Lock screen and other app stuck on zoomed mode

Allen A:

I slipped my phone into my pocket without turning it off and somehow it worked its way into permanently-zoomed mode. I couldn't do much of anything until I found your post. Connected my phone to my computer and went into iTunes, went into accessibility and turned Zoom off. That did the trick. Thanks for you post!

Thank you so much!!! Your help was the only thing that worked for my iPhone 6

Worked perfectly. So simple. Thanks Mr, Mrs, or Ms Villro.

Jack.

this helped me! thank you!!!!!

I Have this problem on my iPhone 4 every time there's an update. I have solved the issue by tapping & holding at the top of the screen until the date & time appears. I then turn off the phone with the 'slide to power off'. When the phone is turned back on, it is back to normal.

Thanks so much, couldn't get the first option to work, but the second one did, have switched the zoom function off now! Was very helpful advice.

so easy once I knew... what a relief

Ok how do you reset do this auto zoom out will not reoccur again. When that happen I lost total functionality. Is that a bug? Apple should rectify this issue.

How can I turn off the zoom function?

If anyone is looking for this answer for iPhone 8plus, I had this issue, too. Tap the screen with three fingers three times and a window will pop up where you can select ' zoom out".

did you ever figure out how to get the apps from soom

Just encountered this on iPhone 7

read some of the replies and resolved with 3 fingers on touch screen😀

Thanks so very much Jamie. You just saved more than two hours of my life as you’ve explained you lost. Without your advice I would certainly spent three times more to find out a solution!