How to Increase Text Size in Android 5.0

By Sam Rutherford
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High-resolution screens mean sharp videos at the cost of small, hard to read text. Here's two ways to make text bigger in Android 5.0.

No matter what screen resolution your device has, the default text is fairly large and sharp. However, you may wish that you could make the font just a little larger or, conversely, you can shrink it down to fit more on the screen. In Android 5.0, Google provides two methods for changing the text size. Here's how to find them.

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Option 1

1. Open Settings.

2. Tap Display.

3. Tap Font Size.

4. Choose from one of four sizes: small, normal, large and huge.

Note: This option will change the font size for every account on the device.

Option 2

1. Tap Accessibility in Settings.

2. Tap the check box next to Large text.

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Sam Rutherford is a Staff Writer at Tom’s Guide. Follow him @SamRutherford on Twitter, and Tom’s Guide on Twitter, Facebook and Google+.

Sam Rutherford

Sam is a Senior Writer at Engadget and previously worked at Gizmodo as a Senior Reporter. Before that, he worked at Tom's Guide and Laptop Mag as a Staff Writer and Senior Product Review Analyst, overseeing benchmarks and testing for countless product reviews. He was also an archery instructor and a penguin trainer too (really).