TIL a lot of new apps still hide their font size setting in the main menu...

I was helping my aunt with her phone last week and she couldn't find how to make the text bigger in her new banking app. The setting was buried three taps deep under a gear icon, not with the other display options. How do you decide where to put controls like that so people can actually find them?

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leebrown4d ago

Buried three taps deep under a gear icon? That's just mean. Designers seem to forget that not everyone grew up hunting for hidden menus. Why not put it right next to brightness or display settings where it makes sense? Do they even test these apps with real people before launching?

charles_henderson4d ago

Ugh, they test with other designers, not normal people.