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Customize controls in Magnifier on iPhone

You can choose and customize the controls that are shown in the Magnifier app.

Add or remove controls

  1. Go to the Magnifier app on your iPhone.

  2. Tap the Settings button, then do any of the following:

    • Show or hide Activities, Capture, or Detection Mode: Tap Activities, Capture, or Detect, then turn Show in Control Panel on or off.

    • Add or remove other controls: Tap the Insert button or the Remove button next to a control.

      You can choose up to two primary controls. Primary controls appear on the main screen when you open Magnifier. If you add more than two controls, you can swipe up on the control panel at the bottom of the screen to access secondary controls.

    • Reorder other controls: Drag the Reorder button next to a control to move it up or down.

Control

Description

Brightness

Adjust the brightness.

Cameras

Switch between the front and rear cameras, or choose Close-up when you need to see something very small that’s very close to the camera.

Note: Close-up is available on iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max or later.

Contrast

Adjust the contrast.

Filters

Apply a color filter.

When you add the Filters control, you can select just the filters you use most often.

Flashlight

Turn on the flashlight.

Focus Lock

Lock the magnifier focus.

Zoom

Zoom in and out.

Set your preferred controls for an activity

You can save the controls you use for recurring tasks or situations, called activities, and switch between different activities as needed. For example, you could create an activity for reading a menu at a restaurant.

  1. Go to the Magnifier app on your iPhone.

  2. Tap the Activities button, then tap Save as New Activity to create a new activity using the current controls.

  3. Enter a name for the activity, then tap the Done button.

Customize settings for live scene descriptions

  1. Go to the Magnifier app on your iPhone.

  2. Tap the Settings button, then tap Detect.

  3. Do one of the following:

  4. Tap Scenes, then turn on any combination of Labels or Speech feedback.

  5. To return to the live Magnifier lens, tap the Back button, tap it again, then tap the Done button.

See alsoDetect text around you and have it read out loud using Magnifier on iPhoneGet live descriptions of your surroundingsAccessibility features for vision on iPhone
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