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Problem

On iOS, text typed in the message composer ignores the system Larger Text (Dynamic Type) setting, while the conversation around it scales. The native editor builds its font with UIFont(name:size:), which never scales, so adjustsFontForContentSizeCategory does nothing, and JS only passes the in-app text size.

Fix

A new useComposerTextRole() hook multiplies the body font size and line height by the system font scale (useWindowDimensions().fontScale) on iOS only. ThreadComposer uses it both for the textStyle it gives the editor and for its height math, so the native font and the composer height agree. The iOS editor uses it for its fallback size, which covers the new-thread screen's fallback composer. There is no cap, the same as transcript text: neither react-native-enriched-markdown nor AppText sets maxFontSizeMultiplier. Android is unchanged because its editor already sizes text in sp. JS only, so the native fingerprint does not change.

Verification

• vp test run apps/mobile/src/lib/appearancePreferences.test.ts: the new case (iOS at fontScale 1 is unchanged, iOS at 2.643 is scaled, Android at 2.643 is unchanged) fails on main with resolveComposerTextRole is not a function and passes with the fix.

• apps/mobile/src/components/ComposerEditor.ios.test.tsx and apps/mobile/src/reactCompilerCoverage.test.ts pass; vp run check:changed passes.

• Measured impact (iOS, default in-app text size, body role 16/23): composer font at default Larger Text is 16pt before and after. At AX3 (accessibilityExtraLarge, React Native multiplier 2.643) it goes from 16pt (23pt line) to 42.3pt (60.8pt line), which matches transcript body text at AX3 (16pt × 2.643 = 42.3pt).

• Simulator, iPhone 17 Pro (iOS 26.5) at Larger Text AX3, same empty thread before and after. The composer placeholder stays at body size on main while the rest of the screen scales; with the fix it matches. At AX3 a one-line placeholder now truncates ("Ask anythi…"), as long placeholders do at that size.

  Before (main)	After

• Not checked: typing a multi-line message at AX3 (the simulator did not accept taps under heavy host load).

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Approvability

Verdict: Approved at 0fda105

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — The iOS composer now scales its text and layout with the system text-size preference, while Android behavior remains unchanged. The change is limited to presentation and introduces no material data or operational risk.

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Walkthrough

Composer text role resolution now scales font size and line height by the window font scale on iOS. ThreadComposer and the iOS native editor use the new hook. Android composer text metrics remain unchanged.

Changes: Composer text scaling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Platform-aware text role resolution apps/mobile/src/lib/appearancePreferences.ts, apps/mobile/src/lib/appearancePreferences.test.ts, apps/mobile/src/features/settings/appearance/useScaledTextRole.ts	Adds resolveComposerTextRole and useComposerTextRole. The resolver scales font size and line height on iOS and returns the original role on other platforms. Tests cover iOS scaling and unchanged Android metrics.
Composer adoption apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadComposer.tsx, apps/mobile/src/native/T3ComposerEditor.ios.tsx, apps/mobile/src/components/ComposerEditor.ios.test.tsx	Both composer components now obtain the body role through useComposerTextRole(). The iOS editor test mock uses the new hook name.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Suggested reviewers: juliusmarminge, t3dotgg

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 540d5

The iOS composer text now follows the system text size, and Android is unchanged. No concrete merge-blocking risk was found. The change is small and easy to revert.

Pre-merge checks: 4

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title names the main change: iOS composer text now follows the system text size. The raw summary shows a hook, a resolver, and a ThreadComposer change that all serve that goal, so the title matche…
Description check		The description follows the template. It has Problem, Change, Scope, and Verification sections, and each is filled in. Verification gives focused tests, measured values, and a simulator comparison, an…
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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The title names the main change: iOS composer text now follows the system text size. The raw summary shows a hook, a resolver, and a ThreadComposer change that all serve that goal, so the title matches the changeset.

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Evidence

Verified in the real iOS app on an iPhone 18 Pro simulator, light theme, with fresh isolated state and identical synthetic Showcase history.

Steps on both commits: enter the same sentence at system text size large; switch to accessibility-large and relaunch; reopen the thread and enter the same sentence; enter a long continuation with the keyboard open; open New chat.

Before	After
f12527ecf0	540d5b27db

Scenario source · Sanitized successful-run transcript

Observed: base draft stays small while conversation text and the model chip enlarge. Head draft enlarges, wraps across three lines, and expands the composer; the New chat placeholder enlarges too. The completed comparison reports failsOnBase=true and passesOnHead=true. Paired interaction video is unavailable because remote recording cleanup timed out.

Not shown:

• Paired interaction video: the successful comparison's recording cleanup timed out and truncated the base recording; an additional recording pass hit a simulator openurl timeout on base.
• Android was not exercised; the fix leaves Android unchanged.
• Other system text-size categories and nondefault in-app font sizes were not exercised.