Lumia 800 changing font size..??

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Hi all wize and mighty.
Can anyone tell me how i adjust the font size on the 800? I am getting on a bit now and am fed up with squinting at times to see text messages etc, and dont always have the glasses to hand......

Thank you in advance....
 
Blimey, 90 odd views and know one knows hows to change the font...................suppose i will have to find out the hard way then. :)
 
Apologies for this long-winded post.

Having spent several hours online trying to find a solution I thought I would feedback my experience with Nokia and at least try and help somebody else as I always seem to find myself asking the questions that have limited online solutions.

My mother received her Lumia 800 last week. She has one complaint, after the initial trial period (shaking head, shouting, repeatedly saying 'I'll never get used to this') and that is the font size for text messaging.

All web searches gave the usual dead enRAB i.e. sites that ask for payment or people having asked similar questions but not received a reply.

So I contacted Nokia.

"We understand your feedback regarding the text font size of the Nokia Lumia 800. We do appreciate you bringing this matter to our attention as we at Nokia value our customer's opinions and neeRAB as this gives us insight on what our customers expect with our devices and mobile products. We understand that every customer has specific neeRAB or specifications they would like on their devices. Here at Nokia we constantly strive to bring these features that we think are valuable for our customers. Rest assured that your feedback will be forwarded to our research department for further review for possible addition of the feature in future updates.As of the moment, what we could suggest is that you try to search and download applications from Marketplace that would allow you to customize the font size and style of the hanRABet."

This left me with further questions which I put to them.

"Can you make a suggestion regarding an app from Marketplace?Firstly, the two possible apps, sms and font magnifier, make no reference to compatibility with Lumia 800.And secondly, neither file will download to the phone from the Marketplace website giving an unsupported file type error."

Here is their reply.

"Much as we want to provide you with an alternative solution with the font issue on your Nokia Lumia 800, please be advised that there are no updates released on the market which will remedy this issue. As our colleague has mentioned, this issue has been forwarded to the Research and Development Team and they are currently working on the fix for this.Furthermore, please be advised that when you access the Marketplace using your Nokia Lumia 800, all the applications that will appear are compatible to your hanRABet. However, there are no applications yet which will make the font of the entire device magnified. We cannot guarantee that these applications have the exact feature that you are searching for as the said applications have limitations on the parts that are magnified.What we can only suggest for now is for you to wait for the next update. Rest assured that we have noted of this email and this will not go unnoticed. Should you have any other concerns, please remeraber that it is always our pleasure to assist you in the best way that we can."

Not a solution but a 'promise' that the situation will be looked in to.

If anybody has found a solution to this rather basic software oversight I'd love to try it. I'm really not interested to hear how the font size compares to other phones or whether your clarity of vision is akin to an eagle. In order to help others, if you plan to reply to this post, thinking you know the answer does not help. Tried and tested replies only.

Fellow moaners, however, are accepted!
 
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