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<\/p>\nIf you have 20\/20 vision or are still wondering why your parents have reading glasses, count yourself lucky. But if you\u2019re like many people\u2014over 60 percent of the population by some estimates, including most people over 45\u2014reading the tiny text on your iPhone or iPad screen might be impossible if you don\u2019t happen to have the right pair of glasses handy.<\/p>\n
What we really want is a screen that corrects automatically for its user\u2019s individual vision problems\u2014research into such technology has taken place at UC Berkeley and the MIT Media Lab, but real-world products are probably years off. Until then, those of us who need a little help seeing our screens will have to rely on features Apple has built into iOS. Try these options:<\/p>\n
Although not every app supports it, Apple has a technology called Dynamic Type that lets you set your preferred text size. In Settings > Display & Brightness > Text Size, you\u2019ll find a text size slider, and you can see how it affects text in the iOS interface by moving around in the Settings app or looking at Mail.<\/p>\n
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If you want a size even larger than is available from the Text Sizes screen, you can get that in Settings > General > Accessibility > Larger Text. Turn on Larger Accessibility Sizes, and the size slider adds more options.<\/p>\n
Sometimes, the problem isn\u2019t so much the size of the text, but how light it can be. In Settings > Display & Brightness, there\u2019s a switch for Bold Text. Turn this on, and all the text on the iPhone will become darker. Oddly, enabling Bold Text requires restarting your device, but there\u2019s no harm in doing that.<\/p>\n
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If you have difficulty with aspects of the screen other than text, you can use iOS\u2019s Display Zoom feature to expand everything by a bit. The trade-off is that you\u2019ll see less content on the screen at once, of course, but that\u2019s a small price to pay if it makes your iPhone easier to use.<\/p>\n
To enable Display Zoom, go to Settings > Display & Brightness > View. Once there, you can compare the difference between the standard and zoomed views in three sample screens by tapping the Standard and Zoomed buttons at the top\u2014notably, you\u2019ll lose a row of icons on the Home screen. If you think zoomed view might be better, tap Zoomed and then tap Set. Your iPhone has to restart, but it\u2019s quick. Unfortunately, if you decide to switch back to standard view, you\u2019ll need to rearrange your Home screen icons again.<\/p>\n
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The iPhone\u2019s full Zoom feature is particularly useful in two situations. First, it\u2019s easy to invoke and dismiss if you need a quick glance while wearing the wrong pair of glasses. Second, if Display Zoom doesn\u2019t magnify the screen as much as you need, the full zoom may do the job.<\/p>\n
Turn it on in Settings > General > Accessibility > Zoom and zoom in by double-tapping the screen with three fingers. By default, the Zoom Region is set to Window Zoom, which gives you a magnifying lens that you can move around the screen by dragging its handle on the bottom.<\/p>\n
Tap the handle to bring up a menu that lets you zoom out, switch to full-screen zoom (which can be harder to navigate), resize the lens, filter what you see in the lens (such as grayscale), display a controller for moving the lens, and change the zoom level. To get back to normal view, just double-tap with three fingers again.<\/p>\n
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So, if you want to be able to use your iPhone more easily when your reading glasses aren\u2019t handy, try the features described above and find the right mix for your eyes.<\/p>\n
Twitter:<\/b> Can\u2019t read your iPhone screen without finding your glasses? Try these tips!<\/p>\n
Facebook:<\/b> Tired of squinting at your iPhone? Here\u2019s the solution!<\/p>\n
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