But if you have seen another iPhone 6 Plus with smaller icons, or if you simply find the large icons to be problematic, then you might be looking for a way to reduce the size of the items on your screen. You can accomplish this by changing the Display Zoom setting on your device. Follow our guide below to learn where to find this feature and how to use it.  

Switch from Zoomed to Standard View on the iPhone 6 Plus

The steps in this article were written using an iPhone 6 Plus, in iOS 8.1.2.   Step 1: Tap the Settings icon.

    Step 2: Scroll down and select the Display & Brightness option.

    Step 3: Tap the View button.

    Step 4: Select the Standard option at the top of the screen, then touch the Set button at the top-right corner of the screen.

    Step 5: Tap the Use Standard button at the bottom of your screen. Your iPhone will then restart in Standard Display Zoom.

    Are you having an issue where your icons will occasionally slide down on your screen? This is caused by a feature called Reachability, and you can turn it off by following these steps. After receiving his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science he spent several years working in IT management for small businesses. However, he now works full time writing content online and creating websites. His main writing topics include iPhones, Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Android, and Photoshop, but he has also written about many other tech topics as well. Read his full bio here.

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