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How to Zoom the Display on Android

This How.com.vn teaches you how to enable magnification gestures and quickly zoom in on your screen by triple-tapping, using Android.

Steps

  1. How.com.vn English: Step 1 Open your Android's Apps menu.
    Your Apps menu shows you a list of all native and third-party apps installed on your device.
  2. How.com.vn English: Step 2 Tap the icon icon on your Apps menu.
    This will open your Settings app.
  3. How.com.vn English: Step 3 Scroll down and tap Accessibility.
  4. How.com.vn English: Step 4 Tap Magnification gestures.
  5. How.com.vn English: Step 5 Slide the Magnification gestures switch to the icon position.
    It's in the upper-right corner of your screen. Turning Magnification gestures on will enable you to zoom in on your display by triple-tapping your screen.
  6. How.com.vn English: Step 6 Triple-tap anywhere on your screen.
    You can zoom in on your display by triple-tapping anywhere.
    • You can zoom back out by triple-tapping again.
  7. How.com.vn English: Step 7 Pinch out on your screen with two or more fingers.
    Place your fingers on your screen, and spread them apart. This will further zoom you in on your display.
    • You can also zoom out by pinching in on your screen.
  8. How.com.vn English: Step 8 Drag two or more fingers across your screen.
    While zoomed in, this will let you pan around and explore different parts of your display.
  9. How.com.vn English: Step 9 Triple-tap and hold your screen.
    This will temporarily zoom in on your display. You will automatically zoom back out whenever you let go of your fingers.
    • In temporary zoom, you can move your finger around to look at different parts of your screen.
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      Warnings

      • Triple-tap magnification works everywhere except the keyboard and the navigation bar.
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      Article SummaryX

      1. Open your Android's Settings.
      2. Tap Accessibility.
      3. Tap Magnification gestures.
      4. Slide the switch to On position.
      5. Triple-tap your screen.

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