Magnifier

4.6
909 reviews
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Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

Use your camera to magnify small text, see object details, or zoom in on faraway text like street signs or restaurant menus behind a service counter. Search for words before or after you take a picture to find what you need on a menu, a departure board, or anything containing text. Apply visual effects to make low contrast text more visible. In low light environments brightness is automatically adjusted. You can also take photos and zoom in as much as you need.
Get started:
1. Download Magnifier from the Play Store.
2. (Optional) Set up Magnifier to easily open via Quick tap:
a. Open your phone's Settings app.
b. Go to System > Gestures > Quick tap.
c. Turn on Use Quick tap.
d. Choose open app. Next to "Open app," tap Settings. Then select Magnifier.
e. To open Magnifier, tap twice on the back of your phone.



Magnifier requires Pixel 5 or later model.
Updated on
Jun 5, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
App activity, App info and performance, and Device or other IDs
Data is encrypted in transit
Data can’t be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.6
909 reviews
Heidi Schweizer
June 18, 2025
I discovered this app through the accessibility options on my Pixel 7. I have been using my camera as a magnifying lens for years. This app elevates the camera by leaps and bounds as a standalone magnifier. It's perfect for the tiny print I can't see and for things I cannot reach. I love that it's an official Google app like others I trust.
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CJ Starkey
June 17, 2025
Great app for helping me read the ingredients of foods and shampoo bottles, especially on non-UK products as they tend to use far smaller text. I had been using the camera app but this is just easier. The surprising thing is that the reviews on Play for the app seem to be positive rather than haters who don't understand how to use the app.
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Davin Sneed
June 19, 2025
Although this app works for it's intended purposes, using the standard Camera app works just as well for me. Some reviewed that this app is clearer than the default Camera app, but for on my device this app fails to auto focus. Camera app always focuses for me, so thanks for the idea, but I'll keep the space used by this for something else.
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What’s new

Text search in the camera live view:
Search for text straight from the viewfinder without having to take a photo in order to quickly find items in a grocery store, or to find an address.

Backup and Restore:
Magnifier auto-downloads and restores backed-up data when you switch to a new device.