The iPad's screen is slightly larger than the iPhone's, making it the preferred choice for watching videos, reading books, or just browsing the web.
But if you're having trouble finding the apps you want because you can't see the icons very well, you may need a way to make them bigger.
Fortunately, there is a setting on the iPad that allows you to increase the size of app icons, which we will discuss below.
Why do you want to make your iPad apps bigger?
Many people have problems viewing content on mobile devices. Even if you have normal vision, you may squint when you look at objects.
Because you can spend a lot of time each day looking at these devices, you probably don't want to hurt your eyes or experience discomfort while using your iPhone or iPad.
A good way to solve these problems is to simply enlarge the objects on the screen so that you can see them more easily.
This will not only make using the iPad more convenient, but it will also make it much more fun.
How to increase the size of iPad app icons
- Open settings.
- Select Home Screen & Dock.
- Turn on the "Use large app icons" option.
Our guide continues below with more information on how to increase the size of your iPad apps, including images of the steps.
iPad, like many other Apple devices, includes many different settings and options that you can customize to personalize your device.
In addition to things like changing the home screen background or customizing notifications, you can also customize the appearance of many elements on the screen to suit your personal preferences.
You may have already gone into the Display & Brightness menu to make some adjustments, but you probably found that there is no option to change the icon size there.
Our guide below will show you where to find this option in another menu so you can adjust the iPad icon size.
How to Make iPad Apps Bigger (Illustrated Guide)
The steps in this article were performed on a 6th generation iPad running iPadOS 15.6.1.
These steps will show you how to enlarge app icons on your iPad.
Now that you know how to increase the size of apps on iPad, you can improve your device experience and make it a little easier to see app icons on iPad.
Below you can see a comparison image of the regular app icon size versus the enlarged app icon size.
Our tutorial continues below with some answers to common questions that may arise when changing this setting.
Frequently asked Questions
How to turn on night mode on iPad?
Your iPad has a feature called "Night Mode" that can be useful for making the screen easier to see.
This setting uses a darker color palette to reduce eye strain caused by bright pixels on the screen.
It is designed to be used at night when there is less ambient light and you don't need to make the screen very bright to see it.
But you can turn on Night Mode at any time on your iPad by going to Settings > Display & Brightness > and then tapping the Dark option under the Appearance section of the menu.
How to increase text size on iPad?
Another tweak that can make your iPad easier to read is to increase the text size.
This will affect apps that use the iPad's text settings, such as Messages, Mail, Safari, and more.
You can also find this option under the Display & Brightness menu.
Steps to Increase iPad Text Size:
1. Open "Settings".
2. Select Display & Brightness.
3. Select Text Size.
4. Drag the slider to the right to make the text larger.
Is there a zoom feature on the iPad?
Your iPad also has a zoom feature that you can turn on and then use when you need it.
You can enable zoom on iPad by going to Settings > Accessibility > Zoom > and tapping the Zoom button.
Once enabled, you will be able to zoom in on the screen by double-tapping with three fingers and then dragging the screen with three fingers.
When you're done, you can double-tap again with three fingers to zoom.
