Magnifier

4.7
655 reviews
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Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

Use your camera to magnify small text, see object details, or zoom in on faraway text like street signs or restaurant menus behind a service counter. Search for words within pictures you take in order to find what you need on a menu, a departure board, or anything containing text. Apply visual effects to make low contrast text more visible. In low light environments brightness is automatically adjusted. You can also take photos and zoom in as much as you need.
Get started:
1. Download Magnifier from the Play Store.
2. (Optional) Set up Magnifier to easily open via Quick tap:
a. Open your phone's Settings app.
b. Go to System > Gestures > Quick tap.
c. Turn on Use Quick tap.
d. Choose open app. Next to "Open app," tap Settings. Then select Magnifier.
e. To open Magnifier, tap twice on the back of your phone.



Magnifier requires Pixel 5 or later model.
Updated on
Nov 18, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
App activity, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs
Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.7
655 reviews
Steve
November 22, 2024
Great visual aid. It 'clearly' serves its purpose - to bring things to greater visual clarity by magnification and/or by making things brighter. There is also image stabilization - VERY helpful. (But for the reviewer thinking about using this to help walk at night, this app probably won't help. Great idea though! 😃👍) This app will remain close at hand on my main screen! NOTE: There is a little icon at the bottom-left. This control has lots of useful additional settings (brightness, etc.).
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Tony Suderman
December 16, 2024
Love the app but it would greatly benefit from haveing a manual focus setting! Edit: I was thinking a slider so that you could set the phone a distance away from your subject and then focus in on it. However, I didn't know about the long press to lock the focus and that works just as well. Love it. Thanks
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Google LLC
December 16, 2024
Hi, thanks for using the app. Would love to know more about "having a manual focus settings". Magnifier currently supports two kinds of manual focus setting, 1) tap on the screen to focus on that area. 2) long press on the screen to focus and lock the focus. Please let us know if it doesn't meet your needs.
E Brand
November 10, 2024
I just downloaded this app and quickly tried it. In that short time, I have to say that it's the best magnifier I've used yet. It focuses quickly, the enhanced view is very nice, and I love the various colored contrasts like yellow on black, black and white or yellow/blue etc. making it easier to read. The flashlight works very well with this app also. It will be great for reading price tags, restaurant menus, grocery boxes and more. I am very happy with this app! Thank you Google!
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What’s new

Quickly find words in a picture
Take a picture and use the keyboard or microphone to highlight words or phrases within and quickly zoom in.

Manual lens control
Control which camera lens is used for your specific need.

October 2024 fix
Reduce maximum flashlight intensity to prevent overheating.