Have you ever tried to increase the size of your cell phone? Did you know it's possible?
Who hasn't been annoyed when they wanted to read the instructions on a medicine leaflet and couldn't because of the size of the letters? Or couldn't see what was written on a label a little further away?
When you try to read a text in a very small font or examine the details of an object, you often have to use some kind of aid to make it easier to see.
Nowadays, however, conventional magnifying glasses are no longer so popular, as there are several alternatives to replace them. If you were born in this third millennium, you've probably only seen magnifying glasses in movies or on digital media.
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One of the alternatives for magnifying the smallest details of objects is the zoom on your cell phone, which can be turned into a magnifying glass.
Many cell phone models with the iOS system (iPhone) already have the Magnifying Glass application. Simply activate the function.
Despite being an extremely useful tool, Android phones don't have their own function for this purpose. However, you can find several alternatives on Google Play that fulfill this need.
Here are three magnifying glass apps for Android.
1. magnifier + flashlight
One of the most highly rated alternatives on Google Play is the "Magnifier + Flashlight" app, which offers excellent functions for turning your smartphone into a magnifying glass and a flashlight.
The highlight is the ability to take enlarged photos and even rotate them in real time. This makes it ideal for situations where you need to enlarge something that might be upside down.
Just turn on the app and watch as it automatically focuses on the text, giving you the option of zooming in or out even further. According to the developer, the most common uses of the app are
- Restaurant menu reader;
- Medicine bottle/prescription reader;
- Serial numbers on the back of a device (TV, DVD, fridge, etc.)
- Download on Android | iOS
2nd magnifying glass
Our second recommendation is the Lupa app, a very simple and easy-to-use tool.
With this app, you can read everything clearly and easily. You can also use your fingers to zoom in and out of the camera and use the flashlight if necessary.
Download on Android.
3. Magnifying glass - zoom camera
There's also the "Magnifier - zoom camera" app, the highlight of which is the lighting control.
With it, you can not only use the flash as a flashlight to illuminate the object you want to focus on, but also adjust the intensity of the image lighting, which is particularly useful if you want to examine something in a very bright or dark environment.
Download on Android