The iPhone has a wide variety of accessibility settings, but maybe you don't need to enable accessibility settings system-wide. Apple lets users apply accessibility options using per-app settings on iPhone. Here's how to make apps accessible with app settings on your iPhone.

Why You'll Love This Tip

Enable iPhone accessibility settings for only the apps that need it.
Make it easier to use apps that you normally have trouble using with accessibility settings.
Make text easier to read, buttons easier to tap, and much more with per-app settings.

How to Use Per-App Settings

System Requirements

This tip was performed on an iPhone 16 running iOS 18.3.1. Find out how to update to the latest version of iOS.

What is a per-app setting on an iPhone? Per-app settings let you enable accessibility settings on a per-app basis instead of applying them to all apps. This can be useful if, for example, you need your Messages app to have a bigger text size but not your Settings app. Now, here's how to use per-app settings on iPhone:

Open the Settings app.
Tap Accessibility.
Scroll down and tap Per-App Settings.
Tap Add App.
You can tap the Search bar and type in the name of the app you want to enable accessibility settings for, or you can simply scroll through the list and find it.
Tap the app to add it to the list.
Once you've added an app, tap the app to access its available accessibility settings.
Here, you can enable, disable, and adjust a broad array of accessibility settings to make the app easier to use, such as changing text size, inverting colors, reducing motion, etc. Swipe up to see all the per-app settings.
If you no longer wish to use accessibility settings on a per-app basis, you can tap Edit on the Per-App Settings screen.
Tap the minus sign.
Tap Delete.
Tap Done when you are finished editing per app accessibility settings.

That's how to enable per-app settings on your iPhone! Now, you can turn on specific accessibility options for individual apps without making changes to your entire iPhone interface.

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