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How to Zoom on Google Photos on Android

This How.com.vn teaches you how to zoom in and out in Google Photos by pinching your fingers out or inward.

Steps

  1. How.com.vn English: Step 1 Open Google Photos.
    It’s the multicolored pinwheel icon labeled “Photos.” You’ll typically find it on the home screen or in the app drawer.
  2. How.com.vn English: Step 2 Tap the image you want to see larger.
    The full image will now appear.
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  3. How.com.vn English: Step 3 Press your thumb and a finger together on the screen and pull them apart.
    Think of this motion as the opposite of a pinch. This enlarges an area of the image.
    • Repeat the reverse-pinch gesture to zoom in further.
    • While the image is zoomed-in, you can move it around by dragging it with one finger.
  4. How.com.vn English: Step 4 Pinch two fingers together to zoom out.
    This zooms out so you can see more of the image. Continue pinching until the image returns to its normal size.
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      How.com.vn English: Nicole Levine, MFA
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      This article was co-authored by How.com.vn staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for How.com.vn. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 9,197 times.
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      Updated: May 25, 2021
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      Article SummaryX

      1.Open Photos.
      2.Tap the image.
      3.Pinch two fingers apart on the screen to zoom in.
      4.Pinch fingers together to zoom out.

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