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PassingFair

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

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 Friday OP
Sorry for the troubles. Which iPhone do you have, mine is an older model (11) and is still working fine? wcmagumba Friday #1
Yup. PassingFair Friday #2
This... PassingFair Friday #3
Browsers have control over text rendering. usonian Sunday #5
Definitely try another browser canetoad Friday #4

wcmagumba

(6,159 posts)
1. Sorry for the troubles. Which iPhone do you have, mine is an older model (11) and is still working fine?
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 08:19 AM
Friday

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

usonian

(25,261 posts)
5. Browsers have control over text rendering.
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 04:18 PM
Sunday

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

(20,769 posts)
4. Definitely try another browser
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 03:57 PM
Friday

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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