Dynamic Type

iOS has long supported accessibility features to adapt apps for a wide range of abilities and limitations. Now, under iOS 7, that philosophy has entered the mainstream of day-to-day app use. Users may adjust display settings throughout all their installed apps that opt in.

A single setting in General > Text Size (see Figure 15-4) globally adjusts reading size—including font weight, line height, and spacing. Younger users with strong eyes can dial back on font sizes, displaying more text on each screen. Older folks with weaker vision can push out bigger font requests with a simple drag.

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Figure 15-4 Changing text size globally involves ...

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