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Make the text bigger on an Android phone

Android has a font size setting. The names can differ a little between phone makers, so the quickest way is to search for it.

About 2 minutes3 stepsChecked October 2026

The pictures are drawings of the screens, not screenshots. Your screen may look a little different.

  1. PhoneMessagesChromePhotosMapsCameraPlay StoreSettings
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    Step 1: Open Settings

    Tap the Settings app (a gear).

  2. SettingsFont sizeFont sizeDisplay size and text
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    Step 2: Search for "Font size"

    Tap the search box at the top of Settings, type Font size, and tap Font size in the results.

  3. Font sizeAADrag to the right
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    Step 3: Move the slider

    Move the slider to the right for bigger letters. To make everything bigger, including buttons, search for Display size and move that slider too.

Good to know: Google notes that some of these steps work only on Android 13 and up, and that the font size setting does not apply to some apps.

Official help

These steps follow the official help page:

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