How to zoom in on a Samsung Galaxy screen with Magnification

By Saadat Rafiq · 2 min read · 6 steps · Published 6 October 2026

Device

Android

Shown on

Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Accessibility › Vision enhancements › Magnification

Real screenshots

6 of 6 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Vision enhancements

   Open Settings, Accessibility and tap Vision enhancements.

   Done

2. 

   Open Magnification

   Scroll down the Vision enhancements page and tap Magnification. The page opens with a preview at the top.

   Done

3. 

   Switch on the shortcut

   Turn on Magnification shortcut. It is off on ours. Follow the prompts that appear to choose how you start it.

   Done

4. 

   Zoom in and move around

   The page explains it: use the shortcut, then tap anywhere inside the outline to zoom, or touch and hold to zoom only while you hold. Pinch to change the zoom, swipe with two fingers to scroll.

   Done

5. 

   Choose partial or full screen

   Magnification type decides whether a window magnifies part of the screen or the whole screen is enlarged, and lets you switch between them.

   Done

6. 

   Magnify the keyboard too

   Magnify keyboard while typing is off on ours, so the keyboard stays normal size. Move with cursor while typing makes the zoomed area follow what you type.

   Done

About this guide

Magnification enlarges any part of the screen, even in apps that do not let you zoom. It is different from making text bigger, which changes the whole phone. We only looked at these screens on our phone and changed nothing.

The screenshots are from a Samsung Galaxy A57 5G with One UI 8.5 and Android 16. Other Galaxy phones on One UI 8 use the same menus; on older One UI versions a few names and positions differ.

Good to know

If everything is just a little too small, larger text may be enough: how to make text bigger on a Samsung Galaxy phone.

In short: Settings, Accessibility, Vision enhancements, Magnification, Magnification shortcut on. Shortcut, tap to zoom, pinch to adjust, two fingers to move.