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Q: Can no longer read activity summaries - the font is too small!

I appreciate this is an age thing but I can no longer read the activity summaries - just judge from the rings - without using my phone camera to enlarge!

 

The same applies to my wife

 

btw, we are both great fans of the watch - definitely taken our activity up another level - and or weight lower!

Watch Sport 42MM (1st gen), watchOS 3

Posted on Sep 15, 2016 5:27 AM

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Q: Can no longer read activity summaries - the font is too small!

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  • by Jonathan UK,

    Jonathan UK Jonathan UK Sep 15, 2016 5:46 AM in response to whd100
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    Sep 15, 2016 5:46 AM in response to whd100

    Hi

     

    You may find the Zoom feature helpful:

     

    • On your iPhone, in the Watch app, go to: My Watch > General > Accessibility > Zoom - turn on Zoom.
    • Note the usage instructions beneath the settings.

     

    You may also wish to enable the Accessibility Shortcut for Zoom. This enables you to conveniently turn the feature on and off by triple-clicking the Digital Crown (if you do want Zoom to be permanently enabled):

     

    • On your iPhone, in the Watch app, go to: My Watch > General > Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcut > select Zoom.

     

    Accessibility settings also include an option for Bold Text, which may also help - whether in conjunction with Zoom or just by itself:

     

    • On your iPhone, in the Watch app, go to: My Watch > General > Accessibility > enable Bold Text.

     

    More information:

    https://help.apple.com/watch/#/apd95f904443

  • by Jonathan UK,

    Jonathan UK Jonathan UK Sep 15, 2016 5:44 AM in response to whd100
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    Sep 15, 2016 5:44 AM in response to whd100

    If you would like to submit to Apple, you can do so here:

     

    https://www.apple.com/feedback/watch.html

  • by whd100,

    whd100 whd100 Sep 15, 2016 5:50 AM in response to Jonathan UK
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    Sep 15, 2016 5:50 AM in response to Jonathan UK

    Hi Jonathan,

     

    Many thanks for the quick reply

     

    Sadly this doesn't really solve the issue as everything gets zoomed - which is not what I need. Also there is something about the move summary in particular - red font on black - so will submit as a request as you suggest

     

    Thanks again

     

    William

  • by Jonathan UK,

    Jonathan UK Jonathan UK Sep 15, 2016 5:55 AM in response to whd100
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    Sep 15, 2016 5:55 AM in response to whd100

    Hi William

     

    You're welcome!

     

    The Bold Text setting may help:

     

    • On your iPhone, in the Watch app, go to: My Watch > General > Accessibility > enable Bold Text.
  • by whd100,

    whd100 whd100 Sep 15, 2016 6:08 AM in response to Jonathan UK
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    Sep 15, 2016 6:08 AM in response to Jonathan UK

    Hi Jonathan,

     

    Tried that, and transparency, but overall more of a loss than a win!

     

    I've submitted the feedback so will see what happens next

     

    If you compare the summary screens between the previous and current version of OS you'll see the problem

     

    Thanks for your help

     

    William

  • by Bonnie Reimann,

    Bonnie Reimann Bonnie Reimann Sep 22, 2016 5:59 AM in response to whd100
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    Sep 22, 2016 5:59 AM in response to whd100

    I'm having similar issues.  I'm also looking for a way to make the font larger when I'm working out - in the "workout view".  Anyone know of a way to do that?  I only have 2 stats available when running - time and distance - and they're both tiny and at the bottom of the screen.  Seems like a waste of good screen space.