How to use magnification on a Xiaomi phone (HyperOS 3)

Device

Android

Shown on

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G (25080RABDG), HyperOS 3.0.308.0, Android 16

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Accessibility › Vision › Magnification › Magnification shortcut

Real screenshots

7 of 7 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

2 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open the Vision tab

   Open Settings and tap Accessibility. Four tabs sit at the top: General, Vision, Hearing and Physical. Tap Vision.

   Done

2. 

   Tap Magnification

   Under Display, Magnification said Off/Zoom in on the screen on ours. Tap it.

   Done

3. 

   Open Magnification shortcut

   Tap Magnification shortcut. It was Off on ours. The zoom steps on this page all start with the shortcut.

   Done

4. 

   Pick a shortcut

   Choose one: Accessibility button (tap a floating button), Accessibility gesture (swipe up with 2 fingers from the bottom of the screen) or Volume keys (press and hold both volume keys). None was picked on ours.

   Done

5. 

   Full or partial screen

   Back on Magnification, Magnification type switches between full and partial screen. We did not open it.

   Done

6. 

   Two extra switches

   Magnify typing (the magnifier follows text as you type) and Keep on while switching apps (it stays on and zooms out) were both on on ours.

   Done

7. 

   Zoom in

   The notes at the bottom say: use the shortcut, tap the screen, drag two fingers to move around and pinch with two fingers to adjust the zoom. Use the shortcut again to stop. For a quick zoom on full screen, touch and hold after the shortcut and lift your finger to stop.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Not under Additional settings? Xiaomi's HyperOS 3 guide gives Settings, Additional settings, Accessibility, Vision. On our phone Vision was a tab on the Accessibility page. Source: Generic User Guide for HyperOS 3.0
• No Triple-tap screen shortcut? Google's help lists Triple-tap screen as a shortcut and says it may slow the device down. The part of our shortcut page we saw had Accessibility button, Accessibility gesture and Volume keys. We did not scroll further. Source: Use magnification on your screen
• Some options missing on an older phone? Google says some magnification steps work only on Android 13 and up, and some settings only on Android 14 or 16 and up. Our phone runs Android 16. Source: Use magnification on your screen

If this does not work

• Tapping does not zoom? Start the shortcut first. Google's help says to tap anywhere on the screen except the keyboard or the navigation bar. Source: Use magnification on your screen
• Zoom drops when you change apps? Google says opening or closing an app may zoom out, depending on your settings. Keep on while switching apps keeps the magnifier on but zooms out. Source: Use magnification on your screen
• The two-finger swipe does something else? With Accessibility gesture, swipe up with 2 fingers from the very bottom. The page says to swipe up with 2 fingers and hold to switch between features.

About this guide

Magnification zooms in on part or all of the screen, so small text and pictures are easier to see.

The screenshots are from our Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G with Xiaomi HyperOS 3.0.308.0 and Android 16, in Light mode. Magnification was off on ours. We only opened these screens and changed nothing.

Good to know

Make all text bigger instead: how to change the text size and font.

Reach the top of the screen with one hand: how to use one-handed mode.

In short: Settings, Accessibility, Vision, Magnification, Magnification shortcut. Use the shortcut, tap, pinch.