iPad Increase Calendar and Contacts Font Size in iOS 7

[iamMacPerson]

I have a friend who has a hard time seeing and they own an iPad mini. The Apple Store just replaced it for them and it came pre-installed with iOS 7 (they were running iOS 6). They have increased the Dynamic Text size and turned on Bold Text. Unfortunately, they still have a hard time reading certain text in the Calendar and Contacts app. Is there anyway to increase the size of the text in these apps or change the System Font?

 

[sbailey4]

I have a friend who has a hard time seeing and they own an iPad mini. The Apple Store just replaced it for them and it came pre-installed with iOS 7 (they were running iOS 6). They have increased the Dynamic Text size and turned on Bold Text. Unfortunately, they still have a hard time reading certain text in the Calendar and Contacts app. Is there anyway to increase the size of the text in these apps or change the System Font?

I cannot remember if the "Larger Text" button is in iOS 7.0.4 or not but that is a setting in 7.1 that should resolve it for you. Switch that on and adjust the text and it can be huge. I know there was a slider even in iOS 6 that makes the font size larger. Look in the general> accessibility options.

 

[GreyOS]

No I don't think these font settings affect the Contact sheets or the Calendar, which is unfortunate.

 

[BrianBaughn]

Only where "Dynamic" text is supported will the text size increase. It's because large text in the layouts would ruin them. Does seem like there's a little room for size, though.

Personally, I've jailbroken and I'm using Bytafont 2 with an alternate font that seems to be just a bit more legible.

 

[Stuke00]

If they cannot see with Bold Text turned on, they may want to get the full sized iPad.