How to Make Text Bigger on Android for Elderly Users (WhatsApp Too)
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Big text on the home screen is only half the job: WhatsApp, messages and the phone’s own settings use the phone’s system font size. Easy Phone helps with both.
Step 1: Easy Phone’s own text size
Open the family settings and go to Look and size. Choose the largest text size that still looks comfortable. Text can go up to 200%.
Step 2: Text in the other apps
Android lets only the phone’s settings change the text size of other apps. Easy Phone shows whether the phone’s text is big enough (Text in the other apps) and opens the right page for you with Open the phone’s text size. Then:
| Phone | Where to find it |
|---|---|
| Samsung | Display › Font size and style › move Font size to the right |
| Xiaomi | Display (Display & brightness) › Text size › move the slider |
| Huawei | Display & brightness › Text and display size › Text size |
| Oppo | Display & brightness › Font size (or Font & display size) |
| Google Pixel and others | Display size and text (or Font size) › move Font size to the right |
Press Back to return to Easy Phone. Menu names can differ slightly by phone and Android version.
Step 3: A keyboard that is easy to read
Easy Phone’s big keyboard can show letters in A B C order, read what was written (Read what I wrote) and let your relative speak instead of typing.
Tip: also choose the arrangement Clear view for the biggest text, large tiles, a flashlight and louder sound on the home screen.