iOS Question The Htlm display differs between Android and iOS.

Filippo

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Hi,

I use a webview to display the same HTML file in an Android app and an iOS app.
However, the font size is not displayed the same.
On Android, the size of the normal and bold font looks the same, but not on iOS, why?
Is there a solution to this problem?

Android:
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iOS:
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Filippo

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Do you use a WebView or a borwser?
Maybe iOS browser shows html differently?
As I have already written, I use a WebView.

Are you setting the fonts or are you using the default font of the browser?
It may be better to set the fonts yourself.

I don't know how to set different fonts in a WebView.
Besides, the fonts are already defined in the html-file.
 
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hatzisn

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Make sure you will add this in the <head> section of the html page:

B4X:
<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0" />
 
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hatzisn

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If I were you I would ask ChatGPT to write me some CSS code to define precisely the looks of the text.
 
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Filippo

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The problem with the font is only on the iPhone, everything is fine on the iPad.
Attached is the html file.

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TILogistic

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The problem with the font is only on the iPhone, everything is fine on the iPad.
Attached is the html file.

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test:

Change:
HTML:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html style="font-size: 16px">
<head>
 
  <meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="content-type">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1" />
  <title>History_en</title>
 
</head>
use Style

Tag Meta
 
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Filippo

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I had the same problem with a web app and found these articles which helped me fix the webview on Android and iOS.
I have been trying all possible variations for a few hours, unfortunately without success.
The bold font is always displayed smaller than the normal font.
And as already written, the problem is only with the iPhone.
 
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Alex_197

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Please see the attached Android and iPhone projects with youir html

Android Samsung S23+
iPhone 14
 

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Andrew (Digitwell)

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You can set you default font with the following:

  1. Go to Google and choose your font.
  2. Include the reference in the header.
  3. Set the style of the body font to the font chosen.
For example.
IF you chose the Poppins font, your file would look like this:
B4X:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html><head>
 
  <meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="content-type">
  <title>History_en</title>
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:ital,wght@0,100;0,200;0,300;0,400;0,500;0,600;0,700;0,800;0,900;1,100;1,200;1,300;1,400;1,500;1,600;1,700;1,800;1,900&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
<style>
body {
  font-family:  "Poppins",sans-serif;
}
</style> 
</head><body style="margin: 10px; padding: 10px;">
<div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><big>privacy
policy
</big></div>

<p style="height: 5px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">-
Note:</span></p>

<ul>

  <li>Please agree to this privacy policy,<br>
if you do not agree the APP can not be executed. </li>
</ul>

<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>
<p style="height: 5px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">-&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Advertising</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span></p>

<ul>

  <li>Advertisements are displayed only in the free version.</li>
  <li>Google Admob is used for advertising, content and quality
are the sole responsibility of Google.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>
<p style="height: 5px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">-&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bluetooth</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span></p>

<ul>

  <li>sed only to:
    <ol>
      <li><span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en"><span title="" class="">connect the app to the home Bluetooth devices.<br>
You can find the Bluetooth devices at: http://filippo-software.de</span></span></li>
    </ol>
  </li>
</ul>

<p style="height: 5px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">-&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;" id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="en"><span class="">Data
protection</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span></p>

<ul>

  <li><a href="test.html"><span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="en"><span class="alt-edited">Privacy
Policy</span></span></a></li>
</ul>

</body></html>
 
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Filippo

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Please see the attached Android and iPhone projects with youir html

Android Samsung S23+
iPhone 14
Many thanks for the help.
Unfortunately, your solution doesn't look any better.
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Filippo

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You can set you default font with the following:

  1. Go to Google and choose your font.
  2. Include the reference in the header.
  3. Set the style of the body font to the font chosen.
For example.
IF you chose the Poppins font, your file would look like this:
B4X:
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html><head>
 
  <meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="content-type">
  <title>History_en</title>
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:ital,wght@0,100;0,200;0,300;0,400;0,500;0,600;0,700;0,800;0,900;1,100;1,200;1,300;1,400;1,500;1,600;1,700;1,800;1,900&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
<style>
body {
  font-family:  "Poppins",sans-serif;
}
</style>
</head><body style="margin: 10px; padding: 10px;">
<div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><big>privacy
policy
</big></div>

<p style="height: 5px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">-
Note:</span></p>

<ul>

  <li>Please agree to this privacy policy,<br>
if you do not agree the APP can not be executed. </li>
</ul>

<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>
<p style="height: 5px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">-&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Advertising</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span></p>

<ul>

  <li>Advertisements are displayed only in the free version.</li>
  <li>Google Admob is used for advertising, content and quality
are the sole responsibility of Google.</li>
</ul>

<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>
<p style="height: 5px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">-&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bluetooth</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span></p>

<ul>

  <li>sed only to:
    <ol>
      <li><span class="tlid-translation translation" lang="en"><span title="" class="">connect the app to the home Bluetooth devices.<br>
You can find the Bluetooth devices at: http://filippo-software.de</span></span></li>
    </ol>
  </li>
</ul>

<p style="height: 5px;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">-&nbsp;</span><span style="font-weight: bold;" id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="en"><span class="">Data
protection</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">:</span></p>

<ul>

  <li><a href="test.html"><span id="result_box" class="short_text" lang="en"><span class="alt-edited">Privacy
Policy</span></span></a></li>
</ul>

</body></html>
Unfortunately, I can't use your solution because my app has to work without the internet.
 
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