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PassingFair

(22,451 posts) Fri Mar 27, 2026, 08:12 AM Mar 27

I phone woes

The text on my iPhone suddenly got very small. I’ e already “increased text size” and it didn’t make a difference. Anybody know how to go back to a phone format?

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I phone woes (Original Post) PassingFair Mar 27 OP

Sorry for the troubles. Which iPhone do you have, mine is an older model (11) and is still working fine? wcmagumba Mar 27 #1

Yup. PassingFair Mar 27 #2

This... PassingFair Mar 27 #3

Browsers have control over text rendering. usonian Mar 29 #5

Definitely try another browser canetoad Mar 27 #4

wcmagumba

(6,624 posts)

1. Sorry for the troubles. Which iPhone do you have, mine is an older model (11) and is still working fine?

Reply to PassingFair (Original post)

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 08:19 AM

Mar 27

I'll probably go Android phone next as the $1000 plus prices of new iphones is out of my reach...

PassingFair

(22,451 posts)

2. Yup.

Reply to wcmagumba (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 09:26 AM

Mar 27

Mine’s an 11
My husband suggests I try a different browser.
🤞

PassingFair

(22,451 posts)

3. This...

Reply to PassingFair (Original post)

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 09:28 AM

Mar 27

Is only on DU, btw.

usonian

(26,580 posts)

5. Browsers have control over text rendering.

Reply to PassingFair (Reply #3)

Sun Mar 29, 2026, 04:18 PM

Mar 29

Look to expand it in the pull-down gadget at the left of the URL bar. It should remember.

There's also a page zoom setting in Settings - Safari - PageZoom ... who knew?

Stuff gets accidentally set or un-set.

I don't remember any "zoom" setting in DU itself.

And there's the usual advice to quit and restart apps (flick on ios) or just reboot.

canetoad

(21,010 posts)

4. Definitely try another browser

Reply to PassingFair (Original post)

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 03:57 PM

Mar 27

If it's only on DU you may have pressed the iPhone equivalent of Cntrl - which decreases font size. i have an iphone but don't use it for browsing, so am not sure what the commands are or the browser you're using.

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