GoKawiilNext month tvOS 27 will be unveiled, the next major version of Apple TV 4K software, and Apple confirmed this week that it will bring a useful new display setting: Larger Text.
Text can be resized with new systemwide setting in tvOS 27
If you’re an Apple TV 4K fan, you never know if WWDC will bring exciting new tvOS updates or completely disappoint. This year it’s anyone’s guess, as rumors about tvOS 27 have been largely nonexistent.
That might be because we’ve been waiting for new Apple TV 4K hardware to arrive. It’s reportedly being held up by the new Siri, so Apple might be unable to showcase many tvOS 27 features if they’re tied to unreleased hardware. Though perhaps some aspects of the new Siri will come to current Apple TV models.
In any case, this week as part of its preview of accessibility updates Apple did confirm one new feature coming to tvOS 27.
tvOS 27 will add a new setting to adjust the systemwide text size and make it larger.
tvOS with text set to larger size
Per Apple’s press release:
Larger Text support is coming to tvOS, so viewers who have low vision can increase onscreen text size to be easier to read.
You can see how big a difference this new setting can make via the comparison images Apple shared (above and below).
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