10.GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL10.GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE, GL10.GL_REPLACE);
+    
+    // This is the right texture environment mode to use the current fill color to tint the fonts:
+    // http://www.khronos.org/opengles/documentation/opengles1_0/html/glTexEnv.html
+    gl.glTexEnvf(GL10.GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL10.GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE, GL10.GL_BLEND);
                     
     gl.glTexImage2D(GL10.GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL10.GL_RGBA,  texWidth, texHeight, 0, GL10.GL_RGBA, GL10.GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, null);
     gl.glBindTexture(GL10.GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);
diff --git a/android/core/src/processing/core/PGraphicsAndroid3D.java b/android/core/src/processing/core/PGraphicsAndroid3D.java
index 0dc539ab3..eeff5af01 100644
--- a/android/core/src/processing/core/PGraphicsAndroid3D.java
+++ b/android/core/src/processing/core/PGraphicsAndroid3D.java
@@ -2277,6 +2277,9 @@ public class PGraphicsAndroid3D extends PGraphics {
     gl.glMatrixMode(GL10.GL_MODELVIEW);
     gl.glPushMatrix();
     gl.glLoadIdentity();
+    
+    // Setting the current fill color as the environment color to multiply the texture color of the font.
+    gl.glTexEnvfv(GL10.GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL10.GL_TEXTURE_ENV_COLOR, colorFloats, 0);
          
     super.textLineImpl(buffer, start, stop, x, y);
 
@@ -2329,23 +2332,9 @@ public class PGraphicsAndroid3D extends PGraphics {
       gl.glBindTexture(GL10.GL_TEXTURE_2D, tex.glid);
       textFont.currentTexID = tex.glid;      
     }        
-        
-    boolean savedTint = tint;
-    int savedTintColor = tintColor;    
-    tint(fillColor);
        
-       // TODO: Check this is the right way to set the fill color for the text.
-      //gl.glColor4f(colorFloats[0], colorFloats[1], colorFloats[2], colorFloats[3]);
-    //gl.glColor4x(0x00000, 0x00000, 0x00000, 0x10000);
-        
     gl11.glTexParameteriv(GL10.GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL11Ext.GL_TEXTURE_CROP_RECT_OES, tex.crop, 0);
-    gl11x.glDrawTexiOES((int)x1, height - (int)(y2), 0, (int)(x2 - x1), (int)(y2 - y1));
-
-    if (savedTint) {
-      tint(savedTintColor);
-    } else {
-      noTint();
-    }    
+    gl11x.glDrawTexfOES(x1, height - y2, 0, x2 - x1, y2 - y1);
   }  
   
   protected void textCharScreenImpl(Glyph.TextureInfo tex,
@@ -2356,18 +2345,8 @@ public class PGraphicsAndroid3D extends PGraphics {
       textFont.currentTexID = tex.glid;      
     }        
         
-    boolean savedTint = tint;
-    int savedTintColor = tintColor;    
-    tint(fillColor);
-        
     gl11.glTexParameteriv(GL10.GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL11Ext.GL_TEXTURE_CROP_RECT_OES, tex.crop, 0);
     gl11x.glDrawTexiOES(xx, height - yy, 0, w0, h0);
-
-    if (savedTint) {
-      tint(savedTintColor);
-    } else {
-      noTint();
-    }    
   }  
 
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