Tiny font using mail in iOS 10

I have erased my iPhone 6 and configured as "new iPhone". Set up only 1 email account. I open the offensive email directly from the original sender, and still the same stupid tiny font problem!!!. I disable/enabled "mail as threads" or whatever is the name of the so called "solution", and still no improvement. So, don't do a full iPhone reset, it does not solve this problem. Let's hope that iOS 10.2, due today, fixes this. Anybody is brave enough to test it and feedback please?

THE NEW UPDATE WORKS!!!!! 🙂

I don't see the update yet on my phone. I'm so glad it worked for you. I'm afraid to try it! Thanks for your feedback.

You're right. I don't have to switch to that Google phone.

Juse one glitch that was mentioned above that I noticed. You need to have the size setting set to two clicks past the midpoint. If it is any smaller, it goes back to the tiny font.

Sad to report ios 10.2 still has not solved the issue for me!!!. What did do you do?

When you set the font size, make sure you go two clicks past the midpoint setting. Anything lower will default back to the tiny unreadable font.

Heads-Up:

My post above regarding using Dynamic Type and going two clicks past the mid-point only works after you have updated your iPhone to iOS 10.2 (released on Dec. 12, 2016).

I just took a chance and did the 10.2 update - it worked!!!!!! Everything is back to normal. They must have fixed the issue, at least for me. If you haven't updated, give it a try - anything is better than the way it was.

Totally worked for me too. I'm also 2 notches of text up from the default position.

Thanks to JBNLawyer and Dclearyea for posting 🙂

Because not everyone reads all the posts in these discussions, another reminder regarding my post from yesterday...

To finally enjoy larger text you must satisfy these two things:

1. Running iOS 10.2

2. Have Dynamic Type turned on and set to two notches past the mid-point.

I have provided directions and a screen shot in yesterday's post to fulfill step 2 for those who are new to iOS.

Last, Dynamic Type is still not functioning properly. It doesn't do jack with Mail if you set the slider to the left of two notches past the mid-point. Unfortunately, some may find the text size TOO LARGE! I have submitted a feedback report about this and would encourage others to do the same. This problem with Dynamic Type is not confined to just mail. Some apps that support Dynamic Type also balk if you go to the left of the "two notches" setting.

It works for me as well. A few thoughts for Apple...

Shame on you! How could you possibly release IOS 10 without QAing that a native and significant piece of functionality actually worked properly. We are not talking about some obscure feature here. We are talking about email. A basic function. It is nuts that you allowed this to happen. Then to make matters worse, you release an update and in the update you clearly spell out that the "Tiny Font" issue has been resolved with the new release. Well, it wasn't. This is even worse than the first release where someone didn't do their job. In the new release you point out that the bug was fixed and it wasn't. Wow! And now, we have 10.2 and finally those of us with eyes older than 40 can actually read our emails once again. I'd say thanks except as the prior posts have pointed out, dynamic text still doesn't work properly. So now I have to go from too small to too big. Before I couldn't read emails at all. Now I have to sit and listen to my kids make fun of me because of a font size Stevie Wonder could read. It is awesome that the new 10.2 release includes all sorts of features that will do something with my TV but for God's sake someone do your job and get this right once and for all. My family and I have spent thousands of dollars supporting Apple and Apple products. This has really given you a big black eye. You used to do better. Get back to that.

I am having the same problem, my font is tiny. I do not see how this operating system could be ADA compliant. Those of us with vision issues need the larger font, and now it is even smaller than what used to be standard. Very disappointed in Apple right now.

Totally agree!!

I'm afraid to say I completely concur with matthewfromrobbinsville.