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Beta release FW 15.12 - Reduced font size in any app notifications

Marper
over 2 years ago

Since my watch has updated to FW 15.12, I have noticed font size has been reduced in any notification app, making reading difficult with such big display.
I have upgraded from 245 to 255 exactly to have a bigger display believing that I could read bigger fonts.
However, I've noticed in every new FW update Garmin has reduced font size.
I have to keep my glasses close when I running just to read the display when I'm training.
Such info should be easy to read and immediate.
Bigger fonts easier reading.

Garmin developers team should have athlete technicians wearing Garmin watches to feel what we feel.

Can you make font size bigger for next FW update, please?
Even in activities field names.

  • 0 over 2 years ago

    I went from the 645 to the 255 and found exactly the same thing. It’s really frustrating that we can’t choose font size. That would be a far more useful feature to me than all the other metrics they keep adding. 

  • 0 over 2 years ago

    Why do they do this especially on MIP screens which need larger text. It looks like all focus has been switched to what works best on Amoled screens that are sharper and brighter, and then just copied to MIP devices regardless. I preferred when the notifications were originally black text on a white background; much more readable on a MIP screen. But white text on black background saves lots of power on Amoled screens so thats what all watches end up with.

  • 0 over 2 years ago 
    Any mixing with the font size is a shot in the mouth for users with slightly impaired eyesight. 
    I changed the Instinct to the FR255 due to the larger font size. 
    With one of the updates, they reduced the letters and I felt simply cheated. 
    Not giving the option to choose the case of letters is simply discrimination on the basis of health.
  • 0 over 2 years ago

    Please make a Topic in  Report the BUG forum. And everyone who feels affected, please vote for the topic!

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to global_local

    Thanks for the hint.
    It's done.

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to Marper

    The Link to the BUG is here.

    Please vote +1 if you find it important Slight smile

  • 0 over 2 years ago

    Did this get fixed before release of Software Update 15.19 or do we need to avoid this update?

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to RichakaRichard

    Unfortunately it doesn't seem any bigger to me. Still can't read a lot of the text. 

  • +1 over 2 years ago

    All, 

    Thank you for your participation in this thread. I've created a report regarding the font size, and will update this thread if there is a change in any future updates. 

  • 0 over 2 years ago in reply to Garmin-Sierra

    You wording worries me and implies that this could be handled as "it's a feature, not a bug". 

    After installing 15.19 I just want to make it VERY clear that the font sizes right now are NOT OK and there is no way this could stay this way.

    It is not only a major accesibility problem for people with worse eyesight. Even for those of us with good eyesight it is extremly unpleasent too read. It feels like the last stage of an eye examination (where the letters you have to read get progressively smaller) and not a sports watch.

    Please look at these below screenshots and tell me this is working as inteded. This is only an extreme example, the text is generally too small in a lot of places - workout steps, "all data" overview in workouts, notifications and many other places. I would like to urge you to treat this as a serious bug, actively follow-up on this with the development team and keep us updated on the progress on fixing this.