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Large Text Size in Text Msgs ONLY

Why did my text size suddenly increase when I updated to iOS 16.1.2? This happened in text messages only.

I already went to Display and Brightness in Settings and moved slider to smallest, but it didn’t work, even after restarting.

iPhone XS Max

Posted on Dec 11, 2022 2:46 PM

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Posted on Dec 11, 2022 3:33 PM

Should have consulted my 14-year old to begin with! Kahiau told me to do the below, and it worked…


-open Control Center (swipe down from upper right hand corner of screen)

Check to see if Text Size(AA) is there:

yes? go to next step

no? go to Settings>Control Center, then

add Text Size(AA) to Control Center


-select a text thread within Messages, then open Control Center


-select the Text Size (AA) button


-at bottom of screen, choose ‘Messages Only’ on horizontal slider


-adjust the text size using vertical slider


Voilà! My texts are back to normal.

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Dec 11, 2022 3:33 PM in response to MacGirlHawaii

Should have consulted my 14-year old to begin with! Kahiau told me to do the below, and it worked…


-open Control Center (swipe down from upper right hand corner of screen)

Check to see if Text Size(AA) is there:

yes? go to next step

no? go to Settings>Control Center, then

add Text Size(AA) to Control Center


-select a text thread within Messages, then open Control Center


-select the Text Size (AA) button


-at bottom of screen, choose ‘Messages Only’ on horizontal slider


-adjust the text size using vertical slider


Voilà! My texts are back to normal.

Large Text Size in Text Msgs ONLY

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