Font size? | Mumsnet

parietal · 2025-04-03T13:18:10+00:00

On the app on an iPad, the font size is now *tiny*. Is there a way to make it bigger? Even with reading glasses, it is hard to read and much smaller then my other apps

LIZS · 06/07/2025 11:11

@HebeMumsnet and this is the active conversations page as a comparison to the thread font size below. Adjusted it in settings as per previous advice.

sunnydayswim · 06/07/2025 00:24

I am on the latest version of the app. I popped back tonight to see if it had changed and it hasn’t. It is so much smaller than any other app. I’m off. I can’t visit a site that I can’t read and that doesn’t get its user base.

LIZS · 05/07/2025 17:59

Mine is and font is tiny (image from ipad mini for reference)

MNHQ

BeckyAMumsnet · 05/07/2025 16:20

Hello - please can you ensure you're on the most updated version of the app? Check the app store and it should show if there's an update. Thank you.

notnorman · 04/07/2025 23:21

Awful I have to wear reading glasses now to read the posts

ExpertArchFormat · 04/07/2025 23:08

LittleBearPad · 16/04/2025 10:04

If I make MN legible, then Facebook is too big on my iPad.

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It's not just about the App though @HebeMumsnet . I access mumsnet via a chrome browser app on a Samsung android and similarly if I put the accessibility settings up high to make mumsnet just about legible, other websites are ridiculously over-magnified.

sunnydayswim · 04/07/2025 22:51

What is going on with this tiny font size! Are you wanting to loose readers? I find it surprising something so basic can be so wrong. I’m going to have to stop reading unless it changes back to being readable.

LittleBearPad · 16/04/2025 10:04

HebeMumsnet · 16/04/2025 09:56

Thanks @parietal - that's all really useful info. And thank you to everyone who has sent screenshots, too. What we really need to know now is which apps are ending up 'too big' when Mumsnet is legible. Lots of users were saying that if they adjusted their own settings to make Mumsnet big enough to read, their other apps were ending up really huge.

We've tried to bring Mumsnet in line with other apps as it sounded like it was reading 'small', so what we'd like to know is which 'other' apps are appearing bigger than ours once Mumsnet is adjusted to be a big enough font to read comfortably. We've tried to match to some of the major ones like WhatsApp, Facebook and Gmail, so it would be really useful to see which ones aren't a similar display font to ours.

Thanks in advance

If I make MN legible, then Facebook is too big on my iPad.

MNHQ

HebeMumsnet · 16/04/2025 09:56

Thanks @parietal - that's all really useful info. And thank you to everyone who has sent screenshots, too. What we really need to know now is which apps are ending up 'too big' when Mumsnet is legible. Lots of users were saying that if they adjusted their own settings to make Mumsnet big enough to read, their other apps were ending up really huge.

We've tried to bring Mumsnet in line with other apps as it sounded like it was reading 'small', so what we'd like to know is which 'other' apps are appearing bigger than ours once Mumsnet is adjusted to be a big enough font to read comfortably. We've tried to match to some of the major ones like WhatsApp, Facebook and Gmail, so it would be really useful to see which ones aren't a similar display font to ours.

Thanks in advance

Longma · 16/04/2025 07:05

I have just done that and the body of text is now much better.
The titles and the active posts list is too big now but it’ll have to do if MN won’t acknowledge the issue further

SilvieBear · 15/04/2025 19:28

Thanks @coffeeaddict83 that does help with the thread content. But I agree @LIZSthe titles are out of whack.
@AmeliaPMumsnetwhat did you change with the update that affected the font?

LIZS · 15/04/2025 17:15

I’ve done this and while less hard on the eyes to read threads, the layout and titles feel unbalanced.

ErrolTheDragon · 15/04/2025 07:39

coffeeaddict83 · 15/04/2025 00:20

When the app was first launched the opposite complaint of massive text caused issues and a poster suggested this fix for iOS users.

Go to accessibility settings
scroll to bottom - “per-app settings”
Choose mumsnet
Under “Larger text” drag to adjust to desired size.

this method doesn’t change anything apart from the chosen app. I also used ‘smart invert’ to flip the colour to a dark mode.

That works - it accesses larger fonts than the normal dynamic sizing. But with the text at a nice size, the thread titles are now too big so hardly any fit on a screen and makes that aspect work less well. They don’t need to be bigger than the text.

Ihaveabadfeelingaboutthis · 15/04/2025 06:55

coffeeaddict83 · 15/04/2025 00:20

When the app was first launched the opposite complaint of massive text caused issues and a poster suggested this fix for iOS users.

Go to accessibility settings
scroll to bottom - “per-app settings”
Choose mumsnet
Under “Larger text” drag to adjust to desired size.

this method doesn’t change anything apart from the chosen app. I also used ‘smart invert’ to flip the colour to a dark mode.

Thank you so much for this. It worked & is a lot easier to read now!

coffeeaddict83 · 15/04/2025 00:20

When the app was first launched the opposite complaint of massive text caused issues and a poster suggested this fix for iOS users.

Go to accessibility settings
scroll to bottom - “per-app settings”
Choose mumsnet
Under “Larger text” drag to adjust to desired size.

this method doesn’t change anything apart from the chosen app. I also used ‘smart invert’ to flip the colour to a dark mode.

SilvieBear · 15/04/2025 00:08

I updated the app on my phone earlier today and noticed this. The font size is now ludicrously small. I’m having to practically squint to read it. It was perfect pre-update.

iPhone 13 mini
OS Version: 18.4
App Version: 45.0.12
Build Number: 108

JaneJeffer · 14/04/2025 23:30

“Another app” on the left vs MN on the right. Not only is the text smaller but the background is darker which makes it harder to read.

The photos switched sides but the small one is MN!

JaneJeffer · 14/04/2025 23:30

“Another app” on the left vs MN on the right. Not only is the text smaller but the background is darker which makes it harder to read.

Original poster

parietal · 14/04/2025 22:25

My app still has this problem, on both ipad and iphone.

if I go to [person icon on top right ] - settings - feedback in the app, then it starts composing an email to Mumsnet which says that my system is -

iPad (10th generation)
OS Version: 18.3.2
App Version: 45.0.12
Build Number: 108

on my phone, it is

iPhone SE (2nd generation)
OS Version: 18.3.2
App Version: 45.0.12
Build Number: 108

it would probably be helpful to @HebeMumsnet if others posted the same details from their apps and then we can pin down the problem.

OP posts:

TianasBayou · 14/04/2025 22:19

I’ve screenshot the website and the app side by side. The app font is appreciably smaller. This is an iPhone 13 with text set at midpoint. App version is 45.0.12 (automatically updated). HTH

Longma · 14/04/2025 21:00

comeongerl · 14/04/2025 20:42

Reinstalling makes no difference.

All the other apps look too big, I can’t change the device settings for only one app.

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Like others I have the most up to date version.
Never had this issue with any other app.
I can’t see how this font is ‘inline with other popular/common apps’. when the font is noticeably much smaller. Why are the apps this is supposed to be similar too, and I’m happy to check and see if it is similar.

it’s pretty much every other app that ends up too large when I tried changing the sizes in my iPad settings, similar to the screenshots above.

comeongerl · 14/04/2025 20:42

HebeMumsnet · 14/04/2025 11:51

Morning, everyone.

One thing that might be worth a try is uninstalling and reinstalling the app just to make sure you're up to date as we did adjust the font size a couple of weeks ago to bring it in line with other apps.

Many users have found that adjusting the fonts in their own devices has worked too, though we can see that some people on this thread have then found other apps too large to read once Mumsnet is big enough.

If that's your experience (ie you've increased the size in your device settings to make Mumsnet big enough to read but are now finding other apps too big for your device as a result), could you tell us which other apps then appear too large? We're looking here at some of the major apps like Facebook, gmail. WhatsApp and others, having increased the font size on devices, and they don't look huge at our end, but it would be really helpful to know which apps are affected by this. Screenshots would be really helpful too so we can see how they compare.

Many thanks.

Reinstalling makes no difference.

All the other apps look too big, I can’t change the device settings for only one app.

JaneJeffer · 14/04/2025 17:13

Does anyone know what number the current update is?

Mobile site having problems too. The page keeps sliding all over the place.

QueenAnnesHat · 14/04/2025 17:09

HebeMumsnet · 14/04/2025 11:51

Morning, everyone.

One thing that might be worth a try is uninstalling and reinstalling the app just to make sure you're up to date as we did adjust the font size a couple of weeks ago to bring it in line with other apps.

Many users have found that adjusting the fonts in their own devices has worked too, though we can see that some people on this thread have then found other apps too large to read once Mumsnet is big enough.

If that's your experience (ie you've increased the size in your device settings to make Mumsnet big enough to read but are now finding other apps too big for your device as a result), could you tell us which other apps then appear too large? We're looking here at some of the major apps like Facebook, gmail. WhatsApp and others, having increased the font size on devices, and they don't look huge at our end, but it would be really helpful to know which apps are affected by this. Screenshots would be really helpful too so we can see how they compare.

Many thanks.

Just done that and there’s no difference.

ErrolTheDragon · 14/04/2025 14:41

HebeMumsnet · 14/04/2025 11:51

Morning, everyone.

One thing that might be worth a try is uninstalling and reinstalling the app just to make sure you're up to date as we did adjust the font size a couple of weeks ago to bring it in line with other apps.

Many users have found that adjusting the fonts in their own devices has worked too, though we can see that some people on this thread have then found other apps too large to read once Mumsnet is big enough.

If that's your experience (ie you've increased the size in your device settings to make Mumsnet big enough to read but are now finding other apps too big for your device as a result), could you tell us which other apps then appear too large? We're looking here at some of the major apps like Facebook, gmail. WhatsApp and others, having increased the font size on devices, and they don't look huge at our end, but it would be really helpful to know which apps are affected by this. Screenshots would be really helpful too so we can see how they compare.

Many thanks.

It was that change which caused the problem for people finding the font too small now and not in line with their other apps.

im finding it ok on my iPad with dynamic sizing one increment above the midpoint, but its smaller than I’d like on my iPhone SE even with the dynamic sizing at maximum. The thread headings are ok. With the dynamic sizing at the midpoint it’s a strain to read even with my reading glasses on. Never mind other apps - surely you should be aiming for something comfortable to read at the midpoint of the size setting? Maybe just making the font for the body of the post the same size as that used for the heading would work - they’re sufficiently distinguished by bolding.
Here are screenshots at minimum, midpoint and maximum sizing - obviously they need to be scaled such that they’d fit an iPhone SE. If you can get it right on the smallest phone then hopefully bigger ones should only be better.