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Apple introduces iPad mini built for Apple Intelligence

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252 points diwank | 3 comments | 15 Oct 24 14:35 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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vjulian ◴[15 Oct 24 20:39 UTC] No.41852864[source]▶
I have an older (but not old) Mini, and I find it almost unusable, as screen elements don’t scale up. For example, Safari browser buttons are stupidly small. Is that still an issue with the Mini?
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1. dialup_sounds ◴[15 Oct 24 21:15 UTC] No.41853213[source]▶
The mini display is 326 PPI vs 264 PPI for larger iPads, but the same scale factor so things will always be smaller. (iPhones with even higher PPI use a 3x scale.)

That said, you can embiggen things like Safari browser buttons under Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size > Larger Text.

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2. glhaynes ◴[15 Oct 24 21:28 UTC] No.41853300[source]▶
I'd also suggest playing with the setting here if you just want everything to be scaled up a bit: Settings > Display & Brightness > Display Zoom > Larger Text.
3. vjulian ◴[15 Oct 24 22:33 UTC] No.41853828[source]▶
Thank you. Larger text does just that and in some cases makes buttons even more difficult to use. My eyes are fine, and my fingers are big…unfortunately rendering the Mini mainly useless for me.