Your iPhone hides some secrets that you sometimes stumble upon — often when browsing the accessibility section, or searching results after searching for certain terms. The Camera app is not the only original app for taking pictures on your smartphone. For example, there is a separate native app dedicated to QR code detection (even if it’s also integrated into the main photo capture app).
However, there is also another very useful hidden app, called Magnifier. This is a fully customized interface to zoom in and out. There, in addition to specially advanced digital zoom, filters, and various settings to increase contrast, eject elements, make text difficult to decipher, almost readable. This app comes by default on your iPhone, but it is not on the home screen.
How to enable hidden magnifier app in your iPhone
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To find the Magnifier app:
- Swipe down to lower the search box
- Write magnifying glass
- Open the app magnifying glass
You can also drag it to the home screen for faster access. If necessary, there is another trick that allows you to open this very useful interface more quickly. After this manipulation, it is enough to press the lock button three times to immediately start the operation magnifying glass. So :
- go inside Settings > Accessibility
- go inside Access Shortcuts
- He chooses magnifying glass in the list
To turn on the magnifying glass, now simply press the lock button three times. Note that if you have one of the latest iPhone 12/13 Pro devices with a LiDAR sensor, the app magnifying glass It will give you another very useful feature. The discover people. Concretely, when the iPhone detects a person (or animal), it displays in real time the distance between you and the latter. Not bad is it?
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Did you know that a magnifying glass was hiding in your iPhone? Were you able to enable the feature easily? Share your feedback in the comments for this tutorial.
