You can manually make the standard size of the letters on your iPhone larger, smaller or bold. This is useful if you have trouble reading. This is how you adjust the iPhone text size.
This is how you adjust the iPhone text size
Apple has iPhone text size resizing built into iOS. This is useful, because it means you don’t have to adjust the size of the letters in each individual app. All apps that support Apple’s ‘Dynamic Text’ will automatically adjust when you follow the steps below.
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This is how you change the iPhone text size
- Open the Settings app;
- Go to ‘Screen and Brightness’;
- Tap on ‘Text Size’;
- Move the bar at the bottom to select the correct format.
Do you also want to make the text bold? Then go a step back to ‘Screen and brightness’. Slide the switch at ‘Bold Text’ so that the box turns green.
All apps that Apple has made itself will immediately adjust the text format. The results are variable for third-party apps. For example, Instagram has difficulty filling the screen in a logical way with larger letters, so that they are somewhat close together.
Apple’s technology is not limited to apps. HTML pages can also choose to support the feature. Very handy if you also use the internet browser of your iPhone or iPad intensively.
Apple and accessibility
Apple devices are packed with all kinds of features and settings to make them as accessible as possible. Check out our guide to using Apple devices with hearing impairment. Even if you have a visual impairment, Apple has thought of you. In addition, there are a lot of additional Apple accessories for people with disabilities.
Tip: Did you know our iPhoned app also has different text formats? With this we hope to make it as easy as possible for you to read our articles.
Learn more about Apple and accessibility
- Apple trains Siri to better understand people with speech impediments (26-2)
- People with a disability about their iPhone: “you are missing out on potential customers” (22-10-2020)
- Accessibility in iOS 14: 5 new features for people with disabilities (7/13/2020)
- Are you color blind? This way you turn on color filters on your iPhone, iPad and Mac (2/6/2020)
- Apple improves product accessibility through user emails (16-12-2019)