diff --git a/Extensions/Sprite.cpp b/Extensions/Sprite.cpp
index 60ca2c7..2fb1f92 100644
--- a/Extensions/Sprite.cpp
+++ b/Extensions/Sprite.cpp
@@ -2618,7 +2618,7 @@ void TFT_eSprite::printToSprite(std::string_view string)
 ** Function name:           printToSprite
 ** Description:             Write a string to the sprite cursor position
 ***************************************************************************************/
-void TFT_eSprite::printToSprite(char *cbuffer, uint16_t len) //std::string_view string)
+void TFT_eSprite::printToSprite(const char *cbuffer, uint16_t len) //std::string_view string)
 {
   if(!fontLoaded) return;
 
diff --git a/Extensions/Sprite.h b/Extensions/Sprite.h
index 1f6038d..cd19535 100644
--- a/Extensions/Sprite.h
+++ b/Extensions/Sprite.h
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ class TFT_eSprite : public TFT_eSPI {
            // Print string to sprite using loaded font at cursor position
   void     printToSprite(std::string_view string);
            // Print indexed glyph to sprite using loaded font at x,y
+  void     printToSprite(const char *cbuffer, uint16_t len);
   int16_t  printToSprite(int16_t x, int16_t y, uint16_t index);
 
  private:
diff --git a/Processors/TFT_eSPI_ESP32.h b/Processors/TFT_eSPI_ESP32.h
index 3aae24f..fc79af9 100644
--- a/Processors/TFT_eSPI_ESP32.h
+++ b/Processors/TFT_eSPI_ESP32.h
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ SPI3_HOST = 2
 #ifdef SMOOTH_FONT
   // Call up the SPIFFS (SPI FLASH Filing System) for the anti-aliased fonts
   #define FS_NO_GLOBALS
-  #include <FS.h>
-  #include "SPIFFS.h" // ESP32 only
-  #define FONT_FS_AVAILABLE
+  //#include <FS.h>
+  //#include "SPIFFS.h" // ESP32 only
+  //#define FONT_FS_AVAILABLE
 #endif
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/TFT_eSPI.cpp b/TFT_eSPI.cpp
index 311739f..f22d5ed 100644
--- a/TFT_eSPI.cpp
+++ b/TFT_eSPI.cpp
@@ -5041,7 +5041,7 @@ int16_t TFT_eSPI::drawString(std::string_view string, int32_t poX, int32_t poY,
     if (padX && !_fillbg) _fillbg = true;
 
     while (n < len) {
-      uint16_t uniCode = decodeUTF8((uint8_t*)ptr, &n, len - n);
+      uint16_t uniCode = decodeUTF8((const uint8_t*)std::begin(string), &n, len - n);
       drawGlyph(uniCode);
     }
     _fillbg = fillbg; // restore state