Numerical Dial Pad & Call Option Buttons (Circles) Are Smaller After 7.1.2 Update

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Numerical Dial Pad & Call Option Buttons (Circles) Are Smaller After 7.1.2 Update

Did anyone notice that on iPhone 4 the dialer number pad and option buttons (speaker, mute, FaceTime) are smaller after updating to 7.1.2?

I want to say at least a 15% decrease in size. They don't fill up the screen real estate leaving large ugly gaps on the borders, look undersized, are more tightly packed and actually make it a bit more difficult for me to hit the buttons when on the move (smaller target).

Here's a side by side screenshot of my iPhone 4 vs. my friends iPhone 5.

http://i.imgur.com/1mFsChU.png

The red dash next to the pound button (or hashtag as its now called 🙂 ) is a fixed length and I used to confirm that my eyes were not lying to me.

Anyone know how to adjust or fix this?

Note: The lock screen pass code buttons remain the correct diameters, which his all the more perplexing.

In some ways it makes me long for the days of pre-iOS 7 when the virtual button icons were nice, big, and chunky enough to accurately touch with a thumb and not end up accidentally landing between two keys or errantly striking the wrong one. I was OK with skeuomorphism and the Aqua'esque U/I.

Stil not in love with iOS 7's design. Too feminine and not rich and robust.

Posted on Jul 16, 2014 8:08 AM

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Answer 1

AmishCake

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Jul 16, 2014 8:48 AM in response to ShadowDancer1000

There's no way to adjust this. To express your disappointment with this, send feedback to Apple at this link: http://www.apple.com/feedback

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Answer 2

Jul 17, 2014 5:27 AM in response to AmishCake

Thanks, Amish.

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Answer 3

Jul 30, 2014 12:53 PM in response to ShadowDancer1000

Of course no update or response. Wouldn't it be decent if Apple received legitimate volumes complaints and posted a note or something and said, "Hi customers, we're aware of the issue / we have heard your complaints and are working on update for the next release." instead of the silent stonewall act all the time.

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AmishCake

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Jul 30, 2014 1:30 PM in response to ShadowDancer1000

Apple doesn't participate in this forum; it's manned by volunteer users like yourself. They don't really say what's going to be in their next release until they do a public update like they've done with the iOS 8 Preview.

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Answer 5

pogster

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Jul 30, 2014 1:43 PM in response to ShadowDancer1000

Now that you've brought it to their attention I'm sure Apple is feverishly working on it as we speak thus don't have time to reply but you can rest easy tonight knowing all will be better in the next release. Sleep well my friend.

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