You may have uninstalled it or hid it in a folder to ignore it, but Magnifier app on your iPhone can be very useful for some users. And no, this isn’t a place outside of the Camera app to use the zoom or macro features if you have the lenses for it. Let’s see this in more detail.
What is Magnifier in iOS 15 and what are its requirements
Magnifier is an app whose icon you can see in the picture above. It is present in iOS 15 and was released a year and a half ago, with its current appearance appearing with iOS 14. With it, we can use the camera and the screen of the iPhone as if it it was a magnifying glass, adapting the parameters of said camera so that we can read text or view small details more comfortably.
To forget requires that you have installed iOS 14 or iOS 15 to work with its most modern version, and depending on the goals you have on the iPhone, it will offer more or less quality and functionality. Its basic functions are therefore found in the vast majority of iPhones on the street.
How to Use Magnifier on iPhone or iPad
Using the magnifying glass is simple and much like using the Camera app. When we open it we will see what our lenses are focusing on with a lower bar to increase or decrease the Zoom. Also, if we drag this slider Zoom Going up we will find more options:
- Possibility of using the Front camera and not the back (a ‘mirror’ function).
- Increase or decrease the brightness of the image.
- Apply a color filter high contrast (for those who find it difficult to distinguish something with the bright environment of the room).
- Additionally, we can enable an option to set the contrast image bases and lock focus about something.
- Activate it flash light phone to see better in low-light environments.
- Activate a ‘people detector‘ which emits a sound when there is a person in the camera, similar to a metal detector. This is for blind people.
Plus, there’s also a button to take photos from there in case you need it. The photo isn’t saved to your camera roll, but you have the Share menu handy when you take one to send or save it wherever and however you want.
How to take advantage of the magnifying glass
This app is intended for people with visual limitations caused by ailments or simply age, and seeks that these people can stop carrying a traditional magnifying glass and use this application with the iPhone. And many other people can also use it for specific situations like wanting to read a very small letter. An example: the serial number of some AirPods can be difficult to read.
Additional features such as person detection can be a perfect accessibility tool for people with very low vision, in addition to all the accessibility adaptations that iOS has already had for years. All in all, it’s a good app to have on hand depending on your needs.
