What does the “more space” display zoom setting actually do?

[walterpaisley]

As the question states, I’m curious if anyone knows what resolution the screen becomes when you turn on the “more space” option. I've an 11" Pro.

 

[ifrit05]

It increases the pixel density, making UI elements look smaller. It gives an illusion of having a larger screen. I don't think there's a way to get the current pixel density being used without having terminal access though (jailbreak) so who knows what it gets set to.

EDIT: Seems like it actually scales the resolution. With it on it reports a resolution of 2778x1940, vs the native 2,388 x 1,668 (an increase of 16.31%). Both are a ratio of 1.43.

 

[rui no onna]

Just tried it on 11”. Fonts were too small for comfort for my taste. Went back to Standard immediately. This feature might be more useful to me on 12.9”.

 

[dangquybk]

Just tried it on 11”. Fonts were too small for comfort for my taste. Went back to Standard immediately. This feature might be more useful to me on 12.9”.

I tried it and increase the font size. In my case, I like this new “more space” 🙂

 

[SoYoung]

is it exclusive to M1? I don't see this setting on my 2018 11' pro.

 

[symphony]

I like it on my 12.9”, the app windows are similar to how my apps from Mac Studio and MacBook Air look in scale.

At first it felt too small, but I realized the icon size is the same as my dock on macOS. And when I went by default, the font size were too big. Especially in Notes app. Font is too big in full screen mode. “More Space” was just right.

 

[klasma]

I was hoping the iPad mini would get an iPhone-like Display Zoom mode, i.e. bigger UI / less space, but this is a totally different beast.

 

[rui no onna]

is it exclusive to M1? I don't see this setting on my 2018 11' pro.

Yep, display scaling is M1 exclusive.

 

[rui no onna]

I tried it and increase the font size. In my case, I like this new “more space” 🙂

Increasing the font size (so there’s less content onscreen again) kinda defeats the purpose for me.

 

[dangquybk]

Increasing the font size (so there’s less content onscreen again) kinda defeats the purpose for me.

For me it makes a good balance, better than the default scale.

 

[rui no onna]

For me it makes a good balance, better than the default scale.
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Sadly, those fonts aren’t big enough for my comfort. Standard mode works best for me, at least on 11”.

 

[walterpaisley]

Sadly, those fonts aren’t big enough for my comfort. Standard mode works best for me, at least on 11”.

Yeah, same here. I like getting more content, but the font is just slightly too small on my 11" as well.