Game too hard to read on iPhone?

[tsloper_admin]

We have had users contact Support, asking how to make NMJL Online easier to read on iPhone. 

- Hold the phone in Landscape orientation;
- Use the Big Numbers tile set;
- Use a dark color scheme for high contrast;
- Use the Magnifier feature. 

If you're holding the phone in Portrait (vertical) orientation, try turning it to Landscape (horizontal) orientation.

Portrait orientation only uses a small portion of the screen.

Landscape orientation uses the entire screen.

Pro Tip:
In Landscape orientation, you can use your right thumb on the onscreen controls. That's why we put the controls there! 

If rotating the phone to Landscape orientation does not automatically display NMJL Online full-screen, you can fix that in your phone's Control Center.

To disable "Orientation Lock" on your iPhone:
Note: your device's specifics may differ based on iOS and phone model. If these steps do not match your device and OS, search the net for "how to disable Orientation Lock on iPhone" or words to that effect.

1. Open the Control Center. On newer phones, swipe down from the top-right corner of the screen. On older phones with a Home button, swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen.
2. Identify the Orientation Lock button: The icon looks like a circle enclosing a circular arrow around a lock.
3. If it's highlighted, Orientation Lock is on ("enabled"). Tap it to gray it out ("disabled"). 
4. Try rotating your phone to the left, and see if the display rotates to Landscape orientation. If it looks correct now, stop here. No need to follow further steps. 

5. If the new setting still isn't making NMJL Online fill the screen in Landscape orientation, you may want to check Display Zoom.
6. Go to Settings. 
7. Find and tap on "Display & Brightness".
8. Look for "Display Zoom" and tap it. If Display Zoom is enabled, choose "Standard" to disable it. 

Pro Tip: The Magnifier
You can magnify tiles on NMJL Online's game table simply by putting your finger on them. A magnified image of the tile appears at the left side of the screen. Try it: touch a discard, or a tile exposed on someone else's rack. 

Also:
The Big Numbers tileset was designed to be read easily. 
1. Tap the Settings icon (it looks like a cogwheel).
2. In the General tab, find the Tileset settings and tap it.
3. Tap the tile with the big green "1" to select the Big Numbers tileset.
4. While you're in the General Settings, you can also set a dark Color Scheme to enhance readability. 
5. Tap Accept.

  

Left: the Cobalt (dark blue) Color Scheme is selected. Right: the Amethyst (dark purple) Color Scheme is in use. Any dark scheme is high-contrast. Try a few to see what is most pleasing to you.