# Subtitles size on Android **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Players\ **Tags:** android-mobile-legacy\ **Created:** [September 12, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/subtitles-size-on-android/810563 "2022-09-12T21:26:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Petroale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@Petroale](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Petroale)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/subtitles-size-on-android/810563/1 "2022-09-12T21:26:31Z")
Hi all I’m streaming my movies to my android phone but there is one issue with the subtitles, they are to small. When I change the size in settings nothing happen. There is a way to make them bigger? Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/subtitles-size-on-android/810563/2 "2022-09-13T07:51:51Z")
You can only change the size of subtitles which are in a text-based format, like SRT, ASS, or SMI. If your subtitles are in a pixel-based format like VOBSUB or PGS, they are actually _pictures._ And pictures don’t support changing the line-wrapping, which would be needed if you change the size of a line of text (Because otherwise the line would become too wide for the screen, and letters would be cut off at the screen margins. These subtitle formats were never designed for small screen sizes, as they originate on the disc-based storage mediums DVD and Blu ray. If you regularly use small screen devices and are reliant on subtitles, you better get the subtitles in a text-based format (or convert them yourself). > [@Introduction: convert image-based subtitles to SRT with Subtitle Edit](https://forums.plex.tv/t/introduction-convert-image-based-subtitles-to-srt-with-subtitle-edit/636187/1): > > This is a short introduction into how to convert image-based subtitles (PGS, VOBSub etc) to text-based subtitles (SRT, mainly). Doing so improves compatibility greatly with a lot of Plex clients and helps to avoid transcoding in a lot of cases. It also enables you to change the size, position, or color of the subtitles on a number of Plex clients. The software used is Subtitle Edit (currently only available for Windows). [https://www.nikse.dk/SubtitleEdit](https://www.nikse.dk/SubtitleEdit) If you know about similar software … ---
**Author:** ![Petroale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@Petroale](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Petroale)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/subtitles-size-on-android/810563/3 "2022-09-13T21:14:00Z")
Thank you for your answer I forgot to mention, I’m using srt. based subtitles. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/subtitles-size-on-android/810563/4 "2022-09-14T06:28:33Z")
Does the same file also have pixel-based subtitles in it? ---
**Author:** ![Petroale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@Petroale](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Petroale)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/subtitles-size-on-android/810563/5 "2022-09-14T10:19:06Z")
Nope, mkv with a sound track and the srt. separate file ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/subtitles-size-on-android/810563/6 "2022-09-14T10:27:27Z")
Could you zip up this srt file and drag it into the message editor of this forum? Here is one from my phone, with subtitle size set to the largest setting: ![Screenshot_20220914-122333](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/3/b/e/3be8b02dfd936df4605db2ec1c3fd2857eea309f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Petroale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@Petroale](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Petroale)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/subtitles-size-on-android/810563/7 "2022-09-14T10:36:42Z")
![Screenshot 2022-09-14 133401](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/6/9/c/69c355869c5959b313ab618ef2c6990b3df8876e.jpeg) That’s a capture send from my phone to PC, the image is much smaller ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/subtitles-size-on-android/810563/8 "2022-09-14T10:37:35Z")
> [@Petroale](#): > > send from my phone to PC What does that mean? Are you _casting_ from your phone to the TV? i.e. are you not watching the movie on the phone’s screen? ---
**Author:** ![Petroale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@Petroale](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Petroale)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 10:38am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/subtitles-size-on-android/810563/9 "2022-09-14T10:38:29Z")
No, I did the capture on my phone and send it to PC and then uploaded here ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 10:38am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/subtitles-size-on-android/810563/10 "2022-09-14T10:38:52Z")
Please send me the srt file. ---
**Author:** ![Petroale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@Petroale](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Petroale)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/subtitles-size-on-android/810563/11 "2022-09-14T10:43:29Z")
There is no option to upload the srt. file in here ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/subtitles-size-on-android/810563/12 "2022-09-14T10:44:04Z")
As I wrote above: zip it up, then drag the zip file into the message editor. ---
**Author:** ![Petroale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@Petroale](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Petroale)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/subtitles-size-on-android/810563/13 "2022-09-14T10:46:33Z")
[Doctor.Strange.ro.zip](https://forums.plex.tv/uploads/short-url/9mKhrLLMEGk7ydN7K0txaCC8X8M.zip) (22.2 KB) ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/subtitles-size-on-android/810563/14 "2022-09-14T10:51:02Z")
OK, the file does not contain any size-related formatting instructions. This was my first suspicion, but the file confirms this is not the case. Could you take a look at the Dashboard in the web app, to see if the file is transcoded while played on your phone? Because if the subtitles are “burned” into the picture during transcoding, it is the server which is responsible for their size, not the mobile app. ---
**Author:** ![Petroale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@Petroale](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Petroale)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/subtitles-size-on-android/810563/16 "2022-09-14T10:58:45Z")
![Screenshot 2022-09-14 135237](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/5/2/1/521f3c636428c8516012e5bc7b050442244fbe2f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 11:07am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/subtitles-size-on-android/810563/17 "2022-09-14T11:07:30Z")
OK, this means the subtiles are _not_ burned in. What is the resolution/number of pixels of your phone screen? ---
**Author:** ![Petroale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@Petroale](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Petroale)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/subtitles-size-on-android/810563/18 "2022-09-14T11:09:34Z")
2400x1080 395 ppi ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/subtitles-size-on-android/810563/19 "2022-09-14T11:10:59Z")
Does it make any difference if you change the text size in the general settings of the phone (as opposed to the Plex app)? ---
**Author:** ![Petroale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@Petroale](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Petroale)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 11:12am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/subtitles-size-on-android/810563/20 "2022-09-14T11:12:51Z")
No, I try that ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/subtitles-size-on-android/810563/21 "2022-09-14T11:16:10Z")
Sorry, I’m not understanding. Are you saying that you already did try that or are you saying that you will be trying this now? [Next page](https://forums.plex.tv/t/subtitles-size-on-android/810563.md?page=2)