Important: This feature is only available for Pixel 5 and later, not including Pixel Tablet and Fold.
You can use your phone to magnify small text, perform detailed tasks, and zoom in to view faraway signs. You can also use visual effects to boost contrast. When you capture an image in low light, your phone adjusts brightness automatically.
Download the Magnifier app
To use the Magnifier app, you can download it from the Google Play Store.
Set up Magnifier through Quick tap
Important: Setting up Quick tap isn't required to use the Magnifier app.
You can easily set up Magnifier through Quick tap:
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tippen Sie auf System
Gestures
Quick tap.
- Turn on Use Quick tap.
- Choose Open app.
- Next to "Open app," tap Einstellungen
Magnifier.
- To open Magnifier, double-tap on the back of your phone when your phone is unlocked.
Zoom in & out
- Open your phone’s Magnifier app
.
- Point your camera at the subject you want to zoom in to view.
- Use buttons or gestures to zoom in and out:
- Buttons: At the bottom, tap Plus
or Minus
.
Tip: These are located on either side of the Capture button.
- Gestures:
- On the image, pinch open to zoom in or pinch closed to zoom out.
- On the image, swipe your finger horizontally or vertically.
Tips:- You can only swipe your finger horizontally or vertically in the live view and not once the image has been captured.
- Left to right zooms in, right to left zooms out.
- Bottom to top zooms in, top to bottom zooms out.
- Buttons: At the bottom, tap Plus
On Pixel 7 Pro, and 8 Pro, you can zoom in up to 30x. Image stabilization automatically steadies the live image in your viewfinder.
Freeze an image
You can freeze a magnified image to look at it in more detail.
- Open your phone’s Magnifier app
.
- Tap Capture
. The image you captured freezes in place.
- Zoom in to look at the detail you want to view.
When you close the app, your image is deleted.
- To save it permanently, tap Download
.
Tips:- To access the downloaded image, at the bottom right, click the Magnifier photo gallery
.
- To protect your privacy, this gallery is only saved locally on your phone.
- To back up photos, go to Google Photos to access the album then turn Back up on.
- To access the downloaded image, at the bottom right, click the Magnifier photo gallery
- To share it with another app, tap Share icon
.
Get a clear picture in low light
In low light, you can turn on the flashlight for a clear view.
- Tap Flashlight off
.
- To change its brightness, use the slider.
Tips:
- For discreet use, the flashlight first turns on at its dimmest setting.
- When you freeze an image in low light, Magnifier automatically creates a clearer picture.
Change color, contrast, or brightness
To apply visual effects to your image in Magnifier:
- Open your phone’s Magnifier app
.
- At the bottom left corner, tap Show controls
.
- A menu bar displays with options to select Filters, Brightness, and Contrast.
- To choose a color filter:
- Tap Filters
.
- Scroll left or right to select the Filter color you want.
Tip: You can choose from 11 different color filters.
- Tap Filters
- To make an image brighter or darker: Tap Brightness
.
- To change contrast: Tap Contrast
.
- After you tap a visual effect, you can adjust it. Either:
- Drag the slider left or right.
- Tap Plus
or Minus
on either side of the slider.
Tips:
- To restore your original contrast or brightness: Tap Reset
.
- To restore your original filter: Scroll to the top of the filter options and select No filter
.
You can hide filters that you don’t use:
- At the bottom left, tap Show controls
.
- Tap More settings.
- Under “Customization,” tap Filters.
- Uncheck the filters you want to hide.
- To return to the home screen, tap the Back arrow
.
Use Magnifier as a mirror
You can use Magnifier to get a 5x mirror image.
- Open your phone’s Magnifier app
.
- At the bottom, tap Camera switch
.
- Zoom in or out on your mirror image.
Update your Magnifier settings
You can update settings like turning on manual lens selection, customizing which filters appear, and updating volume key action.
- At the bottom left, tap Show controls
.
- Tap More settings.
- Under “Customization,” select the settings you’d like to update.
Find text in magnified image
You can find text in an image you’ve captured, such as a restaurant menu or flight information board.
- Open your phone’s Magnifier app
.
- Tap Capture
.
- To enter the search mode, tap Find
.
- Start to enter your text in the search box.
- Tip: You can use voice entry with the microphone button in Gboard. Learn how to type with your voice.
- Magnifier highlights text that matches your search.
- Tap Enter to auto-zoom into the matching text.
- Toggle through the results using arrow keys
.
Picture-in-picture
- When you zoom in on a live image at 16x or higher (only on Pro models 7 and above), picture-in-picture will automatically appear.
- When you zoom into an image you've just captured at 2x magnification or higher.
- You can disable picture-in-picture in settings as it's turned on by default.
Turn off Picture-in-Picture
- At the bottom left, tap Show controls
.
- Tap More settings.
- Under “Customization,” turn Picture-in-Picture on or off.