Q: font for telephone numbers

Anybody know how to make the font for TELEPHONE NUMBERS IN CONTACTS larger? I know how to make fonts larger for SMS, Etc... Just not for actual phone numbers. Tired of pulling out the glasses everytime I want to read a number from my contacts list.

iPhone 4S

Posted on Nov 7, 2012 3:30 PM

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by sberman,

sberman Nov 7, 2012 3:52 PM in response to willfeez
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Nov 7, 2012 3:52 PM in response to willfeez

Try Settings > General > Accessibility > Large Text
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by willfeez,

willfeez Nov 7, 2012 4:05 PM in response to sberman
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Nov 7, 2012 4:05 PM in response to sberman

Thanks, but that does not seem to do anything to the actual phone numbers. It increases fonts in other places, but not phone numbers. Thanks, though. Anybody else?
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by ChrisJ4203,

ChrisJ4203 Nov 7, 2012 4:32 PM in response to willfeez
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Nov 7, 2012 4:32 PM in response to willfeez

Are you trying to enlarge text in the Contacts App or somewhere else? It says in Accessibility that Large Text will "view larger text in Mail, Contacts, Calendars, Messages and Notes".
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by willfeez,

willfeez Nov 7, 2012 5:18 PM in response to ChrisJ4203
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Nov 7, 2012 5:18 PM in response to ChrisJ4203

I use both the Contacts App and the Phone App (where I still can go into Contacts once inside). The names in the Contacts App get larger when I increase the font size in settings, but the phone numbers stay small. Thinking I may have to wait for Apple to get enough feedback to do something about it. Maybe I am in the minority here in wishing it were adjustable.
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by sberman,

sberman Nov 7, 2012 5:28 PM in response to willfeez
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Nov 7, 2012 5:28 PM in response to willfeez

Maybe Settings > General > Accessibility > Zoom would help you given large text does not.
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by Northwind58,

Northwind58 Jul 26, 2013 7:22 AM in response to willfeez
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Jul 26, 2013 7:22 AM in response to willfeez

I'm having the same problem. I increased the font size in settings > general >accessibility and the LISTING of contacts is definitely larger, but I'm still squinting to read the actual contents of the contact.
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by mandymaye,

mandymaye Jul 26, 2013 7:24 AM in response to Northwind58
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Jul 26, 2013 7:24 AM in response to Northwind58

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5018?viewlocale=en_US

this article will allow you to set up your ccessability features
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by Northwind58,

Northwind58 Jul 26, 2013 7:33 AM in response to mandymaye
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Jul 26, 2013 7:33 AM in response to mandymaye

Whoa! That's crazy. I just set up the zoom - that's just too much work! lol. I'm not that blind, just a little squinty.
I'd just like to be able to control the font size WITHIN the actual contact.
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by mandymaye,

mandymaye Jul 26, 2013 7:40 AM in response to Northwind58
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Jul 26, 2013 7:40 AM in response to Northwind58

I dont know that the iPhone has another feature to do this
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