In this guide, we will be discussing how to zoom in on your Android screen. What we are bringing under discussion here is a useful tool in Android, using which you can zoom in on your Android screen easily.
Even though we have the option to use large app icons and font size, having such large sized icons makes the screen look bad. So if you do not always want everything to be large, then you should use this tool to zoom in on your Android screen.
How To Zoom In On Your Android Screen
The tool we are talking about is the Magnification tool. Android devices come with a collection of Accessibility features and tools. Most of the average users do not know about these tools and few users actually utilize them.
The Magnification tool is more of a gesture or shortcut that allows you to zoom in on your screen and easily view smaller objects or items on the screen. Further, it does not take up much space on your screen, so it is not that annoying to use.
How To Use Magnification Tool
You can easily enable the Magnification tool from your phone’s Settings. Follow the steps below to enable the Magnification tool:
- First, open up the Settings app on your phone.
- Now scroll down and tap on Accessibility to enter the Accessibility section.
- After that, tap on Magnification. If you are a Samsung user, you will first to have to tap on Visibility Enhancements and after that you will see the Magnification option.
- Toggle the switch on to enable the Magnification tool shortcut.
The use of the tool depends on your Android version.
- For Android 12 devices, you will see a small magnification shortcut appear at the side of your screen, it looks like this:
- For older Android versions, a simple gesture activates the Magnification tool. You can activate the Magnification modes by swiping up from the bottom of the screen using two fingers.
- A “Magnification Type” menu available in some devices allows you to choose how you want to zoom in on your Android screen. This includes partial screen magnification or the option to enlarge the entire screen.
Gestures
There are a few gestures that you will need to learn so that you can use the Magnification tool to zoom in on your Android screen easily. This is applicable regardless of you using the shortcut to activate the Magnification tool or the two finger gesture.
These gestures are used to utilize the tool in different ways. For example if you want to use your phone while the screen is still enlarged, you will have to follow the following steps:
- First enable magnification by using either the shortcut or the two finger gesture.
- After that, tap on the screen.
- Now use two fingers two move around the screen.
- Now pinch with the two fingers to zoom according to your need.
- Now stop further magnification by using the magnification shortcut or the magnification gesture again.
If you just want to temporarily zoom in on your Android screen and take it back to normal, then you can do this by following these steps:
- First enable magnification by using either the shortcut or the two finger gesture.
- Now hold your finger on any part of the screen.
- Move around the screen by dragging your finger.
- The magnification will stop once you remove your finger.
- (Note that this is only applicable when you are using the full screen magnification type.)
So that was it from our side on how to zoom in on your Android screen. Let us know what you think in the comment section below.
