While Apple has increased the level of customization iPhone users have access to over the years, the iPhone’s system-wide font has been one thing users have not been able to change. Thanks to a new tool created by a developer, however, users will now be able to change their iPhone’s font if they’re running an older version of iOS 16.
Thanks to a new tool created by a developer, however, users will now be able to change their iPhone’s font if they’re running an older version of iOS 16. The developer, Zhuowei Zhang, made a tool that changes an iPhone’s system-wide font by exploiting a security loophole present in past versions of iOS 16.
The developer, Zhuowei Zhang, made a tool that changes an iPhone’s system-wide font by exploiting a security loophole present in past versions of iOS 16. The security loophole Zhang used to make the tool was patched in iOS 16.2, meaning an iPhone will have to be running iOS 16.1.2 or older to use the tool and change its system-wide font.
To check what version your iPhone is running, go to Settings -> General -> About and see what is listed as the iOS version. Apple last weekend stopped signing iOS 16.1.2, meaning if you’re running iOS 16.2, you will not be able to downgrade.
The tool is available on GitHub as an IPA file and lets users change their iPhone’s font to one of several choices, including Comic Sans MS, Fira Sans, DejaVu Sans Mono, and others. Using the tool will change the appearance of your iPhone, as seen in the screenshots provided by Zhang below.
Users are heavily advised to update their device to iOS 16.2 as it includes important security fixes and a host of new features, including new options for the always-on display on the iPhone 14 Pro, Apple Music Sing, the new Freeform app, and more. You can learn more about iOS 16.2 using our guide. Related Roundups: iOS 16, iPadOS 16Related Forum: iOS 16
To use the tool and change an iPhone’s system-wide font, it must run iOS 16.1.2 or earlier since Zhang used a security loophole patched in iOS 16.2, according to the report.
Moreover, to check what version your iPhone is running, go to Settings then General then About and then see what is listed as the iOS version.
Last weekend, Apple stopped signing iOS 16.1.2, meaning if users running iOS 16.2, they will not be able to downgrade, said the report.
The tool is available on GitHub as an IPA file and lets users change their iPhone’s font to one of several choices, including Comic Sans MS, Fira Sans, DejaVu Sans Mono, and others. Using the tool will change the appearance of your iPhone.
Go to Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size. Adjust any of the following: Bold Text: Display the text in boldface characters. Larger Text: Turn on Larger Accessibility Sizes, then adjust the text size using the Font Size slider.
According to MacRumors, over the years, Apple has increased the level of customisation iPhone users have access to, but one thing they cannot change is the iPhone’s system-wide font.
