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I have a iPhone 8, I was in settings and hit the magnifying box just to see what that did, it made everything very large and now I can’t operate phone because only a few letters and numbers show on the screen, dumb move on my part.

After magnifying screen only four or five numbers or letters can be seen on screen. I can’t get out of it to change the setting.

iPhone 8, iOS 16

Posted on Dec 29, 2023 7:52 AM

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Posted on Dec 29, 2023 9:08 AM

From the user guide

Zoom in on the iPhone screen - Apple Support


From that guide referenced above.

"To turn off Zoom, double-tap the screen with three fingers or use Accessibility Shortcut."

Hope this helps


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I have a iPhone 8, I was in settings and hit the magnifying box just to see what that did, it made everything very large and now I can’t operate phone because only a few letters and numbers show on the screen, dumb move on my part.

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