You lot can make text larger and more readable on your iPhone or iPad, but you tin too increase the size of the app icons, text labels, and user interface elements on your iPhone six, 6 Plus, 6S, or 6S Plus so it's easier to utilise.

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By default, your iPhone'south display resolution is in "Standard" mode. However, you lot can set it to "Zoomed" way, which essentially makes your iPhone bear witness the aforementioned size user interface as the next smallest iPhone model. For example, an iPhone 6S Plus in Zoomed mode will look like an iPhone 6S in Standard mode. Instead of seeing more content on the screen, the content will exist larger, which is very useful if you have trouble seeing the items on your iPhone's screen. The image to a higher place shows the Standard mode of an iPhone 6S Plus on the left, and the Zoomed mode of the same iPhone on the right.

It doesn't just affect the home screen, either–the unabridged OS volition show slightly bigger elements so they're easier to come across.

To put your iPhone into Zoomed mode, tap the "Settings" icon on your Abode screen.

On the Settings screen, tap "Display & Effulgence".

So, tap "View" on the Display & Brightness screen.

On the Display Zoom screen, tap "Zoomed".

The icons on the sample screen are enlarged to show what the zoomed display resolution volition await like. To prepare this resolution, tap "Gear up".

A confirmation popup displays with the message that changing the display zoom will restart your iPhone. Tap "Apply Zoomed" at the bottom of the screen to use the zoomed display.

Don't exist alarmed at this bespeak. The screen volition go black for a bit then return to the Display Zoom screen. The message claimed that your phone will restart, but y'all don't have to sign in to your phone again.

When you return to your Home screen, the icons and text labels will exist larger, every bit volition other text and elements on your phone.

One final catch: if you take an iPhone half-dozen Plus or 6S Plus, the Abode screen will not modify to mural mode while you're in zoomed mode. Y'all must go back to the standard display zoom to allow your phone's Home screen to automatically change to landscape way when you lot rotate it.


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