How to Use the Redesigned iPhone Magnifier in iOS 14

Sep. 4, 2020

Apple has put more emphasis on improving Accessibility iniOS 14. While the introduction of “Headphone Audio Customization” and“Back Tap”has added new functionalities to the already feature-rich suite, the redesigned magnifier has made the utility more helpful. For a change, the digital magnifying glass is no longer buried deep into the Settings. Now, you can use the redesigned magnifier on your iPhone/iPad in iOS 14 or iPadOS 14 right from the home screen just like any other app. Sounds interesting, right? Let me help you get started!

Use the Redesigned Magnifier on iPhone and iPad

Times when the eyes fail to discern tiny printed text, an always-on and quickly accessible magnifier becomes a lifesaver. With the revamped Magnifier promising to be more practical and user-friendly, I don’t think too many people may still want to carry a physical magnifying glass.

Featuring a variety of filters, neat brightness, contrast, and zoom adjustment tools along with a quickly accessible torch, the Magnifier had never looked more closer to being a perfect utility tool.

Enabling Magnifier in the latest version of iOS remains as straightforward as ever before.

1. Head over toSettings appon your device ->Accessibility.

2. Now, tap onMagnifierand then turn on theswitch.

Once you have enabled Magnifier on your device, you can choose to activate it using the triple-click shortcut.

1. Open yourSettings appon your iPhone or iPad ->Accessibility.

2. Now, scroll down and chooseAccessibility Shortcut.

3. Next, make sureMagnifieris selected. From now onwards, you can triple-click the side button/home button of your device and thenchoose Magnifierin the menu to activate it.

After you have enabled Magnifier, you can access it right from the home screen or App Library of your device.

1. Go toApp Libraryon the home screen (swipe towards left from the right edge of the screen to access App Library).

2. Now, searchMagnifierin the search bar. When it shows up, tap on it to launch.

If you want to putMagnifieron the home screen of your device, simply drag it and place it on the desired home screen page. Going forward, you can launch it just like any other app from the home screen.

2. Now, use yourdevice’ camerato magnify the thing in question. You can use theslider to zoomin or zoom out.

3. Right below the slider, you have the option toadjust brightness, contrast, choose from a variety of filters and even enable torch.

4. When you are happy with the result, hit theshutter buttonto capture the shot.

If you want toview and shareyour captured shots, tap on theview buttonat the bottom right corner of the screen.

Then, you can tap on theShare buttonto share it with your friends or anyone using the preferred medium like iMessage and email.

Note:

Notably, you can customize Magnifier settings in iOS 14 or iPadOS 14. If you wish to have a more personalized experience, you should fine-tune it.

1. OpenMagnifieron your device.

2. Now, tap on thetiny settings iconat the bottom left corner of the screen.

3. Next, you canadd and organize controls. For instance, if you want to rearrange Magnifier controls, simply touch and hold the three horizontal lines next to specific control and then drag it at the desired spot.

4. If you wish to hide/show certain filters, tap on theFilters optionand then select/unselect specific filters. By default, all the filters are selected. After you have hidden/shown the Magnifier filters, tap on theback button.

5. Finally, tap on theDonebutton at the top right corner to finish.

So, that’s how you can get the most out of the revamped Magnifier on your device. With the much-improved interface and features like handy adjustment tools for contrast, brightness, torch along with several filters, it’s become more helpful than ever before.

If you have found this feature interesting, chances are you would also like to take a peek at the equally impressive features such as the ability tocheck carrier lock information,automatic reduction of loud headphone audio, andpower reserve mode. Do check them out, if you are yet to catch up with them.

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