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iOS 26 Bug: Display Zoom Blocks Call Button in Phone App

In the latest version of iOS 26 (26.0, build 23A345), when Display Zoom is set to ‘Larger Text’, the Keypad Call button in the Phone app becomes blocked by the menu bar, making it difficult to initiate calls. I experienced this problem on an iPhone 17 Pro. Here are the steps to reproduce the problem…

Settings / Display & Brightness / Display Zoom: Larger Text / Done / Use Zoomed / Done / Open ‘Phone’ app / Tap ‘Keypad’ / The zoomed keypad buttons are all shifted downward, and the green Call button is now blocked by the menu bar at the bottom of the screen. (This problem occurs in both Unified view, and Classic view.)

If anyone knows of a workaround for this, please post it here. (I have reported the problem on the Apple Feedback website.)

iPhone 17 Pro, iOS 26

Posted on Sep 25, 2025 11:45 AM

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dtk007

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Posted on Oct 28, 2025 9:22 PM

I had this problem too (on a new 17 Pro). I fixed it by turning ON the zoom feature in Setting:Accessibility:Zoom. Then opened the Phone app and lo and behold it had resized to fit correctly with the standard Display Zoom still set on Larger Text. Then I went back into the accessibility Settings and turned OFF the Accessiblty:Zoom feature and the Phone app remained resized correctly. I rebooted the phone and even switched back and forth between Display Zoom settings and the Phone app hasn't gone back into supersize me unusable mode. Seems to be a permanent fix even though no settings are left altered to fix it (just turned on and the back off basically). It appears to be a bug affecting a fresh install and this procedure permanently corrected it for me. No need to switch back to Display Zoom:Default (to fix the Phone app at least).

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Oct 11, 2025 6:15 PM in response to whydavewhy

I have the same issue, but the problem doesn’t go away even if I switch text size to smaller, regardless of what Display settings or text size I use, or if I turn off larger sizes completely.

Brand new phone. Jeez.

TomPro17

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Oct 27, 2025 8:03 AM in response to Jpiece13

Same issue here on 17 pro, not on 16, both on IOS 26.01.

Apple guys, when will this bug be fixed??

Really annoying and its no workaround to use std display size as lots of apps are not recognizing system text size, but do react to display zoom!

TomPro17

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Oct 29, 2025 1:12 AM in response to dtk007

Could you detail more what you did with the zoom mode in the phone app in std size display setting? To make it larger wouldnt help either, and what else can you do? I tried the steps as far I understood them as you have a typo in your sentence. No change for me….

brawbob

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Oct 29, 2025 2:26 AM in response to dtk007

Hi, I have tried this fix but turning zoom on makes no difference on my 17pro. I also cannot use the backspace so using the dialler is now a complete pain.

I was in a store at the weekend and had a play with their display model 17 pro and switched on display zoom, larger text and it completely and the number buttons blocked the green call button just like on my own. The back arrow also disappeared.

I have never had an issue with an iPhone, lucky me, so I don't know how to report this issue to them. No idea if it would make any difference if I did.

whydavewhy Author

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Sep 25, 2025 12:10 PM in response to whydavewhy

Classic View:

Unified View:

Sep 28, 2025 6:54 AM in response to whydavewhy

Same problem on my 17 Pro. Does not appear on my 16 Pro upgraded to iOS 26. Interesting. Reported thru Feedback app.

Sep 29, 2025 12:16 PM in response to whydavewhy

Just downloaded 26.0.1. Unfortunately, Apple didn't manage to fix it yet..

Sep 29, 2025 2:58 PM in response to whydavewhy

I have the same issue. Also, In the YouTube app videos viewed in portrait are partially blocked by the dynamic island.

Jpiece13

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Oct 17, 2025 8:41 PM in response to whydavewhy

Mine even worst, can’t press backspace delete number as well

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