Although you cannot change the font of your iPhone's actual text, you can alter the font size.
You can shrink or increase the font size of your iPhone's apps using the Settings app.
iOS 15 users can change the font size by using the Control Center.
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You can choose from a wide range of fonts for your Android phone. However, the iPhone only allows you to use one font. The font may change because of an app that you have opened, and not you.
However, you can still edit text. Every iPhone allows you to change the font size. You can make it larger or smaller. This feature is especially useful for those with impaired vision or magnified screens.
There are several ways to adjust the font size of your iPhone. You can do this for all apps or for the whole phone. Here are the steps.
Important: While most apps can be changed to change the font size on their iPhones, not all apps support Dynamic Text. The app you choose will still work as before. This is true for any app that you use. To check if the app has its own font system, go to the settings.
How to change font size on iPhone
Through the Display & Brightness menu
1. 1. Open the Settings app.
2.Tap Display & Brightness and then tap Text Size.
3. To make your text smaller or larger, drag the slider to the bottom of the page.
Dynamic type allows apps to change the font size. Dave Johnson/Insider
You can make the text bold if you have difficulty reading text on your iPhone, even at larger sizes. You can do this by going back to Display & Brightness and turning on Bold Text. Swipe the button to your right.
Display & Brightness pages offer the option to bold all text. William Antonelli/Insider
Through the Accessibility menu
The Accessibility features of the iPhone may be beneficial to those with vision impairments. This allows you to make the text larger than the previous menu.
1. Tap Accessibility in the Settings app.
2. Tap Display and Text Size.
Click on the "Text Size” accessibility options. William Antonelli/Insider
3. You will be able to edit several display options. The most important is the Larger Text tab. Click it.
4. To enable Larger Text, swipe the button to the right. Next, use the slider at bottom to choose the text size that suits you best.
Accessibility controls allow you to make text on your iPhone larger than normal. Dave Johnson/Business Insider
How to adjust the font size of specific apps on your iPhone
This option allows you to change the font size of some apps but not for others. This feature is new in iOS 15, which was released in September 2021.
1. Select the Control Center option in the Settings app.
2. The page will be divided into two sections: More Controls and Included Controls. Tap the plus sign next the text size option in More Controls to move it into the Included controls section.
3. To enable it, toggle Access Within Apps on the top of this page.
Place "Text Size" in the controls and ensure that you are able to access it from within an app. William Antonelli/Insider
This feature can be used to alter the font size of an app once it is enabled.
4. To change the font size, open the app. We'll be using Twitter for this example.
5. 5.Open your iPhone's Control Centre. Depending on which iPhone you have, you can either swipe down from the top-right corner or swipe up from the bottom.
6. Tap the Text Size icon. It looks like two A's in uppercase next to each other.
Select the Text Size icon. William Antonelli/Insider
7. The slider at the bottom allows you to choose Twitter Only or whatever name the app is. Next, use the vertical slider to shrink/large the text.
Slide up to increase the text size, and slide down to reduce it. William Antonelli/Insider
These changes will be effective immediately.
The left shows Twitter's standard font size. The same tweets are shown on the right at 160%. Twitter; Insider, William Antonelli/Insider
