Tiny font using mail in iOS 10

After updating to iOS10, the font in the body of emails is really small, too small to read. I have to zoom in, but then I have to scroll left and right to read each line. Anyone else have this problem?

Posted on Sep 15, 2016 9:00 AM

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Oct 12, 2016 4:16 PM in response to Rob Broadbent

Today I learned a new way to Force Quit an app... this is not the same as double-tapping the Home button and flicking the app up and off the screen. I tried that and it did nothing. This technique, however, solved my tiny font problem:


  • Open Mail. Gaze at tiny fonts. Smile.
  • Press and hold the Lock button (upper right corner of the iPhone). Wait for "slide to power off" to appear. Don't power off!
  • Press and hold the Home button (the belly-button). Keep holding it... after several seconds, the screen should clear to white, and shortly thereafter you'll be at the Home screen.
  • Launch Mail.


I hope this works for you -- it worked for me today.

Oct 12, 2016 8:02 PM in response to Rob Broadbent

This issue is not just about the size of fonts in email.

I increased the font size in settings, but the font size in messages is still small. In the old version if you increase font size in settings the font in messages is larger too.

There is no connection whatsoever between the font size in email nor messages with the setting in OS 10.

Shame!

Oct 12, 2016 8:48 PM in response to DNik

I Tried it too & didn't work for me either.

AS to messages, they added crap to be "hip" with the under 20s which just doesn't help & may have something to do with tiny font there. Who needs these added bubbles & crap. Definitely not help for work. That's why I use Whatsapp. No stupid bubbles or hearts or other junk. This IOS 10 has messed me up. I have eye problems, & tiny fonts don't help. That's what Accessibity was for in the past. Now, it's worthless, even my iPad air2 fonts are tiny.

my husband is ready to throw his iPhone 6Plus away. Why does Apple think we got the PLUS size. TO READ emails, & texts!

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