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iOS Build a Weather App with Swift (Retired) Displaying Our Weather Data Lots of Labels

Amer Dababneh
Amer Dababneh
2,592 Points
Posted by Amer Dababneh
Amer Dababneh
2,592 Points

Font size for larger screens:

Does the font size change automatically for the larger screens like iPhone 6+?

3 Answers

Marshall Huss
Marshall Huss
3,504 Points

No, it does not. If you'd like a different font size then the new recommended way of handling it is use the new size classes to determine what font size you'd like to use.

Matthew Stroh
Matthew Stroh
2,287 Points
Matthew Stroh
Matthew Stroh
2,287 Points

But keep in mind that generally the larger phones should using similar font sizes as the 4" display.

Most people will expect the 4.7" to render text at approximately the same size and use the additional 4.7" display to show more content, or provide more breathing room for the content.

Think about it like Movie makers thought of movies that end up on a TV. They film for 2.35:1 (super wide) but keep the action within the constraints of 16:9 so that they can easily choose what part to chop when adapting for televisions.

If you're developing for the 5.5" this will be even more important. Users will definitely not expect simply upscaled images and text on the 5.5" iPhone Plus.

Amer Dababneh
Amer Dababneh
2,592 Points
Amer Dababneh
Amer Dababneh
2,592 Points

HI Matthew,

I asked this because I have some background in Android development where you use a special unit for fonts called "sp" which take care of the font size for different screens sizes and DPIs. And I just asked to see if there is something similar in iOS.

Thanks for your answer.