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Font size?

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parietal · 03/04/2025 14:18

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

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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. Flowers

starlingsintheslipstream · 14/04/2025 09:49

Please sort the font out. I’m finding it unusable on my iPhone app.

JaneJeffer · 13/04/2025 22:53

No they haven’t addressed it at all. It gives me a headache if I stay on too long so it’s been great for reducing the amount of time I spend on here.

Longma · 13/04/2025 20:17

FawnDrench · 10/04/2025 20:07

The new font size is far too small - it’s bloody terrible!
Not user-friendly at all imo.
Please please do something about this - you’ve had lots of complaints already!

Has Mumsnet responded on anyone’s posts regarding the font, behind the first one on here?
My eyesight isn’t bad but it’s now far too small on the app and you can’t pinch the screen to manually zoom in and out, so it’s now proving to be a bit of a useless app for me now.

FawnDrench · 10/04/2025 20:07

The new font size is far too small - it’s bloody terrible!
Not user-friendly at all imo.
Please please do something about this - you’ve had lots of complaints already!

hopeishere · 07/04/2025 14:55

TianasBayou · 07/04/2025 13:37

@AmeliaPMumsnettagging you in case you haven’t seen the recent feedback. Please sort it as it’s making the app unusable on iPhone. Thank you

For some people… it’s perfect for me and I guess that’s their problem!

TianasBayou · 07/04/2025 13:37

@AmeliaPMumsnettagging you in case you haven’t seen the recent feedback. Please sort it as it’s making the app unusable on iPhone. Thank you

Longma · 07/04/2025 10:42

AmeliaPMumsnet · 03/04/2025 15:09

Hi OP,

Thanks for reaching out. We recently adjusted the font size in the app to better align with other apps. Could you describe which text feels much too small for you now?

Would you mind taking a screenshot and sharing it with us so we can ensure everything looks as it should? If you could also let us know what kind of iPad you're using, that would be amazing. Thank you!

It’s the main text of posts that feels too small now.
it is definitely not the same size don’t in my other apps; it’s significantly snaller.

Longma · 07/04/2025 10:40

The font is definitely smaller than on any other app I use and it’s challenging to read in some lights as a result.

it’s not bad on my iPad Pro but assume that’s because it’s a much larger screen to begin with.

Cyclistmumgrandma · 07/04/2025 07:19

I'm finding it way too small on the iPad since the change. Very difficult to read.

RuthTopp · 07/04/2025 07:15

It's way too small on a kindle as well . Please go back to how it was .

mollycoddle77 · 07/04/2025 07:11

It’s awful, I won’t be able to use the app in the long term if this persist. I found a way to adjust text size across all apps on my iPhone - in Display and Brightness > Text Size, but that makes the font size in other apps way too big!

jennylamb1 · 06/04/2025 23:44

Please change Mumnset it’s clearly a fault.

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parietal · 06/04/2025 18:51

Just to add, my iPad model is A2696 with default settings for everything.

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QueenAnnesHat · 05/04/2025 11:55

Website and app - both on iPad.

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rockstarshoes · 05/04/2025 10:41

Just came looking to see if this was a thing!
Sat in bed with a coffee & my iPad & it’s really hard to read! to the point I’ve given up!

I also couldn’t post about it because my draft post was right at the bottom of the screen - the actual post ‘button’ wasn’t visible for me to hit! I was caught in a loop of discard post or continue editing!

I’ve had to get up mumsnet! 😱

TianasBayou · 04/04/2025 22:34

Definitely too small. The original concern was about the amount of white space/line spacing and too bright background, not the font size. The threads list is massive in comparison.

Still haven’t sorted the full stop/capital issue I see.

comeongerl · 04/04/2025 22:02

Ihaveabadfeelingaboutthis · 03/04/2025 22:31

The font is stupidly tiny. It’s no way aligned with other apps - none of my other apps have a font this small! It’s giving me a headache

I agree.

JaneJeffer · 04/04/2025 21:36

MN seems to have disappeared from the threads about the app because nothing I brought up this week has been responded to 🤷🏻‍♀️

SunsetCocktails · 04/04/2025 21:32

I’ve just updated (iPhone) and now the font is tiny. Ugh. Do not like. It was absolutely fine before.

JaneJeffer · 04/04/2025 17:12

The new update made it tiny

LIZS · 04/04/2025 16:44

Thought it was my aged eyes!

SquigglePigs · 04/04/2025 13:12

I thought I was going mad this morning when I was struggling to read it on my iPad app. I tried for ages to find a setting to change it back. It's far to small to read comfortably.

Font size on Android app is fine (that's on my phone).

The Apple app definitely needs either adjusting or functionality added so we can set our own font size.

Dunkou · 04/04/2025 12:55

If I make it a readable size it makes the headings way too big, and also non Mumsnet sites become too big. It was fine a day or so ago.

jennylamb1 · 04/04/2025 09:32

Font size way too small! Difficult to read on the app. Please change, it’s a real pain.

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