iPad M4 app icons have shrunk

I guess this is happening a lot with no fix. My iPad M4 app icons have all shrunk.

Focus is not on:zoom

Zoom is off

Use large Apps is on

I have restarted and it still doesn’t work .. Using IOS 26.1

iPad Pro (M4, 2024)

Posted on Nov 29, 2025 1:47 PM

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Nov 30, 2025 10:03 PM in response to podisc

Re: iPad M4 app icons have shrunk


Thanks for your post to the community ... and for including what you have already tried ... that's so helpful!


Wondering if Apple Support's online article (link below) for iPadOS 26 can help:

Customize apps and widgets on the iPad Home Screen - Apple Support

Eg: says:

"You can customize app icons and widgets on the Home Screen by changing their color, adding a tint, making them larger or smaller, and more.


  1. Go to the Home Screen.
  2. Touch and hold the Home Screen background until the icons begin to jiggle.
  3. Tap Edit at the top of the screen, then choose Customize.
  4. Do any of the following:
    • Make the icons bigger: Tap . (In large size, the names of the apps disappear.)"

... ... ... ...

(NB: There's other Home Screen options in that first linked article)

iPad M4 app icons have shrunk

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