Previously, Apple had been using Helvetica Neue light, but as of last night, iOS 7 is using Helvetica Neue. Designers and bloggers had been calling for the change since Apple originally released ...

Indeed, many web designers are in Stevens's camp when it comes to lighter Helvetica fonts. Apple's decision to go with Helvetica Neue Light in iOS 7 was deemed sacrilegious by design-conscious ...

The result is a stylishly thin yet still playfully curly font that’s generally much nicer to read than Comic Sans. Of course, the joke isn’t on Comic Sans alone. That slimming down a disliked ...

Brittle, anemic Helvetica is simply not a good choice as a default display font for Apple’s operating system. That’s why I’m pretty excited about this little trick to replace Helvetica Neue ...

I would like to permanently change the default font setting from “Helvetica 14pt” to “Helvetica Neue Light 14pt” in my mail application so that my messages appear as this one does.

Earlier this week, Apple took care of the first complaint, by thickening the font from Helvetica Neue Light to Helvetica Neue. As for the other two design cues everyone is complaining about?

Apple decided to use Helvetica Neue light as the regular default font in 2013’s iOS 7. This wasn’t a popular choice, developers (the only ones with access to the OS) complained.