All icons are now smaller and thus more difficult to tap. They are slightly but noticable smaller. Throughout all history of iPhone, the icons have had certain dimensions. Now, Apple for some reason decided to ruin this. Just as everything else, bit by bit. But, does anyone know how to return the normal size, which has been throughout all older iOS-s?
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iPhone SE, iOS 14
You must have amazingly sensitive eyes to size differences. The apps were reduced in size by 1/64 of an inch. That's an incredibly small number.
You have two choices however. Forget about it as this is now the new normal for icon sizes and you can't enlarge them by 1/64".
OR, use Zoomed View - Settings > Display and Brightness and scan down to the bottom and change the view to Zoomed from Standard.
Other than that there is nothing you can do about this except get used to a very small difference.
You must have amazingly sensitive eyes to size differences. The apps were reduced in size by 1/64 of an inch. That's an incredibly small number.
You have two choices however. Forget about it as this is now the new normal for icon sizes and you can't enlarge them by 1/64".
OR, use Zoomed View - Settings > Display and Brightness and scan down to the bottom and change the view to Zoomed from Standard.
Other than that there is nothing you can do about this except get used to a very small difference.
Have you checked under settings>Home Screen & dock choose ‘bigger’ option?
we have the right to discuss it on here and express our opinion.
Actually you don't.
The community's purpose is to answer technical support questions.
"Why" is not a technical support question.
Apple's terms, which you agreed to, state "to help people use Apple products..." Discussing Apple Policy, which is what you feel entitled to, is not permitted. The technical support answer has been provided. The icon sizes are not adjustable in iOS. End of discussion.
The change serves no purpose.
Feedback for Apple goes here >>> http://www.apple.com/feedback/
There has been no change to the standard icon size on the Home Screen for iPhone. Might you be using some Accessibility feature governing appearance on a screen?
Since you have diminished sight capabilities, WHY wouldn't you use the Zoomed view in the first place?
Settings > Display & Brightness > View > Zoomed
This will not reduce the number of app icons on your screen, but will increase the size enough to help if you have sight issues.
Last week some of my app icons were noticeably smaller than others.
I fixed mine like this:
hold down any app icon until all of start to wiggle.
while a small one is wiggling, hold down on it until it “ grows” back to size. Do this to each app icon that needs to grow back to size.
When they grow to correct size, I restarted my phone and that fixed it. *did this last week. They’ve stayed the correct size.
Perhaps you’re using the App Library, which may introduce smaller icons.
Learn about the new features here.
Organize the Home Screen and App Library on your iPhone - Apple Support
LACAllen wrote:
Here is the same home screen on both iOS 13.7 and 14.
I cut a hole through the top Colour image to show the image in B&W below. There is no difference in the icon size, only in the icon design itself.
Yup. What I've been saying all along. Thanks for posting this.
Jarcenegui wrote:
yes the icons look much smaller.
”much” = 1/32”.
Is there a[ ]way to adjust this?
Nope.
I noticed this as well on my XR and I figured that the dots indicating the position got bigger since these can now be tapped on and dragged. They had to be made larger to accomodate fingers. However, the icons had to be reduced slightly in size to allow space for this. Notice the larger gap between the dock and the icons now.
In my opinion, the dots and the drag feature is useless. In fact, i would get rid of it altogether. I know my screens, i don't get lost, no need. I'd prefer the icons being the old size, filling the entire screen.
I also don't like widgets mixed in with apps. I use the home screen(s) to launch apps, no need for any small size info that i can see in the app properly. There's a swipe left to widgets if needed, easy, no confusion.
NedGrimley wrote:
Take two seconds and look at the side by side comparisons posted by Matesosh earlier in the conversation. I realize that it is not a huge change. But the change has happened, whether you believe it or not...or whether you can see it or not. And to someone with diminished sight capabilities, it is a big deal.
Take two seconds and look at LACAllen's post above. Or, get out a ruler.
You're not crazy and I have been googling this for the last 1/2 hour trying to find a fix. For those of you who don't notice a difference, then hush, because it obviously doesn't apply to you! For me, there is a slight size difference for each icon, however, the worst difference is when you have multiple apps in one icon bubble as the change in size has made them extremely small now! Very difficult for you to see and NO, changing to zoom mode is NOT the answer. I'm looking to downgrade back to IOS 13 and crossing my fingers that it's possible because regardless if it doesn't affect you, it DOES affect me.
Apple has never supported downgrading iOS, so there is no legitimate path backwards.
As to telling people they cannot comment if they aren't bothered or don't find it objectionable, you should purchase the forum, then you can tell people what they can or can't post. Until then, you'll have to accept that not everyone is bothered by the very minimal 1/64" inch difference app icon sizes. And if you can post you are bothered, they too can post they are not bothered.
You used lobsterghost1’s name in the salutation, yet you addressed this comment to me.
And you said:
neteisme wrote:
The change serves no purpose.
That’s actually incorrect. Additional blank space is used on the Home Screen to provide functionality such as shown under “Find and hide pages on your Home Screen” here.
Organize the Home Screen and App Library on your iPhone - Apple Support
Doctor9fan wrote:
Have you checked under settings>Home Screen & dock
Are you certain this exists on an iPhone? It certainly exists on iPad, and I think it’s only on an iPad.
Resize smaller app icons in iOS 14
