I’m coming from an iPhone 7plus and I have to say that I’m really bummed about the size of the text on the iPhone X. I have a hard time reading small text and typically have display view zoom active on my plus. When I turned in the iPhone X today I was disappointed to find no zoom function. I understand the screen is not as wide but was hoping to be able to use this phone to replace the larger plus. This is not the case. 🙁 I love the phone but even with all the larger text options enabled, the text is not large enough in safari and a few other applications. I know that most people will love the new phone but if you are like me and need larger text, you might want to use it before switching.
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pasadena
macrumors 6502a
The X does support the magnifier (around the middle of the page under Accessibility). Are you referring to another feature instead?
Yes. It is called “Display Zoom” it is under Settings > Display & Brightness. It makes everything a little larger.
Night Spring
macrumors P6
pasadena
macrumors 6502a
Now that I have mine i can check the settings.
There's a few different ones, I'm not sure which one you're looking for.
General -> Accessibility -> Larger Text
General -> Accesibility -> Magnifier
Display & Brighness -> Text Size
There's a few different ones, I'm not sure which one you're looking for.
General -> Accessibility -> Larger Text
General -> Accesibility -> Magnifier
Display & Brighness -> Text Size
Night Spring
macrumors P6
None of the above.
If you have a plus phone, there's an option in Display&Brightness for “Disolay Zoom.” What it does is make the plus phone use the regular size phone UI.
pasadena
macrumors 6502a
Oh, I didn't know that function - I had a 6 🙂 Are you sure the magnifier can't help?
Night Spring
macrumors P6
The magnifier lets you use your phone camera as a magnifying glass. It has nothing to do with making things easier to read on the phone.
mcdj
macrumors G3
Nice to have but it doesn’t change web page font sizes. The old zoomed view made everything in the entire phone a bit larger.
Everyone who wants zoomed view back, send Apple feedback. It takes 2 seconds.
https://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html
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happyslayer
macrumors 65816
Use Reader Mode. i'm aware that some sites not support reader mode. I think this reason why apple add reader mode instead not add function not display font smaller than 10pts etc
But i have URL for you you can change size this url show 16pts. here how this work
first add this url to bookmark name URL size 16fonts what ever u like call it,
now load your favorite website then open bookmark click 16 fonts you will see page load bigger font
here it is copy all of it
javascript:for(i=0;i%3Cdocument.getElementsByTagName%20('*')%20.length;i++)void(document.getElementsByTagName('*'%20)%20%5Bi%5D.style.fontSize='16pt');u
But i have URL for you you can change size this url show 16pts. here how this work
first add this url to bookmark name URL size 16fonts what ever u like call it,
now load your favorite website then open bookmark click 16 fonts you will see page load bigger font
here it is copy all of it
javascript:for(i=0;i%3Cdocument.getElementsByTagName%20('*')%20.length;i++)void(document.getElementsByTagName('*'%20)%20%5Bi%5D.style.fontSize='16pt');u
I left feedback for it now. The #1 reason why I upgraded from my IPhone 6S Plus was a smaller form factor with the same readability. I really need Zoom, lots of older customers do.
jbachandouris
macrumors 603
9 days from 50, so the small text is bothersome.
roeiz
macrumors 65816
Just tried display zoom on my +
Great feature. At least you’ve helped me 😉
Great feature. At least you’ve helped me 😉
PLamarine
macrumors 6502
Have sent feedback. This is one of the reasons I won’t be getting the X, the other being that I prefer 16:9 screen ratio.
I don’t know. I just increased the size of the font to the largest and bold the text and everything - seems like a world of a difference because I have the text as smallest as possible.
