Saturday, March 12, 2016

The android zoom/magnification


Android 5.1.1

To turn on zoom on Android 5.1.1
Settings -> System -> Accessibility -> Magnification Gestures

Unfortunately, the screen magnification gesture is triple tap and it is not customizable. It is unfortunate because, "continuous tapping" is a common action or gesture in games like deploying troops in Clash of Clans. So instead of enjoying the game, the screen will zoom in/out.

Why android...? Why are you using a common gesture for a system function?
Why not 2 finger double tap? or 2 finger swipe? or 3 finger swipe? or 3 finger double tap? or ... (sigh)


On IOS the zoom gesture is 3 finger double tap.
Settings -> General -> Accessibility -> Zoom


./rf