Thoughtless HomeKit update for short-sighted/visually impaired

[Nikoot]

I have just updated to iOS12 and now my HomeKit temperature readings have a decimal point - this makes the font size on what is already a very small vignette even smaller... and anyway the temperature accuracy is not improved much as it only shows to the nearest half a degree. This is very thoughtless for those who struggle with small print; for me, HomeKit is now totally useless. At least there should be an option to round up to a whole number to get back to the iOS11 display... even better would be simply to make the vignette larger, there's plenty of real estate on these buttons. Press-and-hold the button and a slightly larger version of the temperature reading is displayed, but it's still tiny and surrounded by a great sea of nothing. I cannot understand Apple's design ideas on this, and why they have made this app even more difficult for the visually impaired.

 

[tromboneaholic]

I have just updated to iOS12 and now my HomeKit temperature readings have a decimal point - this makes the font size on what is already a very small vignette even smaller... and anyway the temperature accuracy is not improved much as it only shows to the nearest half a degree. This is very thoughtless for those who struggle with small print; for me, HomeKit is now totally useless. At least there should be an option to round up to a whole number to get back to the iOS11 display... even better would be simply to make the vignette larger, there's plenty of real estate on these buttons. Press-and-hold the button and a slightly larger version of the temperature reading is displayed, but it's still tiny and surrounded by a great sea of nothing. I cannot understand Apple's design ideas on this, and why they have made this app even more difficult for the visually impaired.

I would submit feedback to Apple, since I believe this must be an oversight (no pun intended) on their part.
https://www.apple.com/feedback/

I don't have smart thermostat, so I'm not sure if this will work, but have you tried changing the default font size in iOS?

• Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Larger Text.
• Tap Larger Accessibility Sizes for bigger font options.
• Drag the slider to select the font size you want.

 

[Nikoot]

Thanks for your advice and the link, I've just sent the above message to Apple. I've tried larger text fonts & fiddled with the Accessibility settings, but the font size in HomeKit stays the same. It doesn't surprise me, I think the Accessibility menu is just a token attempt for political correctness as most apps don't respond to the request for larger font sizes.