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On many events, I have been out and about, solely to seek out I’ve forgotten my glasses. That is an issue for my growing older eyes. When that occurs, if I must learn my telephone, I am in hassle. Irrespective of how far I stretch my arms, the textual content stays blurry. I’m not, in any case, Stretch Armstrong.
Though I can generally use a multi-touch gesture to zoom in and at last learn the tiny textual content, that technique would not at all times work. Thankfully, Google has added a useful technique to remedy that downside in Android 14.
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With the addition of a Fast Tile to the Notification Shade, you may simply and rapidly make the font measurement bigger whenever you want it — and again to a smaller measurement when you do not.
Let me present you add and use the font-size function in your Android 14 gadget.
Tips on how to add the Font measurement Fast Tile
What you will want: The one factor you will want for this trick is a tool working Android 14. That OS has solely been launched for Pixel Telephones — and there is no definitive timeframe as to when it’ll trickle all the way down to different gadgets.
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So, in the meanwhile, this trick solely applies to Pixel Telephones (till different producers obtain Android 14). With that stated, let me present you add this function.
After logging in to your Android gadget, pull the Notification Shade down twice. As soon as you’ve got carried out that, faucet on the Pencil icon on the backside proper of the Fast Tiles part to open the Fast Tiles editor.
To open the Fast Tiles editor, faucet the pencil icon.
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Scroll down via the assorted Fast Tiles till you discover one labeled Font measurement. As soon as you’ve got situated it, faucet and drag it into the higher part, which incorporates your lively Fast Tiles.
After doing that job, you may then rearrange the order of the Fast Tiles, so that they’re precisely the way you need them. If you realize you will use this Fast Tile typically, you would possibly need to drag it so it lives on the primary web page of Fast Tiles within the Notification Shade.
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If you’ve positioned the Font measurement Fast Tile precisely the place you need it, faucet the left-pointing arrow within the upper-left nook of the Notification Shade to shut the editor.
You possibly can place the Font measurement tile anyplace within the Fast Tiles part that you just like.
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Utilizing the Font measurement Fast Tile
Now that you have added the Fast Tile for quick font-size adjustment, how do you employ it?
Pull down the Notification Shade twice and you must see the Fast Tiles. In the event you did not place the Font measurement tile on the primary web page, you will need to swipe to the left till you discover it.
I’ve added the Font measurement tile to the entrance web page of the Fast Tiles part of my Notification Shade.
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Faucet the Font measurement Fast Tile and, within the ensuing popup, alter the font measurement to fit your wants. In case your scenario requires bigger fonts, faucet +. If smaller fonts are so as, faucet -. When the font is as massive or small as wanted, faucet Performed.
Alter the font measurement such that you may learn the textual content and faucet Performed.
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Congratulations, you’ve got simply made it far simpler to learn your telephone when your eyes aren’t as much as the duty. Now, it you permit your readers at house, you will nonetheless be capable of view the textual content out of your vital different reminding you to not overlook a vital merchandise in your purchasing record.