I made my Kindle simpler to make use of with one easy trick

Since buying my first Kindle earlier this 12 months, I’ve constantly been impressed by it. The E Ink display supplies a considerably higher studying expertise than my iPad, and its distraction-free working system helps me concentrate on my studying whereas avoiding life’s distractions and social media. I used to be initially hesitant about e-readers as a result of I get pleasure from bodily books and accumulating them, however I am glad I took an opportunity on Amazon’s fundamental Kindle mannequin. It has confirmed to be a worthwhile funding, and since I purchased it, it has solely continued to enhance.

That is primarily due to Amazon’s Kindle updates, which it has launched a number of of since I acquired my Kindle in April. Notably, in June, Amazon launched an replace, which featured new spacing options for phrases, characters, and paragraphs, making it simpler to regulate the way in which my books look precisely to my liking. Now, only recently, Amazon released another update, and never solely did it add an Assistive Reader audio function, but additionally a brand-new choice to make Kindle e-readers much more accessible.

The brand new setting Amazon has added is known as “Show & textual content dimension,” and basically, what it means that you can do is enhance the scale of all of the textual content in your Kindle e-reader outdoors of books. So should you battle to see your Kindle’s person interface with out your glasses or contacts, otherwise you simply need it to be greater typically, this function is a large assist and makes every little thing on its E Ink show way more seen. Fortunately, should you’re wanting to do that out in your Kindle, it is tremendous straightforward to allow.

Easy methods to enlarge the textual content in your Kindle

You will discover the brand new function beneath Accessibility in settings

First issues first, if you wish to check out the brand new textual content enlargement possibility in your Kindle, you may want the newest replace in your gadget. The brand new function is a part of software update 5.18.4.0.1, which is supported by eleventh and Twelfth-generation Kindles, the Kindle Colorsoft, and the Kindle Scribe.

To see what model your Kindle is working, go to Settings > System Choices. Then, faucet on Software program Updates. If it exhibits you are on model 5.18.4.0.1, you are all set. But when it exhibits an older model, you may must replace it. In case your Kindle does not mechanically replace, you are able to do a guide replace. I needed to undergo the guide course of myself to get the replace, and you may take a look at my other Pocket-lint story about how to try this simply.

When you’re on model 5.18.4.0.1, simply comply with these steps to enlarge the textual content in your Kindle:

1. In your Kindle residence display, faucet the Menu icon within the prime proper (the three dots) and select Settings.

2. Within the checklist of choices, select Accessibility.

3. From there, choose Show & textual content dimension.

4. Two choices shall be out there: Commonplace and Giant.

5. Faucet the Giant possibility.

As soon as you have chosen the big setting, all of the textual content and person interface parts in your Kindle will change into a lot greater. So should you navigate again to the house display, you may discover all of your suggestions are a lot bigger now, and should you go to your library, all of your e book covers shall be exponentially elevated in dimension. The identical applies to the short settings menu, which can be considerably bigger.

As somebody with a visible situation, I discover this new accessibility function vastly enhances my potential to see my Kindle at evening with out glasses. I’ve nearsightedness, and as I’ve aged, my close-up imaginative and prescient has additionally worsened, making it more durable to see my cellphone, pill, or Kindle up shut with out glasses. Turning on this function has made navigating my Kindle a lot simpler, permitting me to make use of it with out glasses, which makes studying in mattress at evening extra comfy.

It is price noting that enabling this function does not have an effect on the scale of the textual content in books. In an effort to modify the font dimension in books, you may nonetheless must open up the toolbar by tapping the display whereas in a e book and choose the “Aa” possibility, after which choose Fonts and enhance the scale from there.

Total, this can be a fundamental accessibility function that Amazon has added to its Kindle e-readers, however it is going to make a big distinction. It will make the gadget a lot simpler to make use of for individuals who want or choose bigger person interface parts to navigate their gadget. I want Kindles had gotten this function sooner, nevertheless it’s higher late than by no means.