How to Turn on Screen Magnification on Google Nexus 7

With the advance technology we have these days, there is indeed an improvement of how day-to-day devices are structured. These devices, like mobile phones, can now cater to people with physical challenges especially to blind and deaf ones. Take for example the Google Nexus 7. It has lots of features that can be pretty useful to users with visual impairments. One of which is its screen magnification gestures which aides the readability of fonts and photos on a screen. Here's how to turn on the Screen Magnification feature on Nexus 7.

1.  On your Nexus 7 device, go to Settings.

2. Then go to Systems and select Accessibility.

3. And lastly go to Magnification Gestures to turn on screen magnification.

While you are in Magnification mode you can do these gestures:

1. Pan - just drag two or more fingers across the screen.

2. Adjust Zoom Level - pinch or expand using two or more fingers.

3. Temporarily magnify - triple-tap and hold.

4. Magnify and Pan - triple-tap and hold then drag your finger.

5. Toggle Magnification mode in and out - triple-tap and release or simply enter and exit and app to get out of magnification mode.

Take note that the triple-tap magnification gesture will work everywhere on your device except for the keyboard and navigation buttons.