iPad Pro 11" vs 12" - Tool Icon Size

[MaryAnne]

Is it just me, or are the tool icons on the iPad smaller and/or harder to see with the latest update to Designer?  

Is there a way to resize the icons on the iPad (I haven't been able to find it!)?

I may be desperate enough to get the 12" iPad, if the icons were proportionately larger.  Does anyone know if the icons would be larger, or would the drawing space just be larger?  Anybody?

Thanks in advance!

[garywi]

Yes they are smaller. This is not good for me either. I would like to see an option to have the bigger size icons.

[Dan C]

Hi MaryAnne

The UI was made smaller in the latest update to accommodate the use of the smaller iPad models with a 7.9" screen. A few users have requested a settings option to return the UI to it's previous size, and so this may be an option we add in the future. In the meantime I'll move this thread to Feature Requests and Feedback so our devs can see your request!

[TonyO]

I agree, the icons were the perfect size on the 12.9" pro before the update

[MaryAnne]

Thanks, all!  And, TonyO -- thanks for that bit of information on the larger iPad icon size.  Now I don't have to buy a larger iPad 

 

[Andrew Khodchenko]

I have an ipad 12 .9 and I like the size of the icons that are used AD now

[biteything]

On 6/16/2019 at 10:56 AM, Dan C said:

Hi MaryAnne

The UI was made smaller in the latest update to accommodate the use of the smaller iPad models with a 7.9" screen. A few users have requested a settings option to return the UI to it's previous size, and so this may be an option we add in the future. In the meantime I'll move this thread to Feature Requests and Feedback so our devs can see your request!

Please add me to that list of users that need the larger UI option

[maco]

I have an 11” and i could barely tap the trash can icon in the lower left corner during portrait mode... i have to look and aim, or tap multiple times. Kinda throws me off my groove.

[abstractmark]

Please consider a user-selectable UI size similar to the one currently used in Adobe Illustrator. I need larger UI on both Ipad and Mac. Thanks!

[raineysky]

Yes, I need the larger size UI also. And a light option. I can't see the icons now on the 12.9" iPad....

[Artsketch]

The problem is the low contrast on some icons. The icons on the left side have a good contrast but not the icons on the right side.

[Larry4499]

On 6/16/2019 at 11:56 AM, Dan C said:

Hi MaryAnne

The UI was made smaller in the latest update to accommodate the use of the smaller iPad models with a 7.9" screen. A few users have requested a settings option to return the UI to it's previous size, and so this may be an option we add in the future. In the meantime I'll move this thread to Feature Requests and Feedback so our devs can see your request!

I’d vote for even larger iCons for my old eyes. Would it be possible to have a magnifier similar to the Mac App icon bar magnifier option?

[bob prince]

This is 2021 and I have just downloaded Affinity Photo and Designer onto my new iPad with 10.9" screen and I can hardly see the icons (size and contrast). Can they be expanded now?

Love using Affinity on my PCs 32" screen.

[josh craft3d]

I would also plead for the ability to scale the interface. On my new iPad Pro 2021 12.9", the icons are not reliable to use with fingers, basically have to use the pencil and move my hand from one side to the other. Scalable UI would allow users to optimize their work flows better.

[abstractmark]

Well it’s a couple of years later… I’m shying away from using Designer on my 10.7 inch iPad because not only are the icons and other UI difficult to see, I make repeated errors with pencil or finger when using the app. Please please consider a way to scale the UI/icons/text on iPad!! thank you!

 

[Iulian Onofrei]

Disappointed not to find a slider for the UI size in the settings of the app, and then this thread ignored for 3 years.