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iPhone 11 Pro No zoom display mode on the 11 Pro?

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I'm behind the times having just upgraded the family from 6 series to 11 series.

While I went to the 11, my wife went from a 6 to an 11 Pro. This is the first time that I've become aware that the Zoom Display mode went away.

She's having a difficult time reading some text were she wasn't before, so to her this is a downgrade as a visual experience. Is there some work-around that I should be aware of? We've messed with font scaling but with minimal success. The size is perfect for her and the 11 a bit large, so it would seem there is now no current phone for her.
 
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miamialley said:
No, it’s still there! Click settings>Display and Brightness and scroll all the way to the bottom. “Display zoom.”
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That's exactly where it is on my 11 but not on her 11 Pro.

I just compared our XR, 11, 6, and 6 Plus. It's there for all of them but not her 11 Pro.
 
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wolfedude88 said:
Isn't display zoom only on the larger iphones?
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It's on her regular sized 6 so I definitely expected it on the 11 Pro.

miamialley said:
Hmm. I’m on an 11 Pro Max and see it. Can you post a screen shot of the menu where it should be?
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SteveJobs2.0 said:
Only iPhone 11 and 11 Pro Max have it. 11 Pro doesn’t.
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Has Apple ever commented on this? If the 6 did (don't know about 7 or 8) I don't see why the 11 Pro (and X / XS) would not.

What a crappy thing. Pay $1000 for a new phone and wind up having a more difficult time viewing it than the 5 year old smaller model.
 
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brentsg said:
Has Apple ever commented on this? If the 6 did (don't know about 7 or 8) I don't see why the 11 Pro (and X / XS) would not.

What a crappy thing. Pay $1000 for a new phone and wind up having a more difficult time viewing it than the 5 year old smaller model.
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Wow, that is bizarre.
 
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The X, XS and 11 Pro don’t have zoom as there’s no ready made smaller version to scale to.

iPhone 6 and 6s etc scaled to the size of the 5 and 5s, the plus phones scaled down to the size of the regular 6 7 8 etc, the Max scales down to the X and XS etc but the X and XS don’t have a smaller phone in the same proportion to scale to.

Yeah apple COULD do it but I guess it’s just a bit harder for them?
 
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djc6 said:
That is bizarre - thanks for pointing this out. You're still within the return period.
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Yeah but nowhere to go with it.

She's not down for something a couple generations old. The new camera improvements are a big deal to her. There's no way she's carrying a Max.

It sucks. She'll just spend $1000 and be dissatisfied, which isn't ever a good feel.
 
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brentsg said:
Yeah but nowhere to go with it.

She's not down for something a couple generations old. The new camera improvements are a big deal to her. There's no way she's carrying a Max.

It sucks. She'll just spend $1000 and be dissatisfied, which isn't ever a good feel.
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I use the zoom feature and love it on my Max. I’m also a girl who never thought I’d carry the Max but it’s all I can use now. It’s huge but that’s why I love it! Took some getting used to (text typing, photo taking, and handheld scrolling) but now that I’m used to it I can never go back. Her options are to get used to a bigger phone (which isn’t that bad! and trust me, I have small hands and use mini purses haha), or she can get used to the un-zoomed appearance of her phone. Either choice she makes, she’ll get used to it over time. And yes, definitely don’t downgrade. Keep the 11.
 
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ApplePieAlaMode said:
I use the zoom feature and love it on my Max. I’m also a girl who never thought I’d carry the Max but it’s all I can use now. It’s huge but that’s why I love it! Took some getting used to (text typing, photo taking, and handheld scrolling) but now that I’m used to it I can never go back. Her options are to get used to a bigger phone (which isn’t that bad! and trust me, I have small hands and use mini purses haha), or she can get used to the un-zoomed appearance of her phone. Either choice she makes, she’ll get used to it over time. And yes, definitely don’t downgrade. Keep the 11.
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People who go for the larger screens rarely seem to regret it. It's hard to go back to a small(er) screen.
 
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miamialley said:
People who go for the larger screens rarely seem to regret it. It's hard to go back to a small(er) screen.
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I was totally down with my 6+ but now thst they are half pound phones it’s not happening. It just isn’t comfortable in my shorts pocket if nothing else. I’ll just live with a cheaper phone. I’m honestly missing my 6 Plus.

I’ve hit a point that each new Apple device is a little worse for me, Mac Mini and Apple TV as exceptions.
 
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