Google Chrome font size suddenly changed on my phone

Google Chrome font size suddenly changed on my phone

So I updated chrome on my iPhone last night, and suddenly, all text on every website has increased in size. It seems like the devs have changed the default zoom size so that font-size is significantly larger than what is specified by the css document for sites. I have to reduce the zoom setting by two clicks in order for font sizes to appear closer to the actual font-size in the css. Is anyone else having this issue? It’s fucking insane!! Literally causing the presentation of some sites to break.

There are many reasons you might want to increase your text size in Google Chrome. The browser's accessibility options have a few tools to help the readability of text on websites. Changing the text scale, enabling zooming, and toggling the simplified view can customize Google Chrome to be perfect for you.

Decreasing the text size is good for fitting more words on the page. Increasing the size will be helpful to those who want easy to read large text on their mobile browser. Unfortunately, this doesn't work on the iPhone version of Google Chrome, so the guide below is only for Android users.

Step 1: Increase Your Text Size

First, open the Google Chrome app and press the three dots in the top-right. A menu will appear — press the "Settings" button. On the settings screen, press the "Accessibility" button.

Google Chrome font size suddenly changed on my phone
Google Chrome font size suddenly changed on my phone
Google Chrome font size suddenly changed on my phone

Here, you will see a "Text Scaling" slider. With this slider, you can increase or decrease the text size that Google Chrome displays. Below are two pictures with the scale set to the maximum and the minimum.

Google Chrome font size suddenly changed on my phone
Google Chrome font size suddenly changed on my phone

There is an option to "Force enable zoom," this will allow you to zoom in on websites that otherwise would not let you zoom in, which is helpful if you need the text to be larger or you want a closer look at an image. The "Simplified view for web pages" option enables supported websites to show a simple view. The simple view strips out elements that are not needed like ads and side bars to make your web browsing experience less distracting.

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If you have tried to change the default text scaling level in Chrome on Android. If you have tried to increase or decrease the default font size in accessibility settings of the browser, you may already know that the result if often far from perfect. Some sites look broken, the layout is of the text elements can be changed. To address these issues, Google is working on a new Page Zoom feature.

Page Zoom is the modern replacement to the classic Text Scaling feature of Google Chrome. It is already available to the Chrome Canary users on Android. Traditionally for a-work-in-progress features, it is currently hidden behind a flag. But it is not hard to activate it.

Enable Page Zoom in Google Chrome for Android

  1. Open Google Chrome.
  2. Type chrome://flags#enable-accessibility-page-zoom into the address bar.
  3. Select Enabled next to the flag name.
    Google Chrome font size suddenly changed on my phone
  4. Relaunch the browser.
  5. Now, tap of the site information icon to the left of the address bar and select Zoom.
    Google Chrome font size suddenly changed on my phone
  6. Adjust the Zoom level according to your preferences.
    Google Chrome font size suddenly changed on my phone

You are done.

Chrome will also remember the zoom level for each page when you reopen the browser, similar to how it currently works in the desktop version of the browser.

According to the developers, the location of this feature could change in the future. Some details on this here and here.

The following video demonstrates the current implementation of the feature. As you may notice, it rebuilds the page layout carefully, making the text readable, and the rest of the page usable.

https://winaero.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Google-Chrome-on-Android-Page-zoom.mp4

Besides the Android version, the Search giant is also working on improving their desktop browser on the newest Windows 11. Google is working to make its browser look native to the latest version of Windows. Just recently it has got support for the modern menu style with the rounded corners. Check out our guide on how to activate the new menus.

Thanks to Leopeva64 for the tip.

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Why is my Google font so big on my phone?

To make your font size smaller or larger: Open your device's Settings app. Tap Accessibility, then tap Font size. Use the slider to choose your font size.

Why does my phone font size keeps changing?

The zoom setting is on. You can turn it off via accessibility settings or double tap with three if gers and move three fingers down on the screen.

Why is the font in Chrome messed up?

Here is how I fixed it: Enabled ClearType with the default settings. Go to Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization > Display > Adjust ClearType text (on the left). Check the box entitled “Turn on ClearType.” After going through a short wizard, this will fix some of the text rendering issues in Chrome.

Why is my Google font so small on my phone?

Open the “Settings” option. Select “Display.” Choose “Font size” (or “Screen Zoom” on Samsung devices). Set your font as desired.